5 Jan 2023, 16:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Research shows that the direction of Google Maps is currently “unclear,” especially following the latest decision announced by Google on the mapping front
8 Oct 2022, 10:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company is giving up on the Assistant Driving Mode dashboard, essentially sticking with a car-optimized experience in Google Maps
21 Jun 2022, 22:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has finally retired Android Auto for Phone Screens, and now the company is advertising driving mode as the best alternative
20 Jun 2022, 22:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant has retired Android Auto for Phone Screens, now telling users to switch to the Google Assistant driving mode
28 May 2022, 05:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Older versions of Android Auto for phones are now displaying a notification that the application will stop working completely
3 Dec 2021, 04:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google Assistant Driving Mode is finally getting a shortcut that can be added to the home screen for a more convenient launch
15 Oct 2021, 00:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant is now displaying a notification on the official Android Auto support page to tell users the phone version of the app is going away
14 Oct 2021, 00:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google is making another step towards the demise of Android Auto for phones, with the company now said to enable the driving mode on more devices
5 Oct 2021, 07:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / And it’s all because Google only plans to initially release the new driving mode in only a handful of languages, including English, German, and Spanish
28 Sep 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant has announced a new dashboard view for the upcoming driving mode bundled with Google Maps
14 Sep 2021, 05:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant has quietly introduced a new home screen based on the design it originally presented back in 2019
29 Aug 2021, 03:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has decided to retire Android Auto for phones, with the app to be replaced by a new driving mode powered by Google Assistant
18 Aug 2021, 04:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has confirmed that it’s replacing Android Auto for phones with the new driving mode bundled with the Android 12 operating system
17 Aug 2021, 19:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Mountain View-based search giant has started the retirement process of Android Auto for phone screens, sending users to the driving mode
6 May 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / AutoZen is a car launcher that looks and feels like the Android Auto version you typically run on the head unit inside your vehicle