Android Auto

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Android Auto is software that can be utilized from an Android mobile device, acting as a master to a vehicle's dashboard head unit.{{cite web |url=http://www.androidcentral.com/all-you-need-know-about-android-auto |title=What you need to know about Android Auto |work=Android Central |first=Richard |last=Devine |date=June 26, 2014|access-date=June 27, 2014}} Once the user's Android device is connected to the vehicle, the head unit will serve as an external display for the Android device, presenting supported software in a car-specific user interface provided by the Android Auto app.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-unveils-android-auto-at-io-2014/ |title=Google's new Android Auto is like Google Now for your car |work=CNET |publisher=CBS Interactive |first=Antuan |last=Goodwin |date=June 25, 2014|access-date=June 26, 2014}} In Android Auto's first iterations, the device was required to be connected via USB to the car.{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/android-auto-hands-on/ |title=Google gives us a simulated ride with Android Auto |work=Engadget |publisher=AOL Inc. |first=Michael |last=Gorman |date=June 25, 2014|access-date=June 26, 2014}}

For some time, starting in November 2016, Google added the option to run Android Auto as a regular app on an Android device, which allowed the choice to use Android Auto simply on a personal phone or tablet, as opposed to on a compatible automotive head-unit.{{cite web |url=https://blog.google/products/android/android-auto-available-in-every-car/ |title=Android Auto: now available in every car |date=November 7, 2016 |publisher=Official Google Blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221224/https://blog.google/products/android/android-auto-available-in-every-car/ |archive-date=November 7, 2016}} This app was decommissioned in June 2022 in favor of a Driving Mode built into the Google Assistant app.

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{{As of|2022|2}}, Android Auto is available in 50 countries:{{cite web |url=https://www.android.com/auto/#get-more-answers |title=Is the Android Auto app available in my country? |access-date=April 3, 2021 |work=Android}}

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Android Auto was revealed at Google I/O 2014. The app was released to the public on March 19, 2015.{{cite news |last1=Welch |first1=Chris |title=Google's launch of Android Auto starts today with Pioneer head units |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/3/19/8259565/google-launches-android-auto |access-date=August 19, 2019 |publisher=The Verge}} In November 2016, Google implemented an app that would run the Android Auto UI on the mobile device.{{Cite web |title=Here's what's happening to Google's driving apps for Android 10, all three of them |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/5/20850630/google-android-auto-assistant-maps-driving |access-date=September 24, 2022 |website=The Verge |date=September 5, 2019 |language=en-US}} In July 2019, Android Auto received its first major UI rework, which among other changes, brought an app drawer to Android Auto for the first time. Google also announced that the app's ability to be used on a phone would be discontinued in favor of Google Assistant's drive mode.{{cite web |url=https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/07/30/new-android-auto-update-improvements-hands-on-review/ |title=The new Android Auto officially starts rolling out today, and it's mostly an improvement |date=July 30, 2019}}

In December 2020, Google announced the expansion of Android Auto to 36 additional countries in Europe, Indonesia, and more.{{Cite web |last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=December 3, 2020 |title=Android Auto expands to 36 more countries mainly in Europe |url=https://9to5google.com/2020/12/03/android-auto-europe-indonesia-expansion/|access-date=December 4, 2020 |website=9to5Google |language=en-US}} In April 2021, Android Auto launched in Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.{{cite tweet |user=Android |number=1376920861979123716 |title=Android Auto is rolling out to Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden}} Google announced in May 2022 a user interface redesign for Android Auto, codenamed CoolWalk, which aims to simplify the app's usage, and make it more adaptable to screens of different orientations and aspect ratios. The redesign incorporates a new split-screen layout, where Google Maps can be displayed alongside a music player.{{cite web |url=https://gizmodo.com/android-auto-google-subaru-youtube-tubi-epix-now-maps-1848913997 |title=Android Auto is Getting a Much-Needed Makeover

|website=Gizmodo |date=May 12, 2022}} CoolWalk was originally slated to launch in Q3 2022.{{cite web|url=https://blog.google/products/android/new-ways-to-stay-connected-and-entertained-in-your-car/|title=New ways to stay connected and entertained in your car|website=Google Blog|date=May 12, 2022}} In June 2022, Android Auto no longer ran directly on a mobile device; the app permitting this was decommissioned, in favor of a Driving Mode built into the Google Assistant app for a similar purpose.{{Cite web |last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=June 21, 2022 |title=Android Auto is now 'only for car screens,' as phone version shuts down for good |url=https://9to5google.com/2022/06/21/android-auto-only-car-screens/ |access-date=September 24, 2022 |website=9to5Google |language=en-US}} In November 2022, the CoolWalk user interface was released in Android Auto's beta program.{{cite web|url=https://www.androidpolice.com/android-autos-long-awaited-redesign-is-nearly-here-heres-how-you-can-take-it-for-a-test-drive/|title=Android Auto's long-awaited redesign is nearly here — here's how you can take it for a test drive|date=November 11, 2022|website=Android Police}}

An Android Auto SDK has been released, allowing third parties to modify their apps to work with Android Auto; initially, only APIs for music and messaging apps were available.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/06/android-auto/ |title=Google Announces Android Auto, Its Answer to Apple's CarPlay |magazine=Wired |publisher=Condé Nast |first=Tim |last=Moynihan |date=June 25, 2014|access-date=June 26, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.player-top.fr/ |title=Autoradio GPS |access-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314104557/https://www.player-top.fr/ |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |url-status=live}}

At CES 2018, Google confirmed that the Google Assistant would be coming to Android Auto later in the year.{{Cite news |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/google-assistant-android-auto-828718/ |title=Google Assistant will soon live inside your car |last=Reigh |first=Brian |date=January 8, 2018 |work=Android Authority|access-date=January 10, 2018}}

{{See also|Automotive head unit}}

In May 2015, Hyundai became the first manufacturer to offer Android Auto support, making it first available in the 2015 Hyundai Sonata.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/05/android-auto-first-great-car-infotainment-system/ |title=Android Auto: The First Great In-Car Infotainment System |magazine=WIRED|access-date=November 10, 2017 |language=en-US}} Automobile manufacturers that will offer Android Auto support in their cars include Abarth, Acura, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley,{{Cite web|title=Bentayga FAQs|url=https://support.bentleymotors.com/eu/en/support-bentley/faqs/bentayga-faqs.html|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=English|language=en}} Buick, BMW, BYD, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, GMC, Genesis, Holden,{{Cite web |url=https://www.android.com/auto/holden/ |title=Android Auto for Holden |website=Android |language=en|access-date=February 26, 2019}} Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Jaguar Land Rover, Jeep, Kia, Lamborghini, Lexus, Lincoln, Mahindra and Mahindra, Maserati,{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2020 |title=Maserati Second Generation head unit by AuCar for GranTurismo and GranCabrio |url=https://aucarauto.com/maserati-granturismo-grancabrio-android-carplay-head-unit-second-generation/|access-date=April 5, 2021 |website=AuCar |language=en-US}} Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, RAM, Renault, SEAT, Škoda, SsangYong, Subaru, Suzuki, Tata Motors Cars, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.android.com/auto/|title = Android Auto}}

Additionally, aftermarket car-audio systems supporting Android Auto add the technology into host vehicles, including Pioneer,{{cite web |title=Pioneer-Android-Auto |url=http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Press-Room/Car-Audio-Video/Pioneer's+Second+Generation+NEX+Receivers+with+Android+Auto+and+Apple+CarPlay+Now+Available+at+Authorized+Retailers|access-date=August 28, 2015}} Kenwood,{{cite web|title=Kenwood-Android-Auto|url=http://mediawire.press/kenwood/kenwood-ships-multimedia-receivers-with-apple-carplay-and-android-auto|access-date=January 4, 2016|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125042331/http://mediawire.press/kenwood/kenwood-ships-multimedia-receivers-with-apple-carplay-and-android-auto/|url-status=dead}} Panasonic,{{Cite web |url=https://www.android.com/intl/en_in/auto/panasonic/ |title=Android Auto for Panasonic |website=Android |language=en-IN|access-date=November 17, 2016}} and Sony.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sony.com/electronics/in-car-receivers-players/xav-ax100 |title=Android Auto for Sony|access-date=July 25, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lifewire.com/best-car-stereo-systems-4053253 |title=The 8 Best Car Stereo Systems of 2019 |author=Kim Bussing, Anton Galang |date=June 27, 2019 |website=Lifewire |access-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811084032/https://www.lifewire.com/best-car-stereo-systems-4053253 |url-status=dead }}

In May 2019, Italy filed an antitrust complaint targeting Android Auto, citing a Google policy of allowing third-parties to only offer media and messaging apps on the platform, preventing Enel from offering an app for locating vehicle charging stations.{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/17/18629912/google-android-auto-italy-antitrust-probe-enel-group |title=Italy opens antitrust probe into Google because of a rejected Android Auto app |last=O'Kane |first=Sean |date=May 17, 2019 |website=The Verge|access-date=May 18, 2019}}

Google announced a new SDK to be released to select partners in August 2020 and to be generally available by the end of 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2020/08/android-for-cars.html |title=New ways to reach more drivers on Android for cars|author=Mickey Kataria|website=googleblog.com |language=en |date=August 11, 2020}}

• CarPlay
• Entune
• MirrorLink
• Huawei HiCar
• Android Automotive

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• {{Official website|https://www.android.com/auto/}}
• [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.projection.gearhead Android Auto] app at the Play Store
• [https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/promotion_3001303_android_auto_all Apps for Android Auto] at the Play Store

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