Provide recommendations

Android Auto can display content recommendations on the dashboard when the user isn't listening to anything. To avoid the default logic of pulling recommendations from the top of the browse tree, apps should provide their own source of recommendations and tweak these suggestions to the driving context.

You may consider using the user's in-car listening history to generate recommendations, instead basing them on their living room listening habits.

Recommendation example

Example dashboard with navigation and recommendations
This example shows a dashboard that supplies a For You pane with suggested playlists (Android Auto example).

Recommendation requirements

Requirement level Requirements
SHOULD App developers should:
  • Provide a source from which to pull relevant media recommendations for users