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