If you have an Android phone and a compatible car, you might be rocking Android Auto behind the wheel. Like Apple's CarPlay, Android Auto displays a simplified app interface from your phone that makes ...

A weird bug on Android Auto is causing your car to vanish from Google Maps, but needed functionality is still in place. Over the past several days, a growing number of Android Auto users have noticed ...

Some Android Auto users are reporting that Google Maps is centering the map again. Unlike last time, the destinations menu is not blocking a portion of the map. Remember earlier this year when an ...

Google Maps is getting what Google describes as the biggest update in a decade. The so-called immersive navigation changes how we use and interact with Google Maps for more convenient and ...

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In a handy new tweak rolling out now, Google Maps now shows more prominent street labels on Android Auto. Google Maps has ...

A vehicle's infotainment system displaying a list of apps from Android Auto's main interface - Andriy Baidak/Shutterstock Certain electric vehicle owners are getting a big battery feature thanks to ...

I've been covering Android and other mobile technology for close to ten years now, with a specific interest in phone accessories, e-readers, and what makes each individual phone different from another ...

Despite the critical content I often write about Android Auto, I have a deep fondness for Google’s phone-to-car mirroring service. Whether I’m dropping my partner off at work, going on a long road ...