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 ...

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, ...

The Google Maps driving mode, originally powered by Google Assistant and now baked into the navigation app, failed to become the game-changing feature that Google hoped. The demise of Android Auto for ...

Google is adding two major features to its Maps app: a 3D driving tool called Immersive Navigation and a Gemini-powered assistant called Ask Maps that handles trip planning through conversational ...

Android Auto's split-screen just feels clunky compared to this setting ...

Google could be planning to kill Driving Mode in Google Maps in early 2024, according to an APK teardown. The teardown suggests that you might need to use Google Assistant for your driving needs ...

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 ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping many of us away from buses and trains (and Uber and Lyft rides), we've reverted to driving ourselves. This means more time with Google Maps — whether that's on our ...