<p>Google Maps, the mobile app that's number 1 in navigation, has now reached the important milestone of 10 billion Play Store downloads.</p>.<p>Given that there are very few "free" mapping services that can match the accuracy and feature set of Google Maps, it is a must download no matter what mobile OS you prefer, reports 9To5Google.</p>.<p>It has joined a very small and elite club of apps to reach the 10 billion download milestone -- which includes Google Play Services and YouTube, citing Android Police, the report said.</p>.<p>Maps comes pre-installed as part of Google Mobile Services but that doesn't account for all of the downloads on the Play Store.</p>.<p>Either way, even as the "default" mapping service on Android, 10 billion downloads or installs is still a whopping figure, as per the report.</p>.<p>For those with Android Go-powered smartphones or low-end hardware, Google does offer "Maps Go," which is effectively a Progressive Web App that is an instance of the Chrome browser that is up to 100 times smaller than the full-fat Maps app.</p>.<p>This slimmed-down version of Google Maps just recently amassed 500 million downloads of its own.</p>.<p>Google Maps has evolved greatly over the past few years with Live AR navigation, a dedicated dark theme, real-time public transit data, and recently added eco-friendly routing options among a literal mountain of tweaks and options to help you get from A to B in the fastest time possible.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Google Maps, the mobile app that's number 1 in navigation, has now reached the important milestone of 10 billion Play Store downloads.</p>.<p>Given that there are very few "free" mapping services that can match the accuracy and feature set of Google Maps, it is a must download no matter what mobile OS you prefer, reports 9To5Google.</p>.<p>It has joined a very small and elite club of apps to reach the 10 billion download milestone -- which includes Google Play Services and YouTube, citing Android Police, the report said.</p>.<p>Maps comes pre-installed as part of Google Mobile Services but that doesn't account for all of the downloads on the Play Store.</p>.<p>Either way, even as the "default" mapping service on Android, 10 billion downloads or installs is still a whopping figure, as per the report.</p>.<p>For those with Android Go-powered smartphones or low-end hardware, Google does offer "Maps Go," which is effectively a Progressive Web App that is an instance of the Chrome browser that is up to 100 times smaller than the full-fat Maps app.</p>.<p>This slimmed-down version of Google Maps just recently amassed 500 million downloads of its own.</p>.<p>Google Maps has evolved greatly over the past few years with Live AR navigation, a dedicated dark theme, real-time public transit data, and recently added eco-friendly routing options among a literal mountain of tweaks and options to help you get from A to B in the fastest time possible.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>