Learn how to use the Google Maps API to add maps to your Android app, and how to request access to the user's location, using the new 6.0 permissions model.

While Google Maps offers a practical solution for tracking a phone, Google has developed more specialized tools specifically designed for locating lost devices.

Google has replaced MapView with MapFragment for adding mapping and location in Android. Learn what the new API can do, and how to use it.

While smartphones offer built-in tracking, Google Maps provides a lesser-known but effective method to locate phone numbers for free.

Here are the methods on how to share your Google Maps location in Android, PC, Mac, and iOS. (Photo : Kevin Nixon/Future via Getty Images)A man using Google Maps on an iPad to find his way around ...