Google Maps can accurately detect your location, but only if you calibrate the app correctly. While calibration may not be necessary to plan long trips across countries, getting accurate directions ...

You can now search for [find my phone] on Google search and if you have an Android device, Google will locate and map your phone on the search page. This is to help those who lose their phone be able ...

Massachusetts police used cell phone tracing via GPS and Google Maps to track down a 9-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on ...

As a Northwest native, Jeff lives and works in the shadow of Microsoft, Amazon, and T-Mobile. He enjoys his work as a radiology technologist, but his passion is Android. Jeff has two kids, a beautiful ...

In the event you lose your phone, Android has a dedicated location tracker baked into it. You'll need to install an app from Google (running with elevated permission ...

Apple users have long been able to use iOS’s built-in device locator and remote wiping features, but Android users had to resort to third-party applications. That’s changing soon. Google today ...

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Google has updated Google Maps and now lets users access more personal information regarding their locations with a quick search. Google Maps culls more data from users' Gmail accounts and will ...