Android Auto

Google LLC

About this app

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 6.0 or higher 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

Ratings and reviews

I am relatively new to using this app, about a month or so. I do like that the map function works just like on my phone. The music options are great. Mine defaults to Pandora, but that can be personalized to your preference. The music does cut off a bit at times. Perhaps I need a better cord, perhaps not. In my case I need to keep it connected via USB since the wireless option is not functional in my case. I am in a 2020 model and it appears I missed the wireless capabilities by a year or 2.

Pretty decent in a 2019 MG. I would have said the opposite when I had a 7 yr old phone and it used to cut out, was slow and frustrating (which I imagine is because the phone carries the load). It certainly helps to have a modern device. I personally find the UI quite busy when compared to Apple Car, not quite as pretty and on a functional level, Android Auto can be a tad laggy on my vehicle. Apart from that, it functions well and has a reasonable number of apps to hoose from, of which I use 3-5

My wife turns on the car, my phone connects and blasts whatever music I listened to last. There's no way to NOT automatically connect, and there's no option to NOT auto play music. These are the simplest, most obvious low hanging fruit features that could be implemented. Google's had these requests for many years. But they've chosen to do nothing. That's why AA will never be good.

What's new

• Improved Do Not Disturb functionality.
• Dark mode on car UI is now independent from the phone.
•Bug fixes and other Improvements.
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