Though it isn't quite so easy to figure out how. Here's how to customize your car icon in Google Maps on Android and iOS. The first thing you need to do is start navigation. It doesn't matter where to ...

When Mount Ruang in Indonesia underwent multiple explosive eruptions last week, volcanic gases were flung so high they reached the atmosphere’s second layer, tens of thousands of feet above ground.

Users can change all sorts of settings, including the moods (the way they appear on the map) and the car icon (how they see where they are when running the app). While Google Maps also allows ...

Mount Ruang, a 725-meter (2,400-foot) volcano on Ruang Island, North Sulawesi, has erupted at least five times since Tuesday night, spewing fiery lava and ash plumes thousands of feet into the sky ...

Despite Google also being the company that developed Android, the search giant sometimes seems to love the iPhone even more than its very own platform, offering exclusive features to those who use ...

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 ...