Download Android Auto for Android

 

Android Auto - Navigation, Music, and Messages is the Google app that integrates the options of your smartphone or tablet directly into your car.

If you do a lot of kilometers every day at the wheel, either because of your work or because you like to drive, downloading Android Auto - Navigation, music, and messages is practically compulsory, the application of this standard from Google which allows you to Integrate and spread the functionality of the mobile operating system to your car.

In this way, you will have a much more convenient and safe driving experience, where you will not have to take your eyes off the road to receive and make calls, answer SMS, interact with your contacts by instant messaging, receive addresses for Reach your destination, listen to music or read an email. You can do everything from the controls integrated into the steering wheel of your car.

Turn your smartphone into a control panel compatible with your car.

Applications compatible with Android Auto

As it should be assumed, the first applications compatible with Google Auto are the ones developed by Mountain View, but the service will gradually incorporate other apps to have as complete an experience as possible. Here are some of the apps that you can control on the interface of this software:

• Google Allo
• Google maps
• Google Hangouts
• Google play music
• Waze
• Spotify
• Whatsapp messenger
• Telegram
• Facebook Messenger
• Skype
• Amazon Music
• Kik Messenger
• WeChat
• TuneIn Radio
• Podcast Republic
• Audible

Is the Android Auto system already available?

Yes, it has been around since 2014: you can use this platform from Google in all cars. Previously, until the launch of version 2.0, it only worked on certain compatible models (we are talking about more than 300 car models from some of the most important manufacturers in the world like SEAT, Opel, Peugeot, Mazda, Volkswagen, Audi, Nissan, etc.), but now you can use it in any car if you have a device with Android 5.0 or later.

How it works: how to use Android Auto

You won't need your car to have a touchscreen to interact with this platform's mobile app because your own smartphone will be the console. There are two ways to use the app in your car, depending on whether it is compatible or not:

Incompatible cars: connect your smartphone by USB to the car charger and use the app from the steering wheel controls or voice controls.

In non-compatible cars: the application will also work but you will only be able to control it by voice, and not among the car's built-in buttons.

In any case, once you start the application, it completely changes the interface of the smartphone, making it easier and more convenient to use on the road, and safely, with a tile system. To do this, you will need to authorize the app to access your music library, your contact list, your messages, and your calls, and then activate the app notifications.

As for how and where to download Android Auto, this is an app available on the Play Store. You won't have to look for an official car app store, just hit the download button.

What's new in the latest version

• Bug fixes and other improvements.

Conditions and additional information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 6.0.