{"id":2661,"date":"2025-11-17T19:17:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2025-11-17T19:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T17:22:47","slug":"version-8-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/version-8-4\/","title":{"rendered":"iCarMode Update: Improved Audio &amp; New Navigation Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-5ffe773a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-5ffe773a\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-a6a249c2\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-a6a249c2\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-a6a249c2\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-02e49350\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-02e49350\"><p data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"263\">A new iCarMode update is now available, focusing on clearer audio behavior and general stability.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"309\"><strong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"309\">\ud83c\udfb5 Improved Radio &amp; Podcast Playback<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"490\">Radio and podcast audio will now continue playing alongside navigation instructions without being cut off. This should make listening while navigating more reliable and keep you focused on the road ahead.<\/p><p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"490\">You may notice the most consistent behavior when using Mapbox, as Google\u2019s SDK currently handles audio differently. We\u2019ll keep updating iCarMode as Google enhances their SDK.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"531\"><strong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"531\">\u2699\ufe0f New Audio Preference Setting<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"623\">A new setting has been added that lets you choose how navigation interacts with your audio:<\/p><ul data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"696\"><li data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"668\"><strong data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"640\">Dock audio<\/strong> during navigation prompts<\/li><li data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"696\"><strong data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"686\">Pause audio<\/strong> instead<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"771\">This gives you control over whichever approach you find more comfortable.<\/p><p data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"771\">If you want to read more about this and other settings, read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/settings\/\">this post<\/a>.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"813\"><strong data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"813\">\ud83d\udc1e Bug Fixes &amp; Minor Adjustments<\/strong><\/h3><p data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"907\">A few reported issues have been resolved, and small refinements were made throughout the app, thank you for sharing.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-ef26f247\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-ef26f247\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-16b866ca\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-16b866ca\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-16b866ca\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-6ce17529\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-6ce17529\"><figure id=\"attachment_2433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2433\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icarmode.onelink.me\/sSCh?pid=Blog&amp;c=v84&amp;af_dp=iCarMode%3A%2F%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icarmode.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/appstore-1.png\" alt=\"Download\" width=\"200\" height=\"60\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Download<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new iCarMode update is now available, focusing on clearer audio behavior and general stability.\ud83c\udfb5 Improved Radio &amp; 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