The world might feel like a mess right now, depending on your technological, financial, or political interests, but there's one thing I think we can all get universally excited about. Google Maps has finally come to CarPlay.

You (a fool): "Reminders are for good things." Me (wise): "Reminders are for bad things."

Today, Google officially announced a few new tools rolling out to Google Maps. Now, it's easier to suggest edits to locations on Maps, add places that don't exist and suggest or confirm details about a place you're visiting.

Android: Google Maps is finally adding a desperately needed feature. Starting today, you can add multiple destinations to a navigation trip when you get directions on Android.

How often have you needed to meet up with someone and wished you could find a spot halfway between the two of you? For some reason, this isn't a standard feature of Google Maps. Instead, MeetWays picks up the slack.

Web/Android: Google Maps is rolling out a new feature for Android and desktop called Your Timeline that shows you location history in a handy timeline view. When you tap on the Your Timeline option in Google maps, you'll see a map of where you spent your time on any given day, month or year.

Google is adding yet another trick to its search box's repertoire. Now, if you're searching from a device that knows your location, you can get information about a place without specifying it.

iOS: Apple's Find My Friends shares your location with other iOS users. If the other person isn't on an iPhone, Transitory.Me will share your location by email or text message.

Domino's (and most of its rivals) already offer pizza tracking if you order online, showing when a pizza is being cooked and when it leaves the store. Domino's now says that during 2015, it will add GPS tracking to its delivery vehicles so you can tell exactly how far away it is.

iOS/Android/Windows: When you travel with friends or a partner, it's important to have time apart so everyone can engage in the activities they want. However, this can make it difficult to meet up later on. Life360's app helps you easily see each others location.

Android: Boomerang has been one of our favourite email clients for a while. Now it's learning a new trick: location-based reminders for your email.

Mac: HandyLock is a utility that makes sure your Mac is locked and password-protected every time you get up and wander away from it. It uses your phone -- or any other Bluetooth device -- as a "key". When it's out of range, the app will lock your screen for you, automatically.

Your photos might be revealing your location without you realising it. Here's how to make sure your phone doesn't log the location of each photo you take.

iPhone: Checkmark, our favourite app for location-based reminders on iOS was updated today with a few handy new features. It now includes the ability to snooze reminders and add recurring reminders.

iOS: Location-based communication (like using Foursquare to find Wi-Fi passwords) is nothing new. Knit, however, lets you target messages to specific people when they arrive at a destination.

Location-based reminders are a powerful tool that amplify your productivity. They can provide you with obvious help like shopping lists that pop up when you get to the supermarket, and chore lists that pop up when you get home -- but they can do a lot more than that, too.

Android: Hunting for a lost phone can be a nightmare, particularly if you're on your own and can't call it. Whistle Phone Finder is a free Android app that helps you to locate a misplaced handset by whistling.

iOS: Meeting up with people is often difficult because it's hard to tell exactly where they are or how long it will take them to arrive. Routeshare takes out the guessing and sends real-time updates of your location to a person of your choosing, then stops broadcasting when you arrive.

Todoist is one of our favourite to-do list apps, but one thing it doesn't have is location-based notifications. Thankfully, they're easy to add -- all you need is an automation app such as Llama, and Todoist's mobile app for Android.