An upcoming Android Auto replace is bringing again some traditional automotive options

What you want to know

• Android Auto could quickly give customers a option to simply ditch the streaming providers and use native audio, as a substitute.
• Customers may additionally be capable to play radio stations by way of Android Auto as a substitute of getting to change forwards and backwards between it and the automotive’s infotainment system.
• The options could launch in Android Auto model 12.8.

Android Auto is handy as a result of it streams music and concurrently lets you keep related to your cellphone and apps hassle-free whereas driving. A brand new replace to the app may degree up your audio streaming expertise.

People at Android Authority have managed to carry out an APK teardown of the newest Android Auto 12.8 model, whereby they noticed some clues indicating a brand new performance that can permit customers to play native media information saved on their Android telephones.

In accordance with the publication, a brand new string within the teardown mentions “Automotive Native Media” and the corresponding labels hooked up. It’s new for Android Auto because it beforehand solely allowed customers to play from their favourite music streaming providers like YouTube Music or Spotify.

Equally, a brand new Automotive Radio string has additionally been discovered within the newest model of the app that might permit customers to play their AM and FM stations. Up till now, customers needed to disconnect Android Auto and depend on the automotive’s onboard infotainment system to play the radio. 

The brand new findings observe the earlier radio string talked about within the Android Auto 12.3/12.4 model of the app by way of an APK teardown finished by 9to5Google. All of the proof factors to the likelihood for Android customers quickly, which is welcoming.

Native media might have some limitations despite the fact that the brand new performance provides some comfort. It’s believed to solely permit customers to play native media saved on their Android telephones and never the audio saved on an exterior USB thumb drive or within the automotive’s built-in storage for appropriate automobiles. In such case, customers must exit Android Auto once more and return to the automotive’s infotainment system.