AutoGoogle rolls out Android Auto redesign to more users… but there’s still a catchLong-awaited ‘Coolwalk’ update is now available to on my cars, but only in beta formWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
AutoGoogle rolls out Android Auto redesign to more users… but there’s still a catchLong-awaited ‘Coolwalk’ update is now available to on my cars, but only in beta formWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Long-awaited ‘Coolwalk’ update is now available to on my cars, but only in beta form
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(Image credit: Google)
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Googleis making its long-overdueAndroid Autoupdate, codenamed Coolkwalk, available to more users. But, months after it was due, theinterface overhaulremains in beta.
The company originally said how the update, which brings a whole new user interface to Android Auto, would arrive in the summer of 2022. But as the winter arrives, the update is yet to properly roll out to Android users.
Instead, it is only available to those subscribed to the Android beta programme, where future software and updates are made available before they are entirely finished.
Thenew version of Android Autoarrived for some beta usersin November, and now the system has reportedly landed on more beta-enrolled handsets. More specifically, phones attached to cars that have infotainment systems with rotary controls and laptop-style touchpads are beginning to see the Coolwalk beta.
The new interface also has space for a toolbar with the time, phone signal strength and an icon for the number of unread notifications, plus the aforementioned application dock and buttons for quickly accessing the app library and Google Assistant for voice control.
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It’s a similar look to that ofApple’s CarPlaysystem, which is also undergoing amajor update of its own, due towards the end of 2023.
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