Google Maps is one of the best (and most-used) navigation apps. It is preinstalled on most Android smartphones and is often the first app you open when navigating to a location. While Google has ...

After getting started with driving navigation last fall, Gemini in Google Maps expands to walking and bicycling.

Also, Driving Mode isn’t being made available to all Google Maps users. For now, the feature is rolling out in English and to just seven countries: the U.S., United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, ...

When using Apple CarPlay for navigation, three major apps dominate the landscape: Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Waze. Each app caters to different driving ...

Google expands Gemini within Maps to support walking and cycling navigation on iOS and Android, providing hands-free route guidance and real-time updates for city travel.

In 2022, Google announced it was killing the Assistant Driving Mode that provided a “Dashboard” homescreen. This left another optimized UI in Google Maps for Android, which was also called “Driving ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

The feature was supposed to be the successor to the now-defunct Android Auto app for phone screens The feature was supposed to be the successor to the now-defunct Android Auto app for phone screens is ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

In May of 2019, Google Assistant Driving Mode was announced to replace “Android Auto for Phone Screens.” The launch occurred slowly, with the previous experience not going away until this June.

Commentary: I'm already distracted by everything going on around me when I drive. I don't need more of it from Google Maps. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and ...