Google Maps collects 24 data categories from your phone.

For years, Google Maps has been the default navigation app for most of us, including me. For my commute, I would connect to Android Auto, fire up Google Maps, feed in the location, and off I went. I ...

Google Maps is getting what Google describes as the biggest update in a decade. The so-called immersive navigation changes how we use and interact with Google Maps for more convenient and ...

Android Auto already does the basics well. It shows my route, plays my music, reads my messages, and keeps the phone out of ...

These are precisely the words Google used when it announced immersive navigation. "The biggest update in over a decade." And after a debut last month in the United States on iPhone and Android, the ...

In a handy new tweak rolling out now, Google Maps now shows more prominent street labels on Android Auto. Google Maps has long shown street labels along each road, but outside of your next turn, ...

Android Auto brings a lot of functionality to your car dashboard, but its range of supported apps is limited. A simple trick ...

Google Maps may soon allow drivers to change their Driving Avatar Icon directly within Android Auto. A code found in version 16.2 suggests upcoming customization support. If true, this could reduce ...

Google just announced a slew of major updates to Android Auto and to the cars with Google built-in platform, bringing a redesigned interface, high-definition in-car entertainment, and a significantly ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

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 ...