by dbadmin | Jan 27, 2025 | Android Auto, Google, Google Maps, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google has pushed out an update to Maps on Android Auto. The update centers the map, which was previously right-aligned. With the map centered, the destination box now blocks the view of your route. Google is well known for...
by dbadmin | Jan 24, 2025 | Android Auto, Apple, Apple iPhone, News
An official mockup of the expanded CarPlay. Credit: Apple Apple revealed the next generation of CarPlay during the main WWDC22 keynote and promised a 2024 release. Like Android Automotive, CarPlay 2 will unlock more advanced vehicle controls beyond entertainment and...
by dbadmin | Jan 16, 2025 | Android Auto, Google, News
Morgan Stanley’s new Audio Entertainment Survey identifies Android Auto’s penetration among streamers decreasing in 2024. Apple and CarPlay are up slightly, but not enough to account for all of Auto’s losses. Overall, listeners are slowly shifting away from...
by dbadmin | Jan 14, 2025 | Android apps, Android Auto, News
Google is launching its car ready mobile apps program next month. This program, announced at I/O 2024 last year, takes existing mobile apps that are large screen compatible and makes them available to cars running Android Automotive. We don’t know which apps have been...
by dbadmin | Jan 7, 2025 | AI, Android Auto, Authority Insights, Google Gemini, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority A few months ago, we spotted several clues hinting at Gemini integration in Android Auto. We have now managed to enable the UI for Gemini on Android Auto. The feature does not yet provide a response. Google is working hard to...
by dbadmin | Dec 31, 2024 | Android Auto, News
Polestar 2 vehicles have started getting a new P3.3.16 update. The latest vehicle software adds support for wired Android Auto connections. Drivers are free to switch between Auto and the built-in Automotive interface. Android users who connect their smartphones to...