Android Auto to gain video playback, games, web browsing

A whole host of new functionality is coming to Android Auto, the smartphone mirroring system available in almost all new cars sold today.
When Apple launched CarPlay in 2014, and Google released Android Auto in 2015, both tech giants restricted mirroring functionality primarily to navigation, audio playback, and basic messaging for safety reasons.
At its I/O, Google's annual developer conference, the search giant confirmed video playback and web browsing functionality are "coming soon" to Android Auto. Naturally, due to safety concerns, you'll need to be parked in order access these two features.
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Video playback will only work on supported apps and "compatible cars". The user's phone also needs to be running Android 16, which is currently in beta and will start becoming available on from June 3.
In typical Android fashion, Google's devices will have the new version of the operating system (OS) first, with other smartphone manufacturers typically taking a month to a year to roll the latest version to their phones.
Game play support is now available for Android Auto beta testers. It's unclear when game, video and web browsing will all become available to the general public.
Vehicles with infotainment systems that run the Android Automotive OS – often branded as Google Built-in – already have access to video playback, with audio-only playback while driving on the coming soon list. Web browsing is currently in the beta test phase for cars with Android Automotive.
Google Gemini, the voice activated AI search assistant, is also heading to Android Auto and Android Automotive in the "coming months". It will replace Google Assistant, and promises to have more natural voice interaction, the ability to pull and infer more information from other sources, including your email, calendar and apps like Spotify.
In the meantime, Google has added weather to the list of approved application types for Android Auto. If you have any weather apps on your Android phone, expect to see them appear in your Android Auto app drawer as developers add support for the smartphone mirroring system.
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
A whole host of new functionality is coming to Android Auto, the smartphone mirroring system available in almost all new cars sold today.
When Apple launched CarPlay in 2014, and Google released Android Auto in 2015, both tech giants restricted mirroring functionality primarily to navigation, audio playback, and basic messaging for safety reasons.
At its I/O, Google's annual developer conference, the search giant confirmed video playback and web browsing functionality are "coming soon" to Android Auto. Naturally, due to safety concerns, you'll need to be parked in order access these two features.
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
Video playback will only work on supported apps and "compatible cars". The user's phone also needs to be running Android 16, which is currently in beta and will start becoming available on from June 3.
In typical Android fashion, Google's devices will have the new version of the operating system (OS) first, with other smartphone manufacturers typically taking a month to a year to roll the latest version to their phones.
Game play support is now available for Android Auto beta testers. It's unclear when game, video and web browsing will all become available to the general public.
Vehicles with infotainment systems that run the Android Automotive OS – often branded as Google Built-in – already have access to video playback, with audio-only playback while driving on the coming soon list. Web browsing is currently in the beta test phase for cars with Android Automotive.
Google Gemini, the voice activated AI search assistant, is also heading to Android Auto and Android Automotive in the "coming months". It will replace Google Assistant, and promises to have more natural voice interaction, the ability to pull and infer more information from other sources, including your email, calendar and apps like Spotify.
In the meantime, Google has added weather to the list of approved application types for Android Auto. If you have any weather apps on your Android phone, expect to see them appear in your Android Auto app drawer as developers add support for the smartphone mirroring system.
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
A whole host of new functionality is coming to Android Auto, the smartphone mirroring system available in almost all new cars sold today.
When Apple launched CarPlay in 2014, and Google released Android Auto in 2015, both tech giants restricted mirroring functionality primarily to navigation, audio playback, and basic messaging for safety reasons.
At its I/O, Google's annual developer conference, the search giant confirmed video playback and web browsing functionality are "coming soon" to Android Auto. Naturally, due to safety concerns, you'll need to be parked in order access these two features.
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
Video playback will only work on supported apps and "compatible cars". The user's phone also needs to be running Android 16, which is currently in beta and will start becoming available on from June 3.
In typical Android fashion, Google's devices will have the new version of the operating system (OS) first, with other smartphone manufacturers typically taking a month to a year to roll the latest version to their phones.
Game play support is now available for Android Auto beta testers. It's unclear when game, video and web browsing will all become available to the general public.
Vehicles with infotainment systems that run the Android Automotive OS – often branded as Google Built-in – already have access to video playback, with audio-only playback while driving on the coming soon list. Web browsing is currently in the beta test phase for cars with Android Automotive.
Google Gemini, the voice activated AI search assistant, is also heading to Android Auto and Android Automotive in the "coming months". It will replace Google Assistant, and promises to have more natural voice interaction, the ability to pull and infer more information from other sources, including your email, calendar and apps like Spotify.
In the meantime, Google has added weather to the list of approved application types for Android Auto. If you have any weather apps on your Android phone, expect to see them appear in your Android Auto app drawer as developers add support for the smartphone mirroring system.
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
A whole host of new functionality is coming to Android Auto, the smartphone mirroring system available in almost all new cars sold today.
When Apple launched CarPlay in 2014, and Google released Android Auto in 2015, both tech giants restricted mirroring functionality primarily to navigation, audio playback, and basic messaging for safety reasons.
At its I/O, Google's annual developer conference, the search giant confirmed video playback and web browsing functionality are "coming soon" to Android Auto. Naturally, due to safety concerns, you'll need to be parked in order access these two features.
Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now.
Video playback will only work on supported apps and "compatible cars". The user's phone also needs to be running Android 16, which is currently in beta and will start becoming available on from June 3.
In typical Android fashion, Google's devices will have the new version of the operating system (OS) first, with other smartphone manufacturers typically taking a month to a year to roll the latest version to their phones.
Game play support is now available for Android Auto beta testers. It's unclear when game, video and web browsing will all become available to the general public.
Vehicles with infotainment systems that run the Android Automotive OS – often branded as Google Built-in – already have access to video playback, with audio-only playback while driving on the coming soon list. Web browsing is currently in the beta test phase for cars with Android Automotive.
Google Gemini, the voice activated AI search assistant, is also heading to Android Auto and Android Automotive in the "coming months". It will replace Google Assistant, and promises to have more natural voice interaction, the ability to pull and infer more information from other sources, including your email, calendar and apps like Spotify.
In the meantime, Google has added weather to the list of approved application types for Android Auto. If you have any weather apps on your Android phone, expect to see them appear in your Android Auto app drawer as developers add support for the smartphone mirroring system.
Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au

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2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid gets price hike, petrol variants unchanged

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2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid gets price hike, petrol variants unchanged

All Hyundai Santa Fe Hybridvehicles are now $1500 more expensive than before, and there are no corresponding specification changes. The price increase came into effect last month (on May 1, 2025) and doesn't affect non-hybrid versions of the large SUV. It sees the Santa Fe Hybrid range now open at $57,000 before on-road costs for the entry-level front-wheel drive variant, making it $4000 more expensive than the equivalent front-wheel drive petrol variant. The petrol-electric range now tops out at $76,500 before on-roads for the flagship Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy, which is also $4000 more than the purely petrol-powered Calligraphy. Hyundai Australia confirmed the reason for the price increase was to align the Santa Fe with other models from the brand that offer both petrol and hybrid powertrains. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. There's now a consistent $4000 divide between petrol and hybrid variants in the lineup, instead of $2500. The same $4000 gap can be found between turbocharged 1.6-litre and hybrid versions of Hyundai's Tucson mid-size SUV, and between front-wheel drive petrol and hybrid versions of the Kona small SUV. This 'realignment' comes perhaps as no surprise, given the current-generation Santa Fe launched here initially only with hybrid power in May 2024, with petrol power not arriving until December. Had the Hybrid been launched at its new price, the base price for the Santa Fe lineup at the time would have leapt by over $10,000. The Santa Fe Hybrid features a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol-electric powertrain mated with a six-speed automatic transmission and either front- or all-wheel drive. Total outputs are 172kW of power and 367Nm of torque, with claimed combined cycle fuel economy of 5.6L/100km. Petrol-only variants employ a larger 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine and an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic. They're also offered with either front- or all-wheel drive. Non-hybrid Santa Fe vehicles produce 206kW and 422Nm, and consume 9.3L/100km. Both powertrains run on 91-octane regular unleaded fuel, but petrol vehicles can tow more (2000kg versus 1650kg). To the end of April, Hyundai has sold 2141 Santa Fes in Australia this year. That's up 78.3 per cent on the same period last year, though during that time the previous-generation model was in runout. Some of the Santa Fe's increase in popularity may have come at the expense of the larger Palisade SUV, which at 678 sales is down 35.8 per cent. Both of Hyundai's large SUVs are being outsold by the Santa Fe's decidedly different-looking corporate cousin, the Kia Sorento, of which 3284 examples were delivered to the end of April. This figure was down 8.9 per cent. A new-generation Palisade, bringing the option of hybrid power for the first time, is due to arrive in Australia during the fourth quarter of 2025. It's expected to be pricier than Hyundai's current-generation flagship SUV. Hyundai has previously said it expects sales to be split approximately 60:40 between the Santa Fe and the new Palisade once the new version of the latter arrives here. MORE: Everything Hyundai Santa Fe Content originally sourced from: All Hyundai Santa Fe Hybridvehicles are now $1500 more expensive than before, and there are no corresponding specification changes. The price increase came into effect last month (on May 1, 2025) and doesn't affect non-hybrid versions of the large SUV. It sees the Santa Fe Hybrid range now open at $57,000 before on-road costs for the entry-level front-wheel drive variant, making it $4000 more expensive than the equivalent front-wheel drive petrol variant. The petrol-electric range now tops out at $76,500 before on-roads for the flagship Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy, which is also $4000 more than the purely petrol-powered Calligraphy. Hyundai Australia confirmed the reason for the price increase was to align the Santa Fe with other models from the brand that offer both petrol and hybrid powertrains. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. There's now a consistent $4000 divide between petrol and hybrid variants in the lineup, instead of $2500. The same $4000 gap can be found between turbocharged 1.6-litre and hybrid versions of Hyundai's Tucson mid-size SUV, and between front-wheel drive petrol and hybrid versions of the Kona small SUV. This 'realignment' comes perhaps as no surprise, given the current-generation Santa Fe launched here initially only with hybrid power in May 2024, with petrol power not arriving until December. Had the Hybrid been launched at its new price, the base price for the Santa Fe lineup at the time would have leapt by over $10,000. The Santa Fe Hybrid features a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol-electric powertrain mated with a six-speed automatic transmission and either front- or all-wheel drive. Total outputs are 172kW of power and 367Nm of torque, with claimed combined cycle fuel economy of 5.6L/100km. Petrol-only variants employ a larger 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine and an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic. They're also offered with either front- or all-wheel drive. Non-hybrid Santa Fe vehicles produce 206kW and 422Nm, and consume 9.3L/100km. Both powertrains run on 91-octane regular unleaded fuel, but petrol vehicles can tow more (2000kg versus 1650kg). To the end of April, Hyundai has sold 2141 Santa Fes in Australia this year. That's up 78.3 per cent on the same period last year, though during that time the previous-generation model was in runout. Some of the Santa Fe's increase in popularity may have come at the expense of the larger Palisade SUV, which at 678 sales is down 35.8 per cent. Both of Hyundai's large SUVs are being outsold by the Santa Fe's decidedly different-looking corporate cousin, the Kia Sorento, of which 3284 examples were delivered to the end of April. This figure was down 8.9 per cent. A new-generation Palisade, bringing the option of hybrid power for the first time, is due to arrive in Australia during the fourth quarter of 2025. It's expected to be pricier than Hyundai's current-generation flagship SUV. Hyundai has previously said it expects sales to be split approximately 60:40 between the Santa Fe and the new Palisade once the new version of the latter arrives here. MORE: Everything Hyundai Santa Fe Content originally sourced from: All Hyundai Santa Fe Hybridvehicles are now $1500 more expensive than before, and there are no corresponding specification changes. The price increase came into effect last month (on May 1, 2025) and doesn't affect non-hybrid versions of the large SUV. It sees the Santa Fe Hybrid range now open at $57,000 before on-road costs for the entry-level front-wheel drive variant, making it $4000 more expensive than the equivalent front-wheel drive petrol variant. The petrol-electric range now tops out at $76,500 before on-roads for the flagship Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy, which is also $4000 more than the purely petrol-powered Calligraphy. Hyundai Australia confirmed the reason for the price increase was to align the Santa Fe with other models from the brand that offer both petrol and hybrid powertrains. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. There's now a consistent $4000 divide between petrol and hybrid variants in the lineup, instead of $2500. The same $4000 gap can be found between turbocharged 1.6-litre and hybrid versions of Hyundai's Tucson mid-size SUV, and between front-wheel drive petrol and hybrid versions of the Kona small SUV. This 'realignment' comes perhaps as no surprise, given the current-generation Santa Fe launched here initially only with hybrid power in May 2024, with petrol power not arriving until December. Had the Hybrid been launched at its new price, the base price for the Santa Fe lineup at the time would have leapt by over $10,000. The Santa Fe Hybrid features a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol-electric powertrain mated with a six-speed automatic transmission and either front- or all-wheel drive. Total outputs are 172kW of power and 367Nm of torque, with claimed combined cycle fuel economy of 5.6L/100km. Petrol-only variants employ a larger 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine and an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic. They're also offered with either front- or all-wheel drive. Non-hybrid Santa Fe vehicles produce 206kW and 422Nm, and consume 9.3L/100km. Both powertrains run on 91-octane regular unleaded fuel, but petrol vehicles can tow more (2000kg versus 1650kg). To the end of April, Hyundai has sold 2141 Santa Fes in Australia this year. That's up 78.3 per cent on the same period last year, though during that time the previous-generation model was in runout. Some of the Santa Fe's increase in popularity may have come at the expense of the larger Palisade SUV, which at 678 sales is down 35.8 per cent. Both of Hyundai's large SUVs are being outsold by the Santa Fe's decidedly different-looking corporate cousin, the Kia Sorento, of which 3284 examples were delivered to the end of April. This figure was down 8.9 per cent. A new-generation Palisade, bringing the option of hybrid power for the first time, is due to arrive in Australia during the fourth quarter of 2025. It's expected to be pricier than Hyundai's current-generation flagship SUV. Hyundai has previously said it expects sales to be split approximately 60:40 between the Santa Fe and the new Palisade once the new version of the latter arrives here. MORE: Everything Hyundai Santa Fe Content originally sourced from: All Hyundai Santa Fe Hybridvehicles are now $1500 more expensive than before, and there are no corresponding specification changes. The price increase came into effect last month (on May 1, 2025) and doesn't affect non-hybrid versions of the large SUV. It sees the Santa Fe Hybrid range now open at $57,000 before on-road costs for the entry-level front-wheel drive variant, making it $4000 more expensive than the equivalent front-wheel drive petrol variant. The petrol-electric range now tops out at $76,500 before on-roads for the flagship Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy, which is also $4000 more than the purely petrol-powered Calligraphy. Hyundai Australia confirmed the reason for the price increase was to align the Santa Fe with other models from the brand that offer both petrol and hybrid powertrains. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. There's now a consistent $4000 divide between petrol and hybrid variants in the lineup, instead of $2500. The same $4000 gap can be found between turbocharged 1.6-litre and hybrid versions of Hyundai's Tucson mid-size SUV, and between front-wheel drive petrol and hybrid versions of the Kona small SUV. This 'realignment' comes perhaps as no surprise, given the current-generation Santa Fe launched here initially only with hybrid power in May 2024, with petrol power not arriving until December. Had the Hybrid been launched at its new price, the base price for the Santa Fe lineup at the time would have leapt by over $10,000. The Santa Fe Hybrid features a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol-electric powertrain mated with a six-speed automatic transmission and either front- or all-wheel drive. Total outputs are 172kW of power and 367Nm of torque, with claimed combined cycle fuel economy of 5.6L/100km. Petrol-only variants employ a larger 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine and an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic. They're also offered with either front- or all-wheel drive. Non-hybrid Santa Fe vehicles produce 206kW and 422Nm, and consume 9.3L/100km. Both powertrains run on 91-octane regular unleaded fuel, but petrol vehicles can tow more (2000kg versus 1650kg). To the end of April, Hyundai has sold 2141 Santa Fes in Australia this year. That's up 78.3 per cent on the same period last year, though during that time the previous-generation model was in runout. Some of the Santa Fe's increase in popularity may have come at the expense of the larger Palisade SUV, which at 678 sales is down 35.8 per cent. Both of Hyundai's large SUVs are being outsold by the Santa Fe's decidedly different-looking corporate cousin, the Kia Sorento, of which 3284 examples were delivered to the end of April. This figure was down 8.9 per cent. A new-generation Palisade, bringing the option of hybrid power for the first time, is due to arrive in Australia during the fourth quarter of 2025. It's expected to be pricier than Hyundai's current-generation flagship SUV. Hyundai has previously said it expects sales to be split approximately 60:40 between the Santa Fe and the new Palisade once the new version of the latter arrives here. MORE: Everything Hyundai Santa Fe Content originally sourced from: