Using Google Maps on Android Auto. When I have a destination, it shows the speed limit of the current road. But if I don’t have a destination it won’t show the speed limit. It still knows what the speed limit is, but it won’t show it. Is there any way to have it show the speed limit all the time?

    • valen@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      106·
      1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure that waze doesn’t work in Android Auto.

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      Looks like I’m wrong. I just saw some articles from 2022 about getting it working. Thanks!

    • GlendatheGayWitch@lib.lgbtEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Is Waze functional again? I haven’t used it in a couple years after it changed my destination mid-drive a couple times.

  • ijeff@lemdro.idMEnglish
    214·
    1 year ago

    Keeping this one up given there are answers below, but just a heads up on rule 2 in the sidebar. We ask that questions like these be posted to !askandroid@lemdro.id. Thanks!

  • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
    84·
    1 year ago

    That’s country dependent due to legal differences. It’s not possible where I am.

    • Rouxibeau@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      So, the law says that if you are navigating, the speed must be hidden? Can you share this law? I want to read that absurdity.

      • ijeff@lemdro.idMEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Also curious about this. Perhaps misunderstood this as being about speed cameras?

      • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        No, that’s not what I said.

        It’s the speed limit that isn’t shown in certain countries. The speed is shown.

        There is obviously not any specific law against showing the speed limit. The legal issue is that the Google’s software for showing the limits is tied in with the speed control software, which is illegal some places.

        Google just haven’t bothered make a custom version of maps for those places.

        Also, they have had technical issues with the speed limit data being so wrong in some places that they rolled back the function shortly after it was implemented.

        I’m sure they hate dealing with this kind of question: https://support.google.com/maps/thread/42045207/how-do-i-prove-that-google-maps-showed-the-incorrect-speed-limit-i-need-to-dispute-a-ticket?hl=en

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Its the Heisenberg uncertainty principal of driving. Many countries, in an effort to keep our universe from being destroyed, require you to either known your exact location, or an accurate calculation of your speed, but never both

    • Kleinbonum@feddit.deEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      I would also like to learn about this law that apparently prevents Google Maps from showing speed limits in my country, but allows Waze to do so.

  • W^Unt!2@waveform.socialEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    There is an overlay app you can get on just regular android called velociraptor. It usually does it for you. Some streets it doesn’t know. Never tried it in Android auto. But if I use my phone screen navigation when driving it does.