Google Maps is the most popular app with more than a billion active users monthly. It uses various icons and symbols to represent various places. Every symbol and icon used on Google Maps and what ...

Now, though, Google's updated Google Maps to offer 5 more options — each available in one of 8 colors. Though it isn't quite so easy to figure out how. Here's how to customize your car icon in ...

Google updated its Android Google Maps app this week with new features, but the most noticeable change is a new icon for the app. The new icon, which you can see in the picture above, shows the ...

Google Maps is turning 15 years old, and to celebrate, Google is rolling out a new icon for the service, along with a slightly redesigned app and a couple of new features: increased details for ...

On Android Auto, you’ll see a compass icon on the right. Tap this switch between three map views: a 3D perspective view, an overhead north up view, and a journey overview. On Apple CarPlay, you only ...

Google has updated Google Maps with new vehicle icons, so instead of the blue arrow and the generic colorful icons, you can now choose from a wider array of vehicles.

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps ...

As Google Maps turns 15 years old, the product is getting a slight overhaul with a new icon, new navigation tabs, and new features. First, here’s the new icon.

The Google Maps icon on iPhones suddenly turned black, and more and more users seem to get this unexpected update. It's unclear what happened, and despite all these people thinking it would be the ...

Google Maps is now testing “sponsored map icons” in the United States. This was first tested back in March in the Australian version of Google Maps. The sponsored map icons are basically ...

Google changed the Google Maps icon in fact to emphasize the evolution of Maps. More than 220 countries have been mapped over the years, and Google says it has surfaced information about more than ...