Approximately a yr back, the tech big slice the plug on the Android Auto for cell phone screens for users of Android 12, redirecting them to Google’s Assistant driving mode. Now, Google is shutting down the app completely.
If people of Android 11 and more mature versions open up the application, they’ll see the subsequent, terse concept: “Android Auto for cellphone screens will stop working soon”
Here’s a screenshot of my Xiaomi Redmi 11 (running on Android 11), when I open up it:
The app is even now usable, but the information reappears each and every time it is activated. And there are no further more details as to how before long “soon” truly is.
In a statement to 9to5google, Google confirmed that the application is being performed away with, but did not share any info about when it is heading to cease doing work:
For the folks who use Android Auto in supported autos, that expertise isn’t going absent — and in fact we declared an approaching major UI advancement a short while ago at Google I/O. For all those who use the on phone expertise (Android Car mobile app), they will be transitioned to Google Assistant driving manner which is our upcoming evolution of the cell driving working experience. We have no even more particulars to share at this time.
This generally suggests that possibly you’ll purchase a car with Android Car as a designed-in feature, or you are going to have to switch to the Google Assistant driving mode.
The Assistant driving method has certainly come a extended way since its preliminary start. It brings together Google Maps and Assistant, both equally of which combine different media apps. It appears to be like more present day and can more or considerably less handle the similar factors.
Continue to, it’s not really as polished as Android Vehicle nevertheless, and to activate it you are going to need to enter a place into Google Maps — something that is not normally important and isn’t demanded in Android Auto.
Presumably, you will be capable to continue employing Android Car in regions where by Google’s Assistant driving mode is not readily available however. So appreciate it though you can, and if you’d like to change from Google, it is time to start out hunting for a substitution.