Google Maps continues to receive new features, some more important than others, but with the clear objective of improving the experience so that the user does not lose too much by pressing one or another setting, whether on your mobile phone, tablet or on the screen. of their vehicle. This is precisely the novelty of Maps so that 3D navigation can be activated from your mobile which will be seen in Android Auto.
Android Auto continues to receive news, but at a different pace because it is an essential application for driving. Especially since the slightest bug can transform your experience into a total disaster for the driver who has their hands on the wheel.
Today’s new update will allow you to enable Google Maps 3D navigation on Android Auto just before starting the vehicle engine. What it does is synchronize a Google Maps setting on the mobile so that when it is activated or deactivated it is also applied to the Android Auto application.
The setting present in the version of Google Maps on Android Auto
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Google Maps 3D buildings have been in the app for a while, but earlier this year 3D navigation began rolling out. And it’s true that the driving experience changes a bit When you stop at a traffic light, you take a look at the car’s screen and see the surroundings perfectly with their three-dimensional buildings.
In the latest Google Maps update on Android, ability to display buildings in three dimensions when driving or navigating will sync between all devices in which you have a Google account.
How to activate 3D navigation from your mobile
It is version v125 of Google Maps which is deployed via the beta, according to 9to5Google via AssembleDebug this appears small setting called “Show 3D buildings”:
- The settings can be accessed by clicking on the profile button in Google Maps from your mobile.
- Then, almost at the bottom, click on Navigation Settings.
- The “Show 3D Buildings” option should appear in the map display section.
This setting was present in the Android Auto Maps application, although you only had to go through the vehicle’s screen to activate it. From the cell phone it is much more comfortable and in this way the experience is imitated available in Maps on iOS where 3D buildings will no longer be displayed in CarPlay if the setting is disabled from the application.
There is an important point to keep in mind For this setting to be applied in Maps under Android Auto: it must always be done before the mobile phone is connected to the vehicle. If you disable or enable this setting when Google Maps has been launched in the car, nothing will happen. In other words, Android Auto will sync the settings when the vehicle is turned on.
For the moment, this new feature is available since the beta version and is expected to arrive at the final version in the coming weeks. The convenience of activating the setting from your mobile will save you from touching the vehicle screen, resulting in a change called “quality of life”.
