Here's how you can turn on Waze's offline maps feature. The first steps will need to be carried out when your device is online. First of all, enter a destination in the "Where to?" box. Once Waze ...

You want a satellite messenger when you're thinking: Multiday hikes, ultra runs, thru-hikes, or backcountry skiing, as well ...

My Maps is a hugely powerful custom maps creation tool that Google has forgotten about. Here's how I use it to level up Google Maps.

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Getting your service area business verified on Google can be challenging, especially when video verification is required. What Google expects to see isn’t always clear, and that uncertainty can lead ...

The release of iOS 26 brought new incident reports to Apple Maps, so users running the app can flag more hazards on the map ...

Google Maps for Wear OS has always been a handy tool, but countless times using it to navigate a city on foot or by bike has often led to a headache for me. That’s why I’m thrilled that Google Maps ...

Apple Watch wearers just got a whole lot more outdoorsy. In a long-awaited push toward greater accessibility, the global mapping platform Trailforks (which is owned by Outside’s parent company, ...

Android’s open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google has traded some of that openness for security, and its ...

Google Maps may be testing Live Updates integration for navigation on some devices. More users now report seeing the feature in action, but the test group appears to be very limited. Google Maps Live ...

When Taiwanese traveler Eric Weng goes to South Korea, he resigns himself to toggling between three different map applications to navigate his way around. That’s because Google Maps, ubiquitous in ...

I recently rediscovered a Google Maps feature that I completely forgot existed, but you can’t really blame me. If you frequent travel subreddits and forums, you’ll likely be familiar with My Maps, ...