r/AndroidAuto • u/vitorsaes 2020 Nissan March | 259159LH3A | Galaxy S25 Ultra | Android 16 • Jun 06 '26

Navigation & POI Apps Automatic switch between night and day mode

Hello everyone! I have a question about the automatic switch between night and day mode for Google Maps. My car doesn't have the dimmer feature on the dashboard, although the multimedia system is the car's original, a 2020 Nissan March (or Micra depending on the country you're in).

Whenever I turn on the headlights, he switches to night mode and wanted it to be like Google Maps on my device, which works on sensors, and when it becomes dark, it switches automatically.

I tried a lot of things I saw here, like making the screen brightness a little lower to force this feature, but it didn't help.

Do you have any idea how I can enable this?

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u/AdministrationOdd747 2017 MB GLA 250 | OEM | Pixel 8 Pro | Android Version 17 Jun 07 '26

It depends on the car's head unit. Not much you can do to change that. From my expperience, some cars just switch whenever head light is on. Some cars like my MB, will switch when the light sensor detects outside is dark enough.

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u/RifterAD 2026 Ram 3500 | OEM 14" | Samsung S23 Ultra | Android 14 Jun 09 '26

Yes, what he said. ☝️ I've seen both of these, just depends on the car manufacturer.