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Waze vs. Google Maps: Which navigation app is best?

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2025-07-21 16:00:21

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET A quick Google search will surface article after article claiming that Waze is far better than Google Maps. But is that actually true? I'm a longtime Google Maps (and Google Earth) user. I swear by the app, and I regularly side-eye anyone who says otherwise -- especially, god forbid, Apple Maps users. Also: Google Maps can identify and save places in your screenshots - here's how I'm also a tech editor, though, which means I do my best to set aside personal bias i

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Rivian adds Google Maps features to its navigation app

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-25 14:00:33

Rivian, the American EV manufacturer, is integrating Google Maps into its navigation app. The update should provide Rivian owners with more detailed information about their route, disruptions and places they're passing. These new features include updated traffic data and reroutes if another option turns out to be quicker along your journey. Drivers will also have access to real-time road disruption reports from the Google Maps community. Plus, places of interest should now be available right on

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Rivian taps Google to bring custom maps into its EVs and app

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-07-25 14:30:24

For 18 months, Rivian and Google engineers worked together. Today, they’re showing off their work. Rivian is pushing out a software update that will bring a unique version of Google Maps into its EVs. It’s the latest step in Rivian’s continued effort to distinguish its vehicles with software — an effort that has helped it strike up a joint venture with one of the world’s biggest automakers, Volkswagen. This isn’t a typical the Google Maps integration and it’s unlike the tech company’s other co

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Apple Maps is hiding iOS 26’s most useful new feature

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-07-27 18:17:47

Apple Maps is full of updates as part of iOS 26, including a new Liquid Glass design and Preferred Routes proactive feature. Another notable new feature is Visited Places. Here’s how it works… Apple Maps Visited Places in iOS 26 Apple describes Visited Places as a way to “help users remember the places they’ve been.” The feature is completely opt-in. When you open Apple Maps for the first time after installing iOS 26, you can choose to enable Visited Places. All data collected as part of the

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Ready to ditch Google Maps? My new favorite map app won't track you or drain your battery - and it's free

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-07-27 18:45:28

tovovan/Getty Every month, Google sends me a report about where I've been, and I have to say that I'm not a fan. In fact, the idea that Google is following me around, via Maps, disturbs me. That's not the only issue I have with the default Maps app. It seems every time I have to depend on the app, my Pixel 9 Pro battery gets drained faster than when using any other app. Those two issues alone are enough to make me question why I use such an app. That's why, when I heard about CoMaps, I immedi

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Your Garmin watch just got a major upgrade that makes traveling so much easier

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-07-30 13:00:15

The big screen of the Venu X1 is perfect for Google Maps. Matthew Miller/ZDNET It's summer in New York, and I'm currently navigating around the city, phone in-hand for navigation. Like everyone else, I use Google Maps religiously when I travel: going from the airport to the hotel and to various destinations around town. But I don't actually like being glued to my phone the whole time to check turns, train transfers, and directions. Also: The best Garmin watches you can buy: Strong tracking tec

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Apple Maps in iOS 26 gains the proactive feature I’ve long needed

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-07-31 22:28:07

Apple Maps gets new features nearly every year, and iOS 26 is no exception. One brand new addition in iOS 26 could make Apple Maps vital for your daily commute, even if you don’t use it for navigation: proactive commute notifications. Commute notifications are coming to Apple Maps in iOS 26 Regular commutes are one of those occasions when using a maps app might seem unnecessary. If you travel to a place often enough—including, of course, your regular work or school drives—there’s little reaso

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Garmin's new Google Maps app puts your phone where it belongs: your pocket

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-08-02 00:30:16

The big screen of the Venu X1 is perfect for Google Maps. Matthew Miller/ZDNET It's summer in New York, and I'm currently navigating around the city, phone in-hand for navigation. Like everyone else, I use Google Maps religiously when I travel: going from the airport to the hotel and to various destinations around town. But I don't actually like being glued to my phone the whole time to check turns, train transfers, and directions. Also: The best Garmin watches you can buy: Strong tracking tec

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Google Maps comes to Garmin smartwatches

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-03 06:04:32

If you’ve ever wished that your Garmin smartwatch could do a better job of helping you find the restaurant you’re late for dinner at, you’re in luck. From today, Garmin has announced that the Google Maps app is available to download (for free, as you’d expect) from its Connect IQ Store. When open, Maps provides turn-by-turn directions as notifications on the watch display, allowing you to leave your phone in your pocket. Once you’ve entered a location in your Android (iOS doesn’t appear to be s

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Google Maps comes to Garmin watches, bringing turn-by-turn navigation to your wrist

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-03 18:33:59

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Garmin has released an official Google Maps for its smartwatches that offers turn-by-turn navigation when your smartwatch is connected to an Android phone. The app can show the next three turns and notify users of upcoming turns with a gentle vibration. The app is compatible with over 90 Garmin smartwatch models and is available for free on the Connect IQ store. Garmin users have long had to rely on third-party apps like Maps Nav to get turn-by-turn navi

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Show HN: I rewrote an outdated React Native map clustering library

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-04 08:07:44

RN Maps Clustering A modern, performant, and fully-typed map clustering library for React Native. Built on top of the battle-tested supercluster library, RN Maps Clustering provides a simple, declarative API for adding beautiful and efficient marker clustering to your react-native-maps components. ✨ Features High Performance: Leverages supercluster for lightning-fast clustering of thousands of points. Leverages for lightning-fast clustering of thousands of points. Fully Typed: Written entire

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Google Maps is now available on Garmin’s smartwatches

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-08-05 14:54:04

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Garmin has announced that a free Google Maps app is now available for most of the company’s smartwatches that lets you know where and how far your next turn is while walking, cycling, or running. Unlike the more robust version of Google Maps available for Wear OS that can be used to search for destinations and even navigate without a smartphone,

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Leak reveals Apple Maps in iOS 26 could get two unannounced new features [U]

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-07 05:31:39

Apple Maps continues to get better each year, with the variety of new iOS 26 features keeping that trend going. And according to new discoveries in iOS beta code, it seems Apple may have a couple additional Maps features on the way. [Update: See note at the bottom of the article on feature availability.] iOS 26 code reveals Apple Maps may get upgraded search and thermal management features Today in a post on X, Steve Moser shared about two new Apple Maps features that were discovered in iOS 26

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Leak reveals Apple Maps in iOS 26 could get two unannounced new features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-07 10:31:39

Apple Maps continues to get better each year, with the variety of new iOS 26 features keeping that trend going. And according to new discoveries in iOS beta code, it seems Apple may have a couple additional Maps features on the way. iOS 26 code reveals Apple Maps may get upgraded search and thermal management features Today in a post on X, Steve Moser shared about two new Apple Maps features that were discovered in iOS 26 beta code. Neither feature has been previously announced by Apple. Firs

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CoMaps: New OSM based navigation app

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-12 21:27:12

Exciting News! We're thrilled to announce the release of CoMaps to Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and F-Droid! CoMaps Highlights Offline Search and Route : Plan and navigate your trips without internet Saves battery : Efficient design that does not drain your battery Privacy-respecting : no identify people, no tracking, no data collection Free and No Ads: completely free, your journey is smooth What makes CoMaps special? CoMaps is a community-driven open-source navigation app · Open

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History of Cycling Maps

news.ycombinator.com Richard Harries 2025-08-19 21:32:43

Hi there, map-lovers! Available on this site is a complete history of cycling maps, including well over a hundred carefully-selected and restored extracts from the main providers of such maps. It has been created specifically and wholly for that purpose for the general public with an interest in such matters. it was first published in 2021 and is now much expanded. Included as individual pages are Introduction Development of Cycling individual pages on the various map publishers Sources and refe

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Can we trust Google Maps to get us anywhere anymore?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-02 15:49:48

Andy Walker / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. This past weekend, I was driving home from a wonderful break in the country. I usually use Google Maps to guide me home on longer drives, even if I have driven that route before. It’s more of a comfort than a necessity. However, it tried its level best to take me on an unwanted adventure. To get h

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Spotted: Google Maps on Wear OS is testing an Expressive new UI

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-07 18:17:42

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google Maps is testing a Material 3 Expressive-style redesign on Wear OS 5. The new UI features larger icons and an improved layout. The changes have only been rolled out to select users so far. Google Maps is getting a fresh look on smartwatches, and it’s not waiting for Wear OS 6 to do it. The app is now testing a redesigned interface with some users on Wear OS 5, introducing a bolder, more modern layout in line with Google’s Material 3 Expressive d

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How to share your location on Android quickly - via text or Google Maps

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-09-08 10:35:00

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Have you ever been somewhere and wanted to share that location with someone via your Android phone? If so, you might have assumed it would be as simple as "Dropping a pin" with your iPhone. Although it's not complicated, it is not exactly straightforward. Plus: There are two different ways to do this. Fun times. Also: I upgraded to Android 16 - here's what I love and what's still missing Let me help you out here, so you can easily share your locat

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Notes on the History of the Map Tile

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-11 12:14:09

Notes on the history of the map tile Web map tiles—the storing of geospatial data at different zoom levels in x/y/z indexed squares of raster (and later, vector) data for efficient storage and transmission of digital maps—are, despite their seeming simplicity, I think one of the most significant developments in geospatial software history. Tiling transformed the user experience of digital maps from one of tedious clicks-and-reloads to one of fluid, dynamic exploration. It made digital maps feel

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'No Kings’ Protests, Citizen-Run ICE Trackers Trigger Intelligence Warnings

wired.com Dell Cameron 2025-09-12 01:45:13

As protests continue to swell across the United States in response to aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, civilians are turning to homebrew digital tools to track ICE arrests and raids in real time. But restricted government documents, obtained by the nonprofit watchdog Property of the People, show that US intelligence agencies are now eyeing the same tools as potential threats. A law enforcement investigation involving the maps is also apparently underway. Details about Sat

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Here’s everything new coming to Apple Maps in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-16 03:13:03

iOS 26, the next major iPhone update, not only brings a Liquid Glass redesign, but also new features for popular apps like Apple Maps. The app got some big changes last year, but there’s more coming soon. Here are the new Apple Maps features arriving in iOS 26. Apple Maps in iOS 26 is smarter about your daily activity Apple Maps benefits from iOS 26’s new systemwide Liquid Glass design. This means buttons and other UI elements have been updated with a fresh look. But Apple’s bigger focus in M

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Latest Tech News

Waze vs. Google Maps: Which navigation app is best?

Rivian adds Google Maps features to its navigation app

Rivian taps Google to bring custom maps into its EVs and app

Apple Maps is hiding iOS 26’s most useful new feature

Ready to ditch Google Maps? My new favorite map app won't track you or drain your battery - and it's free

Your Garmin watch just got a major upgrade that makes traveling so much easier

Apple Maps in iOS 26 gains the proactive feature I’ve long needed

Garmin's new Google Maps app puts your phone where it belongs: your pocket

Google Maps comes to Garmin smartwatches

Google Maps comes to Garmin watches, bringing turn-by-turn navigation to your wrist

Show HN: I rewrote an outdated React Native map clustering library

Google Maps is now available on Garmin’s smartwatches

Leak reveals Apple Maps in iOS 26 could get two unannounced new features [U]

Leak reveals Apple Maps in iOS 26 could get two unannounced new features

CoMaps: New OSM based navigation app

History of Cycling Maps

Can we trust Google Maps to get us anywhere anymore?

Spotted: Google Maps on Wear OS is testing an Expressive new UI

How to share your location on Android quickly - via text or Google Maps

Notes on the History of the Map Tile

'No Kings’ Protests, Citizen-Run ICE Trackers Trigger Intelligence Warnings

Here’s everything new coming to Apple Maps in iOS 26

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