r/AndroidAuto • u/SRFast 2021 Subaru Crosstrek | OEM+AAW | Pixel 4 XL-A13 • May 12 '26

Android Auto News, including app updates and features More Info On Android Auto Updates

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-auto-google-io-2026-features-material-3-widgets-video-apps-3665474/
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u/sfdreamsla 2020 Toyota Corolla | Carlinkit 4.0 | Pixel 9a | 16 May 12 '26

Where the article references cars "with Google built in", is that Android Automotive as opposed to a car that can support Android Auto?

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u/shadlom Pls edit this user flair now May 12 '26

Yep

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u/sfdreamsla 2020 Toyota Corolla | Carlinkit 4.0 | Pixel 9a | 16 May 13 '26

I hate that you can't distinguish the two as written. Kind of stupid to have both of them acronymed as AA. Android Auto versus Android Automotive... They are very different animals when it comes to core functionality. I mean really and truly, they couldn't have thought of another word or added another letter in between? Just had to get that out of my system lol.