How to get the most out of Android Auto with 7 easy tricks

Make Android Auto work better for you with quick tweaks that improve navigation, media, and communication on the road ...
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Google Maps lets you customize your car icon on Android Auto and CarPlay – how to do it

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 ...
Android Authority

Google says pick Maps or Waze in the car — here's how I use both

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, ...
autoevolution

This Is the New CarPlay: New Features and How To Get the Update

Apple has just released iOS 26; one of the biggest changes in this update is a complete makeover of the CarPlay experience ...

How to disable incident reporting in Google Maps

If you've completed your report to Google, you can now minimize the frequency that incident reports populate on your screen.
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Here’s how Google Maps incident reports will work on Android Auto

It’s been a long road, but incident reports are finally coming to Google Maps on Android Auto. As the full rollout takes its sweet time, we’re finally getting a closer look at how the functionality ...
Android Authority

Google Maps on Android Auto is getting smarter about using all your vehicle's screens

Google Maps has recently started offering a navigation pop-up on select instrument cluster displays. So far this has been spotted on the Polestar 2. We previously saw Waze delivering a similar ...