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How to Show a Speed Limit on Google Maps

We’ve all found ourselves in the uncertain position where we don’t quite know what the rules are for a local road. No, we’re not talking about knowing which side of the road to drive on – that should be a given (we hope) – but things like speed limits. Google Maps didn’t always have speed limit information available, but as of May 2019, it’s added a feature that lets you see speed limits in over forty countries worldwide. The full list of countries that now has speed limit information on Google Maps includes Australia, Brazil, U.S., Canada, U.K., India, Mexico, Russia, Japan, Andorra, Bosnia and… Read more

Apple Maps vs Google Maps: Which is Best in 2019?

When Apple Maps was first released in 2012, fans and critics alike dismissed it as a joke compared to Google Maps. While the service was functional, the directions it provided were often not as accurate as Google’s service. This lead to people avoiding the service altogether for years after its original release. In the years since, Apple Maps has overcome its initial flaws. Now the service is a solid contender for the crown of mapping apps. The question is, who is the current king of the maps? Should Google start worrying, or does Apple still have a long way to go?… Read more

Google Maps vs. Waze: Which Is the Best Navigation App?

Waze and Google Maps are the big guns of the smartphone navigation world. Even though both apps are owned by Alphabet, there are substantial differences between the two. Read on to find out whether Google Maps or Waze is the best navigation app. Waze vs. Google Maps: Searching for Destinations Waze’s search can be buggy and unreliable, returning zero results for existing addresses and formatting search results in a confusing way. It also suffers from a problem common to most GPS apps: preferring a result that is thousands of miles away because it is a closer match for… Read more

How to Drop Pins in Google Maps for More Accurate Directions

If you’ve ever wanted to use Google Maps to drive to a place that does not have a specific mailing address, you may remember the frustration it causes. Looking for areas of parks, camping sites, or a particular location with a fabulous view can be difficult, and sharing those with others even more so. Google Maps makes this easier to do by dropping pins onto their maps in any location you want. Dropping pins is the term used to locate a place on a map that is not identified by a searchable address. You can drop pins and then save or share them or create… Read more

The 9 Best Google Maps Alternatives You Should Try

Google Maps is good. Let’s just get that out of the way first. Google’s ever-updating, ever-improving navigation is popular and robust enough to have more or less brought on the death of the paper map, and it feels like it’s getting more and more accessible by the day. But there are still reasons why you wouldn’t want to, or can’t, use Google Maps. Some countries, like China, run a pretty tight ship when it comes to regulation, making Google Maps over there as good as useless, or maybe you just don’t want Google algorithms profiting off your data. Whatever your reasons, we won’t pry, and instead… Read more