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 12.2, the new version of the car operating system released by Google. This is the public version of this system that you install on your mobile phone as an app, and then when you connect the device to the car with cable or Bluetooth it works on its screen.
In this new version, as usual, there are practically no changes compared to the previous one, we will explain why. However, there is a notable aesthetic novelty which will help you better differentiate the apps that you cannot use while driving.
What’s new in Android Auto 12.2
The main change that you will find in this version is a new change in how Google highlights those applications that you will not be able to use if the car is not stopped. Initially a small letter P was included in the app icon, and now icon shown in black and whiteimplying in an aesthetic way that the app is deactivated.
Among the applications that you cannot use is Personalize, so you don’t get lost making changes. You will also not be able to use games, as they can be distractions that cause accidents.
But beyond this we have not found any other news. And why is there almost never any 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 12.2
Being the stable version, Anyone can update in a simple way to Android 12.2. 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.In Xataka Basics | Clear cache on Android Auto: how to do it and what exactly this trick is for to solve problems
