If you have a car with Android AutoSurely you want to make the most of it and for this it is essential that you have the best compatible applications. Don’t know how to install them? Not sure which ones are compatible? Keep reading as we teach you how to do it step by step.
How to install apps from Google Play
First of all, it’s handy to have something clear: to install apps in Android Auto you’ll need your phone handy with Android Auto. So make sure you have downloaded it from Google Play beforehand.
You can also find all official apps compatible with Android Auto in the Google Store. You can basically choose from three main categories: messaging, browsing and multimedia. Although you can discover them in detail in the Google store, we have selected for you those which seem essential to us.
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The procedure to install an application in Android Auto It is identical to that of a normal application. That is to say, after entering your Google account, go to the Google application store (in this case in the section dedicated to Android Auto), find the application that interests you and click on install. When the process is complete, you will have downloaded it for your phone and for your car, and you will be able to see it on the dashboard when the information is updated.
But when you’ve installed a few of these apps and they join others you already had – for example, Google Maps, Spotify or WhatsApp, which were surely already there – you might want to organize their presentation in the interfaceprioritizing some and hiding others.
For this end Access the Android Auto app on your mobile, scroll down until you find Customize app menu and select the ones you want to appear just by marking them. As for the order, you can select either alphabetically or custom.
How to install apps compatible with Android Auto that are not on Google Play
Google limits the possibilities of Android Auto a bit, but you can find Interesting alternatives like Android Auto Apps Downloaderan open source application that allows you to expand the possibilities of the system and leaves them visible to you on the panel.
This point is important because, just as with applications for your Android phone, you just have to install the APK and use it, in Android Auto only applications certified by Google for use in this environment are loaded.
To use AAAD, you do not need root your phone, in fact it is a relatively simple procedure for installing non-certified applications. So, download Android Auto Apps Downloader from GitHub), making sure your phone has permissions to install apps outside of Google Play first.
AAAD acts as launcher of other applications developed for the vehicle system and not available in the Google App Store and although AAAD and the apps it installs are safe, there is always a risk that the software may not behave as it should.
At the moment Android Auto Apps Downloader has 10 applications to download, but the catalog will grow as explained by its developers. If you want to download these apps for free, you can only install one app per month. What do you want to install them all? Then you will have to pay 3.5 dollars for the complete launcher.
On these lines you can see its interface. For this tutorial we have chosen “Carstream”, which allows you to watch YouTube on Android Auto, but you also have others as interesting as “Fermata”, which allows you to watch films, series or recordings that you have on your mobile , but on the dashboard.
Once the application is installed in Android Auto via the phone, It will already be available in the car interface. As you can see. If you open it, you can click the magnifying glass to find the YouTube video you want to watch.
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