Android Auto Update Lets You Customize Your Google Maps 'Driving Avatar' via Car Display

Google Maps on Android Auto Is Finally Getting the Most Basic Customization Feature

Pigs are probably flying because there’s no other explanation for today’s new update. Google is finally updating Google Maps on Android Auto with a customization feature that should have been there from the very beginning. OK, maybe not from the very beginning because Google Maps didn’t originally support custom driving avatars, but once this feature went live on phones, it should have made its way to Android... (continue reading...)

Android Auto update lets you customize your Google Maps 'driving avatar' via car display

Google is rolling out an update for Maps on Android Auto that gives users the ability to edit their “driving avatar” directly from the car’s display. more…

Android Auto is finally letting you ditch that boring blue arrow straight from your dashboard

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out the ability to change your Google Maps driving avatar directly from the Android Auto dashboard. The new “Driving avatar” option lets you choose a vehicle icon and change its color without reaching for your phone. We’ve spotted the feature on two devices running Android Auto 17.8.163744 and Google Maps 26.38.01. Google is finally rolling out one of the small but useful Google…