How to activate the hidden Android Auto hack that opens the door to watching YouTube in the car

The latest version of the vehicle system created by Google includes a curious trick hidden by means of Easter eggs o Easter Egg: neither more nor less than the mythical Rick Astley singing the “Never gong give you up”. Besides, this hidden trick lets you play youtube on your car screen.

A good part of google applications hide a wink from their users in the form of what is called Easter eggs O Easter eggs: a little game, an animation, a video … which can only be revealed in a precise way

. Each version of Android has its own Easter Egg, for example. And recently it was discovered that even Android Auto is hiding a little secret. Who wants “rickroller”?

Rick Astley in a YouTube viewer

Rick Astley hiding in Android Auto’s Easter egg

Easter eggs are usually hidden out of curiosity and with the simple motivation not to come out, from the curious. However, in Android Auto the hidden trick is also useful because allows you to open a convenient YouTube player. What do you want to watch videos in the car? You no longer need an app, Android Auto solves the problem on its own.

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The Easter eggs It was discovered by Reddit user gsbiz. To repeat his steps and open the video of Rick Astley it is essential that on the phone the latest version of Android Auto is installed, number 7. If you don’t have it, just download the corresponding APK from APK Mirror.

Once Android Auto is updated to version 7, let’s see how to display the YouTube viewer on the vehicle screen:

Open Android Auto on your mobile and scroll down.
Click the version number ten times until Developer Settings is enabled.
Click on the three menu items and select “Developer Settings”.
Enter “Application Mode” and select “Developer”.

Go back and go to “Customize applications menu”.
Make sure the “Car apps” option is checked.

Now connect your mobile to your car, enter Android Auto from the vehicle screen and click on “Car apps”.
Go down to “UX prototype“and press twice. Done.

The car screen will open a YouTube viewer to play the legendary Rick Astley song. If you want to use said viewer to play another video click on the red YouTube icon and search for what you want: it will be played in the car as if your Android Auto had the YouTube app.

Via | Android Police