It’s no secret that Google Maps is one of the best GPS navigation apps. Of course, compared to others like Waze, it has a lot to learn in terms of personalization to improve the user experience. It must be remembered that the other The Google-owned app has a long list of voices for navigation or a very long list of car icons.
Well, it seems that Google Maps has put its efforts into customization with a small but significant detail: the car icon. Yes, until now you could choose between three fairly simple options: a red sedan, a yellow SUV or a green pick-up (available from 2020), but soon you will be able to choose and paint your car
Google Maps will have a lot more vehicle icons
As detailed by Android Police, in a future update those who use the application to travel by car will be able to change the car icon, which by default is a blue arrow, to five other car models further away. So, we will see a sedan, an SUV, a Jepp, a hatchback and one that is quite reminiscent of a Tesla.
They are not as numerous or as relaxed as those of Waze (which even allows you to choose a dragon), but at least it will also be possible change color between eight shadeslike default glacier white, black, aqua green, red, among others. Yes, the old blue pointer and icons will still be available, but only the new icons will support color changing.
New models and colors. Android Font
This upcoming new feature was seen on an iPhone 16 Pro and not on Android devices, which seems to indicate something: these new icons and colors will arrive sooner on iOS. However, Google generally opts for parity, so it is normal that the function reaches iOS and Android as soon as possible.
Google continues to add improvements to its main browser. So, it recently added Gemini integration to be able to ask questions on the fly about nearby locations with more natural language or lane change information applied to Android Auto.
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