Google Maps appeared to be experiencing a global outage on Friday afternoon, with users around the world reporting the service was down and maps were not loading. DownDetector, a site that tracks ...

Maps gets easier incident reporting and the ability to see building entrances and nearby parking, while Waze gets more camera alerts and prompts for upcoming events that might affect traffic. Maps ...

Got a Wi-Fi-only iPad, but want to access a location on Google Maps when you’re out and about in the car? How about looking at your map when the signal on your iPhone isn’t strong enough, or even when ...

Google is notifying some advertisers that use Google's Local Service Ads program that soon their ads will be shown on Google Maps. It will start with the iOS version of the Google Maps app and then ...

When Amazon enters your business on the e-commerce side of things, you might be worried. But when AWS launches a cloud service in your market category, that could be great news. Amazon Location ...

The feds are stepping up efforts in their long-running probe of the Google Maps service, adding yet another potential headache for the tech giant during a period of mounting scrutiny from the Justice ...

The built-in business messaging service in Google Maps and Search will stop working in July. The built-in business messaging service in Google Maps and Search will stop working in July. is a news ...

Google is in discussions with the Chinese government as it seeks the granting of a license required to continue to operate its Google Maps service in the country. Updated below with government ...

Getting lost in a strange place, surrounded by unfamiliar landmarks and people — or worse, being surrounded by nothing and nobody — can be scary. It's even worse if you're in a foreign country where ...

UPDATE (December 1, 2025): Google Maps has received a number of new features recently, including Gemini integration. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Maps, the company’s ...

Google is being sued by a widow who says her husband drowned in September 2022 after Google Maps directed him over a collapsed bridge in Hickory, North Carolina. Google failed to correct its map ...

Did you know there is a quick way to directly generate an access request for Service Area Businesses in Google Maps? This is apparently not so new but also not widely known. Andrea Berens posted about ...