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Here We Go Again: Android Auto Wireless Not Launching With a Samsung Galaxy S24
Here We Go Again: Android Auto Wireless Not Launching With a Samsung Galaxy S24

29 Jan 2024, 17:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Samsung has recently started shipping its latest and greatest smartphone, but users have already discovered the first major problem

 
Time to Update: How to Download and Install Android Auto 11.2
Time to Update: How to Download and Install Android Auto 11.2

28 Jan 2024, 12:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has just promoted Android Auto 11.2 to the stable channel; the new version is now available for all Android users

 
Using Waze on Android Auto Is Suddenly Much Harder
Using Waze on Android Auto Is Suddenly Much Harder

27 Jan 2024, 12:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Users complain that one of the essential features – voice commands – no longer works with Waze when the app runs on Android Auto

 
This Guy Followed a Navigation App on an Unpaved Muddy Road, And You Can Guess the Rest
This Guy Followed a Navigation App on an Unpaved Muddy Road, And You Can Guess the Rest

26 Jan 2024, 13:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Yet another victim of navigation apps: a sat-nav system sent a couple to a narrow track road, with the vehicle eventually stuck

 
Blame Google Maps, Not Me: Drunk Driver Says the App Told Him to Drive Down Narrow Stairs
Blame Google Maps, Not Me: Drunk Driver Says the App Told Him to Drive Down Narrow Stairs

25 Jan 2024, 14:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A drunk driver who attempted to drive down the narrow steps in Mallorca, Spain, says the one to blame is Google Maps navigation

 
The Little Things: Android Auto Gets New Google Assistant Animation
The Little Things: Android Auto Gets New Google Assistant Animation

25 Jan 2024, 12:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has started the rollout of a new voice recognition animation on Android Auto about a year after it started testing it

 
Traffic Institute Calls for Ban on Waze Police Reports, Claims App Users Get More Fines
Traffic Institute Calls for Ban on Waze Police Reports, Claims App Users Get More Fines

24 Jan 2024, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A study conducted by the Vias Traffic Institute in Belgium highlights the problems of reporting speed traps in apps like Waze

 
Ford Cars To Get Google Chrome and Bluetooth Keyboards for Browsing and Gaming
Ford Cars To Get Google Chrome and Bluetooth Keyboards for Browsing and Gaming

24 Jan 2024, 10:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Android Automotive-powered Ford cars will also provide access to Google Chrome and offer support for Bluetooth keyboards

 
First Android Auto 11.2 Version Now Available for Download
First Android Auto 11.2 Version Now Available for Download

24 Jan 2024, 08:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Android Auto has reached version 11.2, with testers now allowed to download the first pre-release build; the stable update is not yet available

 
Google Still Can't Figure Out Why Android 14 Breaks Down Android Auto
Google Still Can't Figure Out Why Android 14 Breaks Down Android Auto

23 Jan 2024, 12:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Users keep struggling with Android Auto after updating their smartphones to Android 14; everything worked correctly on Android 13, they say

 
Ford-Lincoln’s New Digital Experience Gets the Most Out of Apple Car Play and Android Auto
Ford-Lincoln’s New Digital Experience Gets the Most Out of Apple Car Play and Android Auto

23 Jan 2024, 01:18 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With so much functionality accessible to the driver's direct line of sight, Ford and Lincoln's Digital Experience adds a layer of refinement to its model range.

 
Google Chrome in Your Car: Everything You Need to Know
Google Chrome in Your Car: Everything You Need to Know

22 Jan 2024, 19:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has released its browser on Android Automotive, allowing users to browse the web when the vehicle running the OS is parked

 
The Google Maps Effect: Authorities Looking for Ways to Prevent Cars From Going Down Steps
The Google Maps Effect: Authorities Looking for Ways to Prevent Cars From Going Down Steps

22 Jan 2024, 17:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A Google Maps error in the Edinburgh city center led to three incidents where drivers attempted to go down steps; authorities call for extra measures

 
PSA: Google to Kill Off a Google Maps Feature Next Month
PSA: Google to Kill Off a Google Maps Feature Next Month

21 Jan 2024, 13:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google is expected to begin retiring the Google Maps Driving Mode beginning next month; the company is yet to announce the deprecation officially

 
The Four Big Carmakers That'll Soon Adopt Android Automotive
The Four Big Carmakers That'll Soon Adopt Android Automotive

19 Jan 2024, 18:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has revealed the next big names to embrace Android Automotive; the list of supported brands will get close to a dozen companies

 
Google Starts Rolling Out the First Big Android Auto Feature of the Year
Google Starts Rolling Out the First Big Android Auto Feature of the Year

19 Jan 2024, 17:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Announced a few days ago, AI message summaries are now available for some users enrolled in the Android Auto beta program

 
Lorry Gets Stuck on City Center Steps After Driver Blindly Follows Google Maps
Lorry Gets Stuck on City Center Steps After Driver Blindly Follows Google Maps

19 Jan 2024, 16:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A lorry driver used Google Maps for navigation, eventually getting stuck on the city center steps in the same place where other drivers had the same issue

 
Android Auto Gets Smarter Thanks to AI, Makes CarPlay Feel Obsolete
Android Auto Gets Smarter Thanks to AI, Makes CarPlay Feel Obsolete

18 Jan 2024, 18:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has just announced a set of new features for Android Auto, with AI now in charge of summarizing long texts while driving

 
Google Announces New Android Auto Features, Possibly Exclusive to Samsung
Google Announces New Android Auto Features, Possibly Exclusive to Samsung

18 Jan 2024, 04:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The search giant has just unveiled a couple of features we've known were coming: stock phone icons and mobile wallpaper support

 
Wired Better Than Wireless? Android Auto Users Go Back to Cables Due to Mysterious Error
Wired Better Than Wireless? Android Auto Users Go Back to Cables Due to Mysterious Error

17 Jan 2024, 18:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Android Auto wireless suddenly fails to issue notifications on new text messages; switching to wired is the only workaround