{
  "id": 3532540,
  "title": "This overlooked Google Maps feature has become my secret weapon for staying organized",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/this-overlooked-google-maps-feature-has-become-my-secret-weapon-for",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T15:30:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/this-overlooked-google-maps-feature-has-become-my-secret-weapon-for-staying-organized/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A writer for XDA Developers has discovered a useful Google Maps feature that helps them stay organized while traveling. They previously relied on Google Keep notes and Sheets documents to keep track of addresses, phone numbers, and itineraries, but have found a better way to do this using Google Maps.\n\nThe writer had been using a cumbersome system to plan trips, jotting down important details in notes or spreadsheets. However, they have now found that Google Maps offers a more organized solution, although the details of this feature are not specified.\n\nThe discovery was reported by XDA Developers, while TechRadar discussed a separate issue with Apple Maps, which has started showing ads to users in the US and Canada. This change has been met with disapproval from Apple fans, with some users saying they will switch to Google Maps as a result.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "'I'll just use Google Maps': Apple Maps users rebel against new ads that you can't turn off, even with an iCloud subscription",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ill-just-use-google-maps-apple-maps-users-rebel-against-new-ads-that",
        "published": "2026-08-26T11:45:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Apple Maps ads are live. Heres what they look like",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/apple-maps-ads-are-live-heres-what-they-look-like",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:02:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Apple Maps is getting ads before and after searches, and there's no way to turn them off",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/apple-maps-is-getting-ads-before-and-after-searches-and-theres-no-way",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:44:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}