Driving Mode lost its App Launcher that allowed users to access Google Maps, Waze, YouTube Music, Play Books, and Podcasts, as well as third-party experiences from Spotify, Pandora, Telegram ...

for music apps if you enable Maps Settings > Navigation > Show media playback controls. Behind-the-scenes, Driving Mode is powered by Google Assistant (and the Google app). Assistant on Android is ...

To download a map in Google Maps offline, open the Google Maps app on iOS or Android and tap ... also are not available offline -- only driving directions. If you want more tips on Google ...

Google Assistant is being replaced by Gemini as the default voice assistant on Android devices. The Assistant Driving Mode feature on Google Maps is also going away for good in favor of Gemini. Media ...

"Using app launcher in Google Assistant driving mode on Google Maps to read and send messages, make calls, and control media," the company explained in a support document at the time. "You can ...

No longer, then, is there to be an Android Auto standalone app on your smartphone ... Powered by Google Maps, this new offering is called Assistant Driving Mode. Driving Mode was rolled out ...

Previously available only through a hidden command, Google has added a new offline mode to Maps that lets users easily store multiple areas as offline maps for usage in areas with no cellular or WiFi ...