Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Google has officially confirmed that the Assistant “Driving Mode” bar that appears at the bottom of Google Maps navigation on Android is no longer available. First announced in 2019, Assistant Driving ...

Hey guys, Google is about to end another service that was sort-of a part of Google Assistant. I know, shocking. Google Assistant Driving Mode from within Google Maps will go away in February. Oh, ...

Google is in the process of removing the “app launcher” from Assistant Driving Mode following the announcement last month. That change rolled out to one of our Android devices, and here’s how Driving ...

Google is no stranger to discontinued tech. But the phasing out of Google Maps Driving Mode took many by surprise. You know that little black bar at the bottom of Google Maps on Android? Perhaps ...

Android Auto's removal in 2021 left a void for phone-based car navigation. Google Assistant's Driving Mode, with its dedicated home screen, initially seemed to fill that gap. However, a year later, ...

Users loved Android Auto for phone screens, but Google didn't care. The application allowed us to run Android Auto in cars without a dedicated infotainment screen, as it reproduced the app's ...

Android Police spotted a new banner on the Google Assistant Driving Mode home screen stating the view will be gone in February (like so many other Google projects). It’s unclear if other parts, like ...

Google Assistant is being replaced by Gemini as the default voice assistant on Android devices. The Assistant Driving Mode feature on Google Maps is also going away for good in favor of Gemini. Media ...