A better interface is coming to Android's screen in the car, but it's going into beta first.
I got to check out the new Android Auto on Google’s test fleet at its headquarters. It’s definitely more refined than what I’m using now in my Subaru, and I’m eager to get on the beta myself and see how it translates behind the wheel. The design has a renewed emphasis on the split-screen interface, so that you can manage up to three tasks at a time without removing the focus from the main reason there’s a screen in your car: the map.
In some cases, you’ll get a third card on the screen. For instance, if a message pops in, you can select the notification to expand it to a corner of the interface. It’s less disruptive than the current way Android Auto handles notifications, which plays back the message through a persistent pop-in window, thus blocking out part of the map. If you don’t interact much with that third card, it will simply show the weather.
Android Auto’s dock displays shortcuts only to the three most essential functions: navigation, music, and communication.The dock area has also been consolidated. Now, only the three most essential Android Auto features are available as shortcuts. One icon will always reference the last navigation app used, the second will launch media playback, and the third offers access to the various communication apps installed on your phone—whichever Android Auto deems you use the most.
I welcome these changes to Android Auto; frankly, they can’t come soon enough. In its current implementation, Android Auto feels clunky, especially if the car you’re driving isn’t accommodating to third-party software. But I’m optimistic these new changes will benefit even the most annoying dashboard setups.
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