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Android Auto Gets Gemini

Kellen November 20, 2025 4

Google Gemini is rolling out today on Android Auto globally. It might take some time before you gain access from the rollout, but your Google Assistant is going away and your new in-car assistant is about to get a whole lot more powerful. This is big. A couple...

Gemini in Android Auto is Happening for Some

Kellen November 7, 2025 4

Android Auto is getting Gemini and the rollout to users like you and I may have begun. A handful of folks claim to have been given the option to switch to Gemini in their cars this week. We first heard about the switch to Gemini in Android Auto back in May...

Google Maps Brings Live Lane Guidance to Autos, Polestar First to Receive

Tim November 4, 2025 1

Google is partnering with automakers to bring AI-powered live lane guidance to select vehicles. First to receive this feature will be buyers of the Polestar 4 in the US and Sweden. Utilizing the car's front-facing camera, AI will analyze lane markings and road...

Pixel Phone’s Call Notes and Call Screen Features Coming to Android Auto

Kellen September 29, 2025 2

Google shared today that two of the best features on Pixel phones are gaining access within Android Auto in the near future. Specifically, both Call Screen and Call Notes will be available through Android Auto to help with unwanted calls and also takes notes...

AAWireless TWO+ is Here at a Big Launch Discount, Works With Both Carplay and Android Auto

Kellen May 23, 2025 8

When the AAWireless TWO launched towards the end of last year, the company announced that it featured significant improvements over the original, with a multifunctional button, a redesigned companion app, and a body that was 30% smaller than the original. As...

Android Auto is Finally Getting Video Streaming Apps and Browsers

Kellen May 21, 2025 10

We first learned that Gemini would come to cars a week before yesterday's I/O keynote, but to no one's surprise, Google had some other news to share this week for its car platforms. For Android Auto users, the biggest news is related to the apps you'll soon be...

Gemini is Coming to Wear OS, Your Car, and TVs

Kellen May 13, 2025 2

Not that this will surprise any of you, but we now at least (sort of) know the timing - Gemini is coming to all of your other devices beyond phones. Google announced today that we'll soon see Gemini replace Google Assistant on your Wear OS watch, in your car,...

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Android Auto Getting Climate Controls, But You’ll Likely Need a Supported Vehicle

Tim April 29, 2025 2

Google is looking to make Android Auto even more useful, as evidenced by newly discovered climate controls. Hidden within new code for the latest build of Android Auto, new climate controls could help drivers (and vehicle passengers) change temperatures, turn...