Google rolling out new categories to Android Auto including other mapping apps
As part of their 11 weeks of Android Google have been focusing on the changes under the hood for developers to help them get their apps ready for Android 11. Overnight it was Android Auto's turn with new...
Google rolls out Maps interface changes to Android Auto
Android Auto continues to improve and although there are bugs at times it is wholely a great experience. That hasn't stopped Google from trying new things. Overnight Google has made changes to the way that Maps appears...
Android Auto cruises past a huge milestone
Android Auto is going places (see what I did there?) and it's supporting us to do that as well. Over the past 12 months we've seen a UI overhaul, new features appearing and wireless connectivity. Despite these...
Skype adds Android Auto functionality to its app — text messages only
Microsoft's approach to the mobile space in recent years has seen it become ever more popular to those users. Having given up on it's own OS on mobile hardware their focus on bringing their software to popular mobile...
Google rolling out fix for Assistant bug on Android Auto
Google Assistant is meant to work across the entire Android ecosystem but there are still bugs, especially with its use on Android Auto. One such bug has been occurring where Assistant would refuse to answer due to it...
Material Maps finds it way to Android Auto
Android Auto continues to develop in leaps and bounds: this time around its Maps on Android Auto that has had a makeover. Sighted by the team at Android Police, the Google Maps interface for Android Auto has new...
ICYMI: Android Auto has some new features appearing in Australia
Android Auto continues to see a continuous stream of gradual improvements, with a couple of new features appearing in Australia making useful additions for regular users -- the first of which has been highly requested for some time.
Speed limits...
Wireless Android Auto support now connects Australia
Android Auto has been around for a while and of recent, undergone some significant transformation. We've seen the new interface added in July last year. We've also seen limited availability of Wireless Android Auto in November. ...
Android Auto partner GM is shutting down the Holden brand in Australia
General Motors, one of the original Android Auto partners, has indicated that it will shut down the Holden brand in Australia by the end of 2020, stating that it will no longer make cars suitable for Australian roads.
The development...
You can now mute notification sounds on Android Auto
Android Auto brings you some of the convenience of smart connectivity - maps, your favourite music, managing phone calls etc - to your drive, without presenting too much distraction which would ultimately take your eyes off the road.
There are,...
Android Auto is now officially coming to BMW, wireless only
A couple of weeks ago we speculated and inferred from certain comments from the BMW Australia CEO that Android Auto was about to land at BMW. It seems this inference was correct but the catch is that only...
Weather indicator comes to Android Auto, app launcher changes here too
We reported a little while ago the likelihood that Android Auto would get a little weather indicator in the status bar area, and lo and behold, it's now here.
I noticed it for the first time while driving today that...
Google’s Android Auto possibly set to finally arrive at BMW
None of the staff at Ausdroid are really in danger of getting a BMW if we're honest, but if we were most of us would have boycotted their cars as they had been refusing to implement Android Auto into...
Wireless Android Auto is the solution to the cables in the car mess, just...
It is nearly two years since we saw our first wireless Android Auto head unit at CES and we all thought it would be everywhere by now. Unfortunately it is not, but as we have shown you in recent...
Lexus will now update select older models to Google’s Android Auto and Apple’s CarPlay
Earlier this week we reported that Lexus' sister-company Toyota had announced that upgrades to their infotainment systems to include Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility were available for select cars. Now Lexus have joined the throng in offering the...