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Google redesigns Play Store for cars with Google built-in
Google is redesigning Play Store for cars with Google built-in, Google’s system available in more than 100 car models from 16 brands.
The store already offers more than 700 apps, and its new homepage will highlight popular and recently added options.
Drivers can find and install apps more easily through curated collections and one-tap downloads.
The store’s layout will also adapt to the shape and size of different car screens.
New options include STARZ, Firefox, Ludo King and JioHotstar, for use when the car is parked.
YouTube videos will switch to audio when driving starts, so playback can continue without video on the dashboard.
The update will arrive automatically over the coming weeks; drivers do not need to install it themselves.
Google is redesigning the Play Store for cars with Google built-in to make apps easier to find and install.
The update adds app collections based on whether a car is parked or being driven, and adjusts the store to different screen sizes.
New apps include STARZ, Firefox, Ludo King and JioHotstar, with video and web browsing available while parked.
YouTube videos will switch to audio-only playback when the car is put in drive.
The update will roll out automatically over the coming weeks.
- Who
- Google is updating the Play Store for cars with Google built-in.
- What
- The redesign adds app discovery features, adapts to vehicle screens and brings new apps and YouTube audio-only playback while driving.
- When
- The update is expected to roll out over the coming weeks.
- Where
- In vehicles with Google built-in.
- Why
- To make it easier to find and install car apps and offer more in-car experiences.
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Digital Trends and Android Authority reported Google’s redesigned Play Store experience for cars with Google built-in.
GSMArena reported that the updated experience would begin rolling out over the coming weeks.
- App catalog
- More than 700 apps
- Vehicle availability
- Over 100 models from 16 brands
- New apps
- STARZ, Firefox, Ludo King and JioHotstar
- YouTube while driving
- Playback switches to audio-only
- Rollout
- Automatically over the coming weeks