Google Maps, whether you use it on Android or iOS, is an app full of functions – from guides to what you can see in your local environment to the possibility to share your location with friends and family in real time. It is one of the most extensive apps there are and Google consistently adds new functions.
Google Maps is also completely compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, so if you have installed one or both of those services on the dashboard of your vehicle, you will see the allocation -app appear when your Android telephone or iPhone is connected. There are various useful functions that you can tap in Google Maps on that second screen.
Change the appearance of your vehicle
You do not have to settle for the standard blue arrow that represents your vehicle on the map: look up a route description for your journey on your phone and on the sample card (with the estimated travel time), tap the icon with three sliding controllers on the right. Choose then Avatar To choose a new icon and a new color for the card.
Search somewhere to stop on the way
If you want to stop for gas, groceries or something else during your trip, you are lucky: you can do this without losing the step -by -step navigation that is already displayed on the screen. On the travel map on Android Auto (with the estimated travel time), tap the magnifying glass icon and then perform a search for the type of place you are looking for.
You see some examples, such as coffee shops and gas stations, which you can select with a tap. Google Maps shows you the best competitions along your current route, together with how much time the detour will take – tap on one of the options to add them to your route. The step -by -step instructions are then updated to record the extra stop you have just added.
It is a bit different if you use Google Maps via Apple CarPlay: you tap the travel card and then tap Add stop At the top, which brings out a list of suggestions. Both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay let you type a specific type of location or speak to you. As always, be careful to do this while you move.
Switch on the perspective of the card
On Android Auto you see a compass icon on the right. Tap this switch between three map views: a 3D perspective view, a overhead to the north of the display and an overview of the journey. On Apple CarPlay you only get the 3D and North Up view; You can get there by tapping the travel card with your travel time, then the gear icon.
Help other road users
Google Maps comes with a built -in function for warning other users about what is happening on the road. If you use Google Maps in Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, you can find this by tapping the Yellow Hazard icon (the triangle) on the left or right of the interface. A new box appears with which you can report a series of incidents at your location.
The options here vary slightly depending on where you are in the world, but they will usually record Collision” AccumulationAnd Lane closure. If Google Maps users make the same report in the same place, Google will update its traffic databases accordingly – so that everyone sees the extra information you have added.
Choose what is displayed on the screen
You have options when it comes to what is shown on the map. Tap your vehicle display on the gear icon (Android Auto) or the travel map and then the gear icon (Apple CarPlay), and you will receive options for showing current traffic conditions and a satellite view. On Android Auto there is also a 3D building view that you can use instead of the satellite card.
Share your trip with other people
Whether you are on your way to a work conference or a family context, the people you meet, will appreciate it when you actually arrive (and it will not have to stop you to send messages to let everyone know that you will be late).
At the time of writing, however, this is only available in Google Maps on Android Auto. Tap the three points on the travel card (with your estimated travel time) and then choose Share Journey. A list of contacts appears, but you can also search the list by typing or talking. Your chosen contact can then see where you are as your journey progresses.
Change the audio instructions you hear
You do not necessarily want to have every step of a trip that is pronounced by Google Maps, especially if you try to listen to a podcast, or you are on a route that you are quite familiar with. Tap the loudspeaker icon on the dashboard to dampen or dampen audio instructions; You can also choose on Android Auto Only warnings (So ​​only relevant road incidents).
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