Crash or Accident: A red icon with a vehicle crash symbol indicates a user-reported accident or traffic incident at that location. Google Maps offers real-time crowd-sourced reports and traffic ...

The icon would update every couple of minutes with a live location of the sharer. That icon underwent a change, as seen in the newest Google Maps update (11.38.2), though the change could be ...

Tip: Tapping the current location icon again gives you a compass symbol. ... Those symbols and icons remain on Google Maps, whether you are on Android or iPhone or a web version of Google Maps.