Android Auto adds more features to the car screen
Google announced today a new update to the Android Auto system, which connects Android phones and devices to the car screen. This is an update that it announced on the sidelines of the CES 2023 conference currently being held in Las Vegas, USA, after revealing some of the features of the update, which includes significant improvements. On the Android Auto interface earlier last year during its developers conference Google I/O 2022.
Google said that the new update to the Android Auto system, which brings Android to the user's car screen and integrates with other devices, provides improvements to the interface design, in addition to many changes to facilitate use and provide a more personal experience, among others.
New, better design for Android Auto
The new update to Android Auto introduces a new design that focuses on three goals, the most prominent of which is facilitating communication with family and friends or playing music and podcasts and accessing Google Maps when driving the car, in addition to relying on the Material You interface to provide a more personal experience, through media cards and facilitating access. To the most used applications or recently used applications.
Google confirmed that the new version of Android Auto is now compatible with most major car manufacturers, with support for the split-screen scheme for more screens, so that it is compatible with screens of different sizes, so that it always appears appropriate, whether in wide screen mode, portrait mode, or any size. Another different screen.
New Android Auto features
In addition to the new design, the Android Auto update offers many new features, the most notable of which is getting smart suggestions based on context from Google Assistant, so that the voice assistant can remind the user of voice calls while driving the car and share the arrival time with friends and family. In addition to instant access to music and podcasts.
The new update to Android Auto also provides screen shortcuts to quickly respond to messages or make calls to favorite contacts, in addition to showing the progress bar when listening to music and podcasts, allowing you to choose the preferred part of listening, in addition to supporting making calls via WhatsApp through Android Auto. Through integration with the latest Samsung phones (eg Galaxy S23 Expected) and Pixel phones such as Pixel 7 Pro And others.
Wider support for sharing the car key digitally
While Google now supports sharing the car key digitally through Pixel phones and iPhones in partnership with some car makers, Google said that the new Android Auto will also soon, later this year 2023, provide support for sharing car keys digitally with users of Samsung phones and Xiaomi phones (such as Xiaomi). 13 Pro), so that users of these phones can use and share digital car keys with friends and family members, and while the feature now also supports BMW cars, Google has confirmed support for more cars from different manufacturers.
Google also announced better support for cars with Android Auto built-in, which does not require the need to connect a phone, as it said that its proprietary mapping application, Waze, is now available for a group of Renault cars, and that it will soon be available for more cars with Android Auto built-in. She also said that Google Maps in full HD is now available for some cars that have Google services integrated, such as the Volvo EX90 and the Polestar 3, which provides accurate road details such as lane markings, signs, and road barriers to support autonomous driving technology and help car manufacturers to drive safer without using it. Hands on specific roads, and while Google provides users of cars with built-in services to watch content while waiting from services such as MGM+ and Tubi, it said that it will soon provide support for watching content from YouTube and others.
Google revealed that many new cars have integrated its Google built-in services, including a car Accord Touring 2023Thus, Honda joins Volvo, Polestar, Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Renault, and it also said that some cars from Ford and Lincoln will also provide the same experience later this year, 2023.
