It is one of the many actions we do daily, where many enjoy having an element, the power of radio. Thanks to it, you have the possibility of being aware of the latest news, playing really catchy songs and thanks to technology being aware of everything that is relatively important.
An application born to always be connected and take a step forward is Android Auto, considered one of the favorites of millions of Spaniards. With it you have many apps, several of them are necessary if you want to get to a point, listen to music, contact someone and many other tasks with the phone.
¿How to know if my car is compatible with Android Auto? We will answer this question, since there are many models that will work with this all-in-one application. To the available utilities, the Google tool will have the option of installing others, having a range that is less important.
An application with a lot of downloads behind it
Android Auto already exceeds 1.000 million downloadsIt also tends to improve thanks to constant updates, which are undoubtedly good and positive at the same time. With this, Google wants it to mature and be preferred, all without distracting you, when you get to drive during the space of time.
The interface itself is friendly, if you open it as it is, it will give you several by default, a few and not all, since the preferred ones start in the launcher, including Google Maps. Maps is one of the useful utilities to go to a point without getting lost along the way, which will certainly save us fuel.
The first step to start using Android Auto It is to configure everything, including the apps that are launched with the recognized application, which are the basic ones. WhatsApp will work for you if you want to be in contact with close people, family, friends and with people from your own work.
The list of brands and compatible cars
Google has listed through its official Android page the brands and models compatible with Android Auto, which for the moment is growing over time. It is an application that if it works will give many things, among them the usability of a valid tool for almost all fields, including traveling.
Not every vehicle will be, despite this you always have the possibility to connect to it and start using it with the connection of your phone. For example, if you want to listen to a specific topic, you have Spotify or YouTube itself, if you want to drive from your starting point to another, you will have Google Maps and Waze, the latter one of the options that many users are using.
Some of the brands and models compatible with Android Auto, are:
- Abarth: 595:2017 and 695:2017
- Alfa Romeo: MiTo 2017, Giula 2017, Giuletta 2017 and Stelvio 2017
- Audi: A1, A5 (2017), A3 (2017), A4 (2017), A7 (2017), A8 (2018), Q2 (2017), Q3 (2019), Q5 (2018), Q7 (2016)
- BMW: 1 Series (2020), 2 Series (2020), 3 Series (2019), 4 Series (2021), 5 Series (2020), 6 Series (2020), 7 Series (2020), 8 Series (2019), X3, X4, X5, X6, X7 and Z4
- Dacia: soon in different models of the company
- Citroën: C3 (2017), C3 AirCross (2017), C4 Cactus, C4 Picasso (2017), Jumpy (2017) and many other models
- Ford: C-Max (2017), Fiesta (2017), Kuga (2017), Taurus (2017) and many other models available
- KIA: Carnival (2015), Stinger (2018), Sportage (2017), e-Soul (2015), eSoul Booster (2019) and more
- Mercedes: Class A (2017), Class B (2017), Class C Cabrio (2018), CLA Coupe (2017), GLS (2017) and 20 other models of the Mercedes Benz brand
- Peugeot: 3008 (2017), 2008 (2017), 508 (2017), Traveler (2017), Rifter (2018), Expert (2017) and more
How to know if your car is compatible
If you want to know if the car is compatible with Android Auto The important thing is that you review the technical information of the vehicle, here it will always show you and produce interesting results. In it you will check if it is compatible or not, many manufacturers chose to put this, also the official Google page of Android Auto reveals it here.
The list is extensive, so it is interesting that you take a complete look at it, with the brand you will quickly know if it is valid or you have to pull any device with Internet and guide yourself through the base. The user will be the one who ultimately decides all the actions that the app has to do, available on Android.
The latest cars don't always have compatibility once it arrives2017 and 2018 models usually have this already once they were released. If it is not on the list, don't worry, it may be too soon, and it could be among the vehicles throughout that year, be it 2021 or last year, specifically 2022.
Test Android without the need for a cable
The vital and important element when using Android Auto is to use a specific connection cable, if you prefer to use this method without the need for it you can also do it. The application will survive using the same in any terminal, including if it is not compatible and you want to go elsewhere.
Installing Android Auto does not require much, just permissions, you can download the app, it doesn't weigh too much and start configuring it. On the other hand, it is convenient that you have gigabytes to spare, if you prefer to listen to music, load a map to go to a point, among other things you can do. The priorities of the app go through updating, which is something that it will ask for as others normally do.
Download the application
Like any application, this will be available in the Play Store from Google without any cost, added to this is the high compatibility of devices, which is usually always those with Android from version 4.0 onwards, being superior will be worth it, as is normal.
Everything will be assisted, you don't need to touch anything if you don't want to, give the different guidelines and wait for the application to pay attention to all of them, which is normal in these cases. Many are the corrections released, They are also valid as it is a widely used program on specific phones. It weighs relatively not too much if you want to download it on any smartphone.
