After unveiling Android Auto in June and distributing
developer APIs in November last year, Google on Tuesday has finally
launched a consumer version of the Android Auto app on
Google Play.
The
Android Auto app is compatible with Android 5.0 Lollipop and higher
devices, and recently launched Pioneer head units/ dashboard products,
said Google. At
present, Android Auto is only supported for users in the US, UK and
Australia, and Google is looking to add more partners soon.
Google's
Android Auto platform essentially brings Google Now and Google Maps to
the car's dashboard. With the app connected to cars' dashboard/ head
units, users get turn-by-turn navigation, traffic information and more
via Google Maps. Users can send and make calls, ask for Google Now cards
via, and play music using voice commands,
notes
the Google Play listing.
The company has also hidden a developer
mode in the Android Auto app. To get to Android Auto developer mode,
users need to tap on the image header in the app 10 times.
Meanwhile,
Google's Wednesday update cycle for apps has brought new features for
Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, YouTube, Quickoffice, Maps, Play Music, and
Inbox by Gmail.
With the update, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
apps have got the ability to go full screen during scrolling. Now users
can now either double-tap on the current document or once on the
Material Design-themed pencil at the bottom-right corner to edit the
document.
Alongside, Google has updated the Quickoffice app to
limit its functionality before finally taking it away from users. The
app now uses individual Google Docs, Sheets, Slides apps to edit
documents, and if none of the individual apps is installed Quickoffice
notes that it is no longer supported, and has been replaced by Docs,
Slides, and Sheets apps, prompting users to download them.
For the
YouTube app, the updated version 10.10 brings a new 4K video search
filter, some filter options for video uploaders, as well as some changes
to the video editing interface.
On the other hand, Google has
updated the Maps app to version 9.6, bringing new toggle in the
Navigation settings menu that will allow users to choose between
turn-by-turn voice navigation through the device's speakers or via a
Bluetooth connection and some design tweaks to the app.
With
Google Play Music version 5.8.1836R, Google has brought the YouTube
music videos in the app's search results. Users can also see all albums
in My Library without the need to tap on More.
Lastly the Inbox by
Gmail app version 1.4 available on Google Play now reportedly allows
Google Apps users with invites to access the service. Google hasn't yet
announced anything regarding the same.
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