The great advantage of Android Auto compared to using a mobile phone is that it simplifies the experience and adapts it to a very comfortable screen to use useful applications for traveling, such as navigation, messaging and occasional entertainment. But Google is very limited in terms of compatible applications and one thing is clear: He doesn't want us to watch videos in the car.
It's true that it opens the hand, but these are more video calling applications than anything else and even then, under certain conditions. Go ahead, safety comes first, so under no circumstances would I recommend or watch videos with the car running, but what if you're going camping and want to use that screen to watch a series? Or what if you are waiting for someone and while your car is parked you want to continue watching a movie or watch the football match of the day? Common sense, It's nice to have the ability to watch videos on Android Auto.
Watching videos on Android Auto: what you need to know
Google doesn't want us to watch videos on Android Auto, but yes there are ways to do this And we already tell you one thing: they are not too complicated and even if we managed to watch Netflix while rooting, it is not worth it.
But the YouTube videos, the IPTV lists with the TNT channels, there is not much mystery, even if yes: we will have to download apps that are not in the Play Store through alternative platforms. You'll also need to familiarize yourself with concepts like installing an APK and allowing installation from unknown sources. It is also good to unlock Android Developer Mode.
We've compiled some of the best ways to watch videos on Android Auto that work, are relatively easy to perform, and are well worth the price:
- Watch YouTube videos You need an app that acts as a bridge between the platform and your screen. There are two apps particularly recommended for this mission: CarStream and CarTube, both available on Android Auto Apps Downloader, which you can download from GitHub and install the APK. Then you will just have to download either of these two, grant the permissions, and that's it. When you're done, you'll see YouTube from its web version and you can choose the video you want to play. Here is the tutorial for watching YouTube on Android Auto.
- Watch TV. If you want to watch a specific program from the TNT channels, then the application to download is IPcarTV, which you can download with AAStore from its GitHub repository. After downloading the latest stable version of the platform and accepting the permissions for unknown sources, you will see IPCarTV and you will have to install it again with their respective permissions. Then you can add the IPTV list you are interested in, such as TDT channels or the extensive IPTV organization, available on GitHub. Copy and paste the link into IPCarTV and that's it. Here is the tutorial for watching TV on Android Auto step by step.
- View videos in general. If you just want videos from a website or app, then a good option is to install WebViewAuto from GitHub in the first case or alternatives such as AA Mirror or Screen2Auto for the second, which essentially duplicate the screen of mobile phone in car. The latter two are available for download from AA Store and AAAD.
- Watch videos from your mobile. Returning to AA Store, we find the application that interests us: Local Video Player, with a fairly simple installation and use process, since it is integrated into Android as another sharing option, as you can see in our tutorial.
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