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Google is launching a new collaboration with location intelligence company Esri that will provide new advanced mapping ...

Google is planning to sell new mapping APIs that would allow companies to build products that use energy and environmental data. The company has data on over 350 million buildings, according to ...

Google Maps, who are you? I'm incredibly surprised to see Google come up with privacy features I'd expect from a competitive navigation app. Not the search giant that makes billions of dollars each ...

Google says it will no longer store your comings and goings via Google Maps. The Silicon Valley tech giant says it will no longer keep your Google Maps location history, instantly giving you – and ...

Google Maps is one of the most widely used navigation apps worldwide, providing users with real time directions, location based recommendations, and traffic updates. But while the app is free to use, ...

Those of you who use the Google Maps Timeline to keep track of past trips and directions may notice that your data has mysteriously vanished. Well, not so mysteriously. The fault lies with Google, and ...

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The Google Maps Timeline has long been a useful though slightly uncomfortable feature that maintains a complete record of everywhere your phone goes (and probably you with it). Google recently changed ...

Matthew Zucca, a tech enthusiast and former consultant from Canada, joined Android Police in 2023. Leveraging his technical knowledge and previous consulting experience, Matthew got his first two ...

I found a free Google Maps alternative that doesn't track my location (or kill my phone battery) ...