TalkAndroid

Google Maps adds a brilliant new button to help you find your way faster

Google Maps is getting a serious upgrade, and it's all thanks to Gemini, Google’s latest AI assistant. Replacing the older ...
TalkAndroid

Google Maps finally adds this Waze-like radar trick and it changes everything

If you've ever juggled between Google Maps and Waze during a road trip, you're not alone. One’s clean and intuitive, the ...
Android Central on MSN

Google starts quietly rolling out an essential button on Android Auto

Android Auto users noticed that Google's recent update for Google Maps brought the "Report" button to smaller screens. The ...
9to5Google

Google Maps for Android Auto gets partial redesign to surface ‘Report’ button, hide suggested locations

The Google Maps app for Android Auto is getting a partial redesign to better surface the “Report” functionality on ...
THE WEEK

South Korea's divide over allowing Google Maps

Google Maps is available in more than 250 countries, so it may surprise some people to learn that a modern tech-obsessed nation like South Korea isn't on that list. Google Maps has long been shunned ...
CNN

Why doesn’t Google Maps work in one of Asia’s most developed, tourist-friendly countries?

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 ...
ZDNet

Google is killing the Android phone feature that once made them popular - and there's a big reason why

Google will restrict sideloading with developer verification. The move mirrors Apple's long-standing security approach. Android loses one of its last big differences from iOS. For years, one of the ...
Ars Technica

Google Pixel 10 series review: Don’t call it an Android

After 10 generations of Pixels, Google’s phones have never been more like the iPhone, and we mean that both as a compliment and a gentle criticism. For people who miss the days of low-cost, ...
The Verge

Google will verify Android developers distributing apps outside the Play store

Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. Android developers using third-party app stores will soon need their identity confirmed by Google. ...
TechSpot

Android sideloading faces new restrictions as Google blocks unverified developers

Facepalm: The Android ecosystem has traditionally offered a more permissive approach to app development and delivery through third-party means. Now, Google is announcing a significant change that will ...
TechCrunch

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store

Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious Android apps with 19M installs removed from Google Play

Seventy-seven malicious Android apps with more than 19 million installs were delivering multiple malware families to Google Play users. This malware infiltration was discovered by Zscaler's ThreatLabs ...