Browsing: Android Auto

Google is making the Gemini AI assistant that’s already in millions of cars, trucks, and SUVs a lot more personal — a move that could push consumers even deeper into the company’s ecosystem of products.

If you have been driving blind to your phone’s cellular connectivity, relief is finally rolling out. Google appears to be widening the rollout of a fix that restores the missing network signal icon in Android Auto, addressing a frustrating bug that left drivers guessing whether their phone actually had reception.

Android Auto has been serving up something close to a bug of the week lately. Google recently had to explain why Maps’ speedometer was disappearing, and it just fixed another long-running Android Auto signal bars issue. Now another navigation headache has been added to the pile, and this one appears to be hitting Google’s new…

Google has finally acknowledged that there’s a problem, but its possible solution is even more problematic. By •

Gemini has had a rough couple of weeks with smart home controls. Wear OS users recently reported that Gemini would claim it had controlled lights, AC units, and other devices when nothing actually happened, before Google said that the issue had been fixed. It isn’t clear if it’s related, but some Android Auto users are…

When you’re driving through a patchy coverage area, those tiny signal bars on the Android Auto dashboard can be surprisingly useful. A quick glance at the dashboard tells you whether your connection is holding up before a call starts breaking up. But for some Android Auto users, that glance has been useless for months because…

GM’s breakup with Android Auto has been anything but clean. The company first dropped phone projection from newer EVs, then said the same strategy would eventually reach its gas-powered lineup. GM later softened that stance, saying Android Auto and CarPlay would remain available in gas-powered vehicles for the “foreseeable future.” Its latest trucks now suggest…

It’s a little shocking that it took until this summer for Google to start bringing a real-time speedometer to Maps on Android Auto, but better late than never! Combined with speed limit info in the app, that put some very useful information on Android Auto screens. And largely because we were so happy to see…