If you’ve ever wondered why your car insists on a cable just to use CarPlay or Android Auto, you’re not alone. For all the smart features our phones can handle, it’s frustrating that so many vehicles, ...

Your car supports Android Auto, but only through a USB cable. Every time you get in, it’s the same routine: pull out your phone, find the cable, plug it in, wait for the connection, and then start ...

Android Auto, Google's answer to Apple CarPlay, can be great for expanding the capabilities of your vehicle by connecting an Android device to the infotainment system. It's great for accessing maps, ...

Car infotainment systems used to be slow and clunky. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto changed that. They turned your car’s screen into a smart, phone-like interface. For many drivers, plugging in a ...

Google keeps rolling out major transformations for its products. After "the biggest update in over a decade," as the company itself called it, for Google Maps, the time has come for Android Auto to ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Even if connecting your Android phone to your car's dashboard via Android Auto is a daily ritual for you, you may not have explored much beyond the default settings for the interface. You probably ...

If you’re struggling with connection issues on Android Auto, you’ll already know how difficult it is to keep one phone connected, let alone two. I share my car with my fiancée, and we both use Android ...

Android Auto is an extension of the Android platform which is highly optimized for use in a moving vehicle. The system is designed to cut down on the number of interactions you'll have with your ...