Android Auto 8.0 APK Download Coolwalk

As we reported earlier, Android Auto 8.5 update features the most anticipated Coolwalk UI. Googleโ€™s brand-new Android Auto UI is now available for every smartphone and car head unit via beta program. The latest Android Auto 8.6 beta APK is now available for download featuring Material You Design with Dark Theme for the phone settings app alongside Coolwalk UI.

Googleโ€™s Android Auto team has been busy lately bringing some most awaited features such as the new Coolwalk interface with split screens and multitasking features. With this revamped design, you can use maps, play music, and see important notifications all in one interface. This is a great design for car displays to get all the information in one place.

The latest Android Auto 8.6.1248 beta now brings Material You design for the phone app. It also features a redesigned Dark Theme which can be activated by enabling the Night Mode on your Android device.

The devs added a new Material3SettingsActivity in AA v8.6. It features a big collapsible header, dynamic colors, and a brand-new Material Design in addition to 3 switches. Moreover, Android Auto finally gets a dark theme!

If you are an Android Auto beta tester, follow this tutorial on how to force enable Coolwalk on any AA-enabled device.

While the beta program may be full, you can also download the latest Android Auto 8.6.1248 beta APK below for your Android 8.0+ running device.

As for whatโ€™s new with Android Auto 8.6 beta, the bug with customize launcher menu may have been fixed for some smartphones. When you try to launch the customize launcher menu on the phone app, the app crashes. Waze still does not work.

Android Auto Coodwalk UI

Googe teased the new Android Auto UI featuring called Coolwalk somewhere last year and also teased in IO May 2022 event. It comes with major multitasking features via split-screen. You can use maps, play music, and see important notifications all in one interface.

This is a great design for car displays as you donโ€™t need to keep switching to other apps in order to get important information.

Coolwalk enables the user to run numerous apps side by side in what seems to be a card-based interface. It is cleaner, more organized, and displays information in split-screen. Coolwalk has a UI inspired by Apple CarPlay dashboard.

According to Android Authority, the key highlights include:

  • Google Maps is now larger and easier to access in the new dashboard, which is closer to the driver.
  • The media card on the dashboard has a completely new appearance and dynamically expands and contracts.
  • Users now have more options for layouts on large screens thanks to the ability to make the map occupy the entire Android Auto space.
  • To make it simple to switch between recently used apps with just one tap, a new app dock has been added to the rail.
  • More system components now use Material You and have modernized UI elements and layouts.
  • With just one swipe of the dashboard media card, you can now access Google Assistantโ€™s recommendations for music and other media.

Checkout Android Auto Coolwalk UI in action:

Android Auto coolwalk ui video

Users can take the advantage of this platform in any vehicle which offers integration with the platform. There are more than 500 different vehicles that offer this support. Some of these include Nissan, Toyota, Hyundai, Ford, etc.

Checkout Android Auto Coolwalk UI in action:

YouTube video

Android Auto 8.6.1248 Beta APK Download

In order to use Android Auto in your vehicle, you must have an Android phone running 8.0 or above and a high-quality USB cable for a wired connection.

The complete version is Android Auto 8.6.1248 beta.

Register for Android Auto Beta Tester

Download Android Auto from Play Store

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Developer: Google LLC
Price: Free

Thanks to Telegram Channel Google News, users Robotjoek, Peter_73, DrMp3z, and Android Authority for the images and changelog.


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