Android Auto more widely rolling out 3D buildings in Google Maps, enabled by default

https://9to5google.com/2024/02/03/android-auto-3d-buildings-google-maps/

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8 Comments

Drusas@kbin.social · 17 pts · 2y

This is just an unnecessary feature that clutters the screen.

Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Are they going to pay for my data? That shit on Google Earth just eats through data like crazy. Hopefully it doesn't for auto.

lud@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Just turn it off?

FitzNuggly@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

They enabled ot by default. I use the satellite view and was shocked when the ui changed unexpectedly.

The point to me is more: dont change my settings without asking me. If I was using the default, fine, but i wasnt.

altima_neo@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 2y

Im not a fan of the 3d buildings. Its pretty annoying.

TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

All this really does is consume a little more data and clutters the screen more.

I'd much rather the android auto team work on having as many voice commands as possible be offline and on-device, so I'm not waiting 10 seconds for it to communicate with Google servers after I say "yes" to confirm something.

Ah, yeah, but then Google won't get my voice data. Silly me.

skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl · 3 pts · 2y
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fatboy93@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

You know what, maybe instead of this, they could work on telling me a quarter mile out that I need to change multiple lanes instead of probably when I'm 10 feet out.

But no, let's have a 3D building, so I can land my car on the roof.

ggnoredo@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y

that is the very important feature I need on a navigation app