{"id":40409,"date":"2022-06-07T13:56:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T13:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/google-assistant-driving-mode-is-it-ready-to-replace-android-auto\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T13:56:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T13:56:04","slug":"google-assistant-driving-mode-is-it-ready-to-replace-android-auto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/google-assistant-driving-mode-is-it-ready-to-replace-android-auto\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Assistant Driving Mode – Is it ready to replace Android Auto?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Last week we reported that Android Auto for Phone Screens is set to die off in the very near future, leaving Google Assistant Driving Mode as the only path forward for Android users looking for a car-friendly user interface. While Google often kills products in a way that’s necessary to build something better, it’s pretty hard to see that argument this time around.<\/p>\n
Announced back in 2019, Google Assistant Driving Mode was designed to replace the version of Android Auto that ran natively on your smartphone. It was never intended to replace what you see in cars, as Google is still building on that experience today.<\/p>\n
Google Assistant Driving Mode arrived, finally, in January 2021. Later that year, it picked up a revamped interface. The default interface shows a “Where to?” search box for navigation, music recommendations, and shortcuts to send a text message or start a phone call using your voice. The experience can also show music and navigation at the same time, with music support in YouTube Music, Spotify, and other apps.<\/p>\n
Just a few months after Driving Mode rolled out to everyone, Google confirmed that it would be the only interface for Android phones in the car, subsequently killing support for Android Auto for Phone Screens on Android 12 that year. In June 2022, Google confirmed that older versions of the platform would also lose access “soon.”<\/p>\n