All articles tagged with #android auto
The article highlights five lesser-known apps compatible with Android Auto that enhance driving experiences, including Pocket FM for audio stories, Fuelio for fuel expense tracking, VLC for audio playback, Angry Birds 2 for gaming, and EasyPark for parking management, emphasizing their features and benefits.
The PDFriender 2Pad is a prototype 65W car charger that enables full-speed charging while using wired Android Auto and CarPlay, offering a more stable and faster connection compared to wireless adapters, with production expected in 2026 at around €50 ($60).
The Gemini update for Android Auto introduces more detailed responses and interactions, which some drivers find helpful and others find verbose or problematic, leading to mixed reactions and calls for fixes from Google.
Google is working on updates for Android Auto, including potential support for Cast and a redesign of the music player with Material 3 Expressive elements, though no rollout date is confirmed.
Android Auto does not officially support video playback, but users have attempted third-party solutions like CarStream and Fermata Auto, which face compatibility issues with newer Android versions and require workarounds. Overall, watching videos on Android Auto is complicated and not recommended, with better options being to wait for official support or use other methods for audio streaming.
Google has begun rolling out Gemini, a new voice assistant that replaces Google Assistant on Android Auto, offering improved natural language understanding and integration with connected apps, initially for beta users, with features like live responses and message translation.
The article discusses the four most common problems users face with Android Auto and provides solutions to fix them, helping users improve their experience with the system.
The author has changed his view on wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, now favoring wired connections due to less battery drain, cooler phone temperatures, and reduced latency, which improve overall usability and device longevity.
Google announced that two popular Pixel phone features, Call Screen and Call Notes, will soon be available on Android Auto, enhancing call management and note-taking while driving, with Call Notes arriving later this year and Call Screen's timeline still unspecified.
Google is considering reversing a controversial UI change in Android Auto that used wallpaper colors for the media background, potentially returning to album art backgrounds, but has introduced a new visual bug affecting text display in multi-window mode. The company is testing these updates in upcoming versions, aiming to improve user experience while addressing previous complaints.
New Pixel 10 owners are experiencing significant 'unresponsive' problems with Android Auto, including screen freezes and infrequent updates, which Google appears to be aware of and may address in a future patch. The issues are affecting various car models and persist despite troubleshooting efforts like cache clearing and factory resets.
Some Pixel 10 owners are experiencing connectivity issues with Android Auto, where the car display shows only the Android Auto logo and the interface is laggy, but audio functions work. Google is likely to address this in upcoming updates.
Samsung is rolling out the One UI 8 Beta 2 update to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, introducing the AI-powered Now Brief feature along with various bug fixes and improvements. The update is expanding to other Galaxy models, including the Galaxy S24 series and some Galaxy A series phones, with a stable release expected next month.
Google has provided a more specific timeline for the rollout of Gemini on Android Auto and Google TV, expected to arrive in Fall 2023 (September to November), following earlier teasers and announcements at Google I/O and the Made by Google event.
Android Auto may soon support up to seven app columns in its app drawer, up from the current maximum of five, potentially making app discovery faster and easier, especially on larger displays. This change is based on an APK teardown and could improve the driving experience by reducing the need to scroll through multiple pages of apps.