Google adds Prime Video and bunch of other stuff to cars with native Android software
www.theverge.com
Google is also offering a digital key.
  • indomara@lemmy.worldEnglish
    246·
    1 year ago

    Prime video… in the dash? Isn’t that like… a bad idea from a safety standpoint? O_o

    • Midnitte@kbin.social
      9·
      1 year ago

      They require the car to be parked.

      As noted in the article:

      The apps, which are obtainable through the Play Store, are only accessible while parked,

    • StarayoEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      As the article says…

      The apps, which are obtainable through the Play Store, are only accessible while parked, so think of this as a way to pass the time while charging your electric Polestar or Volvo vehicle.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    More video streaming, weather, and web conferencing capabilities are coming to Android Auto and cars with Google built-in.

    Android Auto users are getting some new stuff, Google built-in customers getting others, and a lot is dependent on which make and model you own.

    Android Auto, the system that allows you to mirror your Android-powered smartphone on your car’s interior dash display, is getting some new web conferencing features.

    Cars with native Android software, also known as Google built-in, got Zoom and WebEx, as well as Microsoft Teams, way back in May of this year.

    The apps, which are obtainable through the Play Store, are only accessible while parked, so think of this as a way to pass the time while charging your electric Polestar or Volvo vehicle.

    Google has slowly been adding more video streaming apps to its native Android platform, having already announced the inclusion of YouTube earlier this year.

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