How to add Google Maps to CarPlay to safely navigate with the app while driving

It's easy to add Google Maps to CarPlay to connect Google Maps on your iPhone to your car. Here's how to do it.
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Google Maps lets you customize your car icon on Android Auto and CarPlay – how to do it

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps introduced ...
Android Authority

Google says pick Maps or Waze in the car — here's how I use both

Despite its litany of flaws, I love Android Auto. It makes driving more enjoyable by offering easy access to my music collection and putting important navigation information front and center. However, ...
Android Authority

Google Maps on Android Auto is getting smarter about using all your vehicle's screens

Google Maps has recently started offering a navigation pop-up on select instrument cluster displays. So far this has been spotted on the Polestar 2. We previously saw Waze delivering a similar ...
autoevolution

Google Maps Has New Car Icons, and Users Will Love Them

Waze is not only the king of traffic data thanks to its built-in incident reporting engine, but at the same time, it's also the king of customization options in the navigation software space. It ...
The Sun

Google Maps U-turns on ‘dumb’ change that’s left drivers frustrated – update app now to fix it

However, complaints remain about one feature even after Google's newest update GOOGLE has U-turned on a “awful” layout change that made it hard to see where users were driving on Maps. Android ...
PC World

Here’s how to add CarPlay and Android Auto to any car

TL;DR: Add a smart display to your ride with this 7-inch wireless car display compatible with Apple and Android, now $75. Are you jealous of your friend’s new car? You’ve probably been eyeing their ...