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Google Maps can accurately detect your location, but only if you calibrate the app correctly. While calibration may not be necessary to plan long trips across countries, getting accurate directions ...

Massachusetts police used cell phone tracing via GPS and Google Maps to track down a 9-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on ...

In the event you lose your phone, Android has a dedicated location tracker baked into it. You'll need to install an app from Google (running with elevated permission ...

Google Maps has gained a new trick that uses AR technology to more easily find you on the map. Something which it can currently do with the GPS embedded inside of your phone. The new AR-assisted ...

When you share your location with a friend through Google Maps, they'll now be able to see how much battery life you have left exactly. Android Police first discovered hints of the new feature in a ...

Google Maps users who share their location with friends or loved ones will now automatically display their device's battery level. The update, reportedly in testing for weeks, is turned on by ...

Traffic on side streets will now be visible on Google Maps, using data gathered from the reams of cell phone users driving around using the Google Maps application. Tom Krazit writes about the ...