When you're driving around on Google Maps, whether you're an Android or iPhone user, you'll always be represented on the map ...

Google Maps is turning 15 years old, and to celebrate, Google is rolling out a new icon for the service along with a slightly redesigned app and a couple of new features. The biggest change here ...

The app icon is also getting a fresh update that looks like a pin, marking a departure from the previous iteration of the logo which more closely resembled a map. Here's a closer look at the Maps ...

Google Maps is one of the best tools for navigating from A to B, whether you're walking, cycling, or driving a car. And if you're doing the latter, you now have more car icons and colors to choose ...

It’s a simple, Google-branded pin which replaces the old map intersection icon. Google explains the design change in a blog post: “It’s based on a key part of Google Maps since the very ...

Mercury Intermedia, in a post on Medium, shares its extensive documentation of Apple Maps’ iconography over the years: A few years ago we published a post examining the point of interest (POI) icons ...

Google Maps is instead opting for something shorter and more rounded with a white background, while the icon noting the category is housed in an inner circle. It matches the existing icon design ...

Google is testing a change to the Google Maps UI in beta versions of the Android app. This tweak sees the icons for your saved places turning into dots when you zoom out. This would make for a ...

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps ...