{
  "id": 8229741,
  "title": "I tested 4 Android Auto navigation apps; one underrated option handles heavy traffic better than Google Maps",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/i-tested-4-android-auto-navigation-apps-one-underrated-option-handles",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Police",
    "slug": "android-police",
    "url": "https://www.androidpolice.com/tested-android-auto-navigation-apps-one-underrated-option-handles-heavy-traffic-better-than-google-maps/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An author tested four Android Auto navigation apps and found that one underrated option handles heavy traffic better than Google Maps. The writer of the piece advocates for limiting the number of apps available on Android Auto to promote safe driving.\n\nThe reports did not provide further information about the underrated navigation app or its performance.\n\nIn separate news, Google Keep has updated its \"Note collection\" widget with a new design, replacing the previous Material You-era sidebar with a circular floating action button. This change is available in version 5.26.365.x of Google Keep. Additionally, Google's Noto 3D emoji redesign, introduced in May, is starting to roll out to more devices, including those from various manufacturers, although availability is still limited.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Honor confirms list of devices getting its Liquid Glass-filled Android 17 update [Video]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/honor-confirms-list-of-devices-getting-its-liquid-glass-filled",
        "published": "2026-09-17T15:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Google reveals how its new 3D emoji were designed, and which Android brands are getting them",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/google-reveals-how-its-new-3d-emoji-were-designed-and-which-android",
        "published": "2026-09-17T19:04:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}