It was the start of a four-day weekend for many families, and roads across Germany were already set to be clogged by people heading off on a May holiday break. Then Google Maps decided to redirect ...

Germany’s competition regulator is looking into possible abuses related to how Google operates its Maps product. The determination lowers the bar for regulatory intervention to address potential ...

Google is once again on thin ice due to one of its products, and this time, it’s none other than Google Maps. While for many it is just a navigation app that helps them go from where they are to where ...

Google Maps Street View feature is returning to Germany after a hiatus of over a decade. Initially met with skepticism and legal challenges surrounding privacy concerns, Google halted the rollout of ...

Following competition objections raised on Google in Germany this summer over bundling of services including Google Maps via its Android-based in-car infotainment system software, known as Google ...

A random glitch in Google Maps caused pandemonium on German roadways during Ascension Day. For some reason, the app was showing dozens of road closures. However, those roads were not actually closed.

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Last year Google Maps added support for showing routes that are eco-friendly and fuel-saving in the United States, with the promise that those routes would expand in the future. Now, Google Maps is ...

BMW and Google Maps now work hand-in-hand in Germany with a feature called Drive Assist. You simply look up an address at your desk using Google Maps, then send it like you would an email straight to ...

Back in 2015 Google came up with the rather bright idea of using its mapping data to provide home owners with estimates for rooftop solar power yields. The service, dubbed Project Sunroof, has since ...