Reviews, pictures, and other user-generated content play a big role in Google Maps. Google today detailed how it combated fake contributions to Maps in 2022. Last year, Google Maps “launched a ...

Google released spam and fraud prevention stats for Google Maps and local search. In short, Google blocked 21% more reviews, 5% more photos, 40% more videos, and 5% more fake business profiles in 2022 ...

As in-person events returned in full force — both personal and professional — Google Maps proved just as indispensable to daily life as ever. As in-person events returned in full force — both personal ...

Speaking of tabs, Google has shifted the Overview, Reviews, Photos, Updates, and About tabs to sit above the image previews, ...

At I/O 2022, Google revealed an Immersive View feature for Maps that uses computer vision and AI to combine Street View and aerial photography into a 3D format. The idea is to create a detailed ...

Navigation is easily one of the most common ways smartphones are used, with Google Maps being a fan favorite. In addition to providing directions to most destinations, Google Maps lets you discover ...

If there’s one suspension bridge the nation reveres, it’s that glorious span serving a world-class metropolis that once had a tilting problem and is the fetching color of a fish belly — yes, the ...

Google plans to combine the teams working on its Maps product and on Waze, a mapping service that Google acquired in 2013. The merger comes as the search engine giant feels the pressure to cut costs ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

A glitch that first appeared in 2022 has returned to haunt Android Auto users again, blocking Google Maps and Waze from switching to dark mode at night. It means the two navigation apps stick with the ...