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.

Android users that trust Google with tracking their location can view the history of the logged data minute-by-minute on Google Maps.

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

There's a way to set up your Android to integrate with Google Maps in the event that your phone goes missing or is stolen.

Initiating location sharing remains the central element of this free tracking method. The person with the phone to be tracked must explicitly enable this feature.

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.

Google today launched Android Studio 3.6 with Google Maps in the Android Emulator, and automatic memory leak detection for Fragments and Activities.