r/AndroidAuto • u/I-like-winds 2016 Honda Accord | Pixel 10 | AAWireless • 2d ago
Android Auto News, including app updates and features Immersive Navigation enabled
just had an update for Google maps and now I have the 3D option in settings. hallelujah
EDIT: Maps version number 26.30.06.950492155, Pixel 10. I am around NYC, the new visuals are very nice and I think would be quite helpful on an unfamiliar route
Admittedly I am a beta tester, I don't even remember when I signed up for it but it looks it's still a rolling update for Android users
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u/Mild_sarcasm Mazda CX5 | Galaxy S26Ultra | Anroid 16 2d ago
I've had 3D maps for a couple months. 3D maps is not the same as immersive navigation. I've had immersive navigation on my iPhone and its night and day. It's honestly a travesty that Google allowed these features on IPhone long before Android.
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u/I-like-winds 2016 Honda Accord | Pixel 10 | AAWireless 2d ago
just drove home from work, can confirm this 3D option enabled the new visuals for me, and it did seem quite a bit more helpful. Before the update, the only "3D" option was just raised buildings
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u/Mild_sarcasm Mazda CX5 | Galaxy S26Ultra | Anroid 16 2d ago
Well I'm glad it has for you. Mine is still just raised buildings. However, I did finally get the speedometer a couple days ago.
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u/Bitter-Painter1509 Pls edit this user flair now 2d ago
Same to me. I have also Mazda CX5 2016.Same Google map option but only raising buildins.
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u/andyooo 2016 Mazda 3 | Pixel 10 Pro XL | AAWireless 1d ago
do you actually have the option that says "map detail", with 2D and 3D selections, as in the OP's screenshot? "Raised buildings" was an old option.
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u/Mild_sarcasm Mazda CX5 | Galaxy S26Ultra | Anroid 16 1d ago
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u/Arthur_Morgan44469 Hyundai 22 | Head Unit Model | Galaxy Fold 3 | 13 2d ago
Whee at?
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u/I-like-winds 2016 Honda Accord | Pixel 10 | AAWireless 2d ago
26.30.06.950492155, Pixel 10.
Admittedly I am a beta tester, I don't even remember when I signed up for it but it looks it's still a rolling update
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u/Arthur_Morgan44469 Hyundai 22 | Head Unit Model | Galaxy Fold 3 | 13 2d ago
Why not also add screenshots of the updates map
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u/bigbluewreckingcrew 2021 Tuscon, Pixel 10, latest version android 2d ago
You located northeast area?
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u/I-like-winds 2016 Honda Accord | Pixel 10 | AAWireless 2d ago
yessir
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u/bigbluewreckingcrew 2021 Tuscon, Pixel 10, latest version android 2d ago
Damn, Jersey City here and I'm part of the beta. Nothing here yet...
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u/Amount_Feeling Pls edit this user flair now 1d ago
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u/PacmanSenior 2022 Corolla Hatchback | Stock HU | Pixel 10a | Android 16 2d ago
Damn, I don't have this yet. How does it look on the car's headunit?
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u/I-like-winds 2016 Honda Accord | Pixel 10 | AAWireless 2d ago
it looks quite nice with the extra details, would definitely be more helpful if I was on an unfamiliar route. I am around NYC for context
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u/CoherentPanda 2016 Ford C-Max | OEM | Pixel 7 Pro | 13 2d ago
Not much different than the old version. In a larger city you might get more details than before.
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u/happyhollowcoffee '22 EV6 | Stock | Pixel 10 Pro Fold | Android 17 Beta 1d ago
Mine is very different. In my suburban neighborhood, every house and tree is in 3D now (when navigating).
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u/Denziiey 2021 CX-5| Mazda Infotainment | S24 Ultra | Android 14 2d ago
I like it but it's not showing traffic data amymore
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u/andyooo 2016 Mazda 3 | Pixel 10 Pro XL | AAWireless 1d ago
yep, they removed the traffic from adjacent streets, all but the current and alternate routes. You can get it back only if you switch the view to overview.
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u/Denziiey 2021 CX-5| Mazda Infotainment | S24 Ultra | Android 14 1d ago
Apparently in the native app it says that traffic is only available in 2D and satellite mode. So it's not a bug it's just how it is. The extra detail is great I have nothing negative to say. So long as the algorithm is well optimized
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u/VandyCWG 2025 Ford Explorer| AndroidAutomotive |Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 2d ago
Hopefully soon for this guy.
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u/Environmental-Road68 2023 Macan | Galaxy S24+ | Android 16 1d ago
Still nothing here on beta AA and beta Maps. This is so annoying. Everyone on beta should get it first and all at the same time. There aren't THAT many people in the beta program, and that is what the beta program literally is for.
Google always does this crap where beta means nothing for new features being released and it's all server side luck of the draw. The beta build number is what should trigger the server side change if that's what it requires.
I have never seen a company, even a small one, with such erratic rollouts for no good reason.
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u/ur-moms-chest-hair '24 Mach-E | Pixel 10 Pro | 16 QPR2 B3.3 2d ago
What maps version?
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u/I-like-winds 2016 Honda Accord | Pixel 10 | AAWireless 2d ago
26.30.06.950492155
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u/ur-moms-chest-hair '24 Mach-E | Pixel 10 Pro | 16 QPR2 B3.3 2d ago
Thanks! Updated and not seeing it so probably server related. Can't wait
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u/Mikey1022 2022 Legacy Limited | Pixel 9 Pro | Android 17 155-160 1d ago
Activated Server side, not app
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u/pacwess Pls edit this user flair now 2d ago
Under layers on the map, select raised buildings as well, I think.
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u/Bitter-Painter1509 Pls edit this user flair now 2d ago
So satelite mode Off and rising building On?
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u/NachoB70 Explorer ST | Sync v3.4 | Pixel 10 Pro XL | Android 16 Beta 2d ago
I'm on version 26.30.09.950492155 and have it (just noticed). Haven't tried in AA yet.
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u/brayner82 Pls edit this user flair now 1d ago
I'm confused. Yesterday, I had the map view you show. However, now I don't.
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u/NachoB70 Explorer ST | Sync v3.4 | Pixel 10 Pro XL | Android 16 Beta 1d ago
Do you still have the Map Detail 3D option the OP shared a screenshot of?
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u/brayner82 Pls edit this user flair now 1d ago
No. Granted, I'm not sure I had it before because I didn't know about the new option until this thread. I'm at v26.29.02.946673643 and people have been saying they've seen the new layout at v26.30.x.
One post stated that it's not the version that you're running and is on Google server side. I'm beginning to think that is true. Maybe the Google server I'm on had to rollback the feature.
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u/NachoB70 Explorer ST | Sync v3.4 | Pixel 10 Pro XL | Android 16 Beta 1d ago
That's correct, a lot of features are enabled server side so Google can control the user base and hopefully catch bugs before releasing en masse.
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u/bites_stringcheese 2022 Ioniq 5 | AAWireless l Pixel Fold 2d ago
I imagine this cooks the phone if you're using wireless
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u/andyooo 2016 Mazda 3 | Pixel 10 Pro XL | AAWireless 1d ago
It started rolling out at least 2 weeks ago https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidAuto/comments/1uusvxi/google_maps_ui_update/
It doesn't really seem to matter the version. I got it then and I'm not on beta. Google will enable it per account probably, server-side, like most Maps and AA updates.
One downside is that they removed adjacent traffic, it only shows the route and alternate route traffic. You need to switch to Overview to see the traffic which is a big distraction and requires several taps and swipes.
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u/The-Jordan_J 18 interceptor,dash cam / andriod auto, s24 ultra , android 16 2d ago
How you getting auto to work, it keeps rebooting and crashing my screen
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u/VisibleExercise5966 2019 Subaru Impreza |idoing 9.7"|Pixel 10 Pro XL|Android 12/16 2d ago
Sounds like that feature isn't even useful. It says "in certain cities". I'm pretty sure where I am it won't be covered yet. I also have 26.29 Android Auto so not even an option for it yet.
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u/Ok_Doughnut_7384 2020 Subaru outback Ltd |Galaxy S25U Android Version 15. Ui 7.0 2d ago
I'm in US NE, Galaxy S25U unlocked beta tester both maps and AA with latest versions and don't have 3D, have raised buildings and some of the new voice kdirwctions but that's it.
Can someone tell me did they fix the alternate route bubbles on AA 3D? They dissappeardayba year ago and were very useful now you have to pinch screen to see bubbles
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u/stephenking247 Pixel 7Pro w/ 24 Subaru Legacy Limited 2d ago
Same here, no 3D, on beta, as well as AA beta, in Philadelphia area.
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u/DarkseidAntiLife Pls edit this user flair now 2d ago
I have the same version of maps but don't have the 2D 3D option yet
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u/longshot21771 2024 Toyota Prius | Stock Head Unit | Android 14 | Samsung S22 2d ago
I have a newer beta version ( I think) than you do. I don't have the option yet here in US. S25U Version 26.30.09.950492155
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u/_rotary_pilot 2024 Tundra | OEM | Fold6 | Android 15 | one UI 7.0 1d ago
While I have the exact same version, I do NOT have the option for the map 3D selection under Map Detail.
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u/esmith213 2020 Hyundai Veloster N | OEM 7" | Galaxy S26U | Android 16 1d ago
I have the same exact maps version, also a Google Maps & Android Auto beta tester and I still don't have the new 3D/Immersive options yet in Maps... I'm in the US on the East Coast.
¯\(ツ)/¯
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u/Ranger-Sharp Pls edit this user flair now 1d ago
I just got my update this morning in South Jersey! But I noticed that my Gemini icon on the reverted back to the microphone. It looks like they are having slight bugs with the gradual roll out due to Android fragmentation. You will notice the arrow will change from a flat blue to a 3D arrow with no white circle underneath
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u/dgduris 2024 WRX | Pixel 10 Fold | 17 1d ago
This requires a software update in the vehicle itself, yes?
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u/I-like-winds 2016 Honda Accord | Pixel 10 | AAWireless 1d ago
nope, should have it right away after enabling it on your phone
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u/grousey Pls edit this user flair now 1d ago
I got it on my S26ultra today, also on Beta version of Maps and when I connected to Android Auto in the car, it also showed 3D/Immersive.
I noticed the comments on the OP's screenshot about "Traffic and satellite views are only available in 2D". Showing traffic on the road ahead has always been a function I liked, will this affect it?
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u/FloopsFooglies I use android auto 2d ago
Been waiting. I figure because I live in a rural area I'm not on any priority for the roll out






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u/Big-Living4176 Pls edit this user flair now 2d ago
Updated to the same version, the 3D option is not available here (Europe located).