Android Auto - Maps, Media, Messaging & Voice

- September 13, 2017

Teen

Auto & Vehicles

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Description

Android Auto is your smart driving companion. With a simplified interface, large buttons and powerful voice actions, Android Auto is designed to make it easier to use apps from your phone while you’re on the road.

• Route to your next destination using Google Maps with real-time GPS navigation and traffic alerts.
• Make calls using voice actions and answer incoming calls with just a tap.
• Listen to your favourite media apps including Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Deezer, Slacker, TuneIn, iHeartRadio and Audible. Many more music, radio, news, sports news, audiobook and podcast apps are also supported.
• Send and receive messages through voice actions using SMS, Hangouts, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Telegram, WeChat, Kik, Google Allo and many more messaging apps.

For a full list of compatible apps, go to http://g.co/androidauto

To use Android Auto, you’ll need a phone running Android 5.0 or higher (Lollipop, Marshmallow or Nougat) and an active data connection.

Over 300 car models now support Android Auto! To find out if your car display is compatible and how to enable it, check your owner’s manual or contact your car’s manufacturer. Once enabled, use a high-quality USB cable to connect your phone to your car, then launch Android Auto to get going!

Learn more about Android Auto and compatible cars at http://android.com/auto
For support: http://support.google.com/androidauto
Get help from our community: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/android-auto

Reviews

4.0

88,716 total

5 37,770

4 30,092

3 10,329

2 3,893

1 6,632

Tamas Kiss

Great app, works fine. Amazon Music is great if you want to play your online music (it can't browse offline music if I use voice command), Rocket Player is a bit unsteady (sometimes it can't find the requested music if I use voice command). Please get Poweramp on the supported apps' list. Google Map is good as always (despite the lack of speed limit/cameras option). Haven't had a chance to test the voice call option yet but will update if something found.

Edward Thompson

Damn near perfect for what I need while driving. Maps are a priority and it works great even with voice commands. Music also works well and it works with multiple music apps. Personally I only use Google Play music, Amazon Music and Pandora but it is easy to flip between. Love the voice texting. Works great for quick messages... way better than a phone call when the wife wants something from the store on the way home. Biggest problem was that only car play was enabled by default in my Explorer, had to dig through menus to get Android auto working.

Sujan Regmi

Recently started receiving message "internet connection isn't stable". It has been few days. I know that my 4G is working fine as when I disconnect and use youtube it works. Would love to have faster response for tasks. For ex: instead of complete sentence from auto should ask as "Say command", faster speech, more voice recognition commands, more apps integration, calls through skype/messenger/viber/whatsapp etc. I love the app however would love the developer to take it to the next level, which it desperately needs to survive and evolve with growing needs. I would not mind paying for added features.

Nicolas Zagorski

This should be the only way you drive, with Android Auto. It blows all the vehicle manufacturers' user interfaces away. Having more functionality and being able to ask Google questions while driving would be a nice improvement. Right now you can only ask questions about Google maps for the most part, which is still really useful.

Jason Blasi

It may not have all the functions of the infotainment systems already built into your car, but it is years ahead in terms of ease of use and 3rd party integration. Not to mention voice control (Google Assistant). If your car has the ability to display AA through the head unit, it will change how you interact with your car for the better. It's only limited by what the car manufacturers allow. At least I know that this app can be updated, unlike the OS on my 17 Ridgeline, which I'm sure will never get an update.

Chris Weiser

Good start. I'd rather an Apple Carplay-like interface with larger tap targets, but with the same Google apps. Waze integration is nice. Sometimes Spotify is sometimes unresponsive or unable to dive deeper than 3 levels without hanging. Being able to set defaults would also be nice. Not really a fan of the Home Screen; cards seem to show things I don't necessarily need right now. Google Now voice assistant is of course great. Looking forward to more updates. Using a OnePlus 3 in a 2017 Honda Civic.

User reviews

Tamas Kiss September 14, 2017

Edward Thompson September 19, 2017

Sujan Regmi September 18, 2017

Nicolas Zagorski September 20, 2017

Jason Blasi September 21, 2017

Chris Weiser September 14, 2017

Steven L September 21, 2017

I take fairly frequent 5-hour trips for work and I use Android Auto. It works well enough and i mostly use this time to catch up on podcasts. My only complaint is that it would be nice once a podcast is finished, if it would cue up the next one. As it is now... i have to exit AA and go ro the program to start the next podcast - which prerry much defeats the purpose of rhe app.

Thomas Morency September 14, 2017

Why are all the useful features data dependant?You can use maps offline, but say goodbye to rerouting if you leave the initial path of travel. Voice commands are almost unusable without data( this is the point of using blutooth in the first place ). If you recive a text, it will not read it out to you either. Pretty much all of the safety features are dependent on you having a active data connection. Make these features available offline as well.

September 11, 2017

Great for long trips! I'm not sure about other head units, but on mine (jvc kw-m730bt) I can open up Waze first, then switch to Google maps for actual navigation. Waze still runs in the background, so I still get notified of police and hazards while using Google maps great navigation interface. It's awesome!

Hansaka Perera September 12, 2017

Its too restricted. Most of the time passenger wants do something and we have pull the cable from the phone to do it. Why wont it let people use the phone as well as the car interface? Let consumers worry about safety and just give us a warning! This reason alone i barely use android auto. Other thing to mention is the voice feature. You have sign your life away to use it.

Aaron Stanifer September 18, 2017

The app is excellent and so convenient. I wouldn't give it 5 stars because it has an issue I can't get passed. When asking Google a question like how much is product 'x', it responds with not being able to answer because you're driving. Well that's kindnof the point in being able to ask it to look something up for you, so you can continue driving.

Julian Tofoni September 16, 2017

**Update. Now my navigation has completely stopped working. My location floats around on screen and only vaguely follows my actual whereabouts. I'm using a galaxy s8. I love the fact I can just ask google to call whomever I want and also that I can ask for directions very easily. I love using waze, although it's not 100% compatible yet as some text get chopped. I wish to also choose the day/night mode within the maps manually as I like to drive with my park lights on. Choosing specific songs within a playlist is near impossible as you can only see what's in the play que and it's very short. More customisable layouts and colour schemes would be amazing also.

Tyler Roberts September 11, 2017

thThe app is very helpful. I love having google maps and spotify support which I think are the main things I need in the car. However sometimes the projection doesnt work very well and its a bit quirky trying to connect. The voice command can also be a bit buggy at times. I like this app and still prefer it to carplay but I think it could use some work

Chino Ramos September 21, 2017

Love the app. As soon as I connect it to my family's Fusion, it is ready to go with Nav, music, txt, calls. It's just awesome. The only problem I have it is not with the App itself but with the USB wire that i use that sometimes it wont recognise my phone so I need to look through my usb wire to find on right for my phone and car.

Brendon Chu September 21, 2017

For months I have not been able to send or compose messages via Google assistant due to some bug. I get as far as the prompt "what's the message?". After I dictate "hello", it attempts to send "what's the message hello". It picked up it's own prompt as part of my message. When composing new messages, the mic won't even listen to me and won't pick up anything I say. This means all I've been able to do is use this app GPM and listen to messages, but can't reply or compose.

Mike Davis September 19, 2017

I don't have a new car so I can't speak for running the app with a car, but running off my phone I love it. It's easy to read without having to pull the phone off my car mount and having "ok Google" respond with select commands is helpful when driving. I have have to fight with it for me to use the right combination of words.

Ciprian Cucuruz September 18, 2017

I use Android Auto on my Moto Z. I have the car dock moto mod, so when I attach the phone to the dock it automatically launches Android Auto interface which is optimised for in-car use. It all works flawlessly. My only problem with it is that I can't customise it. Like changing the default navigation app to Waze.

William Wynn September 15, 2017

Pretty great with a few annoying quirks. The main one is when it's reading an SMS it pauses any music playing, but it usually messes up and un-pauses the music before starting to read. So I have to quickly repause the music so I can hear the sms. Even worse when I'm listening to a podcast. It's a little thing that ruins a main feature.

Matthew Dankers September 14, 2017

App has an inconsistent connection to the car. Often on startup of vehicle I have to disconnect and reconnect my phone to get Android auto to run. If it doesn't run I just have a black screen that disables all operation of the radio. Smooth UI I can forgive, but bad connectivity is unacceptable. 2017 Ford Fusion, Moto Droid Turbo Android 6 Update: Turning off battery optimization seemed to improve response and connection stability.

Google Inc. August 7, 2017

Hi there. Thanks for your feedback. We’d like to understand the issue better and help troubleshooting. When you have a moment, visit our user community https://goo.gl/uJYCRt and tell us more. You can also check out Android Auto FAQ here: https://goo.gl/viJZW4.

Carrie Evalynn September 13, 2017

I have a galaxy s7 active and just purchased a 2017 Subaru and it just won't connect! I bought 4 different charging cords, and tried everything ****EDIT: did what was suggested, and checked the forum. I see a few people with the same problem as me but still no solution. :(

Google Inc. September 13, 2017

Hi Carrie. Here are a few things you can check when you have an issue with first time connection with your car and Android Auto: https://goo.gl/5E0VnD. Hope this helps! If the issue persists, feel free to ask questions in the Android Auto User Community for more help: https://goo.gl/7Ri5gI.

R P September 15, 2017

Does not really work with my new car, Hyundai Ioniq 2017 which the app was not updated for. I have contacted support twice with zero replies. So until this is fixed I would day DO NOT INSTALL if your car is not noted. May work on some cars but VERY BUGGY!!!

jkm2730 Email September 20, 2017

Relatively stable although it can be buggy on my 2016 Honda Civic touring. Very limited in reference to how many apps will work with this. Waze app very buggy unusable. Spotify very well integrated. Pandora, although it works its very limited. Ok Google works well but very limited on her answers to many questions. All in all a relatively solid app which makes driving safer that's said it still a long way to go.

Nate Cress September 20, 2017

This definitely makes using a phone in your car seamless, but there's certainly room for improvement. One thing that would be cool is if the vehicle could communicate to Android auto about being in park or not. Then you could watch movies when not driving.

Andrew Bowman September 9, 2017

Great idea but not enough apps supported. For example: I prefer Waze because Google's navigation AI frequently tells me to make left turns across a main road at an intersection with no traffic light (Waze does this too but VERY rarely). So I can't use Android Auto because it only like GMaps. Aside from that: it's awesome to find a Google app that plays nice with an Amazon app (namely, Amazon Music).

Joshua Blanton September 12, 2017

Not as nice as the Motorola tools for driving (no voice announcement of incoming texts/messages, and the voice prompts and text-to-speech isn't as polished). Overall it's usable, though. I really wish it would auto-announce incoming texts, instead of making me click on the screen (that I shouldn't ever need to look at!). Update: I got a new phone, and now it doesn't correctly engage the "Voice Control" mode on my car radio, so I cannot hear the text-to-speech output unless I force my radio into Bluetooth Audio mode. Definitely a regression, from my old Motorola phone! I assume (hope?) that there's a setting somewhere to correct this, but (as with all Android audio features) the documentation is lacking.

Afsheen Bazrafkan September 13, 2017

Great app, really functional, use it in my 2017 Civic. The nav is great, and allows me to select alternate routes quickly based on traffic, travel time, and distance in real time as opposed to other vehicle nav systems. The music function is awesome, so you don't need to pay for xm radio. I can use my Amazon music, Google play, or Spotify. The ability to use Google voice commands through my car is awesome and works even better than the built in voice command system, however, I can still use either system without having to change any settings. The texting is limited which is probably on purpose to keep from being too distracting... The one thing that could improve, and of course I'm nit picking, is a more customizable interface (i.e. backgrounds, menus, etc). Functionally though, it checks all the boxes, and now that I have it I can't imagine using another phone interface in a future car. Great app!

Donna Simons September 16, 2017

Does the job, Samsung galaxy s7 and 2017 Vauxhall. This is the app recommended by the dealer. I did have a few connection issues to start with. Deleted and reinstalled the app. Checked the settings and used a cable I knew to be 100%. Happy to use it with my gmaps. Happy to use it with online Amazon. Would be happier if I could select my offline playlists.

Dodie Remedios September 18, 2017

Works pretty good so far. Took a bit of getting used to coming from the car mode of the S5, e.g. saying ok google vs hi galaxy. I just wish you could change the wallpaper, hopefully in the nexr update they would add that feature

Ryan Brancel September 20, 2017

Waze doesn't appear when using phone as standalone, though when connected to car interface it does appear. Also Google maps interface does not allow me to choose route options, such as avoid highways. I have to make that option change outside of Android Auto. It also would be nice to adjust the scaling or font size display, etc.

Kevin Sokolowski September 22, 2017

Works very well the majority of the time. Some instances where google assistant refuses to answer. If I leave it plugged in when my car is off 85% of the time I have to reboot my phone to get the music streaming to work again. Makes my phone hot like an oven.

Charles Walker September 21, 2017

Voice text messaging and Google Play Music playback are broken in ways that have already been well described by others. This should be THE most plug and play app of all and It's far from it. Google... please fix your app and don't point me to the forums... I've already gone that route.

Google Inc. June 21, 2017

Hi Charles. Here are some things you can try if Android Auto is having trouble understanding voice commands: https://goo.gl/Z8QtHG. Hope this helps! If the issue persists, come to Android Auto User Community for more help. https://goo.gl/7Ri5gI.

Jay Charboneau September 14, 2017

It was great as of 3 days ago. Ever since the last update Android auto freezes up and the only way to get it to work again is to unplug cord and reconnect. It will freeze up again everytime now. Please get this fixed. I stopped using it today because it is safety issue trying to connect and reconnect.

Sally Ortega September 18, 2017

Overall the app was amazing when it was working. However now having difficulty connecting the touch screen options with a Honda Accord touring 2017. Initially the connection was flawless, after the upgrade unable to connect to the car. If anybody has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated!

Terry Dawson September 20, 2017

Had a rough start but after a power cycle of the phone it worked pretty much as I expected. Voice commands work really well in the car. I started wishing I could use them to control things like car air conditioning etc.

David Ng September 20, 2017

I have a Chevy Bolt and it recognize the App and it works. However, once a while it drops out and it won't communicate with the car and you need to reset the phone.. Not convenient when you are in the middle using Google Map and navigate.

Jonathan Liechti September 20, 2017

App is awesome except for a couple breaking a huge issues. GPS won't work unless phone screen is on all the time. Meaning it needs to not auto shut off the screen. I have a newer phone with 7.0 nougat and this is a glaring issue. GPS will stay on searching unless I leave the screen on my phone. Please look into this. Also the 6 taps and the lock out is really dumb. If a passenger is using the screen that should not happen.

Varun Setlur September 13, 2017

Focused interface must be made mandatory for today's distracted drivers. The next car I buy must have Android auto/car play built in for sure. Only snags are occasional jankiness / slowness in nav mode and incomplete third party app support

Jake Wright September 20, 2017

I am new to the app. I like that it will show Google Maps directions on my nav screen. The issue I have is that the voice directions get cut off every time. "In a quarter mile, turn right on" and then it cuts out. It does this for every turn.

Daniel Curzey September 13, 2017

It's a solid app, but some small changes would make it perfect. Such as if it didn't make you go on do not disturb mode and it just read you your texts and messages. And maybe some personalisation, it's not for iPhone so come on

Dave Colgate September 20, 2017

Works very well with KIA Pro C'eed GPS display. Great interface and easy to use. Well laid out and adapted screen for in car use. Text message functionality a bit more hit and miss than I had hoped for with confirmation of a text being sent often missed. Otherwise excellent.

What's New

• Android Auto now works with any car! Use it directly on your phone screen

• Just say “Ok Google” to use voice commands, don’t need to touch the screen first

• Scroll through song lists more easily with the new letter jump feature

• Swipe to dismiss cards on the homepage screen

• We want to hear from you! Join the conversation in our community https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/android-auto

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September 13, 2017

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