One of Google's coolest apps, by far, has yet to see the light of day for most users. I'm talking about Maps' live AR walking directions-- now known as Live View -- that shows you via a Pokémon-like ...

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 ...

Google Maps is one of the most dependable navigation apps available, and a must-have on all smartphones, even if they ship with a different default maps app. Google has been adding a bunch of nifty ...

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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 ...

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 ...