Your Google Maps app is about to look different. Here’s what’s changing
Another design change has been made to the popular Google Maps app for Android. Here it is.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
How to Draw a Radius on Google Maps for My Business
Drawing a radius on Google Maps can be useful for businesses that want to visualize their service area or target market. Consider that with a radius, business development, and market teams can see the area surrounding the business and help to plan your marketing and outreach strategies accordingly.
Google Maps Has a Hidden Time Travel Feature—Here's How to Use It
The Street View feature in Google Maps lets you see what a place looks like from the street before you go there. But check this out: Google Maps has a historical view that lets you see every photo of a given location!
Google puts a (new) date on Maps Timeline's shutdown
Google is shutting down the Google Maps Timeline feature on June 9, 2025. Personal Maps timelines will be saved on individual devices instead of the cloud beginning on that date. Users should begin the migration to on-device Timeline data before June or risk losing all of their past Maps data.
The on-device Timeline is finally coming to Google Maps
Google Maps has been able to keep track of where you go for some time. Called Location History, this feature would show you a map of where you’ve been using your location data. According to a new report,
Google Maps widely rolling out on-device Timeline history notice
Google announced that Maps Location History would be moving to your phone, and this Timeline change is widely rolling out.
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Google Maps rolling out new teal accent color on Android, iOS
Like other first-party apps that lack Dynamic Color theming, Google Maps currently uses a blue accent, but that looks to be changing to teal.
Google Maps on Android rolls out new colors, but they're still not dynamic
Google Maps for Android is retiring the blue accent color in favor of teal. Here’s what the new user interface looks like.