news

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

it home reported on september 2 that google is developing a new feature for the android auto application that allows users to play locally stored music in the car via a usb drive.

according to it home, android auto allows users to use applications on their android phones on the car's display. although android auto supports a variety of music streaming applications, it has not supported playing locally stored media from the car's onboard head unit or usb flash drive for many years.

if you want to play music from a usb drive, you need to exit android auto and select the corresponding function from the car manufacturer's entertainment system. this situation may change soon, because according to android authority's apk teardown of the latest version of the android auto app, some services and icons related to "in-car local media" were found, indicating that google may be developing this feature.

in android auto app v12.8, services and icons related to "car local media" were discovered, including the addition of radio controls in the app. however, it is not clear when these features will land in the android auto app.

in addition, android auto has recently begun preparing to introduce support for gemini live. this means that users will be able to have a conversation with android auto, ask questions and get answers provided by gemini live.

google assistant on android auto also received a redesign in july, with the new google assistant interface showing a round pill while waiting for a user’s response and disappearing after processing the response, similar to how apple’s siri looks on carplay.