Android Auto will get Spotify Jam and support for video apps and web browsers

Spotify gets caller templates for Android Auto.

Android Auto is getting much than conscionable Google’s Gemini assistant aft the Google I/O developer conference. The institution has besides announced oregon different shown disconnected a slew of changes coming to the infotainment operating system, including an updated Spotify app, a airy mode, and the instauration of web browsers and video apps.

Let’s commencement with Spotify. Google revealed successful a video past week that the Spotify app for Android Auto is getting an overhaul done caller media app templates the institution is making disposable to developers. One diagnostic the euphony work is adding to Android Auto is Spotify Jam, a diagnostic that lets users stock power of an audio root from their idiosyncratic devices.

In cars with Android Auto, that means anyone with Spotify volition leap successful by tapping a caller “Jam” icon connected the car’s touchscreen, past scanning a QR codification to commencement adding upcoming songs to the playlist. Being a Spotify feature, it’s overmuch much inclusive than Apple Music’s akin SharePlay feature, which requires everyone to person an Apple instrumentality to participate. Spotify Jam volition beryllium disposable “in the coming months,” the institution says.

Also successful the video, Google says it’s adding enactment for Quick Share to cars with Google built-in soon, letting users bash things similar adhd stops to in-progress Google Maps routes. The institution besides says it’s going to adhd passkey enactment for its infotainment OS.

Through a Google Figma kit Google made for prototyping Android Auto app UI, we besides person a caller look astatine a airy mode taxable the institution is moving connected for Android Auto. Google didn’t really accidental it’s rolling retired a airy mode successful its blog post astir each the changes coming to Android Auto, but arsenic 9to5Google notes, the UI enactment has been in the works for years.

One happening that Google did notation — and concisely astatine that — is that browser and video apps are coming to Android Auto. The institution says that app category, on with video apps, volition beryllium disposable “soon” for Android Auto and that gaming apps are disposable already disposable successful beta. Naturally, Google says these features volition lone enactment portion a car is successful park. The browsers diagnostic is already disposable successful beta for cars with Google built-in, portion video apps are already available successful that mentation of its infotainment system. The institution besides announced that enactment for upwind apps is officially retired of beta.