Google Maps turns navigation into a conversation with Gemini

Google Maps is moving beyond static directions and into conversational assistance. Over the past year, the company has steadily added AI-powered features to improve discovery and contextual search.

Blue Interactive Agency Publishes In-Depth Guide on How Google Maps Marketing Drives Local Search Visibility in AI-Powered Results

Fort Lauderdale, Florida - January 21, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Blue Interactive Agency has published an in-depth ...
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I changed how I use Google Maps on Android with these 3 simple tweaks

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6 brilliant Google Maps gestures most people overlook

Here are six brilliant Google Maps gestures most people overlook. Google Maps doesn't have a button to let users zoom in or ...
ZDNet

Want to change your embarrassing Gmail address? Google may be working on a fix

Google might soon let you change your Gmail address. You can log in to all accounts with your old and new address. All data from your old account will stay. Are you ...
TechRepublic

Google to Finally Let Users Change Their Gmail Address. Here’s How It Works

Google to Finally Let Users Change Their Gmail Address. Here’s How It Works Your email has been sent Many Gmail users have lived with email addresses they picked as teenagers. Now, Google is offering ...
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Google search history not private, Pa. Supreme Court rules in rape case

An average internet user doing a search on an unencrypted browser, such as Google, has no enforceable expectation of privacy, the state Supreme Court has declared in a 6-1 ruling, says. John E. Kurtz, ...
Forbes

Google Plans Surprise Gmail Address Update For All Users

Google is testing a new feature that will allow millions of Gmail users to change their @gmail.com address without losing their current one. While the update isn’t widely available yet and comes with ...
Benzinga.com

Google Rolling Out Gmail Address Change Feature: Here Is How It Works

Google states the email address changing feature is “rolling out slowly for all users,” meaning the option may not be available to everyone at the moment, according to the support page. Tom’s Hardware ...
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Who really controls the map? Inside Google’s grip on Lowcountry navigation

CHARLESTON — In a long-past era of folded paper maps and printed turn-by-turn directions, Google Maps has become the undisputed king of smartphone navigation. But as the Lowcountry continues to grow — ...
Digital Trends

Google might let you adjust the name of your Gmail address, at last

Google is finally testing a new feature that lets users change the username of their Gmail address. As mentioned in the recently updated support documentation, Google has begun rolling out an ...
Search Engine Land

Google adds Maps to Demand Gen channel controls

Google expanded Demand Gen channel controls to include Google Maps, giving advertisers a new way to reach users with intent-driven placements and far more control over where Demand Gen ads appear.