New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps introduced ...

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Over a decade after Google bought Waze, the search giant is finally using reporting data from the crowdsourced navigation app within Google Maps and, as it turns out, that works on Android Auto too.

Despite its litany of flaws, I love Android Auto. It makes driving more enjoyable by offering easy access to my music collection and putting important navigation information front and center. However, ...

Google has rolled out an update to the Maps app to fix a UI issue on Android Auto. The update tweaks the map so it is centered according to the UI instead of the display. It appears the update is not ...

When you're driving around on Google Maps, whether you're an Android or iPhone user, you'll always be represented on the map with the boring default arrow icon. But what if I told you that it doesn't ...

Google is experimenting with several changes in the Android Auto space, but not all of them are received well by its user base. One such idea was enabled with a server-side update for Google Maps in ...

Google Maps prompts you to enable Location each time you open it on a Samsung phone, which can be super inconvenient. Luckily ...

Google recently released the first beta build of Android Auto version 14.7, and users enrolled in the testing program are receiving this update as we speak. However, while the new build mainly aims at ...

Google wants to improve real-time monitoring on Android 16 by adding Live Updates to Google Maps. The feature, initially introduced in the latest Android ecosystem, enables users to keep track of food ...