Android Auto 17.0 is here – what does it add?

Google's annual Android updates include visual improvements and the ability to watch video—as long as you're stopped.

Google announced plans at I/O 2025 to add video app support for Android Auto while parked. A new flag found in the latest Android Auto beta points to upcoming support for video playback. Though not ...

Google is delivering some major Android Auto updates over the course of 2026, including support for video apps and new Gemini features. Video apps are officially heading to Android Auto this year.

The overhaul -- including the biggest Google Maps update in a decade -- brings a full UI refresh and new Gemini capabilities to more than 250 million vehicles. Antuan started out in the automotive ...

Android Auto 17.0 is now live for all users. This is the first part of the good news. The second is at least as important.

Your Android Auto is due to get a slew of new updates in 2026, and some of these will be significant improvements over how the system previously worked.

Ahead of its flagship annual developer conference, Google hosted The Android Show: I/O edition on Tuesday, May 12, where the ...