While in recent months the focus has been primarily on the integration of an intelligent assistant Gemini, Google is quietly working on something in Android Auto that will please anyone who spends time waiting in a parked car. According to the latest findings from Android Authority, it seems that Google has definitely not forgotten about video applications within its globally popular navigation platform. Quite the opposite: It seems that a massive expansion of multimedia content is underway, which proturns your car's dashboard into a small private cinema.
Until now, support for video apps (like YouTube or Netflix) has been more or less the prerogative of Android Automotive – a full-fledged operating system that is built directly into the car’s hardware (e.g. in Volvo, Polestar or, more recently, Porsche). Android Auto, which runs from your phone, has so far avoided video content (probably mainly for security reasons). To be more precise, video support is literally nestAlas for nothing, which you can find out from our article.
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However, the Android Authority website now proled the teardown of the latest version of Android Auto (16.3.160744), whichand revealed clear signs of a new category of applications labeled "Video". The relevant code string is notprodidn't give away any details, so it's unclear at this point how video app support will be implemented into Android Auto. However, I can imagine that Google is preparing an infrastructure that will make it easier for streaming service developers to port their apps. pro Android Auto interface.
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It is worth noting that in the context of video applications pro Android Auto has recently been rumored to support mirroring content directly from your phone in the future. That would open the door to virtually any video app. It's not known at this time when video apps might make their way to Android Auto. However, given that Google talked about them at its event last year, it's likely that the platform will be able to support mirroring content directly from your phone. (May) developer I/O conference, while promising their early availability, it is likelythat they are already on their way.
