Posted yesteryear John Posavatz, Product Manager, Android Auto
Since 2015, Android developers select been edifice in addition to growing bully apps for cars. Drivers are benefiting from thoughtfully designed apps that render security in addition to seamless connected experiences, whether they drive ane of many Android Auto compatible cars or utilisation the Android Auto app on their phones.
Today, thousands of apps for Android Auto are available through the Google Play Store for millions of drivers inward over xxx countries some the world. And because the Google Assistant is available on Android Auto, developers are able to construct voice-powered experiences on their apps that allow drivers acquire things done spell keeping their eyes on the road.
But it doesn't destination at that spot -- bully driving apps volition presently attain beyond Android Auto users. Last year, carmakers Volvo Cars in addition to Audi announced the evolution of novel connected cars powered yesteryear Android. As an of import adjacent step, nosotros are immediately working amongst Volvo Cars to convey the Play Store in addition to the Google Assistant postulate into their next-generation cars, along amongst Google Maps. The opportunities for developers are endless -- their apps are able to attain millions of Android Auto users today, in addition to drivers of Android-powered cars inward the future.
This calendar week at Google I/O, nosotros are sharing some updates that help developers construct an fifty-fifty improve in-car sense in addition to acquire a purpose of the evolving ecosystem. We volition endure demonstrating those changes inward our Sandbox yesteryear collaborating amongst several app developers, including iHeartRadio, Pandora, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Telegram, WhatsApp every bit good every bit Google's ain apps (including Android Messages, Play Books in addition to Play Music).
New visual templates
First, a fresh novel blueprint enables media apps to brand their content to a greater extent than accessible through novel visual templates. For example, browsable content is placed front end in addition to take in every bit presently every bit y'all opened upward up an app, enabling y'all to easily recognize in addition to speedily commencement listening to songs in addition to podcasts.
Media search enhancements
Second, novel search capabilities allow media apps to postulate integrate their results into Android Auto. This allows drivers to speedily expose tracks that are related to what they're currently listening to, such every bit a song's alive version, or a vocal amongst the same refer from a dissimilar artist.
Group messaging in addition to RCS
Finally, nosotros immediately back upward grouping messaging in addition to RCS. Using the Google Assistant, y'all tin easily communicate amongst a grouping of friends spell keeping your hands on the wheel.
If you're deal I/O, come upward depository fiscal establishment check out the Automotive session at Google I/O on May ix at 9:30am PST. We volition every bit good endure displaying 3 cars inward the Sandbox expanse that showcase dissimilar integrations inward existent life, including a preview of Volvo's time to come infotainment arrangement displayed inward the electrical flow XC40. If you're non at I/O, y'all tin yet grab the livestream of the session. Developers tin every bit good sign up to larn to a greater extent than almost the media in addition to messaging updates every bit nosotros free to a greater extent than information.
