Some may prefer to ask where something is instead of using their mobile data. Maybe Google Maps gave you some terrible directions one day, and you just prefer asking. But, if you have the mobile data and want to use Google Maps, then here's how you can try out the Live View feature. … [Read more...] about How to Use Google Maps Live View for Pedestrians
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Google Maps: How to Change the Currency for the Country You’re Visiting
You're going to be traveling soon, and you want to make sure you have enough money for everything. You can easily find how much you're going to need by changing the currency settings for Google Maps. The good news is that it can quickly be done, so even if you don't have much time, you can still do it. … [Read more...] about Google Maps: How to Change the Currency for the Country You’re Visiting
Google Maps: How to Find Traffic Jams in Your Area
When you know where the traffic jams are, you can save yourself a lot of time; by knowing where they are, you know what streets to avoid and get home in time for movie night. Sure, you could use various apps that warn you about traffic jams, but why install another app when Google Maps gets the job done? … [Read more...] about Google Maps: How to Find Traffic Jams in Your Area
Google Maps: Find Someone’s Location by Phone Number
If you're in a new city and meet someone, but you're having trouble getting your bearings, you can use a navigation app to solve the problem. Google Maps is perhaps the most popular navigation app in the world, both on PC and Mobile. It's fast, accurate, and covers almost 98 percent of the world. Let's explore how you can track someone's location using Google Maps. … [Read more...] about Google Maps: Find Someone’s Location by Phone Number
How to Use Google Maps to Find Your Parked Car
People often forget where they parked their cars, especially when they park in crowded parking lots they're unfamiliar with. Forgetting where you parked your car is so common that many shopping centers and airports implemented state-of-the-art technologies to find your vehicle in the parking lot automatically. These systems use your license plate number to track your car based … [Read more...] about How to Use Google Maps to Find Your Parked Car
Can You Draw a Radius on Google Maps?
Google Maps is perhaps the most popular navigation app both on mobile devices and desktop computers. It's reliable, easy-to-use, and covers almost 98 percent of the globe. But there's still plenty of room left for improvement. For example, Goole Maps doesn't have a built-in tool to calculate the half distance between two points. … [Read more...] about Can You Draw a Radius on Google Maps?
Google Maps: How to Find the Halfway Point
Google Maps is one of the most popular navigation apps out there. In this quick guide, we will show you how to find the halfway point on Maps. Basically, there are two ways to do that: either use the Measure Distance option or calculate the coordinates yourself. As a bonus, we're also going to list a few handy alternatives at the end of this post. … [Read more...] about Google Maps: How to Find the Halfway Point
Always Use Google Maps in Satellite View
You can only view Google Maps in three ways. You have the default option, Satellite, and Terrain. Besides that, there are map details you can add, such as Public transit, Traffic, Bicycling, 3D, and Stree View. … [Read more...] about Always Use Google Maps in Satellite View
How to Access and Erase Your Google Maps History
Google Maps keep a history of everywhere you've been. This might be useful to some since you never know when you might go to that place again. But, some might not like the idea of Google keeping that information and now want to erase their Google Maps history after every use. … [Read more...] about How to Access and Erase Your Google Maps History
How to Change the Car Icon in Google Maps
Google Maps is a real lifesaver when you need to go somewhere you're not very familiar with. So you know where you are, Google Maps uses a triangle to indicate where you're going, but if you want to customize it, it's possible to change it to a truck, SUV, or car. … [Read more...] about How to Change the Car Icon in Google Maps