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Many More Android Apps are Coming to Your Car

Tim May 15, 2024 3

If you're someone driving around a car equipped with Android Automative, you'll soon be sitting back and relaxing in that driver's seat (while parked, of course), enjoying a ton of new apps. Thanks to behind the scenes work done by Google, developers will soon...

Monday Poll: What are You Hoping to See at Google I/O 2024?

Tim May 13, 2024 17

Google I/O kicks off tomorrow at 10am Pacific. At that point, anything could happen, though, we're somewhat confident in the sort of news Google will announce. There'll be the usual developer-focused stuff with regards to Android, plus we're sure there'll be...

9 Sweet New Features are Coming to Android and Your Devices

Kellen February 26, 2024 8

You don't have to own a Google Pixel phone in order to experience the wonderful world of feature drops. All you need is an Android phone or device and you'll get regular (basically quarterly) updates with new features (like this one) to take advantage of...

Google AI is Powering the Galaxy S24 Series With Several Sweet Features

Kellen January 17, 2024

You might already be sick of hearing about AI on the Galaxy S24 or the Pixel 8 Pro, but that's just the state of mobile. Whatever you launch today better be well-equipped with the latest in AI advancements or...well, to be honest I have no idea if customers...

Android Auto - EV Route Planning in Google Maps

Google is Adding a Bunch of Cool Features to Android for Cars

Kellen January 9, 2024 9

As a part of several Google announcements this week out of CES 2024, we're learning about the future of Android in cars and it is looking lovely. Both cars with Google built-in and Android Auto are seeing new features, but the folks with Android as the major...

Google’s Android for Cars Products Get Zoom Calls, Weather Channel, Prime Video, and More

Kellen September 13, 2023 3

It's a day of auto news from Google! Users of Android Auto and Android Automotive ("cars with Google built-in") can start to take conference calls from their vehicles, Prime Video is here for show watching, there's potentially better weather too, Vivaldi as a...

The Biggest Android for Cars News From I/O: Waze, YouTube, Games, and More

Kellen May 10, 2023 5

If you don't own a car with Google built-in or use Android Auto, you may not realize that Google has massively expanded its in-car experiences in recent years. At Google I/O today, the company shared that their Android Auto will be available in nearly 200...

New Android Auto UI is Finally Here!

Kellen January 5, 2023 43

The big Android Auto refresh that Google first showed off at last year's Google I/O is starting to rollout! I know, I know, they told us to expect it last summer, but it apparently needed a bit more time. The new Android Auto UI arrives with a scalable...