Google Maps is one of the best (and most-used) navigation apps. It is preinstalled on most Android smartphones and is often ...

Google is no stranger to discontinued tech. But the phasing out of Google Maps Driving Mode took many by surprise. You know that little black bar at the bottom of Google Maps on Android? Perhaps ...

Google has made killing off products a bizarre hobby, and even the products people love the most sometimes have the same fate. Since we're here to talk about the experience behind the wheel, the best ...

In 2022, Google announced it was killing the Assistant Driving Mode that provided a “Dashboard” homescreen. This left another optimized UI in Google Maps for Android, which was also called “Driving ...

The Google Maps driving mode, originally powered by Google Assistant and now baked into the navigation app, failed to become the game-changing feature that Google hoped. The demise of Android Auto for ...