Google Announces Google Maps Offline Out Of Labs With Improved Interface,...
Google has just announced at today's Maps events that Google Maps offline download feature, previously a "labs" option inside the Google Maps for Android app, is going official. According to the...
View ArticleTomTom Finally Releases Offline Maps And Navigation For Android, But It...
I imagine there was a meeting at TomTom some months ago where it was decided, for whatever reason, that there was a need for them to bring their own maps and navigation apps to Android. Now, after who...
View ArticlePSA: Offline Maps Still (Sort Of) Exist In Google Maps v7, My Maps Not...
There are a lot of cool things about the new Google Maps update, but a few features from the old app didn't make the jump. Google made a big deal about offline maps when it was added a few years ago....
View Article[APK Teardown/Download] Google Maps 7.1 - Google Is Testing Textured 3D...
Maps 7.1 is slowly rolling out into the world. Google is making this teardown particularly difficult, because they haven't even gotten around to releasing a change log yet - it's up to me to come up...
View ArticlePSA: Offline Google Maps Now Expire After 30 Days, But It Will Prompt When...
For those who may not know, Google Maps has an offline feature. It's not all that useful (it doesn't allow saved locations to be searched nor does it provide directions/navigation - it's essentially a...
View Article[I/O 2015] Google Maps Is Getting Offline Search And Turn-By-Turn Navigation
Let's face it, Google Maps' current offline functionality sucks. Even saving an area for offline viewing is a relatively hidden option that you either stumble upon by mistake once or that you have to...
View ArticleGoogle Officially Releases Offline Navigation And Search In Maps, Available...
Back at Google I/O earlier this year, Google teased offline maps and turn-by-turn navigation in Google Maps, a feature that many of us have wanted for a long, long time. Today, that feature comes to...
View ArticleMaps v9.22 Shows Plans To Support Saving Offline Maps Based On Routes, Also...
The latest update to Maps v9.22 included a respectable number of new features and improvements, but that's not all it had to show off. A teardown reveals that the developers are preparing a feature...
View ArticleMaps v9.23 Adopts Visually Distinct Navigation Notification, Automatically...
Update 1: 2016/04/10 7:19pm PDT Quick Search A/B Test Google is sending out all kinds of things today. First it was Nexus factory images, then an Android Auto update some users can actually care...
View ArticleGoogle Maps v9.26.1 Adds Search Along Route For Walking And Bicycling,...
Google began rolling out an update to Maps v9.26.1 a few days ago, and it's sporting a handful of new features. Like so many versions of maps, there are quite a few well-hidden changes in this one,...
View ArticleGoogle Maps v9.31 Beta promises SD storage for offline maps, installs to N...
A brand new update for Google Maps just started rolling out last night and it's definitely a big one. Perhaps the most important detail is that this is the first installable on the Android N Developer...
View ArticleGoogle Maps v9.32 Beta prepares for "Wi-Fi Only" offline maps and new traffic...
A new version of Google Maps hit the beta channel late last night, bring the version number up to v9.32.0. It looks mostly unchanged, but there is a brand new menu option in the Contribute screen that...
View ArticleGoogle Maps is rolling out Wi-Fi only mode and mass transit delay...
Update 1: 2016/07/25 11:20am PDT Added shots of mass transit delay screens A couple of very useful features have started rolling out to a few lucky Google Maps users in the last couple of days. If...
View ArticleGoogle app v6.9 beta is preparing to offer smarter autocomplete suggestions,...
Android Auto users were given a pleasant surprise when v6.9 of the Google app enabled the 'OK Google' activation phrase while driving (for many people). We haven't spotted any other visible changes...
View ArticleGoogle Maps v9.55 adds notification channels for Android O and might add...
If you're on the Google Maps beta channel, you probably received an update to v9.55 in the last day or so. After hunting for a while, we haven't seen any notable changes on most devices; except if...
View ArticleGoogle Maps v9.65 beta may be preparing for a new rating system, new services...
A new version of Google Maps has been rolling out over the weekend, but there's not much to see in terms of big changes. There are a couple of minor additions to be found, including a more obvious...
View ArticleGoogle Maps v9.68 makes indoor maps easier to spot, prepares intelligent 'out...
For many people around the world, this is the holiday season. We're packing things up and hitting the road to visit family and friends. Most of us will put at least some part of our trip into Google's...
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