Google Maps wants to capture that Waze-like fun, and it's doing so by borrowing one of the latter's signature features. For reference, Google's flagship navigation app gained custom vehicle icons back ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Several Google Maps users are reporting that the application no longer displays a vehicle icon when running on Android Auto. Instead, it shows a black box due to what seems to be a rendering issue.

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.

In the latest Google Maps build, we managed to enable a setting that lets you choose your Driving avatar in the settings menu. Right now, you can only change the icon from the navigation screen.

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 ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...