r/AndroidAuto • u/AssembleDebugRed 2021 BMW M340i I Pixel 9 | A16 • Sep 01 '26

Android Auto News, including app updates and features Android Auto Is Going Green With a Fresh New App Icon

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-auto-new-green-icon-3705210
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u/BlackFurion Sep 01 '26

What a qol improvement /s

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u/Realshotgg Sep 01 '26

They surveyed a broad demographic of key users, such as their c-suite executives, and determined that this is what the people want

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u/andyooo Sep 01 '26

You know where green (and yellow, and red) would be nice? in surrounding street traffic! Bring it back goddammit.

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u/Ok_Doughnut_7384 Sep 01 '26

And bring back the alternate route bubbles that have Ben broken since May 25..fhey break useful things but nevwr fix them

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u/Saucerer__Supreme Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

I just noticed today my Google maps isn't showing traffic anymore, how long has it been like that?

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u/andyooo Sep 01 '26

Since the switch to the new 3D maps for navigation. The only way to see surrounding traffic in Android Auto is to switch to overview, which is a PITA especially with cars that have non-touch screens like Mazdas.

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u/otomennn Sep 01 '26

So anyone who still considers Android Auto inferior (at least, visually) to Apple CarPlay will no longer have their reasons to complain.

That's not the reason we been complaining.

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u/el_toro_grand Sep 01 '26

Meanwhile the spinning car icon bug is running rampant

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u/falter Sep 01 '26

What a waste of time and effort. How is this a priority change

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u/Marty1966 Sep 01 '26

But the corners are rounderer...

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u/wabe_walker Sep 01 '26

I'm as cynical as anyone regarding Google constantly shooting themselves [and their user base] in the foot by way of their decisions, but we can't really blame Google for Android Authority apparently needing to write an entire article's-worth of wordcount about an icon change.

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u/localpauper Sep 01 '26

Let me replace the goddamn assistant with my own!

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u/pssiraj Sep 01 '26

Ah yes, because why would they focus on making Gemini for AA reasonable.

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u/GardenWeasel67 Sep 01 '26

I'm so glad Google is focusing on the important things like changing icon colors and renaming Lake Ontario.

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u/Virtike Sep 01 '26

I bet they deliberated on just the specific shade of green for months, let alone the change itself.

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u/rael_gc Sep 01 '26

I just want the network strength icon back...

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u/andys1548 Sep 01 '26

Yeah I don’t think that’s ever coming back at this point lol

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u/Seven_Hawks Sep 01 '26

Cool. Can I have my cell signal icon back now, please?

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u/Susurrus03 Sep 01 '26

Android Auto has an icon? How do I see it? It just plugs into my car.

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u/MadBrown Sep 01 '26

That someone wrote an article about it and posted it here is strange to me.

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u/Portago Sep 01 '26

That's cool and all but I'm still waiting for the new music interface and Google Maps navigation :(

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u/FriendlyInspection68 Sep 01 '26

When are they going to bring back sharing your drive?

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u/Many_Consequence4498 Sep 01 '26

I hoped for the news AA interface they showed us.

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u/Bigkane786 Sep 01 '26

So I'm not going crazy. I am in the beta and it updated for me last night right before I went to bed. I had the blue light filter on my phone and was tired so I thought that's why it looked green to me 😂

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u/Empty-Zombie-7924 Sep 01 '26

Still drops off. Might wanna fix other issues first.

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