Mark has almost a decade of experience reporting on mobile technology, working previously with Digital Trends. Taking a less-than-direct route to technology writing, Mark began his Android journey ...

The new Google Maps custom car icons have been available for a year, and more recently, the existence of custom icons in the Android Auto build. A new APK teardown report alleges that Google is ...

It's not just you. Definitely not. If the car icon has gone missing in Google Maps when you use navigation on Android Auto, you'd better not waste your time with all the generic fixes. Only a simple ...

Google is preparing to launch Ask Maps, a Gemini-powered conversational feature accessible via a chip on the main map screen. A new “Try new features” section has been discovered in the Google Maps ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Following the Gemini automation announcement today, Google is detailing how all this works under the hood on Android.

Google just figured out it's 2026 already, and Google Maps on Android Auto still doesn’t allow users to configure the vehicle icon. That's why the company has decided to release this functionality, ...

Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...

Google has provided Maps Navigation, albeit without the voice recognition feature, to users of all Android devices, including the original G1. The turn-by-turn navigation app is virtually the same as ...

Android users are poised to anywhere between $100 to $135 million as part of two new Google settlements. Android users accused Google of programming its Android operating system to collect their ...

Google has agreed to pay $135 million to resolve a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging that its Android operating system used consumers' cellular data without proper notice or consent. The ...