Google Maps lets you customize your car icon on Android Auto and CarPlay – how to do it

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps introduced more options for your vehicle icon while in navigation. Instead of the typical blue dot/arrow, users can select a number of different vehicle types and then customize the color. It’s a neat little addition that first appeared in Waze. More recently, this functionality has extended to Android Auto. Through Android Auto, Google Maps will now show your car icon of choice on your car’s display. This reflects whatever you’ve set via the phone app, and can’t be changed on the car display itself. In fact, any changes made to the car icon through your phone also won’t be reflected until you disconnect and reconnect Android Auto. We’re not entirely sure when the change was made, but it seems to have gone live within the past couple of weeks following more recent Android Auto updates. Advertiseme ... Read full article.