{
  "id": 3821013,
  "title": "Lost Google Maps’ big navigation upgrade? Your new Pixel 11 might be to blame",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/lost-google-maps-big-navigation-upgrade-your-new-pixel-11-might-be-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T21:14:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-11-google-maps-immersive-navigation-missing-3704172/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Maps has seemingly lost one of its key features, Immersive Navigation, for some Pixel 11 users who upgraded from older Pixel devices. The navigation upgrade that Google touts as a major enhancement appears to have been lost in the transition. The problem seems to be controlled on the server-side, meaning users cannot simply restore the feature via an app update or settings change. Google has acknowledged the reports but has not confirmed the cause or timeline for a fix. While purchasing a new Pixel 11 device should not result in a degraded experience, that appears to be precisely what is happening with Google Maps for affected users.",
  "summary": "Immersive Navigation is missing for some.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "This former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/this-former-pg-e-engineer-is-building-a-google-maps-for-the",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Google Maps is finally going to bring turn-by-turn navigation to Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/google-maps-is-finally-going-to-bring-turn-by-turn-navigation-to-korea",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:50:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}