New update cycle for the Google Infoentity system: Android Auto goes up to the level Version 14.2, in beta version. And it happens a little earlier than usual, even for Google: not even two weeks since the previous Android 14.1 beta (and three days since the output of the stable version). As for the news, the game mode is based and there is a change in the interface which anticipates the arrival of Gemini.
Google tests the integration of Gemini into Android Auto, the code traces mention it. Despite this, Google Assistant continues in the vehicle interface, a voice assistant who jumps on the microphone with the colors of Google. Or not, because this microphone has just changed: With Android Auto 14.2 is now white.
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As is generally the case with any update of this application, there is no recording of changes or new functions accessible for the user. After trying it, we noticed greater stability in games compatible with the car screen, entertainment is extended for the moments when we are parked. And what is appreciated is the new empty icon for the microphone.
The gemini assistant still does not appear, but changes the color of the microphone and loses the commercial colors of Google, anticipate the evolution of the assistant of his heir: Gemini. We have not seen more buttons, direct access or renewed settings in the Android Auto menu for the phone.
In addition to what has already been commented on, Android Auto 14.2 Beta extends the range of vehicles, phones and stability between the two devices. The software It is already available on Google Play For all those in the beta program, but also on pages like Apk Mirror. To update the software, you must do the following:
- Light the mobile and download the car 14.1 Android APK.
- Run the downloaded file on the phone and accept update. Once the APK is installed, you will have your Android Auto to the latest version.
- The file is signed by Google, is official and lack of malware: If you have been changed, you cannot update the system application.
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