The Google Maps app for Android Auto is getting a partial redesign to better surface the “Report” functionality on smaller.
The Google Maps app for Android Auto is getting a partial redesign to better surface the “Report” functionality on smaller displays while also hiding suggested locations by default for some users.
Incident reporting arrived in Google Maps last year, with drivers able to report hazards, traffic, police activity, and more for the benefit of other drivers. The system works like Waze, but had one major downside on Android Auto. For vehicles with smaller displays, the “Report” button simply wouldn’t appear. Instead, the design of Google Maps at the time prioritized other buttons over the newly added “Report” option, meaning some Android Auto users were left completely unable to make incident reports.
