A huge visual upgrade for Google Maps is rolling out on Android Auto
Google Maps is rolling out a significant visual overhaul for Android Auto featuring a new 3D Immersive View.
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The brief
Google Maps is introducing a new Immersive Navigation UI for Android Auto. This update, appearing in Android Auto version 17.3, includes a 3D Immersive View designed to improve navigation experiences.
Coverage from ZDNET, XDA, and Android Police describes this as a major visual upgrade. Pocket-lint characterizes it as the biggest update of the year, while autoevolution reports it as the most significant navigation update in a decade.
Attention is currently on the rollout of the Immersive Navigation UI and its impact on solving previous navigation problems, as noted by ZDNET.
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Quick answers
What version of Android Auto includes this update?
The update has been observed in Android Auto 17.3.
What is the primary new feature of this rollout?
The rollout features a 3D Immersive View and an eye-catching Immersive Navigation UI.
How significant is this update compared to previous ones?
According to autoevolution, it is the biggest Google Maps navigation update in one decade.
Coverage (6)
- User Installs Android Auto 17.3 and Gets the "Biggest Google Maps Navigation Update in One Decade" autoevolution · 1d ago
- I tried Google Maps' new 3D Immersive View for Android Auto, and it fixed my biggest navigation problems ZDNET · 1d ago
- Google Maps eye-catching Immersive Navigation UI is finally rolling out to Android Auto XDA · 1d ago
- Android Auto's biggest update of the year is finally rolling out Pocket-lint · 1d ago
- Google Maps Immersive Navigation seems to be rolling out for Android Auto Android Authority · 1d ago
- A huge visual upgrade for Google Maps is rolling out on Android Auto Android Police · 1d ago
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