I replaced Google Maps with a free alternative that doesn't track me (or kill my phone battery)

Comaps features voice-guided directions and offline search, prioritizing privacy over the controversial practices Google Maps uses.

Google Keep Note-Taking Tutorial for Beginners : Get Organized in 2026

Learn Google Keep fast with labels, pinning, and color themes, plus device sync, so notes stay tidy and appear when you need them.

Google Maps Tests Gemini Chat to Modernize Location Editing

Android Authority spotted code for a chat-style “Suggest an edit” in Google Maps, letting users submit listing fixes in plain ...

Google Maps adds Gemini to a major feature in new test

Google looks to be adding AI to yet another popular Google product. In a new test, Gemini appears in a popular crowdsourced Google Maps feature. As first discovered by Android Authority, Google is ...
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Android Auto bug causes your car to vanish from Google Maps

A weird bug on Android Auto is causing your car to vanish from Google Maps, but needed functionality is still in place. Over ...

Google Maps community edits could soon get a major Gemini makeover

Google Maps is working to integrate Gemini in the "Suggest an Edit" process flow, allowing users to use natural language to ...

Google Maps turns Gemini into your AI tour guide and cycling copilot

Google is continuing its rapid-fire week of Gemini updates by bringing its AI assistant out of the car and onto the sidewalk. While "Gemini in navigation" has been helping drivers for a few months, ...

Android 17 tipped ahead of Google I/O: UI overhaul, App Lock and AI features expected

Google is gearing up to launch Android 17, likely at Google I/O 2026. The upcoming Android update is expected to introduce a refreshed user interface with transparency effects, enhanced privacy tools, ...
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Photoshop tutorial: Wrap text & graphics onto complex surfaces with displacement maps

Photoshop cc 2017 tutorial showing how to wrap text and graphics onto contoured, textured surfaces using Displacement Maps and Blend Modes. Royalty-Free Music provided by beatsuite.com High quality, ...
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6 brilliant Google Maps gestures most people overlook

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.
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Google Reveals Android Update Choice—Millions Of Users Affected

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Google Pixels get their first update of 2026

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...