To represent various places on Google Maps, Google users use different icons and symbols to help users identify. Currently, Google uses more than 100 symbols, which is what each symbol means.

Changing the navigation icon on Google Maps is a straightforward process that takes only a few seconds. If you're tired of the default blue marker and want to personalize your experience, here's ...

Reports surrounding custom car icons are sparse, but we have at least one confirmed report of the feature being available with Google Maps Version 24.50.04.705335264 on Android.

Google Maps has always lagged behind Waze, but now that Google is more committed to improving the navigation component (and the addition of incident reporting on Android Auto and CarPlay is living ...

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps ...

Google Maps’ default icon is a blue arrow. However, users can change it to a car if they want. The company introduced this option four years ago, integrating choices such as a red car, a yellow ...

9to5Google reports that Google is testing a UI change in beta versions of Maps (version 25.06.x). This sees the icons for your saved places turning into dots when you zoom out.

There you have it, your Google Maps icon is now a fetch new ride that looks a heck of a lot more interesting than the boring 2D arrow that you had before. Just remember that you can go back ...

We’re seeing these new car icons with Google Maps beta version 25.06.x for Android. It’s not available in the stable channel yet, but has already launched on iOS.

Google Maps Gets New AR Features, Accessibility Icons, EV Charging Info Search with Live View arrives first in major cities including London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco and Tokyo.

However, the map layout is different on the web. Still, the symbols and icons are the same on the web, making navigating easy even if unfamiliar with the Google Maps web interface.