I want to give Google fair praise; Android Auto is a surprisingly versatile platform. It’s primarily tasked with mirroring phone functionality and information to the dashboards of supported cars. The intention is to make drivers’ lives a little easier, giving them quick access to contacts for calls and messages, music controls, and navigation information. However, for those of us who spend plenty of time waiting in the car, there’s one feature that’s seemingly missing from this list: video playback.
The concept is simple: my car has a screen, so surely I should be able to watch a video on it. While it is technically possible, it comes with strict and awkward limitations.