Waze is not only the king of traffic data thanks to its built-in incident reporting engine, but at the same time, it's also the king of customization options in the navigation software space. It ...

The new Google Maps custom car icons have been available for a year, and more recently, the existence of custom icons in the ...

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 ...

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Google Maps is one of the most used services in the company’s catalog. The app offers a wide suite of useful features for navigation and even exploring key places through virtual walks. The company ...

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Google Maps is working on new customization options for how vehicles are depicted. Existing options have consisted of a directional arrow, and three basic vehicles. After first testing on iOS, Maps ...

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The Google Maps app for Android Auto is picking up some minor tweaks to icons which offer a bit more contrast to the design. Rolling out alongside the latest Google Maps updates, the Android Auto ...

Google Maps on iOS has started showing new vehicle options for the navigation market. These join the three existing vehicle types, in addition to the default arrow. The new vehicle selections can be ...

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