When you're driving around on Google Maps, whether you're an Android or iPhone user, you'll always be represented on the map with the boring default arrow icon. But what if I told you that it doesn't ...

Google Maps wants to capture that Waze-like fun, and it's doing so by borrowing one of the latter's signature features. For reference, Google's flagship navigation app gained custom vehicle icons back ...

Waze is not only the king of traffic data thanks to its built-in incident reporting engine, but at the same time, it's also the king of customization options in the navigation software space. It ...

Android users are finally catching up with a cool feature that iPhone users have had for a few years on Google Maps. Google has finally rolled out custom car icons for the Android version of Maps ...

Sanuj is a tech enthusiast with a passion for exploring smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables. He started his tech journey with a Lumia smartphone, diving into Windows Phone. Later, he switched to ...

Dark modes are a common thing in the software world, and nearly every big app now has such a visual style. It makes sense, as a dark mode makes applications easier to use at night, albeit some users ...

Google has been striving to make Maps more useful for users regardless if they’re traveling locally or around the world. Maps has become a key tool for finding the best routes, avoiding construction, ...

The Google Australian Local blog announced a new feature they are testing in Google Australian Maps named “Google Sponsored Map Icons.” Google Sponsored Map Icons is a new way to promote your business ...

Google Maps is the most popular app with more than a billion active users monthly. It uses various icons and symbols to represent various places. Every symbol and icon used on Google Maps and what ...

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps introduced ...