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Google Maps Issues Plague Pixel 11 Users on Android Auto
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In Short: Several Pixel 11 owners are encountering issues with Google Maps on their Android Auto systems, reporting choppy performance, freezing, and graphical artifacts.
Several Pixel 11 owners are encountering issues with Google Maps on their Android Auto systems, reporting choppy performance, freezing, and graphical artifacts.
The problems include Maps flickering and turning into 'pixelated black static,' while other panels like YouTube Music remain stable.
These glitches occur both over wired and wireless connections, and clearing app data, reinstalling Maps and Android Auto, or changing the resolution does not resolve the issue.
Some users suspect a rendering or GPU-related problem, as Maps can glitch while the rest of Android Auto remains unaffected.
Google acknowledged the freezing Maps issue on its Android Auto support forum, forwarding it to the team for investigation.
Earlier this year, Android Auto users faced similar issues, including a bug where Gemini Live would hear its own voice and spiral into a conversation with itself.
What this adds
The glitches on Pixel 11 devices closely resemble earlier Android Auto problems, suggesting a recurring issue.
Clearing app data, reinstalling apps, and changing Android Auto’s resolution have not addressed the problem.
Keeping the phone unlocked reportedly helps Android Auto run smoothly, but this is not a long-term solution.
Background
Some Google Pixel owners are still missing alarms due to a longstanding bug in the Clock app.
Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application developed by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets, real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, and public transportation.
What's confirmed
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What's still developing
- Android Auto has been serving up something close to a bug of the week lately.
- Google recently had to explain why Maps’ speedometer was disappearing, and it just fixed another long-running Android Auto signal bars issue.
- At the same time, several Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL owners have also reported navigation falling behind, freezing completely, or refusing to load.
- Now another navigation headache has been added to the pile, and this one appears to be hitting Google’s new Pixel 11 family.
- Others report a noticeably lower frame rate than on their Pixel 8.
- One user also says keeping the phone unlocked makes Android Auto run smoothly.