- A recent Android Auto update has altered the way Google Maps is seen
- Failure to comply with a centered view makes it difficult to see the live location
- Alternative solution requires closing the search bar, which is irritating and distracting
Google has recently updated its Google Maps software in vehicle and information systems units and entertainment that are compatible with Android Auto, and has forced some users to reach the forums and chat rooms to express their disgust.
Android Automotive should not be confused, the operating system that a growing number of vehicle manufacturers is being installed natively in recent models, Android Auto allows certain applications located on Android smartphones to be reflected in an information and entertainment system or in a main unit of the accessory market.
A recent smartphone application software update now means that the MAPS application is predetermined at a centered view when a destination has not been selected. The suggested ‘destinations’ of Google occupies most of the real estate on the screen.
This large annoying black box occupies most of the upper right quadrant of the screen, reducing the amount of streets and the close points of interest that drivers can see when they navigate casually instead of navigating a destination.
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A Reddit publication of a unhappy user (through Android Authority) has already obtained more than 130 comments, with the people who affirm that they have made the transition to Waze because “that search for the monstrosity that takes 1/4 of the screen It is brutal, “according to a redditor.
It is also worth noting that many Google Maps users will probably not even notice the change. They are sailing to an established destination (the search box disappears in this mode) or not paying attention to digital maps anyway because they know the way or are simply enjoying the unit.
Anyway, it will be difficult for Google to ignore the reaction, and it is likely to address the problem in future updates.
Analysis: smaller screens suffer
The screenshot that accompanies the Publication of the Reddit user shows a very small, quite low resolution -resolution head unit, which probably exacerbates the situation.
Many vehicles launched in recent years have sold predominantly with much larger screens, allowing Google Maps to show more information.
Execute maps in a system with automotive android food found in a Renault or Volvo, and there is enough screen screen to run several other applications simultaneously.
It seems that Google may have overlooked the fact that not everyone can pay a 12 -inch touch screen that works with the latest Snapdragon processors. After all, most of us simple mortals forced to modernize the smallest after -sales head units to modernize an older vehicle.
