Here is what icons and symbols mean Blue dot with beam: This symbol indicates your GPS location on Google Maps. The shaded beam around the blue dot indicates the direction you are facing on the maps.

iOS: Earlier this year, Google teamed up with Nintendo to turn Google Maps into Mario Kart, replacing the app’s usual location icon with a ... hovering over your current location.

Locate the Maps icon on your Home Screen ... then tap the arrow in the lower-left corner to focus on your current location. Tap the info button in the lower-right corner, then select "Drop ...

One interesting UI change may have gone unnoticed though. Google Maps has made an adjustment to the shared location user icon. Shared locations has been a huge part of Google Maps for a good while ...

The Google Maps route preview screen is the most complicated, with many options and icons. Here is what they mean. Your Location: This shows your current real-time location. Even if you set a ...