Product experience

  • Android Automotive OS offers customizable system reference designs and app templates for car manufacturers to tailor the in-car experience.

  • Car makers can customize the user interface to reflect their brand and car models, while still allowing for app branding on certain screen elements.

  • Two reference designs are available for different screen sizes: small landscape and portrait.

  • The system includes features like notifications with specific interaction models and design guidelines.

  • Collaboration between car manufacturers and app developers is essential to the Android Automotive OS experience.

The Android Automotive OS experience features system reference designs and app templates that car makers can customize, along with apps tailored for in-car use.

User interface customizations reflect the car maker’s brand and the configurations of specific car models, while allowing some screen elements to showcase app branding.

Get started: Choose a reference design for your system experience. They're fully built, customizable, and availiable in 2 screen sizes, small landscape and portrait.

Images of screens in two car dashboards, showing the two reference designs

Or, check out any of the topics below.

Partner roles

How car makers and app developers each contribute to the AAOS experience

Reference designs

UX details and customization guidance for 2 fully-built reference versions of the system UI, for portrait or landscape screens

System UI features

Interaction model and guidance for system features such as notifications