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Tom Pritchard

Google Maps is getting this big Android Auto upgrade — what you can do now

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If you’ve ever spent any significant amount of time with Android Auto, you might have noticed Google Maps has an odd restriction. Once your phone is connected to your car, the app stops working — forcing you to use it through the car’s infotainment screen. But that weird restriction might be in the process of changing.

Trying to open Google Maps when connected to Android Auto flashes up the message "Your phone can't display Google Maps while Android Auto is running." But users on Reddit have started noticing that they can now use both simultaneously.

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