Google Maps Now Supports Apple Watch And Carplay Dashboard

Google has announced two major changes with Google Maps on Apple devices. The software giant is bringing back the Maps app for Apple Watch and has added support for Apple’s CarPlay Dashboard.

Google discontinued its Maps app for Apple Watch back in 2017. When Google pulled the Apple Watch app of Maps, the company had promised to bring it back sometime in the future. Google will roll out the new Maps app worldwide in the coming weeks. Image: Google

Google Maps now supports controlling media playback and calendar notifications without leaving turn-by-turn navigation, thanks to Apple’s CarPlay Dashboard. All the additional information will appear in a split-screen view, as you can see below.

Apple’s CarPlay Dashboard was first introduced with iOS 13. Until iOS 13.4, Apple limited CarPlay Dashboard to Apple Maps. According to the blog post, Google Maps is compatible with CarPlay Dashboard on all CarPlay supported vehicles. Google Maps on the CarPlay Dashboard will arrive this week with the next iOS update.