Google Maps is one of those apps that has seen multiple changes over the years. However, the one area that's untouched is the Settings page. Even though the navigation app received the Material 3 Expressive makeover in phases last year, the Settings page ...

In the latest Google Maps build, we managed to enable a setting that lets you choose your Driving avatar in the settings menu. Right now, you can only change the icon from the navigation screen. Choosing it before setting off would mean you can give the ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Google Maps is the only navigation service I use, and I've learned many of its tricks over the years.

The map in a pocket does more than give directions. It remembers. Every coffee stop, every late-night search for a pharmacy, every address typed in during a heated argument or a rushed morning lives quietly inside Google Maps.