When you’re looking at a specific location within the Android Maps app — be it a restaurant or any other type of business — you can now lean on Google’s next-gen Gemini assistant to learn ...

Google has taken a more cautious approach to storing location data in recent years. The changes to Maps date back to 2023, when the company announced it would no longer log certain types of data ...

Here is what icons and symbols mean Blue dot with beam: This symbol indicates your GPS location on Google Maps. The shaded beam around the blue dot indicates the direction you are facing on the maps.

Google is introducing new features to Maps ... to explore reviews and photos from other users alongside a map of location recommendations, which can be saved to Google Maps or exported to Docs ...

This loads the selected location as a live card in the chat window, providing contextual answers about the place in real time. Before, Gemini used Google Maps information through its system of ...