Google Maps Showing Accident Alerts Everywhere, So What's Going On?
The icons appear on nearly every road in some regions, and Google has not identified the cause.
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Google Maps is flooded with incident reports that won’t go away
Credit: Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Incident reports are not disappearing on Google Maps. Users say the alerts are staying active for hours or even days after they’re reported. It appears the glitch is occurring in specific areas of the country, like Chicago. We recently reported on a Google Maps issue causing freezing, lags, and graphical glitches for Pixel 11 owners. While that problem relates specifically to Android Auto, a new bug…
Whoever opened Google Maps to plan a trip this weekend came across a scenario worthy of a catastrophe film. Unexpectedly, the roads of several cities emerged flooded with red icons to signal serial traffic accidents, suggesting an absolute chaos on the roads that simply did not exist on the [...]
Google Maps has started showing accident icons on almost all roads in some areas of the United States. The most signs have been seen around Chicago and other parts of Illinois, while Seattle has been left without any unusual markings. The problem is visible on both the mobile app and the web version of Google Maps. Users have reported dozens of accidents on roads where there are no signs of accidents. Some of the icons have remained active for a…
Google Maps Showing Accident Alerts Everywhere, So What's Going On?
Google Maps has mysteriously started to show accident icons on nearly every road in some regions for a reason that nobody has been able to figure out. The glitch was first spotted by someone on reddit less than 24 hours ago and seems to affect Google Maps on all platforms, including mobile devices and the web. The crash icons appear on the road as if another user pinned an accident through the incident reporting feature. (continue reading...)
Google Maps has another problem. It's quite amusing, let's face it, although drivers might not find it amusing. They're seeing alerts about incidents that have long since passed into history. Some reports remain active for up to a week, questioning... Full version of the page: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/google_maps_old_alerty_wypadki-54951.html
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