The perfect scenario for Google’s new Visual Position System, or VPS, is one you’ve probably been in already: Emerging from a subway station in a strange city. You’ve got your route planned out on ...

Earlier this year Google launched a beta of an augmented reality walking directions feature called “Live View.” Live View allows users to use Google Maps and their smartphone’s camera to see real-time ...

Two separate discoveries indicate that Google is working on power-saving features for Android that might make it possible to run full-screen apps with reduced power consumption. Android Authority's ...

You can also use Live View to get even more detailed walking directions. It uses your phone's camera to identify shops, signs ...

Google Maps has a new power-saving mode that is supposed to reduce battery usage by showing only the most essential details on your screen ...