Gemini is at the heart of Android Auto now — combine that with a new media player UI, and it's pretty useful.

Google is testing a revised media player layout for Android Auto that moves the Play/Pause button. The Play/Pause button now has a larger background area and swaps placement with the Previous button.

Android Auto is set to pick up a few updates in the coming months, and Google has just teased another one with some changes to how media apps can look and work. Media apps on Android Auto have largely ...

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Android Auto is about to get much more customizable ...

Android Auto 15.2 is rolling out more broadly this week, but with the side effect of breaking the longstanding “Quick Controls” feature for some users. “Quick Controls” in Android Auto refers to the ...

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Installing Android 16 on some devices could break down Android Auto, according to several users, and based on a discussion thread on Google's forums, no fixes have been released so far. It's not ...

2024 didn't bring significant changes to Android Auto, but it provided us with a glimpse into how the experience with the application will be upgraded in the coming years. Google is more committed ...

Android Auto is a great tool for hands-free navigation and media control while driving, but it doesn't offer the same level of customization as Android phones and tablets. For example, the layout of ...

Google has reopened the Android Auto beta program and is currently accepting new testers, but slots won't last forever.

There's been a bit of a boom in setting Custom Assistants on Android Auto recently, and I'm here for it. They're essentially ...