The Maps apps war between Google, Apple and Nokia continues as Google makes its maps even more user-friendly on Android mobile devices.

Google Maps Android API version 2 features vector-based maps that allow users to navigate through 2D and 3D dimensional views, as well as tilt and rotate via gestures.

Google has a new device orientation solution for Android map developers with the Fused Orientation Provider (FOP) API in Play services.

Google today released a set of improvements to the Google Maps APIs for developers looking to use transit directions in their Android apps.

Overture Maps was originally announced in late 2022, with Google’s biggest competitors on board. Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, TomTom and more mapping specialists have teamed up to create the project.

Google has just announced that it is lowering Maps API usage fees and simplifying limits for both Styled and regular maps. The new online pricing structure dropped from $4 per 1,000 map loads to ...

Google Maps API pricing scale drops for developers Google is slashing rates from $4 per 1,000 map loads to 50 cents per 1,000 map loads.