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Google Maps Losing Functionality on Android: On Android devices, Google Maps has become unemployment-prone after a key feature—the media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify—is no longer available. A frustrated user shared this update with Google in 1995, but the feature has since been removed indefinitely. Google has since released a beta version of Google Maps (25.28 and 25.29), but the media controls for Android remain disabled due to a reported bug in the navigation settings.
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Impact on Navigation Settings: The Closure of “Show media playback controls” in Instructions>Navigation has left Android users tied up in knots. These users have discovered a workaround by also toggling the “Default media app” option on iOS, which allows them to use Google Maps for driving purposes. A workaround video from 9to5Google highlights this challenge, with users needing to press and release their cursor to bypass the settings.
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User Callback Messages and Network Scope Issues: A user wrote about a callback message prompting the user to take down devices related to closed apps on Google Maps. This practice has created network scope issues for users relying on their phones for navigation. As more users hit the wall with their devices, options like using the Going fwd button or enabling filter mode in冻结 apps on iOS have become necessary.
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recommended Media App Overview: Google has announced a new feature to help users pick up lost media files on their Android devices. The recommended media app option allows users to search for their lost media via their profile, without needing to go through Google Maps entirely. This feature also expands functionality for signing up with Helping hand in terms of ads retention and device security surveillance.
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Recalibration of Optimization and Storage Settings: To fix the aforementioned issues, Google has released an unauthorized app update for Android. The update restores the optimization settings, ensuring that the “Show media playback controls” and “Default media app” options are enabled again, although these features must still be used in conjunction with the “/drivers” and “Optimization” settings.
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Concluding the Day with Surprising News: Google also revealed that approximately 10 million Android users have been urged to remove devices in response to what appears to be a known “infection” among the mapped services. Additionally, a new update, though it has since been suspended by the company, was posted from Google recently, where thousands of “fake” listings in Google Maps were deleted without notice. A CBS report highlights how criminals use Google Maps to scan property and exploit it to steal banking data. To prevent this from happening again, Google recently removed traces of Hebrew reporters and également modified the security profile of theUX team.