Android Auto app is integrated with Google Maps and Assistant

Google will integrate the Android Auto mobile into the Google Assistant, once Android 12 drops in the coming months.

The experience, which offers a streamlined interface that helps drivers control media and manage phone calls and Google Maps while driving, will now fit into a special Google Assistant driving mode in Google Maps.

The changes will only apply to drivers who do not have Android Auto compatible vehicles, who use the in-car infotainment system to showcase elements of Android. Only users of the temporary Android Auto app will notice the change when the app disappears in Android 12.

According to Google, the idea behind the move is to help drivers complete other tasks without leaving the Google Maps navigation interface and without having to tap the touchscreen while keeping their eyes on the road.

The Google Assistant driving mode offers a range of “Hey Google” voice commands, such as:

• Make a call: say “Make a call” or “Call [contact]. “
• Answer a call: the assistant will say “Call from [contact], do you want to get it back? “
• Send a message: “Send a message to [contact]”or” Send a message “.
• Receive your messages: “Read my messages”.
• Listen to music: “Play [artist], “or” Play [genre]. “

However, there will also be a mini app launcher in the Google Maps Driving Mode interface, which will offer quick access to YouTube Music, Google Podcasts, and third-party providers.

“The assisted driving mode helps you get things done while you navigate with Google Maps. With the Assistant driving mode, you can read and send messages, make calls and control media with your voice, without leaving Google Maps navigation, ”the company wrote on a Google Assistant support page (via The Verge).

Update: Google sent Trust Notice the following statement: “The Google Assistant driving mode is our next evolution of the mobile driving experience. For people who use Android Auto in supported vehicles, this experience is not going to go away. For those who use the experience on the phone (Android Auto mobile application), they will switch to the Google Assistant driving mode. From Android 12, the Google Assistant driving mode will be the integrated mobile driving experience. We have no further details to share at this time.