by dbadmin | Jun 23, 2025 | Android Auto, Android Automotive, Authority Insights, Google Gemini, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google is working on giving Gemini the ability to control your smart home from your car. Gemini will be able to manage all Home devices connected to your account. Google Assistant for Android Auto and Automotive is a great...
by dbadmin | Jun 17, 2025 | Android Automotive, News
Android Automotive OS is getting a new feature called AppCard, which allows apps to display their most relevant data and functions on the home screen. AppCards can display information like the status of a food order, but the visual styling of these cards is controlled...
by dbadmin | Jun 16, 2025 | Android Automotive, News
The Android Automotive 16 update introduces several subtle UI changes to the home screen, launcher, and notification panel. Key adjustments include a redesigned volume panel, a taller media card, a new voice assistant button, and a more legible app grid. The update...
by dbadmin | Jun 4, 2025 | Android Automotive, Google, Google Maps, News
Credit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority Google Maps for Android Automotive is getting customized design elements. This new ability will allow the UI in Maps to match the UI of the native OS. Polestar announced that this feature would roll out to its cars in the...
by dbadmin | Jun 3, 2025 | Android Auto, Android Automotive, Google, Google Maps, News
Google Maps has recently started offering a navigation pop-up on select instrument cluster displays. So far this has been spotted on the Polestar 2. We previously saw Waze delivering a similar behind-the-wheel view. How many digital screens can you see right this...
by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | Android Auto, Android Automotive, Google, News, Spotify
Spotify Jam, the collaborative real-time playlist feature, will soon launch on Android Auto and cars with Google built-in. The Jam feature will leverage Google’s new media app templates in the Android for Cars App Library, allowing for safer, distraction-free in-car...
