It’s easy to get lost in Street View, the click-and-drag, 360-degree panorama of city streets that remains one of the coolest features in Google Maps. And if you’ve wasted as much time as I have taking virtual strolls around the streets of New York,...
Worried about using cellular data during your trip to Paris? Good news: you can still find your way around with Google Maps even while your iPhone or Android phone is in “airplane” mode. With a simple command, you can save (or “cache”) a...
You can pinch and swipe your way to all kinds of nifty features in Google Maps for Android, from 3D buildings and “Street View” to traffic conditions and restaurant reviews—once you know what you’re doing, that is. Read on for six Google Maps...
Not impressed with Apple’s half-baked Maps app for iOS 6? Well, good news: an official Google Maps app just landed in the App Store, complete with Google’s comprehensive map data, Street View, turn-by-turn driving directions, and more. You can download...
Wish you could send customized Google Maps directions from your desktop to your phone—or save a map to your phone’s memory for when you’re out of wireless range? Done. Also: get a 3D view of your maps, zoom in with a single finger, and more. 1. Zoom in...
Annoyed by Apple’s new, infamously spotty Maps app for the iPhone and iPad? Sure, you can still access Google Maps on the mobile web with Safari, but the mobile version of Google Maps lacked a key feature: Street View, a swipeable, sidewalk-level 360-degree...
Update [12/13/12]: Great news: Google Maps with Street View is now available in the App Store. Wondering what happened to Google Maps and those tremendous “Street View” panoramas now that you’ve installed iOS 6 on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch?...
If Google Maps on your Android phone has been feeling a little flat lately, get ready to add a little depth to the experience. A feature in the latest version of Google Maps for Android lets you tilt the map view for a 3D-like perspective, complete with 3D buildings...
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