41 hidden Google Maps settings and features every power user should know

I open Google Maps almost every day to get from point A to point B, find a restaurant, or check traffic before even leaving the house. But that approach barely scratches the surfa ...

Google Maps Launches AI Conversational Search With Ask Maps

Google Maps launches Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered conversational feature for local discovery in the U.S. and India, plus a navigation overhaul in the U.S.
Android Authority

First look: Here's how Gemini will use Google Maps to become a chatty local guide

Google is working on a new Gemini feature that lets users attach a selected map area directly to their prompts. The Maps UI allows zooming, exploring the current area, and using precise locations for ...
Cincinnati Magazine

Dr. Know: Google Maps, City Works, and Tom Denhart

Yes, Google Maps is sprinkled with countless icons that are now obligatory expenses for every commercial establishment on, um, the map. But the endlessly-patient voice that directs you to your ...
Android

How Gemini’s New Maps Integration Will Change Local Discovery Forever

Google is testing a new Gemini feature that lets people attach Google Maps areas directly to their prompts. With this integration, Gemini can act as a conversational local guide, answering questions ...
app.com

COSMarketing Agency Expands Support for Google Local Service Ads to Help Service Businesses Thrive in 2026

COSMarketing Agency is now offering complete Google Local Service Area (LSA) support. ORLANDO, FL, UNITED STATES, February 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — As service ...

Google Rolls Out "Ask Maps" in Google Maps - It's like AI Mode In Maps

Google just announced "Ask Maps", which is a new feature in Google Maps that leverages Gemini to help users research local businesses, plan trips, get recommendations, and more. I've had to the ...

Google Maps turns exploration into a conversation with Ask Maps

Ask Maps, a new AI-powered conversational Google Map feature, lets users ask get personalized recommendations directly on the map.

Google Maps will answer your driving questions with latest upgrade

Google Maps is getting two new features that make using its navigation app even easier while driving. Here's how the new features work.
KSHB Kansas City

Fake Google listings target Kansas homeowners seeking chimney services

KSHB 41 reporter Lily O’Shea Becker covers Franklin and Douglas counties in Kansas. Share your story idea with Lily. The owner of 21st Century Chimney Sweep says he's dealing with an increasingly ...
journalgazette

Greater Fort Wayne distances itself from Google's new website

Google’s data center website, unveiled this week, was the sole product of the tech company, a spokeswoman for Greater Fort Wayne Inc. said Wednesday. Jennifer Atienzo-Fisher said the local economic ...
Tom's Guide

Google Maps appears to be removing features if you're not logged in — and that's a huge mistake

AI I quit ChatGPT — here's how I moved everything to Claude and Gemini without losing my data (or my mind) AI I swapped ChatGPT for Claude for a week — and these 5 features convinced me to stay TVs ...