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Google says Assistant Driving Mode isn’t dying, but it sure seems dead to us

Google says Assistant Driving Mode isn’t dying, but it sure seems dead to us

Summary Google backtracks on killing off Assistant Driving Mode, but users will still lose access to the app launcher within Maps. Without the app launcher, all that exists of Assistant Driving Mode is a media player and an Assistant shortcut, effectively leaving the UI dead regardless of its name. The shift to Android Auto and Automotive suggests that Google may leave older vehicles and drivers behind, with no new car-friendly UI attempts in sight. In a classic case of… Source link

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Google Assistant Driving Mode isn’t dead, but it’s now just a bar

Google Assistant Driving Mode isn’t dead, but it’s now just a bar

Earlier this month, Google announced it was deprecating a slew of Assistant features. One of those removals was the “App Launcher” in Assistant Driving Mode, which most people assumed was the entire experience. Google tells us that is not the case, and here’s what will be left of Assistant Driving Mode after February 7. In short, Assistant Driving Mode is the black bar that appears at the bottom of Google Maps when you’re navigating. At the moment, it can… Source link

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Google is messing with Driving Mode again, and I’ve had enough of this nonsense

Google says Assistant Driving Mode isn’t dying, but it sure seems dead to us

Google doesn’t like me. That’s the only assumption I can make when it consistently finds ways to make my life more difficult. Google+, Inbox, Pixelbook, these are dead Google products that I love, but at least I could find alternatives for them easily enough. The same can’t be said for driving apps. Google has messed with its driving apps for the worse twice now, and it looks like it’s about to happen again. What came before Google’s first solution to create a driving… Source link

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