{"id":77067,"date":"2022-09-24T20:20:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T20:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/android-auto-coolwalk-will-have-a-dual-page-music-widget\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T20:20:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T20:20:31","slug":"android-auto-coolwalk-will-have-a-dual-page-music-widget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/android-auto-coolwalk-will-have-a-dual-page-music-widget\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Auto Coolwalk will have a dual-page music widget"},"content":{"rendered":"
Google’s Android Auto has a redesign incoming, and a new behind-the-scenes change of that forthcoming interface shows off a handy widget that \u201cCoolwalk\u201d will provide to Spotify, and probably other music apps too.<\/p>\n
As spotted on Reddit, recent updates to Android Auto and Spotify seem to have unlocked a new dual-page widget for the music app that works with the platform’s upcoming \u201cCoolwalk\u201d redesign. The change was only spotted in an early state, as \u201cCoolwalk\u201d still hasn’t been released. Rather, it was accessed through a rooted Android smartphone.<\/p>\n
What’s new here?<\/p>\n
We’ve known for a while that the new Android Auto UI will have a music widget as one of the options to show content on displays of all sizes. In Android Auto’s current form, music apps can either take up the full screen, or be minimized to a logo with play\/pause and track controls on the bottom bar. At least, that’s the case on most displays. On wider displays, you’ll also get the option to display both apps side by side, which is closer to what’s happening in \u201cCoolwalk.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the new widget, Android Auto offers not just music controls, track info, and album arts, but also a second page that includes a \u201cFor You\u201d interface from Spotify. This includes a few playlists, as well as a \u201cShuffle Play\u201d option. It’s a neat use of space, and could certainly save moving into the full app.<\/p>\n