When you're driving around on Google Maps, whether you're an Android or iPhone user, you'll always be represented on the map with the boring default arrow icon. But what if I told you that it doesn't ...

Google Maps is one of the best tools for navigating from A to B, whether you're walking, cycling, or driving a car. And if ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Waze is not only the king of traffic data thanks to its built-in incident reporting engine, but at the same time, it's also the king of customization options in the navigation software space. It ...

Google Maps is getting closer to Waze with the ability to customize your car icon when navigating. Since 2020, Google Maps has let you choose from four vehicle icons: arrow in white circle, red sedan, ...

Google Maps is working on new customization options for how vehicles are depicted. Existing options have consisted of a directional arrow, and three basic vehicles. After first testing on iOS, Maps ...

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps introduced ...

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