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Phone Arena
05-08-2025
- Phone Arena
Android Auto's new look is here, but not everyone's on board
Android Auto just got a rare design update, but not everyone is happy about it. As part of a recent rollout, Google applied its Material You interface to Android Auto's music player, creating a more unified look that matches your phone's wallpaper. The problem is that it replaces the dynamic album art backgrounds, and some users are calling it a visual downgrade. Top is before and bottom is after. | Image credit — @Adil15101 The music player now pulls background colors from your Android wallpaper instead of using the currently playing track's album art. This change was meant to bring consistency across the interface, but it's also flattened the look and stripped away one of the music player's most distinctive visual user Adil15101 shared a side-by-side image comparing the old and new layouts. The older interface displayed vibrant backgrounds tied to the music, while the new one opts for blander, wallpaper-based palettes that don't always fit the vibe of what you're listening to. This design decision follows a broader update we recently covered, where Android Auto officially adopted Material You theming. The update allows your car's display to match your Android phone's wallpaper color palette, bringing a more cohesive visual identity across screens. While some users appreciate the polish, it's clear the music player changes have proven controversial. So much unused space... | Image credit — @flcinusa The update also tweaks the layout. The seekbar has been moved below the timestamp, and the album art is now smaller, creating what many are calling a cluttered-yet-empty feel — particularly on cars with portrait-oriented displays. Reddit user flcinusa noted that the already-reduced album art looks 'comically tiny' on their display. While the repositioned seekbar may reduce accidental touches, it creates odd spacing and visual imbalance, making better use of the space feel like an afterthought. To be fair, Material You is a big UI leap for Android Auto, which has traditionally been more utilitarian and function-focused. Google has also confirmed it's also working on a light theme, climate control integration, and Gemini AI voice features — all part of a broader push to modernize the platform. But for now, this refresh seems to be the decision based on the users' feedback. And for music lovers used to bold, dynamic album art backgrounds, this latest change might feel more like a step backward than forward.
Android Authority
04-08-2025
- Android Authority
Music lovers aren't happy with Android Auto's refreshed interface
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently refreshed the Android Auto interface using Material You to match colors with your phone's wallpaper. As part of the changes, the music player interface now uses wallpaper colors instead of album art and has smaller album art. Some users find the new design bland and unbalanced, compared to the previous dynamic album art backgrounds. Just last week, Google updated Android Auto's head unit interface with Material You, letting your car's display match the wallpaper on your Android phone. While the move is generally positive, especially for an interface that barely sees any wholesale UI refreshes, some users are strongly disliking the change. Reddit user Adil15101 highlighted that in Android Auto's new and updated interface, music player interfaces now adopt the color from your wallpaper instead of the album art. The update also slightly refreshes the music player interface, with the seekbar now positioned right next to the even-smaller album art, giving us a lot more blank space in certain parts of the interface. In the above composite photo, the image at the top shows the older interface, while the image at the bottom shows the newer interface. The refreshed interface for Android Auto music players is a visual downgrade. While matching the UI to the wallpaper brings consistency across the car head unit interface, users lose out on the more exciting backgrounds that they have been used to with music players. Moving the seekbar makes sense since you can't accidentally tap on it when reaching for a button now, but it also gives us a very unbalanced UI with cramped spots between lots of empty spaces. Shrinking the album art also makes little sense when there is so much blank space. Reddit user flcinusa complains about it too since their car has a portrait screen, where the album art is comically tiny. Have you received the refreshed interface on Android Auto? Do you like the changes? Is there something you don't like? Vote below and let us know more in the comments! Do you like Android Auto's refreshed interface? 0 votes Yes, I like the changes. NaN % No, I don't like the changes. NaN % I haven't received the refreshed interface yet. NaN % Follow
