Want your Android Auto to save where you parked so you don’t have to remember it at the end of the day? The system does not perform this function on its own, but there are ways to save the parking spot in apps like Google Maps. We teach you the best ways to achieve this.
Since Android Auto synchronizes with the mobile, and thanks to this get connectivity and GPS location features, yours would be to keep the parking location once the car is parked. The reality is that this does not happen, even though its competitor, Apple CarPlay, automatically saves parking space. And how useful it is to return to the car with directions from Google Maps, isn’t it?
How to manually save the parking space
There’s nothing to do: although Google Maps sometimes knows where you parked and you can ask Google Assistant for this location, the truth is that there is no guarantee that the location will be remembered
Android Auto and by extension Google Maps not recording parking on their own, the best solution is remember to save parking by yourself. It’s a simple process that you can do in just a few steps, always on your smartphone screen, not in the car.
To save where you parked, perform the following steps in Google Maps:
- Open the Maps app.
- Click the blue dot icon with your location. You will see that a lower drop-down list appears with balloon-shaped tabs.
- Click on “save parking“. Google Maps will remember your location to give you directions when you want to get back to the car.
- To go back, open the Google Assistant and say “where am i parkedyou can also look for the icon with the “P” on the map. Maps will show you the way back.
If you save the parking lot to Google Maps before leaving the parking location, you can always return when you’ve completed the steps that led you to the location. You have to remember to make the mark, This, yes. Although there is an additional way to locate the parking lot even if you have not saved it: the location history, the so-called “Your timeline”.
How to locate parking if you haven’t saved it
Android Auto does not save the parking space or Google Maps. Even so, there is a Google tool that can help you if you haven’t thought about saving the parking lot. It is usually active by default and records accurately (too accurate) all the routes you take with your mobile on you
In case you don’t know how to get back to pick up your car, and Google location history was active (it’s usual), follow these steps to find the parking location:
- Open your mobile’s Google Maps.
- Click on your avatar icon, top right, and select “your calendar“.
- Select the date you parked. In case you parked the same day, stay on “Today”.
- Look at the scroll line and locate the path marked as “By car»: Google will have recorded your vehicle journey.
- Locate the end point: this is where your car should be. Look at the map and search for this location on Google Maps: the timeline does not offer a direct link to the locations.
The Google Maps timeline isn’t 100% accurate, but it usually shows you all of your trips reliably. Thanks to this history you will always know where you parked the car, even if you don’t remember to save the place in Maps. Until Android Auto introduces an automatic function, this is the best way to avoid getting lost looking for your car.