{"id":8519,"date":"2021-08-16T19:58:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T17:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/08\/16\/how-to-install-apps-on-android-automotive\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T22:15:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T20:15:43","slug":"how-to-install-apps-on-android-automotive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/08\/16\/how-to-install-apps-on-android-automotive\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Install Apps On Android Automotive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Android Automotive is still pretty new, and it\u2019s only available on a handful of cars right now \u2013 mostly Volvo models. But it will be coming to more and more vehicles in the future. The new Electric Hummer is going to sport Android Automotive, for one. So let\u2019s talk about how you can install apps on Android Automotive. It is a bit different than installing on your smartphone. So let\u2019s go over it.<br \/>\nBut first, let\u2019s talk about what exactly Android Automotive is. Essentially, it\u2019s Android Auto, but without your phone. So with Android Automotive, the entire car\u2019s infotainment system runs on Android. It\u2019s going to look familiar to those that use Android of course. But this means that Google Assistant is on-board, along with Google Maps and\/or Waze for navigation instead of some mapping solution that the car maker put together. Which results in a much better experience.<br \/>\nWith that said, let\u2019s get right into how to install apps on Android Automotive vehicles. For this particular tutorial, we are using the Volvo XC40 Recharge. This should be the same across all of Volvo\u2019s vehicles, but it may differ on other car makers\u2019 vehicles.<br \/>\nHow To Install Apps On Android Automotive<br \/>\nTo get started, hit the icon in the lower-left corner of the screen. It will look like four squares.<br \/>\nNext, tap on the Google Play Store.<br \/>\nOnce you enter the Google Play Store, you will see different categories of apps. Like \u201cStay Informed\u201d or \u201cStream your Favorites\u201d. Like regular Android Auto, the app selection here is very bare \u2013 even more-so than Android Auto.<br \/>\nTap on an app or search for the app you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n<p>Now, tap on \u201cInstall\u201d. Depending on your vehicle\u2019s WiFi connection, this might be a bit slower than you\u2019d expect.<br \/>\nThe app will be installed within a few minutes.<br \/>\nTo find the app, hit the four squares icon in the corner again. This is basically the app drawer on Android Automotive. The app drawer is a bit strange, but it appears to sort apps by navigation, then media, then your phone, with Google Assistant and Car Status at the bottom. It\u2019s not the best layout but it works.<br \/>\nAnd that\u2019s about it. Keep in mind, that the apps available for Android Automotive are very limited right now. But we expect that to change as more vehicles adopt the software. Since apps that work on Android Auto do not work with Android Automotive, you\u2019ll find quite a few that don\u2019t work here \u2013 Apple Music and Amazon Music are two examples of that.<br \/>\nThe post How To Install Apps On Android Automotive appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Volvo-XC40-Recharge-AM-AH-29.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Android Automotive is still pretty new, and it\u2019s only available on a handful of cars right now \u2013 mostly Volvo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8520,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bez-kategorii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8521,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8519\/revisions\/8521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}