Here's how to customize the vehicle icon and color on Google Maps. Life's easier with these Google Maps features Google Maps allows you to switch from the default blue arrow to three vehicle icons ...

Google revealed the first change to its "G" icon in nearly a decade, putting a new version on its search apps.

POI icons have existed in Apple Maps since Google was the maps provider. But with iOS 6, Apple took full ownership of Maps and introduced a selectable, color-coded POI system with all new iconography.