At Google I / O earlier this year announced Google Android to Auto. In the cars that support it, may be specially adapted to Android apps running on the screen of the in-car entertainment system via a smartphone.
Android Auto
The Android Automotive Alliance was announced early this year to simplify the use of Android in the car. The founding members of the alliance include manufacturers Audi, General Motors (including with Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, GMC, Holden and Opel), Hyundai (and Kia) and Honda. In addition, have announced the end of June more than 25 auto producers will support Android Auto and there are a total of 40 partners who support this project.
Developers need not completely new app for Android Car, but in the normal app indicate that there is support for Android Car. Is Important is that Android Car not running on the in-car entertainment system of the car itself but the smartphone user. The special Android Auto interface is controlled by the phone via a USB cable to the screen of the car. New detail is that only devices running on Android 5.0 and later can connect to Android Auto.
Getting Started
Starting today, developers can really get started with Android Auto. However, they are limited in the type of apps that they can make. For now it is only possible to audio apps or messaging apps. This has to do with that internationally very strict requirements for the interface of apps in the car. To ensure that the above rules are respected (and Google can not be held responsible for accidents) can only use the Google-developed interface. Colors and icons can be noted, however modified, but Android Auto-apps will look the same moment broadly.
Audio apps include streaming apps like Google Play Music and Spotify and example apps to play audio books with you. Messaging apps include WhatsApp, which already works with Android Car and Google Hangouts. The interaction of messages apps is a detail that was not previously not yet fully known. When you receive a message, it read aloud by Android Auto. Reply to the message can through voice commands. The way this works is similar to that of Android Wear for smart watches, but puts more focus on interaction through speech.
Developers can also test apps on their Android 5.0 device by the test applications using the Android SDK installation. This test apps, one intended for audio apps and one is designed for messaging apps, leave a portion of the interface of Android Auto and demonstrate how the app’s developer looks for example night mode. Since apps that use Android Auto may not be published, there is in the test apps still see little to normal users
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Availability
The first cars with support for Android Car will be released later this year. Developers can go here for more information about developing for Android Auto.
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