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The data loss was caused by a 'technical issue,' Google says.

By Jibin Joseph
Google Maps app logo on a smartphone display

MapQuest's service has also refused to change the Gulf of Mexico's name, despite Trump's executive order last month to rename it as the 'Gulf of America.'

By Michael Kan
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The app now lets users report flooded or unplowed roads and low visibility.

By Jibin Joseph
Google Maps app icon

Neither have renamed Denali to Mount McKinley yet.

By Jibin Joseph
Google Maps logo displayed on a smartphone

Pro tip: Make sure you don't load a body into a trunk when a Street View car is driving by.

By Jibin Joseph
A photo of a Google Street View Car roaming around the streets of Frankfurt, Germany.

Still in public beta, Apple Maps on the web now allows users to explore supported cities and countries worldwide, much like Google's Street View.

By Tyler Hayes
An Apple Maps Look Around view of a stadium in San Diego

First previewed in July, the feature displays roadblocks reported by Waze drivers in the Google Maps app. You can dismiss them or add details based on your own journey.

By Jibin Joseph
A photo of a driver using Google Maps to check location.

Driving in circles? A good GPS can help get you where you're going quickly and safely so you arrive on time.

By Will Greenwald
Garmin Drive 53 & Traffic
3.5

Waze is a navigation app that offers top-notch crowdsourced road information, but it lacks the competition's non-driving options.

By Jordan Minor
Waze logo
4.5
Editors' Choice

Google Maps remains the gold standard for navigation apps due to its superior directions, real-time data, and various tools for traveling in urban and rural environments.

By Jordan Minor
Google Maps
4.0

Apple Maps is closing the navigation app gap with easy-to-read icons, temperature readings, air quality reports, an impressive 3D Flyover mode, and better privacy protection than Google Maps.

By Jordan Minor
Apple Maps

If you're traveling to a new place, would like to shorten your daily commute, or want to find the lowest gas price, check out the best map apps we've tested.

By Jordan Minor
Navigation Apps

Users can explore a beta version of Maps on Safari and Chrome on Mac and iPad, as well as Chrome and Edge on Windows PCs via beta.maps.apple.com.

By Jibin Joseph
A screenshot of the Apple Maps website in beta.

The features land on Google Maps for iOS five years after their debut on Android phones.

By Jibin Joseph
A photo of the Google Maps app icon, with car gauges in the backdrop.

Today, Waze began surfacing electric vehicle charger details in select countries, bringing it more on-par with what Google Maps and PlugShare have offered for years.

By Emily Forlini

Revisit the 1970s, '80s, and '90s with this limited-time theme.

By Stephanie Mlot

Planning your next road trip is about to get easier and potentially cheaper.

By Stephanie Mlot

The DOJ's investigation focuses on the restrictions Google places on vehicle manufacturers and software developers looking to use Google Maps in their products.

By Nathaniel Mott

These tricks will help you better navigate the crowdsourced directions app to get you where you need to go faster.

By Chandra Steele

The joint effort aims to help folks 'learn how to find more joy and meaning on the road.'

By Stephanie Mlot
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