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Something to look forward to: The 3D view in Google Maps has become increasingly detailed and informative over the past year, offering users vivid previews of landmarks. Recent updates merge this ...

Android Auto recently received a significant design refresh, offering more efficient use of a car’s screen with the ability to display multiple apps side by side. This enhancement allowed users to, ...

Currently, this feature defaults across different platforms including CarPlay (iOS), Android Auto (Android), and iPhones (iOS). So far, in beta, the current version of Google Maps for Android (v125) ...

In 2025, a navigation app is no longer just a digital map — it’s an ai-powered travel assistant that brings together real-time traffic conditions, offline maps, advanced route planning, 3D maps, ...

The latest Google Maps update for Android makes a minor tweak which allows the phone’s toggle for 3D buildings during navigation to sync with the setting on Android Auto. 3D buildings have been a part ...

Niantic wants to build a richer 3D map of the world, and it’ll use its 2021 acquisition of Scaniverse to do that. After a major update to the app, Scaniverse 4 will allow iOS users to scan landmarks ...

Activity tracking platform and community Strava is shutting down Fatmap, the Europe-based 3D mapping platform it acquired last January. In an email sent to users this week, accompanied by an online ...

Google Maps has long featured the ability to show buildings in 3D while navigating, but recently started rolling out that view to its Android Auto and CarPlay experiences. Here’s how to disable that.

With the FATMAP 3D mapping app sadly shutting down for good earlier this week after being acquired by Strava, backcountry skiers were left hanging without one of the most useful tools for navigating ...