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Even if it is online for you Android phone Accessing your car’s dashboard via Android Auto is a daily ritual for you, and you probably haven’t explored much beyond the default settings of the interface. Maybe you just want to get to your destination, rather than diving through menus and options screens to tweak your Android Auto experience.
However, it’s worth getting familiar with some key Android Auto tweaks that can make your time behind the wheel easier. One of these options is the add option assistant Android Auto app screen shortcuts, so you can put anything you can ask Google Assistant to do behind a button on your dashboard.
We are currently in the midst of Google migrating all of its apps and devices To Gemini from Google Assistantbut for now the Assistant shortcut option remains in Android Auto — and presumably when the Gemini Switch is finally complete, the new voice-controlled AI will appear. chatbot It will take on the same role on Android Auto.
The possibilities of what these shortcuts can do are many and varied. With the push of a button on your dashboard, you can get directions home wherever you are, load a Spotify playlist, open the garage door, turn off the lights at home, or have your incoming text messages read to you. These are just a few examples. If something acts as a voice command for Google Assistant, it will act as a shortcut button.
Create an Android Auto shortcut
The exact location of the Android Auto launcher options depends on the make and model of your Android phone, but they will be somewhere in Settings. On Google Pixel phones, from Settings, tap Connected devices > Connection preferences > Android Auto.
Once you’re in the Android Auto menus, select Customize launcher. This screen lets you choose which your phone’s apps appear on the Android Auto dashboard — though of course not all of them will be compatible (they’ll mostly be the maps and media apps listed here).
handle Add a shortcut to Launcher > Assistant ActionAnd you can create your own custom shortcut. Simply type your command (the command you’ll issue using your voice), give it a name, and tap Create a shortcut.
If you are currently connected to Android Auto, you can also use Shortcut test button to see if it is working as intended. If you’re not in your car, you can still create shortcuts, you just have to hope you’ve formulated them correctly.
The newly created shortcut is added to the list on the Customize Launcher screen, and you can use the handle to the left of the shortcut entry to change its position in the app order. Android Auto lets you create multiple shortcuts, and you can group them together for easy access.