As of: February 15, 2024, 7:22 p.m
By: Romina Kunze
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From February, Google Maps will look different.
The company is removing several functions from the app.
Drivers have to adapt.
Syke – If you don't know exactly how to get to your destination, you'll probably first take out your cell phone and enter the address into Google Maps.
This applies to pedestrians as well as drivers.
The online map service selects the best route and also provides information about traffic jams, construction sites or closures.
Thanks to integrated voice control, such information can be obtained without hesitation even while driving and an alternative can be sought.
Drivers could ask the program built into Google Maps questions without being distracted because they didn't have to type.
But the function is now being deleted.
Google Assistant is being removed from Google Maps – driving mode is being deleted
The in-house voice assistant Google Assistant was introduced seven years ago.
However, since the beginning of 2024, numerous features of the assistant have been removed.
Google explained that the company wants to focus on core features.
On the other hand, if incorrect place or street names appear in the map system, this is done on purpose.
“We are removing some underused features in Google Assistant to focus on providing the best possible user experience,” said Google in its rationale for the move.
Google has therefore announced that the Google Assistant driving mode will finally be eliminated from February 2024.
Google Maps is used by many drivers for navigation.
However, a popular feature will be discontinued in February.
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“This view will no longer be displayed in February,” it also says on the Google Maps home screen.
Driving Mode, introduced in 2019, gave drivers an improved user interface in Google Maps.
These include functions such as voice control, playback of audio content and answering or making calls while driving.
The maps remain unchanged - if you download some extras, you will even see secret “lost places” on Maps.
Google Assistant is removing numerous functions from the program
If you are planning to travel by car in the near future, it is possible that the function will still work for some users.
As the technology portal
androidpolice.com
explains, the Google Maps feature was discontinued on all devices on February 1st.
However, the driving mode is expected to disappear over the course of the month.
While it is still available, it can be activated in Google Maps by clicking the four square button in the bottom right corner.
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The removal of the Google Assistant driving mode is just one of many changes in the Android world.
Google has already disabled Android Auto for phones and also removed the Assistant Driving dashboard shortly after.
Many users expressed their dissatisfaction with these changes on social media: “It drives me crazy.
I thought maybe an update broke this.
“I can’t even write to the assistant anymore or have a message read out to me,” complains one user on Reddit, for example.
However, looking at your cell phone while driving, speeding or doing something else could be punished with serious consequences in the future.
After an EU change, traffic offenders will now also lose their driving license abroad - previously only the respective country of origin could revoke the driving license.
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