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 ...

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 ...

The open nature of Android Auto is one of its key advantages over CarPlay ...

Google first started rolling out a redesigned media player on Android Auto earlier this year with a squiggly Material 3 Expressive look, but it’s been slow to reach everyone. As of this week, though, ...

Alongside other announcements at Google I/O 2026, the company showcased new design features coming to media apps in Android ...

Google is rolling out a redesign to the media player on Android Auto alongside the latest widely available updates. Android Auto 16.0 started rolling out to beta users earlier this month, but has more ...

YouTube now shows basic playback controls in Android Auto. You can play/pause or skip videos, but you can’t watch them. The feature requires YouTube Premium (including Premium Lite) for background ...