In Android Auto we can listen to all kinds of podcasts or music with different applications such as Spotify or YouTube Music, but, even though you can even have a radio on your mobile, what Android Auto has left aside until now is your car radio. But as I say, it has been until now since The developers of the app are preparing a future launch so that you can listen to the radio better than ever with Android Auto. I'll tell you how you can do it.
Being able to control the radio from Android Auto will be possible in future updates
According to the 9to5google portal, in the most recent versions of Android Auto, specifically 12.3 and 12.4, New lines of code have been found suggesting support for “Car Radio”. What does this mean? Well it seems that soon we will have the option to listen to the radio on Android Auto in our own car. The Android Auto community can feel satisfied with this possible update since it is a functionality highly desired by users.
Also everything indicates that you will be able to switch between AM, FM and HD Radio directly from Android Auto, without the need to switch with the car system. This reduces the need to switch between interfaces while driving, making driving safer by minimizing distractions.
Basically this news comes to us because these lines of code indicate the possibility of changing between AM, FM and HD Radio stations directly from Android Auto. Although This functionality is not yet active yet, is an indication to take seriously that Google is working on it. For those most interested, here is the code that has been found.
A.M
DAB
FM
HD Radio
Radio program not available
Car Radio
But it is not the only thing that has been found in the Android Auto code, I tell you.
What new features can we see in Android Auto?
In addition to the possible update of the car radio control with Android Auto, we found changes in the design of the app since, although we cannot confirm it 100% It seems that Android Auto will now be able to use your phone's wallpaper. This is because it has been seen that Google developers have freed several lines of code related to the phone's wallpaper from the code.
If this were confirmed in the next update we would have a much more personalized and coherent wallpaper with your mobile device.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, it seems that changes have been made in relation to the performance of the phone to avoid high temperatures. Basically New warnings have been adjusted for when the phone gets too hot. In addition, now your mobile will include new functions for driving assistants since code has been found that suggests improvements in these modes.
Although today we still cannot confirm that any of this will reach the stable and definitive launch of the new version of Android Auto, it is very possible that we will see it soon. Of course, we still don't know how the radio will be integrated into your mobile and how it will be managed with Android Auto. We will have to wait to see this new functionality.
And what do you think? Do you think this is a good feature for radio lovers or do you think that the music and podcast apps that already exist are enough? I read you in comments.
