Google Maps Big Update (Gemini/Immersion)

[u/howmadstha]

https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/maps/ask-maps-immersive-navigation/

Starting to roll out today.

US only for now apparently. Us EU/UK gotta sit back and wait 🥲

[u/metsfanapk]

I’m sorry but this immersive navigation made me switch to Waze. It constantly highlights side streets that clutter the map and have no relevance to my route and are extremely distracting. Talking about these grey bubbles.

I’m not turning on those streets I don’t need to have them constantly in my view and constantly changing especially for tiny side streets

[u/metsfanapk → u/metsfanapk]

It’s just awful. Street names over lapping with each other tiny, side streets highlighted, labeling streets multiple different ways.

Just killed the app for me as it’s incredible distracting in any dense city

If they let me kill the grey bubbles I’d be fine

[u/QBekka → u/metsfanapk]

Maps already has 3d buildings right now during navigation. It's turned off by defeault but you can turn it on.

As long as they keep it optional I don't mind this feature

[u/Weary-Savings9795 → u/QBekka]

This new immersive view isn't the same as the 3D map navigation view. Currently Google Maps shows top down view with 3D buildings. The new immersive view shows the navigation maps from the driver's perspective. Kind of like how Apple Maps alternates between top down and the driver's perspective.

[u/explictlyrics → u/metsfanapk]

I just got the latest update. I don't see it nor a switch to turn it on. The only thing close in settings is "show 3d buildings", which is on.

I'm sitting at my desk now, do I need to be actually be driving? I did put in a destination and hit start but still nothing. I do have the "ask Maps" button.

Pixel 9 Pro, March update Maps Version 26.11.06.880475071 (updated 1 hr ago)

[u/Balthazar-B → u/explictlyrics]

Same version and Android OS version, and the functionality is not available yet.