Editing Google Maps (section)

=== Reception ===
''[[USA Today]]'' welcomed the application back to iOS, saying: "The reemergence in the middle of the night of a Google Maps app for the iPhone is like the return of an old friend. Only your friend, who'd gone missing for three months, comes back looking better than ever."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2012/12/13/baig-quick-spin-google-maps-for-iphone/1767081/|title=Baig: Google Maps app – welcome return of an old friend|date=December 13, 2012|website=[[USA Today]]|publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125025215/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2012/12/13/baig-quick-spin-google-maps-for-iphone/1767081/|url-status=live}}</ref> Jason Parker of ''[[CNET]]'', calling it "the king of maps", said, "With its iOS Maps app, Google sets the standard for what mobile navigation should be and more."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/products/google-maps-ios/review/|title=Google Maps for iOS review|last=Parker|first=Jason|date=November 6, 2014|website=[[CNET]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022181540/https://www.cnet.com/reviews/google-maps-ios-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bree Fowler of the [[Associated Press]] compared Google's and Apple's map applications, saying: "The one clear advantage that Apple has is style. Like Apple devices, the maps are clean and clear and have a fun, pretty element to them, especially in 3-D. But when it comes down to depth and information, Google still reigns superior and will no doubt be welcomed back by its fans."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/tech/app-review-google-maps-on-ios-is-back-with-a-bang-559232.html|title=App review: Google Maps on iOS is back with a bang|last=Fowler|first=Bree|date=December 16, 2012|website=FirstPost|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=October 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009131750/https://www.firstpost.com/tech/app-review-google-maps-on-ios-is-back-with-a-bang-559232.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Gizmodo]]'' gave it a ranking of 4.5 stars, stating: "Maps Done Right".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/5968150/google-maps-for-ios-review-maps-done-right|title=Google Maps for iOS Review: Maps Done Right|last=Diaz|first=Jesus|date=December 13, 2012|website=[[Gizmodo]]|publisher=[[Univision Communications]]|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024215852/https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-for-ios-review-maps-done-right-5968150|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', Google "admits that it's [iOS app is] even better than Google Maps for Android phones, which has accommodated its evolving feature set mainly by piling on menus".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/technology/personaltech/google-maps-app-for-iphone-goes-in-the-right-direction-review.html|title=Maps App for iPhone Steers Right|last=Pogue|first=David|author-link=David Pogue|date=December 12, 2012|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112023812/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/technology/personaltech/google-maps-app-for-iphone-goes-in-the-right-direction-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Google Maps' [[Geolocation|location tracking]] is regarded by some as a threat to users' privacy, with Dylan Tweney of ''[[VentureBeat]]'' writing in August 2014 that "Google is probably logging your location, step by step, via Google Maps", and linked users to Google's location history map, which "lets you see the path you've traced for any given day that your smartphone has been running Google Maps". Tweney then provided instructions on how to disable location history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/08/17/yes-google-maps-is-tracking-you-heres-how-to-stop-it/|title=Yes, Google Maps is tracking you. Here's how to stop it|last=Tweney|first=Dylan|date=August 17, 2014|website=[[VentureBeat]]|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002161502/https://venturebeat.com/2014/08/17/yes-google-maps-is-tracking-you-heres-how-to-stop-it/|url-status=live}}</ref> The history tracking was also noticed, and recommended disabled, by editors at ''CNET''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-delete-and-disable-your-google-location-history/|title=Is Google is tracking you? Find out here|last=Elliott|first=Matt|date=April 20, 2017|website=[[CNET]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429022734/https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-delete-and-disable-your-google-location-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[TechCrunch]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/google-location-history/|title=Google's Location History Browser Is A Minute-By-Minute Map Of Your Life|last=Kumparak|first=Greg|date=December 18, 2013|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=May 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511121232/https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/google-location-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, ''[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]'' reported in April 2014 that a "sneaky new privacy change" would have an effect on the majority of iOS users. The privacy change, an update to the [[Gmail]] iOS app that "now supports sign-in across Google iOS apps, including Maps, [[Google Drive|Drive]], YouTube and [[Google Chrome|Chrome]]", meant that Google would be able to identify users' actions across its different apps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qz.com/194032/googles-sneaky-new-privacy-change-affects-85-of-iphone-users-but-most-of-them-wont-have-noticed/|title=Google's sneaky new privacy change affects 85% of iPhone users—but most of them won't have noticed|last=Mirani|first=Leo|date=April 3, 2014|website=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]|publisher=[[Atlantic Media]]|access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810070208/https://qz.com/194032/googles-sneaky-new-privacy-change-affects-85-of-iphone-users-but-most-of-them-wont-have-noticed/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Android version of the app surpassed five billion installations in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/03/09/google-maps-hits-5-billion-downloads-on-the-play-store-does-it-after-youtube-but-before-the-google-app/|title=Google Maps hits 5 billion downloads on the Play Store, does it after YouTube but before the Google app|last=El Khoury|first=Rita|date=2019-03-09|website=Android Police|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008062938/https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/03/09/google-maps-hits-5-billion-downloads-on-the-play-store-does-it-after-youtube-but-before-the-google-app/|archive-date=2019-10-08|access-date=2019-10-26}}</ref> By November 2021, the Android app had surpassed 10 billion installations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-04|title=Google Maps navigates its way to 10 billion installs|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/google-maps-navigates-its-way-to-10-billion-installs/|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Android Police|language=en-US|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125175226/https://www.androidpolice.com/google-maps-navigates-its-way-to-10-billion-installs/|url-status=live}}</ref>