Android Auto is finally getting home screen widgets 11 years after the in-car infotainment platform's launch. Google calls the at-a-glance extensions Car Widgets. The feature is currently in preview; ...

Your Android home screen isn't just the face of your phone—it's a reflection of your personality and daily workflow. Unlike iPhones, Android devices offer near-limitless customization options, ...

Car infotainment systems have historically been a weak point in vehicle design. Often clunky and inefficient, essential features and functions were buried under layers of unnecessary screens and ...

A few tweaks made long road trips less chaotic ...

Android Auto currently only has limited taskbar widget support. Last year we spotted Google working on new home screen widget support, codenamed “Earth.” The rough UI we saw at the time has received a ...

Your Android Auto is due to get a slew of new updates in 2026, and some of these will be significant improvements over how ...