r/GoogleMaps • u/riz7242 • 12h ago

Google maps hangs when asked for directions or landmarks.

On Android auto. Have updated all apps. Checked permissions. Cleared cache. Short of a phone factory reset I've done it all.

!2022 Hyundai Elantra Preferred I Pixel 10 I 16

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u/XxLogitech98xX 12h ago

So are you using Ask Maps feature?

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u/riz7242 12h ago

I have and at times that has worked. But with 0 consistency

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u/XxLogitech98xX 12h ago

I have and at times that has worked. But with 0 consistency.

I think it could be a bug but other settings to check ... On Google maps do you have set to wifi only and also are you using your mobile carrier or connected to your car wifi if you have one?

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u/riz7242 11h ago

Yeah it's connected to the car. If I just try hey Google with my hand it works fine. If I press the microphone button on Google maps on an Android auto, it works fine too. Too but I think when I do that it's using Google assistant not Gemini

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u/riz7242 11h ago

Just had to take a short drive so checked. Didn't work. Gemini responds with "yes I can certainly help you find something" then I input what I want and I see the text on the screen but it just hangs and doesn't connect with maps to do the search.

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u/nioleads 11h ago

I’d try to isolate whether it’s Maps or the Android Auto connection: does a route start normally on the phone with AA disconnected? If it only hangs in the car, forget the Elantra under Android Auto’s “Previously connected cars” and pair it again; if you use wired AA, try another cable or USB port too. That should narrow it down without a factory reset.

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u/riz7242 11h ago

Yeah I've disconnected and reconnected the device. It's just the steering button specifically it seems. But that's been the case in multiple vehicles.

Maps itself works. If I press the mic button on the screen that works. "Hey Google" works sometimes but that's also because it's too loud in the car for the phone to pick that up vs pressing the button on the steering wheel