Google is adding two major features to its Maps app: a 3D driving tool called Immersive Navigation and a Gemini-powered assistant called Ask Maps that handles trip planning through conversational prompts.

Google Maps has supported showing buildings in 3D for quite a while, but now the app is testing out the ability to show those 3D buildings while in navigation on the mobile app as well as on Android Auto. 3D buildings in Google Maps don’t appear by ...

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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 in the mountains. As a longtime user of FATMAP, I’m ...

The latest update includes a richly rendered version of the circuit and its surroundings, complete with track details, landmarks, and contextual information designed to help fans explore the venue before race day.

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. 3D buildings in Google Maps allows the typical ...