Android Auto Software

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  Motorola Announces Android 16 Update Rollout in India; Edge Series Models to Receive Update First

  Motorola announced the rollout of Android 16 in India on Wednesday. The latest software is first arriving on select Motorola Edge 60 series smartphones. The Android 16 introduces a wide range of design, security and connectivity enhancements to the Motorola smartphone. The update include a Notification Auto Grouping feature and Instant Hotspot feat...

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  Qualcomm Partners BMW to Bring New Automated Driving System to BMW iX3 SUV

  Qualcomm and BMW Group on Friday announced a new assisted driving system, the Snapdragon Ride Pilot, debuting on the recently launched BMW iX3 SUV. As part of the collaboration, Qualcomm designed the Snapdragon Ride SoC, while both companies jointly developed the Snapdragon Ride AD software stack.

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  Google Pixel Phones Receiving Android 16-Based Monthly Software Update for July 2025: What’s New

  Google on Wednesday rolled out the monthly software update for Pixel smartphones. It is based on Android 16 and is said to carry fixes for a couple of bugs discovered in previous iterations. Following the update, Pixel users can expect improved Wi-Fi connectivity and performance. Google said it is also the first Android 16 update for the Pixel 6a a...

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  Volvo, Google Deepen Partnership To Advance In-Car Android Experience

  Volvo vehicles currently operate using Android 13, but at Google's I/O annual developer conference, the two companies are demonstrating EX90 running on Android 15.

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  Android Auto Gets Dual SIM Support With Latest Update

  Googles phone beaming software now supports dual SIM enabled phones

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  Budget Galaxy Phones to Use Selfies to Adjust Display Brightness, Galaxy J8 Update Reveals

  The latest Galaxy J8 update also brings support for dual VoLTE as well as AR Emoji.

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  Maruti Suzuki Adds Android Auto To SmartPlay Infotainment System

  Maruti Suzuki was one of the first car makers to introduce Apple CarPlay on mass market offerings in 2015 with its SmartPlay infotainment system. The company, however, only offered Apple CarPlay and MirrorLink feature at the time and it wasn't until this year that Android Auto was also added to the list on its new offerings.

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  Older Maruti Suzuki Baleno, Vitara Brezza Get Updated With Android Auto

  Cars including the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Baleno and S-Cross with the SmartPlay infotainment system now get software upgrades from dealers and will be equipped with Android Auto and navigation. Maruti Suzuki is presently the only manufacturer to offer both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay options in the sub Rs. 10 lakh car space.

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  Fiat Chrysler, Ford Rolling Out Support for Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto

  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is introducing the next generation of its UConnect in-car entertainment (ICE) software at CES this year, and it includes support for both Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto. The move follows Ford's announcement that it too would support both platforms with its Sync 3 ICE platform.

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  Google+ Video Auto Enhance Feature Now Available for Desktop, Android

  On Friday, Google+ Photos software engineer, Tim St. Clair, published an announcement post on company's behalf detailing the feature.