Everybody knows already that Google Maps is the world’s leading navigation app, and Google is working around the clock to make it an even more integral part of the experience behind the wheel. This is ...

Their strengths complement one another.

Google has made killing off products a bizarre hobby, and even the products people love the most sometimes have the same fate. Since we're here to talk about the experience behind the wheel, the best ...

In 2022, Google announced it was killing the Assistant Driving Mode that provided a “Dashboard” homescreen. This left another optimized UI in Google Maps for Android, which was also called “Driving ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Google Maps is about to get a little bit smarter. The navigation app is getting a new feature that can suggest a user’s destination before it’s been entered, allowing drivers to see traffic updates, ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping many of us away from buses and trains (and Uber and Lyft rides), we've reverted to driving ourselves. This means more time with Google Maps — whether that's on our ...