Google has pushed an update for Android Auto that has arguably changed the Google Maps display for the worse. If you're driving without navigation, the search box will now obscure the route that you're on, so you can't see anything.

Users chimed into Vats' thread on X, stating the update has appeared on a Galaxy S23, meaning it will likely see Maps on the Now Bar once the update drops. Elsewhere, one user with a Galaxy S24 claims the update has been installed, but Maps is not functioning on the lock screen.

Google Maps said it would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System.

Google Maps now supports the Now Bar feature on One UI 7, providing live navigation updates on the lock screen for a seamless experience.

Viral posts suggest Google Maps imagery shows a human trafficking plea in L.A., but police say there's no evidence of nefarious activity.

Google said the name changes, which also includes using Mount McKinley, will happen when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's controversial executive order.

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali mountain in Google Maps once a federal mapping database reflects changes ordered by the Trump

For us it is still the Gulf of Mexico, and for the entire world it is still the Gulf of Mexico,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said.

Mexico's president on Wednesday said her nation is in dialogue with the White House and was confident that the 25% tariff isn't imminent.

Donald Trump has blamed diversity, equity, and inclusion as a reason the U.S. was “going to hell” as the president continues to suggest the Federal Aviation Administration’s DEI principles could be behind the Washington DC plane crash that killed 67 people.