Google Maps rolling out Immersive Navigation, speedometer in Android Auto to more users
Immersive Navigation for Google Maps was announced earlier this year as the “biggest” update in years, with more specific directions and more detailed maps while on the go. But it’s been a slow rollout, only starting to appear for some in recent weeks. When we polled 9to5Google readers about the change earlier this month, only a little over 10% of respondents had Immersive Navigation on their devices.
- ▪Immersive Navigation for Google Maps was announced earlier this year as the “biggest” update in years, with more specific directions and more detailed maps while on the go.
- ▪But it’s been a slow rollout, only starting to appear for some in recent weeks.
- ▪When we polled 9to5Google readers about the change earlier this month, only a little over 10% of respondents had Immersive Navigation on their devices.
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