With more than 1 billion people using the app every month to navigate their surroundings, Google Maps is one of the most popular smartphone apps out there. Most of that Google Maps use happens on ...

iOS/Android: You probably know you can pinch to zoom in and out on Google Maps, but there's another, less intuitive shortcut that's more suited for one hand use. All you need to do is double tap on ...

You can drop a pin on Google Maps from your desktop computer or mobile app to navigate to or save a specific location. Here's ...

Google expert Philipp Lenssen details how to manipulate Google Maps URLs to zoom in close enough to see an individual camel in the middle of Africa. The technique doesn't work in all locations, but ...

Google Maps Zoom – Google has increased the levels of zoom in Google Maps so you can zoom in further on high resolutions areas. You can still go further with Google Earth, but the level of zoom in ...

Navigation apps are one of the most useful features of smartphones, and Google Maps is widely considered the cream of the crop — at least among free options. But chances are there are some features ...

Google is finished thinking two-dimensionally with Maps and now shows the Earth as a globe rather than a flat "Mercator" projection as before. You won't notice the change when you first open the app, ...

If you've ever wondered what the elevation of your location is, you can find out with Google Maps on both desktop and mobile.

Google Maps has long served as the go-to navigation tool for millions of phones, tablets, cars, and smart wearables. While everyone is probably familiar with using Google Maps to get from point A to ...