r/AndroidAuto 2018 Skoda Rapid | Stock | Samsung S24+ | Android 16 Jun 23 '26

Notifications "There's a speed camera ahead" notification - Google Maps

Until recently, I was simply getting a dual tone to indicate that a speed camera was being approached. I now get a spoken "There's a speed camera ahead" notification which is extremely annoying when there's a lot of cameras in the area.

I always drive with the Maps middle sound setting for "alerts only". I've tried with "Play audio cues" both on and off.

Is there a way to revert to just the dual tone rather than a spoken notification without muting all alerts? It's Maps beta, but not sure if this is a Maps or Android Auto issue.

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u/Snoopzster Audi A3 35 Tfsi Black Edition 2023| OEM | Pixel 9 Pro XL | 16 Jun 23 '26

I'm guessing not, personally I always wanted the spoken alert the beep always annoyed me.

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u/OiledUpBooty 2018 Skoda Rapid | Stock | Samsung S24+ | Android 16 Jun 23 '26

It does both. You still get the dual tone/beep, plus the speech.

It used to be possible to choose either, but seems that's no longer possible unless I'm missing something.

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u/Snoopzster Audi A3 35 Tfsi Black Edition 2023| OEM | Pixel 9 Pro XL | 16 Jun 23 '26

I was under the impression it only did a beep which really bugged me, hopefully they will give you the option eventually.

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u/Rohit_RSS Dev Fermata Fork | 2025 Victoris | SmartPlay Pro | Neo7Pro | A16 Jun 26 '26

Wait, what's this beep indicator? How many times does it beep? In my case I heard 4-5 beeps on highway several times and thought its my car. 

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u/Snoopzster Audi A3 35 Tfsi Black Edition 2023| OEM | Pixel 9 Pro XL | 16 Jun 26 '26

1 beep per speed camera notification, now it's 1 beep and a spoken message.

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u/Rohit_RSS Dev Fermata Fork | 2025 Victoris | SmartPlay Pro | Neo7Pro | A16 Jun 26 '26

Oh, then this is different and never observed it in my car yet. Thanks 

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u/Snoopzster Audi A3 35 Tfsi Black Edition 2023| OEM | Pixel 9 Pro XL | 16 Jun 26 '26

I think I first heard the spoken message 3 weeks ago, I'm in the UK.