Android Auto supports third-party apps beyond the Play Store and houses a hidden menu. But how many of our readers know this?

Getting there requires a classic Google move. Open Android Auto’s app settings, scroll down to Version and permission info, ...

The battle between Android Auto and CarPlay continued this year; Android Auto is mostly the same as in 2024, while CarPlay received a major update ...

Android Auto version 15.9 has recently landed in the production stage with an undisclosed change; it's not publicly available ...

Android Auto is Google's in-vehicle software platform. It allows you to connect an Android phone to a compatible vehicle's infotainment system, effectively turning its touchscreen display into an ...

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto now dominate the infotainment screens of cars around the world, but do cars ever feature one ...

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You can do a lot with Android Auto, but what you can't do is install a web browser—at least not with the default, out-of-the-box configuration. It is actually possible to get a window on to the web ...

Your in-car Android Auto screen could soon display more app columns, making app discovery easier and faster. We were able to surface up to seven app columns in a layout that previously supported a ...

Google has some new Android Auto features in the pipeline, including support for app widgets on the dashboard as has been discovered in the latest updates. Android Auto’s dashboard redesign from a few ...

CarPlay recently started adding more widget support with the release of iOS 26, and it looks like Android might follow suit in the weeks ahead, at least according to a new APK teardown of a beta ...