Google Maps, CarPlay & TBT Navigation

[SilverPigeon]

New to me and in case others haven't seen it yet - I updated Google Maps last night and for the first time it's showing turn-by-turn navigation in the cluster
Google Maps version 25.35.0.7990883550
iPhone 16 Pro
iOS 18.6.2
SYNC 23291

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[Munch]

My 2025 F-150 PB has shown turns on instrument cluster from Google Maps since I bought it new in May.

I use an iPhone 11.

 

[hpwjr]

Only Apple Maps has done that in the instrument cluster on my 23 Powerboost. I’ve just updated Google maps and will check to see if it now does the notice in the cluster. That would be nice. It’s handy to have it nice and big right in front of you.

 

[TheWrench]

Only Apple Maps has done that in the instrument cluster on my 23 Powerboost. I’ve just updated Google maps and will check to see if it now does the notice in the cluster. That would be nice. It’s handy to have it nice and big right in front of you.

Same for me in my 23. Only apple maps shows turn by turn.

 

[{tpc}]

I removed google maps and went strictly apple maps because of this. 2024

 

[pappcam]

My 2024 has shown turn by turn from Android Auto/Google Maps in the instrument cluster since I bought it.

 

[23PB&Me]

Google maps has been doing this for about a month for me. I don’t use Apple Maps because the watch haptics are stupid and I’m too lazy to turn them off. also last time I used crapple maps I ended up on some gated dirt road with sheep in Ireland.

I mostly use Waze for the better police/hazards notifications(and that I can make my truck a Halo Warthog ), but Waze doesn’t look to support TBT yet

 

[Rod507]

Google maps turn by turn worked for me a couple years ago, then it stopped. I recently noticed it again which is the only feature I liked from the ford built in map!
Good stuff Google, giving to the community while stealing our souls hahaha

 

[Hans Moleman]

I have the latest updates on my iPhone and still no Google maps turn by turn in my gauge cluster

 

[astro_fusion]

If you opt for Apple Beta iOS 26 you'll get TBT in the cluster with google maps, and also some widget functions on the infotainment center, I feel like over all there's better integration with google apps, especially while using carplay.

This is the second report I've noticed TBT/google maps/carplay users reporting with iOS 18.6.2 on here. I jumped to beta a few weeks ago.

 

[Rod507]

If you opt for Apple Beta iOS 26 you'll get TBT in the cluster with google maps, and also some widget functions on the infotainment center, I feel like over all there's better integration with google apps, especially while using carplay.

This is the second report I've noticed TBT/google maps/carplay users reporting with iOS 18.6.2 on here. I jumped to beta a few weeks ago.

I also have 18.6.2 which I updates a couple weeks ago but haven’t updated Gmaps… o got TBT

 

[dafuture]

Anyone know how to turn the TBT off now that it works with Google Maps?

 

[SilverPigeon]

Anyone know how to turn the TBT off now that it works with Google Maps?

Yes, but in the cluster, not in Google Maps (if you use the route overview in Google maps, that's a workaround).

So, you can turn of TBT in the cluster using FORScan (easy mode works for this change as well):

For me, this had an unintended side effect: the cluster looks normal before I hit the "Start" button on Google maps:

Once I hit "start", the cluster display still shrinks as if TBT was still on. No idea why and YMMV:

Once you "exit" the route, the cluster display returns to normal. Maybe I need an update to the IPC to address it, but I've come to hate TBT in the cluster and I can put up with the odd display while still getting TBT on the SYNC screen in google maps.

 

[hpwjr]

My 23 Powerboost now shows turns in the instrument cluster. It did not before. I deleted the app and reinstalled, and now the turn by turn works in the instrument cluster. It’s really handy as the graphic right in front of you catches your attention even when not really watching it.

 

[SilverPigeon]

There is also a promising setting in the APIM for putting TBT in the cluster menu - I'll try that in a couple of days, because the way I've currently done it means TBT is disabled in the cluster for any Nav, Ford or otherwise. If it is able to be an on/off switch that would be more flexible.

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