Media apps

  • Android Automotive OS (AAOS) enables users to access and enjoy media apps directly on their car's screen, downloaded from the Google Play Store without needing a phone connection.

  • The media architecture involves a spatial model and interaction model, dictating how media apps are organized and how users interact with them.

  • Developers can create apps tailored for AAOS using the provided design guidance and task descriptions to integrate seamlessly with the media template.

  • An app checklist and guidelines for custom screens ensure developers provide necessary design elements and adhere to styling recommendations for settings and sign-in screens.

Android Automotive OS (AAOS) allows users to browse and play content from media apps on the car screen. The apps are downloaded from the Google Play Store directly to the car, with no phone needed.

Spatial model

Main elements of the media architecture and how they fit together

Interaction model

How users interact with media apps

Create your app

Task descriptions and design guidance for creating an app version that works with the media template

App checklist

Design elements that app developers need to provide

Guidelines for custom screens

Style guidelines for custom settings and sign-in screens