Google Maps is adding a new Aerial button that simplifies switching from Street View to Satellite View. Check it out ahead of its release!

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Google could soon add satellite connectivity features to Maps. Google Maps beta v11.125 has strings of code suggesting you’ll be able to update you location via satellite every 15 minutes, five times ...

T-Satellite lets you scroll tweets and video call WhatsApp groups in remote locations.

You know those moments where you learn a piece of mind-blowing information that makes you feel like your entire life was a lie? Google Maps co-creator Bret Taylor has sent the internet into panic mode ...

Google Maps can easily help users save and navigate to their parking spots. This quick trick can save you time and help avoid ...

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DigitalGlobe's new satellite just sent down its first image of our planet. Your Google Maps view of the world is about to get better. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

There's more evidence that just ignoring your eccentric boss' bad ideas is the best way to deal with them. The co-creator of Google Maps and current Salesforce president Bret Taylor decided that Feb.

Sometimes when you scroll across a Google Map screen you'll see blocks of grey. Usually this occurs when the map is set to satellite view and the application struggles to load the data fast enough.