Android Auto is the only solution for seamlessly integrating Android smartphones with your vehicles’ infotainment systems. However, it’s not the best solution. Google’s focus is more on the smartphone OS rather than the cars OS. Due to only one program supporting multiple infotainment systems and smartphones from various OEMs, lag and stuttering may occur due…
Google just pushed Android Auto v12.9 to stable channel, and boy does it have something interesting to offer for once. The last few updates were mediocre at best. Today’s update adds code for supercharger connector, possibly Tesla. It also adds NACS charging support right into Android Auto EV settings. Let’s get into what this means…
Google Maps and Waze just recently received a very useful report incidences feature. While the report feature already rolled out to Android, iOS, and Apple CarPlay, the Android Auto was left out. Starting today, Google Maps in Android Auto too now shows the report icon. Here is how to enable it. Both Google Maps and…
New Android Auto 12.9 update pushed to the beta channel. The update features several under the hood optimization and removed a great deal of bloatware and unnecessary code. The Android Auto update is expected to load faster and smoother in operation. Let’s checkout what’s new in Android Auto 12.9 beta and download it below. Our…
Google Maps mobile app on Android and iPhone now displays live speed information during navigation. This is a long-awaited feature since Google announced it earlier this year for Android, iOS, CarPlay, and Android Auto. It was also featured in our previous report about the Google Maps’ with traffic reporting. Google Maps will not show live…
AI assistants may be coming to cars with Android Auto via Google’s brand new Gemini AI assistant. As we reported previously, AI Assistants could come to Cars with Android Auto with Google Gemini. While it was just a hunch at that time, we have confirmation that Gemini might replace Google Assistant in the near future….
Gemini Live: The New Voice Mode for Android Auto to replace Google Assistant?
Latest Android Auto 12.7 version just released on the stable channel with mostly stability improvements as compared to the previous beta version. The main feature of Android Auto 12.7 update is a new favorite label for the car radio FM and AM options; alongside System Health Metrics, new notification app badges & animations, support for…
The last few updates were quite extensive in terms of functionality and implementing features for Android Auto. The latest Android Auto 12.7 has been pushed to beta channel and does not contain any major changes as compared to Android Auto 12.5. It brought some new features like System Health Metrics, new notification app badges &…
Following the rather larger updates in the recent versions, Android Auto 12.6 stable release comes with stability and bug fixes for all Android phones and car head units. The last Android Auto 12.5 update brought some new features like System Health Metrics, new notification app badges & animations, support for new cars OEMs like Lucid…
Users who rely on Google Maps or Waze for navigation and daily commute can now benefit from a very useful feature which enables crowdsourcing traffic reports and incidences. Both Google Maps and Waze are making it easier to report incidents and helpful information including crash reports, lane closures, nearby construction, objects, stalled vehicle, and even…
Our new APK Breakdown series dives deep into the latest APK file, unveiling new features in the latest update of any app. Similar t what we did with the previous Android Auto 12.5 beta update, we have analyzed the latest stable version as well. Android Auto 12.5 stable update is now available for download featuring…