And you’ll save time because the Maps app will know your home and work addresses. Angela Lang/CNET



Motel 6 provides a cheap bed for the night along your route. Whether it’s using voice navigation for walking or driving directions or exploring points of interests on the map, MapQuest has the tools you need to navigate the United States and Canada.



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Fortunately, Google Maps lets you download your route ahead of time so that you never have to worry about getting lost.

Get where you need to go with the MapQuest turn-by-turn GPS Navigation app. At the bottom of the screen tap the name of the place or the address.

This article updates periodically.When you've parked your car five blocks away from your destination, it can be tricky trying to follow a small blue dot to figure out where you're going. Featured Interstate Chain.

It was not that important in Iceland, since there are very few interchanges, and you can’t read most of the street names anyway, because they look like “þorljökullfjörðurvegurgata”. You can go direct or find all the locations in our Hotels By Chain guide / mobile app.

Google Screenshot by Katie Conner/CNET Set the preferred graphics processor for this app to High performance NVIDIA Processor. You should now see the expected streets visible in the Maps app. Will have to look for another App… Anyone know of one that says street names in all languages?Hi there, I recently noticed that my google maps is not showing accurate location in terms of each turn or exit i have to make, specially on highways it is not showing the exits, instead it is showing the turn that comes after the highway exit. Finally fixed it.

So when I hear (in French), “in 300 metres turn right”, and there are two (or more) streets close to each other, well, it’s a problem. I seat that it would speak the street names in the British voice before. But US has some quite complex interchanges and exact exit number becomes very important.Now, (early 2018) on my Samsung Galaxy S8, the following steps restored the street names/exit numbers to my Google Maps application.The street names and exit numbers are crucial for the very high density of roads and complex intersections in my Silicon Valley locationThanks this has been driving crazy for months.



These tips are helpful when you need to find a parking spot in a hurry or if you get lost.You haven't traveled anywhere in what seems like ages But Google Maps can help with other tasks you may not know about, such as letting you download a map to use offline. Instead of driving around and hoping you'll eventually find a parking spot, use Google Maps to point you in the right direction.

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Pictures can be deceiving, so before you book a hotel that looks nice, check it out on Google Maps first.

This step-by-step guide teaches you how get set up and learn the basics.

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