Google has pledged to address the media control issue, but as of time of writing, no timeline had been announced for the fix.

Google Maps for Android has quietly and unexpected removed media playback controls during navigation, frustrating users. Here ...

AN INFURIATING Google Maps change is driving users around the bend after a key feature vanishes from their phones. Google ...

Some Google Maps users on Android are reporting the inexplicable removal of a useful navigation feature: show media playback ...

Google Maps is missing a toggleable option that allows Android users to play and control music while driving.

Google has confirmed it is working on a fix for a significant bug that removed the media playback controls from Google Maps.

Google is addressing a major bug in Maps that removed media playback controls, affecting Android users who use apps like YouTube Music and Spotify during navigation.

Google Maps has recently lost its media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android, following the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode.

Google Maps just lost a useful feature — this will make future road trips more frustrating ... YouTube Music also doesn't support notifications to alert users when new podcast episodes drop.

Google announced the Fitbit Charge 6 today with a focus on more accurate heart rate tracking, as well as first-party apps like YouTube Music and Google Maps.

For instance, the Google Workspace extension for Gemini lets you get summarized answers from your own content, while the Google Maps extension for Gemini gets you location-based information.