Android Auto Update Lets You Customize Your Google Maps 'Driving Avatar' via Car Display
The update lets drivers choose a vehicle icon and color from the car display, removing a phone step for Maps customization.
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Google Maps on Android Auto Is Finally Getting the Most Basic Customization Feature
Pigs are probably flying because there’s no other explanation for today’s new update. Google is finally updating Google Maps on Android Auto with a customization feature that should have been there from the very beginning. OK, maybe not from the very beginning because Google Maps didn’t originally support custom driving avatars, but once this feature went live on phones, it should have made its way to Android... (continue reading...)
Android Auto is finally letting you ditch that boring blue arrow straight from your dashboard
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out the ability to change your Google Maps driving avatar directly from the Android Auto dashboard. The new “Driving avatar” option lets you choose a vehicle icon and change its color without reaching for your phone. We’ve spotted the feature on two devices running Android Auto 17.8.163744 and Google Maps 26.38.01. Google is finally rolling out one of the small but useful Google…
As is well known, Google Maps' own location can not only be displayed as a simple blue arrow, but also as a small vehicle icon in various versions....To post: Google Maps: Vehicle icon now directly adjustable via Android Car Where you can follow us: Facebook, Reddit, Google News, X, Threads Keep up to date? Adds us to Google as the preferred source!
Google distributes a new update for Google Maps under Android Auto. Users can now change their vehicle icon directly on the display in the car. This eliminates the handle to the smartphone completely during navigation. (Continue reading)
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