We explain what the new Android Auto update brings, which is now available to everyone.
Let’s tell you What’s new in Android Auto 11.9, now that Google has released the new final version of its operating system. It is, we remind you, a system for the car that you install as an app on your mobile, and then when you connect it to the car you can use it on its console.
And as usual, even if new features have not arrived in this new version, we are going to review any possible new features. And we will also explain to you again why in Android Auto there are usually no big news in the new versions.
What’s new in Android Auto 11.9
The final version of Android Auto 11.9 follows in the footsteps of the beta, and there is no external news. Of course, since one or two weeks ago it has begun to be deployed redesigning settings using Material You. This novelty has begun to reach all users, but it is not linked to any operating system update, it will simply be activated independently.
Beyond that, there are no other external news in this new version. If you have to redesign the settings, the new interface will simply appear, but this no longer depends on the new version, so if it does not appear you will have to wait. Everything else externally remains the same as in previous versions of Auto.
And why does there never seem to be any big news? Well, because development is prioritized, focusing on solving bugs, internal errors and stability problems. The company never specifies which bugs have been fixed, but hopefully so. It is also common for updates to add support for new devices.
And the latter is so because the new features of Android Auto go inside, with small code changes of the operating system. It is a system for driving, so any error in the app can be fatalwhich means that in Android Auto updates they cannot simply launch a new function and then improve it, because each failure can cost lives.
Update to Android Auto 11.9
The version we have of Android Auto 11.9 is the stable one, which means that Anyone can update in a simple way. You can do it directly through Google Play, searching for updates to the apps installed on your mobile, among which Android Auto will appear.
You can also download the update manually downloading its APK from APKMirror. The only decision you have to make is to choose the architecture of your mobile and whether it is ARM or ARM64, and download the latest available version. If your mobile is current, it is almost certainly the ARM64. Once downloaded, you just have to install the APK file on Android.
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