As we previously spotted and Google later confirmed in a series of deprecations, the Assistant Driving Mode for Google Maps is going away later this month. Update: Only the App Launcher is going away.

This “driving-friendly Assistant interface” is coming first to the US on devices set to English. An Android 9.0+ phone in portrait orientation with 4GB+ of RAM is required. There are several ways to ...

Google is adding new election-related features to its voice assistant, Google Search, and Google Maps, to make it easier for US citizens to find voting locations ahead of the election next month. In ...

The Google Assistant Driving Mode was announced last year, and it was supposed to provide us with a completely new experience when getting behind the wheel. Google already has several applications ...

Roads today are dominated by Google Maps, a silent traffic conductor strapped to dashboards across the world. If you've been unlucky enough to live on a formerly quiet street that Maps decided was an ...

Keep your hands on the wheel while chatting with Gemini about your route and destination -- or have it handle your to-do list.

The most recent update to Google Maps brings Assistant speech recognition features to users. With this, those seeking directions can tell the app where they want to go, and it’d offer them route ...

Election Day approaches! Still not sure where the nearest polling place or ballot drop box is? Google wants to help. This morning the company rolled out a handful of features across Google Assistant, ...

Google today announced an update to Google Maps that includes a number of new COVID-related features, as well as the ability to see the live status of your takeout or delivery orders, as well as the ...

Dylan Coyle is a reporter for Android Police, and there isn't much he doesn't cover across the Android fold. At a basic level, regardless of how complex a topic is, he tries to make it easier for ...

Updates to COVID overlay, takeout tracking, and public transport crowds Updates to COVID overlay, takeout tracking, and public transport crowds is a reporter with five years of experience covering ...

Google Maps was already the number one mobile navigation app, but after this update, it increased the gap versus its ...