Google Messages is rolling out a new live location sharing feature. Android users can now easily broadcast real-time ...

Google Maps is testing a dedicated location sharing button on Android to simplify the process, which brings a new floating icon. Read ...

Google is planning big changes for Android in 2026 aimed at combating malware across the entire device ecosystem. Starting in ...

Google Maps is getting two new features that make using its navigation app even easier while driving. Here's how the new features work.

Google Maps rolls out a redesigned interface and Gemini AI guidance; launch starts in the U.S. and India, with wider release ...

Google Maps now includes Gemini AI with the new “Ask Maps” assistant and Immersive Navigation featuring 3D views. The update improves travel planning, local discovery, and navigation for users in ...

Google has launched Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered conversational feature, alongside 3D Immersive Navigation in its biggest Maps update in over a decade.

Google is expanding AI across the Android Studio workflow. It intends AI to reduce "toil" for work like tests, updates, and API migrations. Google says coding shifts from "how" to defining "what." ...

The new Google Maps custom car icons have been available for a year, and more recently, the existence of custom icons in the Android Auto build. A new APK teardown report alleges that Google is ...

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Google has introduced stronger Android authentication safeguards and enhanced recovery tools to make smartphones more challenging targets for thieves. These updated Android theft protection features ...