Overview

• A small group of users is seeing Google Maps use Live Updates to keep turn-by-turn progress pinned via a persistent notification.
• Sightings have been reported on Pixel and Samsung devices running the Android 16 QPR2 beta.
• The behavior has been documented through user tips and shared screenshots, and Google has not announced wider availability.
• Live Updates is a new Android 16 platform feature for real-time status notifications that apps must adopt.
• Android 16’s current build implements only part of Live Updates, with the first quarterly platform release expected to add status bar chips and Always-On Display support.