Learn how to use the Google Maps API to add maps to your Android app, and how to request access to the user's location, using the new 6.0 permissions model.

Google Play Service’s Location APIs give you an easy way of displaying the user’s current location, but there’s only so much value you can get out of a ‘You Are Here’-style marker on a ...

Tap this, and the map will zoom over to your exact location — give or take a few hundred feet. Here's how to find where you currently are in Google Maps, using a computer or phone.

This new Android app can take your current location (or any other spot on earth) and turn it into the background image on your phone. It’s available now for $1.99 on Google Play.

Hey Google: Share my location. Those five words will cause your invisible Android companion to cough up a couple o’ contacts it thinks you might want to invite to your current spot.

These are the basics of location and mapping in Android. With location, remember to be a good citizen on the device and stop tracking location if your application doesn't need to. In the mobile world, ...

Seriously. Don't try this at home. As of Android M Developer Preview 2, the stock Android 6.0 dialer appears to exhibit some special behavior if you dial 9-1-1 or another registered emergency number.

Save And Find Your Parked Car Location With Google Maps Google Maps also offers an option to save and locate your parked car on both iPhone and Android. So, if you don't prefer using Apple Maps or ...