While we certainly appreciate the guidance of a GPS, seeing where we’re supposed to go before we get there helps validate our destination when we arrive. Google has provided just such a capability ...

Want more privacy? You can easily hide your house on Google Street View. Just know you won't be able to undo it later.

Google Maps’ Street View feature was created 15 years ago, and since then, has added more than 220 billion Street View images from over 100 countries and territories. Many of us have taken advantage ...

Google Maps is an incredibly popular app that makes navigation, driving, and finding places an absolute breeze. The app goes beyond just a 2D map view, with features like Street View showing you ...

When you think of preserving memories, scrapbooks or photo albums might come to mind. But what about Google Maps? In a new, melancholy trend sweeping social media, Gen Z is using the “Street View” ...

You can ask Google to blur your home in Street View so strangers can’t zoom in on your doors, windows, cars, or kids’ play areas Do it on a computer: open your address in Street View → click “Report a ...

Homeowners can permanently blur their property on Google Maps Street View to secure privacy. The process, available on both desktop and mobile apps, requires selecting “Report a Problem” and ...

To mark the 15th anniversary of Street View, Google Maps is rolling out a slew of features including the ability to view historical data on Android and iOS, as well as a new camera system. Google Maps ...

Fifteen years after Street View started as a wild idea at Google to create a 360-degree map of the world, the feature is more important than ever to the Google Maps product. The images collected by ...