
7 Google Maps tips to use with Android Auto and CarPlay
David Nield
created: May 25, 2025, 5 p.m. | updated: June 4, 2025, 5 p.m.
Google Maps is also fully compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, so if you have one or both of those services installed on your vehicle’s dashboard, you’ll see the mapping app pop up when your Android phone or iPhone is connected.
Both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay let you type out or speak out a specific type of location you want to stop at.
If enough Google Maps users make the same report in the same place, then Google will update its traffic databases accordingly—so everyone sees the extra information you’ve added.
On Android Auto, there’s also a 3D buildings view you can use instead of the satellite map.
At the time of writing, this is only available in Google Maps on Android Auto, though.
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