Google is purging yet more data unless you change your privacy settings before May 18. Here’s what you need to know.

Commentary: I'm already distracted by everything else going on around me when I drive. I don't need more of it from Google.

Google Maps seems to be the first app to support Android 16’s Live Updates feature, which shows notifications as status bar chips.

Google Maps is the first app we’re seeing adopt Android 16’s new Live Updates feature, according to Android Authority. Users on Android 16 beta 2.1 can now see the time until their next turn and estimated time to arrival on the status bar of their device.

Android 16 is expected to launch in the second quarter of this year, a few months earlier than its typical third-quarter launch. Google's move is to get features out at an acceler

Google has rapidly resolved a major glitch hitting Google Maps on CarPlay; users must download and install the latest version from the App Store

With AI Mode, users see a more comprehensive AI summary with hyperlinks to cited webpages. The 10 blue links have been replaced.