Google unveils all new features and improvements for Google services on Android, Xiaomi’s MIUI 13 interface coming soon to France, a bug makes Google Maps disappear from Android Auto, that’s the recap.

Come on, we’re slowly recovering from our emotions after Microsoft’s historic acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. Also, if you want to know everything on this topic, we have prepared a whole file on this acquisition that runs the risk of changing everything in the world of video games. But back to our sheep: Let’s take a look at the day of January 19, 2022. Between Google which updates its services and its Play Store on Android, MIUI 13 which is about to land in France and Google Maps which disappears from Android Auto, there is a lot to do. So let’s go to our daily recap.

Google Services and Play Store are rich with new options

Google has detailed all the new features that Google services and Play Store are taking advantage of with the January update. On the menu, better password management, a new way to connect to Android TV from your Android smartphone, a revamped and revamped Google Wallet… In short, we can at least say that the Mountain View giant left no stone unturned. has left.

Read: Android – Here are the 10 big new features of Google Services Update

Android Auto update removed Google Maps

Bad luck for Android Auto fans: The Google Maps app seems to have been uninstalled after the app’s 7.2 update. And this time, it’s not Android 12, which was the case last December, but Android Auto. Until Google finds a solution, it is possible to use another mapping and routing application under Android Auto like Waze.

Read: Android Auto – Google Maps Disappears After Update

MIUI 13 will soon be available in France

If Xiaomi unveiled its new interface in China on the sidelines of the Xiaomi 12 launch, the manufacturer is currently silent about its deployment in Europe. But it will not be long: MIUI 13 should take advantage of the arrival of new smartphones to announce the availability of its interface in Europe.

Read: MIUI 13 – Xiaomi is about to launch the update in Europe, what to expect?