Have you ever experienced that heart-stopping moment when your phone vanishes? Whether it slipped between couch cushions or was left behind in a coffee shop, ...

Google Maps' location-tracking feature, known as Timeline, is undergoing a major update. Previously, Google announced plans to shift this data to local storage. Now, the company is sending out ...

Google is making it easier for you to find out where you are, with the introduction of My Location for the desktop. First introduced in late 2007 as a tool for Google Maps for mobile, My Location ...

While they don't necessarily improve your vacation, they may improve other people's vacations in the same location. After I have returned from a vacation and collected my thoughts about it, I'll ...

Google Maps users can set notifications only for someone who has already chosen to share their location. The person sharing his or her location will receive multiple reminders that they’re ...

As Endgadget notes, this allows for a more streamlined location-sharing experience versus Google Maps, which isn’t set up as well to handle this sort of thing. It also pairs well with Find My ...

Google Maps’ existing iMessage widget allows users to send GPS coordinates of their location in iMessage — but if you’re trying to meet up with friends, this wouldn’t be as useful as ...