With more than 1 billion people using the app every month to navigate their surroundings, Google Maps is one of the most popular smartphone apps out there. Most of that Google Maps use happens on ...

A simple edit to the URL for a Google Map can get you a closer look than what Google allows via its zoom-in button. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming ...

Through vast cross-country stretches or tight city streets, Google Maps and Waze guide you where you need to go—but which one ...

Google expert Philipp Lenssen details how to manipulate Google Maps URLs to zoom in close enough to see an individual camel in the middle of Africa. The technique doesn't work in all locations, but ...

Google Maps Zoom – Google has increased the levels of zoom in Google Maps so you can zoom in further on high resolutions areas. You can still go further with Google Earth, but the level of zoom in ...

If you've ever wondered what the elevation of your location is, you can find out with Google Maps on both desktop and mobile.

Some complain, “I was born too late to explore the earth and born too early to explore the universe.” Well I disagree. What if now is the ultimate time to explore the earth? Because with Google Maps ...

At maps.google.com, enter your home address in the search bar at the top-right, hit return, then click the photo of your home that appears. Next, you'll see the Street View of your location. Click ...

Both the Google Maps website and app have a "Current Location" button that lets you find exactly where you are.