• DUDU OS
  • DuduOS 3.5 Launch Google maps in drive mode.

Hi I'm trying to get Google maps to launch in drive mode (ideally in the pipeline launcher). On a regular android device you are required to create a new shortcut to the driving widget.

If this isn't possible currently. It should be a feature or probably the default.

a month later

+1. This is desperately needed. The default Google Maps without driving mode is not very usable when driving. Waze is better, but doesn't work when network connection is bad. Maps should open up in driving mode by default using one of the intents.

5 days later

I’m not familiar with "the pipeline launcher," but if you’re launching the map from an app rather than an Android widget, you can use Google Maps in driving mode by installing the "Driving Mode Shortcut" app from Google Play and setting it to launch instead of Google Maps.
However, please be aware that depending on your environment, the "Driving Mode Shortcut" app may cause serious issues.

17 days later

Thanks! This is exactly what I need.

BUT the DUDUOS home screen keeps restarting the "Driving Mode Shortcut" app if it is used as the default navigation app. And it causes Google maps launched using the Driving mode shortcut app to freeze when a navigation destination is entered. The shortcut app works fine when launched manually (by selecting the app icon manually).

Is anyone else seeing this behavior? I am on the latest release build of DUDUOS 3.6. Seems like a bug.

  • krj replied to this.

    krj Nobody seeing this? Is anyone else using the "driving mode shortcut" app to launch google maps?