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 ...

Not everyone needs driving directions all the time, so it's nice that TUAW reminds us that if you prefer walking directions you can set Apple's Maps to default to them if you know where to look. If ...

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 ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google Maps is stepping in a new direction -- indoors. The popular mapping service rolled out an update offering several additions including indoor walking directions, allowing ...

Make sure you unmute guidance audio to receive clear directions while walking. Adjust guidance volume to hear directions better with street noise. Enable detailed voice guidance and Live View for more ...

If the infusion of walking directions in Google Maps interests you, and you don’t mind the privacy concerns voiced about Google’s Street View, and you happen to have a Web-enabled mobile phone on hand ...

The Maps app in iOS 7 on iPhone or iPad defaults to giving directions for drivers, but many people who don’t drive or who live in large cities where they almost always walk, will prefer walking ...

If you live in one of the cities that support it so far, you can transform Apple Maps walking directions with Apple AR. If you are in one of the cities that supports AR directions in Apple Maps, what ...

Whether you’re exploring a new city or trying to get to a meeting in an unfamiliar part of town, using Petal Maps for walking directions on a Huawei smartwatch like the Watch GT 4 can help you find ...