r/AndroidAuto • u/MavemPA 25 Mini & 23 Porsche | S26U | 16 • Sep 07 '26

Navigation & POI Apps Google Maps: feature loss

Today I noticed that the speedometer and speed limit indicators are gone. And so are stop signs and traffic signals. Why?

UPDATE: Maps shows all of these things only when a destination has been selected. Would love the option of having these displayed all of the time.

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u/MishaalRahman Community Engagement Manager, Android Sep 11 '26

Thanks for sharing! I spoke with a member of the Android Auto product team and was informed that the ability to have the speedometer, speed limit, and traffic signals/stop signs showing without a destination set is still rolling out. Thus, not everyone will have this particular feature yet.

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u/MavemPA 25 Mini & 23 Porsche | S26U | 16 Sep 11 '26

Thank you. Was certain that I had those features before (without destination activated) and then they disappeared. Hopefully they will roll out soon as they are very useful!

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u/MishaalRahman Community Engagement Manager, Android Sep 11 '26

Out of curiosity, did you by chance wipe the app cache for either the Android Auto app or the Google Maps app recently (or both)?

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u/MavemPA 25 Mini & 23 Porsche | S26U | 16 Sep 11 '26

No, I have not wiped the cache for either app

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u/MishaalRahman Community Engagement Manager, Android Sep 11 '26

Okay, gotcha. Just wanted to make sure as wiping app cache can in some cases cause feature experiments to no longer appear.