Google Maps is getting three new features intended to help you coordinate your plans like checking out a landmark without leaving your house or keeping tabs on your friends locations at a festival.

If you want a bird's-eye view of a house you like, your office building or a local landmark, you can do this easily using Google Maps or Google Earth. The 3D option, combined with satellite ...

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Google is working on a few new Google Maps features that should improve the experience for people exploring their surroundings with the app. After discovering code in Google Maps that shows Google ...

Law enforcement officials say tools like Google Maps and Street View can make it easier for criminals to “case” neighborhoods ...

Google's 3D "immersive view" isn't completely ready, but you can get a glimpse of it starting today. The company is rolling out updates to Google Maps for Android and iOS that introduce aerial views ...

It's about to get a lot easier to toggle between Street View and Satellite View on Google Maps on Android — and it's coming via an Aerial View button. According to a report from Android Authority, the ...

Google Maps could soon add a new “Aerial” button to Street View. The Aerial button will allow for a quick and seamless transition to Satellite View and back. The Aerial button even remembers the ...

You know those moments where you learn a piece of mind-blowing information that makes you feel like your entire life was a lie? Google Maps co-creator Bret Taylor has sent the internet into panic mode ...