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Your phone's Google Maps defaults to the slowest route—here's how to fix it

Why Google Maps keeps taking you the long way around.

40+ hidden Google Maps settings that every user should be taking advantage of

Google Maps can help plan your entire trip for you and beyond if you're hip to all these time-saving shortcuts.
SlashGear

You're Missing Out If You Haven't Tried These Google Maps Tricks

Most people use Google Maps to take them where they want to go, but if you're limiting the times you open it to just directions, you're missing out on some of the app's most valuable features. Google ...
Lifehacker

Google Maps' 'Glanceable Directions' Are Here

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
autoevolution

Next-Generation Google Maps Could Suggest Routes Based on Weather and Road Conditions

Navigation apps typically search for the fastest route to reach a destination, but new-generation updates added new capabilities, including support for eco-friendly routes. Follow us: Google Maps can ...
Android Police

I finally learned how to use Google Maps properly

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...
Android Authority

Google Maps is full of features, but this missing routing option drives me crazy

As an Android smartphone owner and Android Auto user, I rely on Google Maps for my daily commute. I hate driving in traffic, and as my luck would have it, my hometown is among the most congested on ...