We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Google launched Plus Codes back in 2015, something I wasn’t aware of. Plus Codes are digital addresses made ...

In 2014, Google launched the “Open Location Code” project as an alternative to street addresses that’s “easier to use than latitude and longitude.” Google Maps is now introducing a faster way to ...

If you often send the location of various places via Google Maps, you can use the plus code to make things easier. Here is how to find the Plus Code of any location on Google Maps, which they ...

Google’s Plus Codes are the company’s efforts to reinvent coordinates and addresses so it works better with all things Google. It’s also helpful for places and locations that don’t actually have ...

Just tap the blue dot in the app to create a unique location ID that you can share with others. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of ...

Next to Google Search, Maps is one of those Google products that truly changed the way we live. Getting around has become easier and pointing people to locations has become less of a hassle. That, ...

Addresses aren't as ubiquitous as you may think. According to Google, billions of people don't have an address, or if they do, it's not very accurate. To remedy the problem, the company created a ...

Does it ever happen to you that when you share your address with someone, the correct location doesn't open on Google Maps?

When you need to give someone your location, you usually point them to an address. Here in NYC, you often point them to an intersection instead. But sometimes an address is just difficult to find — or ...

A new Google Maps update for Android will introduce a brand new feature that's not available in other navigation apps. Google Maps users will be able to obtain a unique identifier for any place on ...

Two years ago, Google open-sourced Plus Codes, a digital addressing system to help billions of people navigate to places that don’t have clear addresses. The company said today it is making it easier ...