Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Google is working to expand video support for Android Auto and Automotive interfaces. An early-access Android Automotive feature ...

I want to give Google fair praise; Android Auto is a surprisingly versatile platform. It’s primarily tasked with mirroring phone functionality and information to the dashboards of supported cars. The ...

Watching YouTube in the car has so far been banned for an obvious reason. Keeping your eyes on anything else but the road can be dangerous, and if you believe you can refrain from looking at the ...

Android Auto is adopting Material 3 Expressive, featuring smoother animations and better adaptability for all screen sizes. Users can finally add home screen widgets for weather, smart home controls, ...

Android Auto is gaining a smart audio-only mode for video apps. This means you can seamlessly transition from watching videos while parked to just listening to their audio once driving, preventing ...

The "YouTube on Android Auto" drama is about to come to an end, as Google has just confirmed that it has unlocked video apps on Android Auto. We've known for a while ...

Ahead of IO, Google announced a number of key changes to Android Auto and the Built-in in-car entertainment system that powers many modern vehicles. Here’s what it is like to use. While often quietly ...

Stop losing productivity while sitting in traffic. Android Auto dropped a familiar utility tool that transforms your ...

Android natively supports various video codecs including MPEG-4 SP, H.264 AVC, and H.263. However, your stock Android video player app might not run HEVC files and several other formats if it's old.