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Google has just pressed the go-ahead button for Android Auto 16.0 for all users; the rollout on the Google Play Store happens ...

Android Auto version 15.9.6551 includes new strings suggesting Google Cast support is in development, potentially allowing media sharing between phones and cars. This feature would align Android Auto ...

You don’t need every app on your screen, but the right Android Auto apps can seriously upgrade your time behind the wheel. Time to stop using your infotainment system like a radio and start using it ...

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Of all the first-party apps, Google Maps probably offered the worst settings experience, but a redesign is finally cleaning things up.

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David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

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