Renting a car has changed very little over the last couple of decades. You walk in, show your information, pay some money, and walk out with the keys to a car. Even today, the process isn’t much ...

Unlike Apple, which seems to be losing traction in the automotive space, with the second-generation CarPlay still MIA, Google is ready to go all-in on apps for Android Auto and Android Automotive. The ...

Android Auto has made it easier to interact safely with phone features, which is why most people use it for maps, navigation, or making phone calls. But that's not all it can do. If you want to ...

Like your phone, but stuck to your car.

Google is opening up a new “Communications” category of apps for cars with Google built-in. This “Communications” category will consist of approved messaging and VoIP apps. Google already allows ...

Google is preparing to launch its "car-ready mobile apps program" for Android Automotive OS in February 2025, which will immensely increase the number of apps available for vehicles running this ...

Google just announced at an update coming to Android for Cars that should make paying attention to the road just a tiny bit harder. The automobile-based OS is getting new apps, screen casting and more ...

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Google will soon make it possible for video apps on Android Automotive to switch between video and audio modes when the car is in motion, right as Google plans to bring video apps to Android Auto.

I've been covering Android and other mobile technology for close to ten years now, with a specific interest in phone accessories, e-readers, and what makes each individual phone different from another ...