Google Maps, in a recent update of its application for Android and iPhone, has added controls to hear music while using Google Maps as a navigator .
In this way it becomes easier to use the mobile phone to listen to music in the car from the phone, especially if you use applications such as Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play Music .
These controls are not enabled by default therefore, even if the new version reports them after the update, let's see how to activate the music controls in Google Maps .
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1) Check music in Google Maps on iPhone
On iPhone, launch the Google Maps app and then go to Settings by tapping the menu button in the upper left corner of the screen and then the gear at the top of the menu.
Going to the Navigation options section, at the top of the Settings screen, then tap on the music playback controls which is set to None.
In selecting the preferred media player, on the iPhone it is only possible to select, for now, Spotify or Apple Music (but we can imagine that other apps will be added to Google Maps such as Youtube Music).
By selecting Apple Music, you will be asked to give permission to allow the Google Maps app to access the Apple Music music collection.
By choosing to use Spotify, you will be prompted to connect Google Maps to your Spotify account.
2) Music controls on Google Maps on an Android smartphone
On an Android phone, branded Samsung, Huawei or any other, open the Google Maps app and go to Settings using the menu button in the upper left corner and then tapping " Settings " in the side bar at the bottom.
From the list of Settings, press on Settings Navigator, scroll all of them down and then activate the option " Show controls for multimedia content ".
On Android, the apps compatible with Google Maps, at the moment, are Spotify and Google Play Music.
The playback controls for the chosen app will be displayed at the bottom of Google Maps while driving, when using the navigator.
Now, when you use Google Maps as a satellite navigator while driving, you can see the controls for listening to music at the bottom, with the title of the song being listened to, the Play and Stop button and those to go to the next or previous track.
You can therefore hear music from Google Maps without problems of not understanding the directions of the navigator.
The music pauses every time the voice of the navigator has to intervene to say where to turn.
This feature is perhaps the key function of the app, which becomes useful to all those who do not use integrated navigators such as Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.
In this way it becomes easier to use the mobile phone to listen to music in the car from the phone, especially if you use applications such as Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play Music .
These controls are not enabled by default therefore, even if the new version reports them after the update, let's see how to activate the music controls in Google Maps .
READ ALSO: Complete guide to Google Maps
1) Check music in Google Maps on iPhone
On iPhone, launch the Google Maps app and then go to Settings by tapping the menu button in the upper left corner of the screen and then the gear at the top of the menu.
Going to the Navigation options section, at the top of the Settings screen, then tap on the music playback controls which is set to None.
In selecting the preferred media player, on the iPhone it is only possible to select, for now, Spotify or Apple Music (but we can imagine that other apps will be added to Google Maps such as Youtube Music).
By selecting Apple Music, you will be asked to give permission to allow the Google Maps app to access the Apple Music music collection.
By choosing to use Spotify, you will be prompted to connect Google Maps to your Spotify account.
2) Music controls on Google Maps on an Android smartphone
On an Android phone, branded Samsung, Huawei or any other, open the Google Maps app and go to Settings using the menu button in the upper left corner and then tapping " Settings " in the side bar at the bottom.
From the list of Settings, press on Settings Navigator, scroll all of them down and then activate the option " Show controls for multimedia content ".
On Android, the apps compatible with Google Maps, at the moment, are Spotify and Google Play Music.
The playback controls for the chosen app will be displayed at the bottom of Google Maps while driving, when using the navigator.
Now, when you use Google Maps as a satellite navigator while driving, you can see the controls for listening to music at the bottom, with the title of the song being listened to, the Play and Stop button and those to go to the next or previous track.
You can therefore hear music from Google Maps without problems of not understanding the directions of the navigator.
The music pauses every time the voice of the navigator has to intervene to say where to turn.
This feature is perhaps the key function of the app, which becomes useful to all those who do not use integrated navigators such as Android Auto or Apple CarPlay.
