Google Maps is so reliant on pins that it uses one for its app icon. These helpful virtual landmarks exist to direct you not only to your destination, but also towards shops, bars, restaurants, and ...

When you drop a pin on your iPhone, you can share it, get directions to that location, or save it to a list of favorite places.

These days, using a map app on your mobile phone is not just for looking up directions to specific destinations. Depending on whether the map service you use offers it, you may also have the ability ...

It looks like Google is widely showing the landmark icons or pins in the Google Maps desktop and mobile interface now. It is not exactly new, according to Justin OBeirne, Google started to slowly roll ...

Google is testing a new thin sidebar navigation on the left side of the maps interface. The sidebar has the Google Maps pin icon, then the explore tab, then trips, saved places, contribute and a more ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Pinning locations can be vital in any navigation app — not every place worth visiting has a labeled address, and often tech companies aren’t keeping up with housing developments. In this instance, ...