What’s happened? Google is preparing several updates for its in-car smartphone projection system — Android Auto — and they could arrive soon. Why is this important? Both features aim to improve your ...

Android Auto has been missing the home screen widgets feature for a long time now, but it seems Google is prepping it behind the scenes. The new feature, codenamed “Earth,” is reportedly in the works ...

Android Auto used to be a pretty plain experience, but at the time, it was just good enough. However, over the past year, we've seen some dramatic additions that really take the experience to a new ...

Your Android Auto is due to get a slew of new updates in 2026, and some of these will be significant improvements over how ...

Android Auto currently only has limited taskbar widget support. Last year we spotted Google working on new home screen widget support, codenamed “Earth.” The rough UI we saw at the time has received a ...

Android Auto is working to implement home screen widgets. The latest beta suggest users will have additional widget placement options than we saw before. Android Auto also appears to be preparing an ...

Car infotainment systems have historically been a weak point in vehicle design. Often clunky and inefficient, essential features and functions were buried under layers of unnecessary screens and ...

More than maps and music.

Android Auto is the default co-pilot for millions of cars worldwide. It allows you to access most of your smartphone's features on your car's infotainment screen, including music, navigation, and ...

Google has just pressed the go-ahead button for a new Android Auto update. Version 15.9 is now available for download. Given that we're only a few days away from 2026, this is likely the last update ...