- Google Maps has reportedly stopped offering real-time alternate route suggestions while driving.
- The issue seems to have cropped up in the last few weeks, likely due to a buggy update.
- Google has yet to acknowledge the issue, and we don’t have any details about its underlying cause.
In addition to offering the most optimal route to your destination, Google Maps displays alternate routes in real time while driving that are marginally slower or faster than your current route. These alternate routes can be particularly helpful in cases where you encounter traffic or a roadblock on your current route. However, if you’ve used Google Maps to navigate of late, you may have noticed that the app has stopped offering alternate route suggestions.
According to multiple user reports on Reddit and Google’s community forums (via 9to5Google), Google Maps has stopped showing alternate routes while driving. The issue seems to have started sometime in the past few weeks and affects Google Maps users on Android and Android Auto. None of the usual fixes, like restarting the app, clearing its cache, or rebooting the phone, seem to resolve the issue.