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New Android Auto Music Glitch in Town and This Time It’s Really Frustrating
New Android Auto Music Glitch in Town and This Time It’s Really Frustrating

11 Mar 2021, 10:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Spotify, which right now is one of the leading music apps on mobile devices and in the car, can no longer play the favorite songs on Android Auto

 
Top EV Charging App Launches on Android Automotive, Volvo Cars First to Get It
Top EV Charging App Launches on Android Automotive, Volvo Cars First to Get It

10 Mar 2021, 07:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / ChargePoint is now available for download directly on Android Automotive with full support for Volvo Recharge fully electric models

 
Highly Anticipated Android Auto Wireless Dongle Ready for the First Users
Highly Anticipated Android Auto Wireless Dongle Ready for the First Users

10 Mar 2021, 06:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / AAWireless, an adapter that’s supposed to convert the standard wired Android Auto mode to wireless, is now ready to ship to the first buyers

 
2022 Volvo XC60 and 90 Series Models Become Google-Smart
2022 Volvo XC60 and 90 Series Models Become Google-Smart

9 Mar 2021, 12:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Swedes continue to expand the availability of their new Android-powered infotainment system with built-in Google services reaching the 2022 XC60, S and V90

 
Google Has a Crazy Idea to Bring More Ads to Google Maps
Google Has a Crazy Idea to Bring More Ads to Google Maps

8 Mar 2021, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A recent Google patent details a new idea the search giant could at one point use to bring more ads to Google Maps on the web

 
Android Auto Split Screen vs. CarPlay Dashboard: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Android Auto Split Screen vs. CarPlay Dashboard: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

7 Mar 2021, 17:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The latest version of Android Auto comes with a new split-screen mode that allows users to run two different apps side by side

 
Waze Needs a Full Dark Mode Too, All for a Very Simple Reason
Waze Needs a Full Dark Mode Too, All for a Very Simple Reason

7 Mar 2021, 16:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps has already been updated with a full dark mode, and now the next in line to receive a similar update should be Waze

 
Google Maps Updates for Android and Android Auto Released, New Feature Included
Google Maps Updates for Android and Android Auto Released, New Feature Included

7 Mar 2021, 15:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has released new updates for Google Maps on Android as part of the stable and beta channels, with the new dark mode now available for all

 
How to Enable the New Full Dark Mode in Google Maps on Android
How to Enable the New Full Dark Mode in Google Maps on Android

6 Mar 2021, 08:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps now has a full dark mode, and it’s available broadly for all users on Android with iPhones to receive it at a later time

 
How to Temporarily Fix Waze Location Issues on Android Auto
How to Temporarily Fix Waze Location Issues on Android Auto

6 Mar 2021, 07:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Waze is sometimes losing GPS tracking for some users, and as it turns out, a fix is already in the works and projected to ship in a future update

 
Google Officially Announces Android Auto Fix for SYNC 3
Google Officially Announces Android Auto Fix for SYNC 3

6 Mar 2021, 06:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google says Ford is already aware of the broken calls on Android Auto, and while its software engineers are investing, a workaround is available

 
Most Popular Music App Broken on Android Auto Because Nothing Can Be Easy
Most Popular Music App Broken on Android Auto Because Nothing Can Be Easy

5 Mar 2021, 08:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Android Auto users explain Spotify no longer runs in their cars, with Google claiming the whole thing is currently being looked into

 
Android Auto Split-Screen Is the CarPlay Dashboard Alternative Everybody Needed
Android Auto Split-Screen Is the CarPlay Dashboard Alternative Everybody Needed

4 Mar 2021, 06:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The latest version of Android Auto introduces a new split-screen mode that allows two apps to run side by side on some displays

 
Google Confirms It’s Working on Fixing a Major Google Maps Annoyance
Google Confirms It’s Working on Fixing a Major Google Maps Annoyance

3 Mar 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Users are complaining that Google Maps requires one extra step because of a notification showing up on their phones, and a reboot is often needed

 
Google Announces Major Milestone Towards Third-Party Android Auto Apps
Google Announces Major Milestone Towards Third-Party Android Auto Apps

3 Mar 2021, 08:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has announced that the Android for Cars App Library is available in Jetpack, essentially making the library open source

 
Top Android Auto Music App Receives Major Update With New Features
Top Android Auto Music App Receives Major Update With New Features

2 Mar 2021, 09:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Musicolet has recently received a new beta build that includes several important feature additions, including support for auto-switching themes

 
Google Releases New Major Android Auto Patch as Part of Operating System Update
Google Releases New Major Android Auto Patch as Part of Operating System Update

2 Mar 2021, 06:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has shipped the March 2021 security patch for Android, and this time the changelog also points to an issue affecting Android Auto

 
Google Announces Major Android Auto Fix, Users Say It’s Useless
Google Announces Major Android Auto Fix, Users Say It’s Useless

1 Mar 2021, 07:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Users explain that Google’s highly anticipated fixes for the Samsung Galaxy S21 don’t actually get Android Auto up and running in their cars

 
How to Play Games on Android Auto
How to Play Games on Android Auto

28 Feb 2021, 12:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has updated Android Auto with support for voice-based games that are powered by Google Assistant, with the feature only available in the latest version

 
Google Maps Quietly Updated with a Killer New Feature Borrowed from Waze
Google Maps Quietly Updated with a Killer New Feature Borrowed from Waze

28 Feb 2021, 10:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps has started showing railroad crossing notifications when navigating, with the feature seemingly rolled out to users in stages