Great changes are approaching in Android Auto. Yesterday, Google confirmed that Gemini was going to get to Android Auto, replacing the Google wizard that had become the unique option to control the system with the voice. But that will be just the beginning; There are indications that Google is working on changes in the interface, which can be a real revolution.
In the Spanish – the free Android we have already talked about some of those next novelties, such as the possibility of controlling the car air conditioner directly from Android Auto. Another novelty that can change the way we use the car’s touch screen is the integration of the vehicle’s multimedia controls directly in Android Auto; such as to listen to the radio without having to change the manufacturer’s own system.
Perhaps related to this, Google is also experiencing with a new interface for the Android Auto multimedia player; And how they have discovered in Android Authorityit can cause many headaches for drivers. And all, because We will force us to reappare the position of the controls.
The latest version of Android Auto already allows you to activate the new interface, and to the astonishment of many people, the reproduction controls have changed. Now, The pause and reproduction button is on the left sidein addition to that it is larger and wide with respect to the current design. The button itself seems to have changed, although aesthetically you continue using you material and adopting the colors of the song cover.
For their part, the buttons to change the previous song or the next have not changed design, but of place; now they are on the right side. The big problem of this redesign is that the previous song button is now in the same place as the play button in the current design.
New controls of the Android Auto multimedia player
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In other words, it is very possible that many people get confused and Press the previous song button when you want to pause the music; We are sure that some test and error will be needed to adapt to the new interface, especially if we have been using Android Auto for years to listen to music in the car.
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On the other hand, it is undeniable that this change can bring good things; For example, you can make it easier to press the pause and reproduction button. Being bigger and wide, and staying on the left side of the screen, it is not necessary to extend the arm to touch it so much. Since the distractions on the road have always been one of the factors of importance for Google with the development of Android Auto, it may not be surprising that you have made this decision.
In addition, it is very likely that this is not the only change that Google prepares in the interface. We have already talked about other developments in development, and it is evident that in the company they want to renew the experience completely; To that we must add that Android 16 will bring a new style for the interface, called Material 3 Expressive, which will probably also be adopted in Android Auto. Therefore, these new buttons are likely to look different in another context.
