The information and entertainment system are becoming an essential part when driving our car. Android Auto is an application that is gaining many followers being the most similar to a computer integrated in the vehicle, in this case having our smartphone to interact with the different applications.
This tool can currently be taken advantage of with various tricks and shortcuts, giving Android Auto more life if you don't usually use it except on long-distance trips. Among them being able to check the price of fuel, start with Android Auto automatic start and other shortcuts.
Android Auto autostart
Android Auto allows us as soon as we get into the car that opens automatically, all without having to look for it on our phone. The automatic start of Android Auto is one of the options that we should have activated to enjoy short trips or if you are going to move outside your city.
The steps to follow to activate it are: Open the side menu of the application by clicking on the three vertical stripes, go to Settings, now locate Phone screen settings and click on Automatic start. Within this option you can select the one to start automatically when it is connected to Bluetooth or the one to start when you take the phone out of your pocket.
Start Google Maps
One of the important functions of Android Auto is to have Google Maps by being able to view it on the screen of the well-known multimedia system. Maps is one of the complete applications of Google tools And in this case it is the one that Android Auto uses by default.
On the Android Auto home screen, click the diamond-shaped icon and an arrow indicated on the right, Google Maps will open, from that moment you can configure the application to your liking and it is one of the things that few Android Auto users do today.
Check the price of nearby gas stations
With Android Auto it will be possible to check the prices of the nearest gas stationsFor this we have to use Waze, a browser very similar to Google Maps. It will indicate the accuracy of each of the gas stations, the current prices and will take us to them by clicking on the location.
Start the Waze application, now in the side menu access the section that says Gas Stations, it will show you the closest ones and by clicking on them it will tell you the price of fuel, either Diesel or Gasoline. It is quite useful if you are looking for the best prices or that reliable gas station.
Open Spotify
If you make short or long trips, it is best to have a multimedia system that offers a variety of music such as Spotify. You can create lists, listen to pre-defined lists or even listen to individual songs of your favorite artists, here the range is to decide what music to play at all times.
On the Android Auto main screen, click on the headset icon, now it will show you a list with the music apps and podcasts, click on the one you want to open, if you have Spotify by default it will open it and when you close it it will stay in the background so that it opens by default.
Check the applications compatible with Android Auto
Android Auto is limited to certain applications, in this case it is best to know the compatible ones, many of them are essential if you want to have the best for each moment. Some come by default, but it is best to choose the ones you want and have them ready for your trips.
To find out those compatible apps, open Android Auto, now in the side menu, click on apps for Android Auto, it will show you a complete list of compatible applications, here it will show them by their different categories. Useful if you want to configure everything from scratch.
