{"id":18032,"date":"2025-05-05T07:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T07:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/google-maps-for-android-auto-gets-new-icon\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T07:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T07:48:29","slug":"google-maps-for-android-auto-gets-new-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/google-maps-for-android-auto-gets-new-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps for Android Auto gets new icon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<br \/>Here is the rewritten content:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2025\/05\/03\/android-auto-to-get-back-light-theme\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android Auto<\/a> has consistently been Google&#8217;s most impressive smart driving companion, allowing users to connect their smartphones to their car&#8217;s infotainment system, thus minimizing distractions while driving. Meanwhile, the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2025\/04\/29\/google-pushes-android-auto-14-3-to-beta-testers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android Auto 14.3<\/a> version introduces an interesting update to Google Maps.<\/p>\n<p>The new Android Auto version 14.3, currently available in its beta channel, brings notable yet minor changes (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuttoandroid.net\/news\/2025\/05\/03\/android-auto-aggiornamento-icona-personalizzata-auto-1092714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Via<\/a>) to Google Maps, replacing the iconic blue arrow that indicates directions during travel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/samlover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andorid-Auto-Map-Blue-Aero-Removed.webp?resize=780%2C353&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Android Auto Blue Aero Removed\" class=\"wp-image-38433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/samlover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andorid-Auto-Map-Blue-Aero-Removed.webp?resize=1024%2C463&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/samlover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andorid-Auto-Map-Blue-Aero-Removed.webp?resize=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/samlover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andorid-Auto-Map-Blue-Aero-Removed.webp?resize=768%2C347&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/samlover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andorid-Auto-Map-Blue-Aero-Removed.webp?resize=150%2C68&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/samlover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Andorid-Auto-Map-Blue-Aero-Removed.webp?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Historically, Google has utilized a blue-colored arrow to indicate directions within Google Maps. However, with the latest update, Android Auto&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2024\/10\/03\/android-auto-google-maps-route-preview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Maps<\/a> is undergoing a noticeable change, replacing the iconic blue arrow with the user&#8217;s vehicle icon.<\/p>\n<p>This update means that Android Auto users will now see their vehicle&#8217;s icon instead of the blue arrow while using navigation within Google Maps. Additionally, previous reports indicate that Google has been working to replace the navigation arrow with the user&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2025\/02\/06\/samsung-galaxy-users-can-now-personalize-car-icons-colors-in-google-maps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">personalized car icon and colors in Google Maps<\/a> for Android smartphones.<\/p>\n<p>Following the update for mobile devices, the latest 14.3 version of Android Auto seems to be introducing the ability to choose and personalize the vehicle&#8217;s icon and color within Google Maps on Android Auto as well.<\/p>\n<p>This update could be a significant step towards providing a more customized and convenient user experience for the Android Auto community worldwide, while also enhancing the overall UI and alignment of navigation and directions within Google Maps on Android Auto.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/samlover.com\/2025\/05\/05\/android-auto-in-new-version-replacing-blue-arrow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the rewritten content: Android Auto has consistently been Google&#8217;s most impressive smart driving companion, allowing users to connect their smartphones to their car&#8217;s infotainment system, thus minimizing distractions&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":18033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tech"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Android-Auto.webp.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}