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 ...

It's not just you. Definitely not. If the car icon has gone missing in Google Maps when you use navigation on Android Auto, you'd better not waste your time with all the generic fixes. Only a simple ...

Google Maps remains the go-to option for most Android Auto users, despite many other apps, including Waze, improving significantly in cars where Google's phone mirroring software is available. However ...

Some Android Auto users report Google Maps losing the car icon when switching back to split-screen mode. Navigation still works, but the car marker disappears until Maps is force-closed on the phone.

Incident reporting on Google Maps on Android Auto is rolling out, but many users aren’t seeing the new button on their car’s display. The button apparently doesn’t appear if your car display does not ...

Google Maps makes it easy to navigate while driving, and Android Auto takes it a step further by bringing navigation directly to your car's display. However, if you want to see upcoming directions ...

Google's Android Automotive OS for Software-Defined Vehicles transforms cars into smartphones with over-the-air updates for 90% of vehicle functions.

Owners of Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning electric vehicles are getting an over-the-air software update that will finally give Android Auto users a bit of an upgrade. Once the update is ...

The new Google Maps custom car icons have been available for a year, and more recently, the existence of custom icons in the Android Auto build. A new APK teardown report alleges that Google is ...