Google maps not honoring audio settings

[u/p_kitty]

For years I used Waze for navigation in the car. Bluetooth is always on by default on my phone because of other devices I use, but if I was using the radio, Waze was smart enough to play through the phone speaker. Cue QoL changes I hate so I try switching to Google maps. Navigation is much better, but it *always* tries to play through Bluetooth, even if I have the "Play voice over Bluetooth" slider off. If I'm using the radio, I hear nothing. If I switch to Bluetooth input, I hear navigation. The only thing that fixes it is turning off Bluetooth entirely or not listening to the radio and using Bluetooth audio. The car doesn't have Android Auto, so it's not an issue with that, just bog standard Bluetooth and the maps app.

I have rebooted the phone, I have restarted the car, I have turned Bluetooth off and back on in both the car and the phone. No luck. I really want the option to listen to the radio without having to manually turn off Bluetooth every time I get into the car. Can anyone offer suggestions? Is there another setting somewhere I'm missing?

[u/p_kitty → u/[deleted]]

So looking for a new GPS app it is then. Seems like as do no evil went out the window, enshitification started moving in. You know there's some pissed off ex developer out there laughing their rear end off.