Google says bug removed media playback button from Maps, says working on a fix

Google has addressed reports of the

media playback button

missing from its navigation app – Google Maps. In a statement to 9to5Google, the tech giant confirmed that the disappearance was just a bug and Google is “actively working to fix an issue that is affecting media playback controls on Google Maps.” Notably, the publication was the first to report the disappearance of media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android devices from Google Maps. The changes were first spotted in the stable

Google Maps

25.28 version and 25.29 beta version.

Media control in Google Maps

The media controls in Google Maps are made to work with apps like YouTube Music and Spotify. While using navigation, a bar would appear at the bottom showing the album cover, song name, and artist on the left.On the right, users could play, pause, or skip songs and see nine song suggestions to quickly switch tracks. There is also a shortcut to open YouTube Music straight from Google Maps.

In a related news, Google Maps rolled out a new feature for iPhone users. With this new feature the navigation app simplifies the process of saving places. Google Maps users on iPhone can now directly save locations to their Google Maps by scanning the screenshots. The feature now removes the need to manually search for the locations users captured while on the go or while searching the web.The feature leverages Google's image recognition technology to identify location details within a screenshot. When a user takes a screenshot of an address, a map, or a location within another app, Google Maps can analyse the image and extract relevant information. The app then prompts the user to save the location, which is added to their saved places within Google Maps.