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 ...

Every once in a while, Waze rolls out limited-time content that is available for users as part of special occasions, such as the launch of certain movies or events happening across the world. More ...

Google Maps is testing out custom car icons with a very limited group of individuals. The feature was previously in testing on iOS, and now seems to be rolling out to Google Maps Local Guides on ...

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 ...

While you’d normally expect Google to bring new Google Maps features to its own operating system first and only then to release them on other platforms, that’s not how things have been working lately.

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 ...

Right now, if you tap the blue arrow while navigating in Google Maps, you get the option to swap it out for blocky, cartoonish vehicle icons. But Android Police has spotted some new ones — along with ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...