Google reintroduces Google Maps for the Apple Watch after pulling it out 3 years ago
Google has made two new announcements about the Google Maps for on Apple platforms, according to an Ars Technica report. For starters, Google Maps will now work with the dashboard view on Apple’s CarPlay screens and second, the company is also relaunching the Google Maps app on the Apple Watch.
The CarPlay dashboard support mode was introduced in iOS 13 last year and could only support Apple Maps. Other developers were allowed to take advantage of this in Marcha when iOS 13.4 was rolled out.
Now, the inclusion of Google Maps into the fold will allow users see maps and media controls side by sid when on the CarPlay dashboard. Google’s blog post announces that this feature is available to all users of CarPlay-supported vehicles from right now.