Google is adding a 'low-code' location-based tool to the Google Maps Platform with a new service called Quick Builder. Quick Builder adds a new thread to Google's low-code or no-code story, which is ...

Want a quick and easy way to share your specific location, even if there’s no street address marker nearby? Why not try a Plus code? Plus codes are simple, four-character strings that help you find ...

In April, Google Maps released Plus Codes — or Open Location Codes (OLC) — to identify hard-to-find locations across the globe. Starting today, Plus Codes can now be searched both on Google Maps and ...

Addresses aren't as ubiquitous as you may think. According to Google, billions of people don't have an address, or if they do, it's not very accurate. To remedy the problem, the company created a ...

If you often send the location of various places via Google Maps, you can use the plus code to make things easier. Here is how to find the Plus Code of any location on Google Maps, which they ...

Google has added a handful of new features to the Indian version of Maps (which was launched globally long back). The features are mostly aimed at easing the efforts of the users when it comes to ...

Google’s Plus Codes are the company’s efforts to reinvent coordinates and addresses so it works better with all things Google. It’s also helpful for places and locations that don’t actually have ...

Google frequently touts that the “next billion users” will come from developing nations with different focuses and needs. To that end, the company has developed a number of optimized services, with ...

Gregor J. Rothfuss, the technology lead for the Google Maps team, announced on Google+ that Google Maps now supports places without addresses. This is also known as location codes or plus codes.

Just tap the blue dot in the app to create a unique location ID that you can share with others. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

Google Maps is now offering some YouTube-style embed code which finally gives non-programmers an easy way to add maps to nearly any webpage. The new code can be found under the “Link to this page” ...