Android Auto offers us a simple and effective interface once we connect the Android mobile phone to the screen of our car. The setup is very simple, because in just a few steps you will be ready to get the most out of it. Now he receives, as it could not be otherwise, artificial intelligence functions as the summary of the message.
It’s not perfect, in fact it may cause you some problems, both in its use and in the connection itself. On other occasions it raises doubts among users: the last one, the “P” icon that appears next to some applications. It’s nothing to worry about, we’ll tell you that anyway What does mean so that you take it into account if it appears on your next trip.
The enigmatic “P” icon in Android Auto: what it is and what it means
As updates continue, Android Auto incorporates new functions and changes to this system for car screens. One of the latest additions is an icon that appears next to some Android Auto-compatible apps.
That’s why it could be present in any of your favorite apps, those that we added to the main Android Auto screen. However, it is not necessary to be alerted, This is not a failure and does not imply a problem.
This icon, illustrating a capital letter “P”, is a simple indicator. What does mean? Well, the app in question (the one that has it with its original icon) This will only work when we park our vehicle.
This is how the aforementioned icon appears. Image from 9to5Google
This is a minor addition, of no great importance, although it may seem strange at first glance. This, yes, a backup utility: this will prevent us from pressing those applications that, upon entering, show us a message that they are not working if we are driving.
We have the example of Android Auto mini-games, GameSnacks, which shows us this message in case we do not have our car parked. It is a security measure, although the truth is that it does not make much sense for the application to appear and then deny us its use.
With the new icon, we will know in advance which ones do not work, saving us those seconds of entering, viewing the notice and closing. This addition appears to have been implemented starting with Android Auto version 11.4, so if you have a higher version you should already see it. At the time of writing this article, version 11.5 is available.
Likewise, from this same version, message summaries arrive thanks to AI, which we talked about previously. At any rate, We solved the mystery of the “P” icon in Android Auto: It will simply tell you that the application that supports it cannot be used while driving.
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