Google steps on the accelerator with the development of Android Autoand the Android Auto 15.5 beta. Once again and to the frustration of users, this new version no new features or external changes that you are going to notice, although as always there are some new developments in terms of bug fixes.
But otherwise, it seems that all the changes are internal, and we can see small steps in changes such as audio and voice control. We are going to explain all this to you in the next few lines.
What’s new in Android Auto 15.5 beta
As we told you at the beginning, the first thing is to let you know that this new version has no external news. You won’t find any new options or functionality, and apparently nothing will have changed.
However, internally there are some new developments. First of all, gray screen problems are solved that appear to some users, and stability is improved by trying to ensure that it does not continue to happen in future versions.
Problems in music playback control should also have been fixed, as well as some bugs found on phones running Android 16. Also New compatible vehicle models have been addedsomething that happens in each new version so that no new car is left without compatibility.
Looking to the future, Google is also remaking the Android Auto audio system, with the intention of solving existing problems in the connection between car and mobile. This will be done little by little. They are also being patched problems with voice control of Android Auto, as well as several specific errors from the Google assistant. By the way, there is still no trace of Gemini’s arrival.
And why is this going so slow? Well because The Android Auto news goes insideand being a system to use in the car any error in the app can be fatal. That is why in the Android Auto updates They can’t just release a new feature and then improve it, because each failure can cost lives.
How to update Android Auto Beta
As this is a beta version, you will still have to wait a few days until it reaches its final versionsince the betas are closed, although in this link You can try your luck in case there is a gap in the beta program, something that doesn’t usually happen.
The other method to test the beta is download and install its APK fileavailable in the Android Auto page on APKMirror. On this website you will have to choose between the ARM and ARM64 architectures, although if your mobile is current it will almost certainly be the ARM64. Once the file is downloaded, you have to install the APK on your Android manually and reboot.
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