A short time ago we announced the disappearance of Android Auto from your mobile, so that now you can use it only from the screen of your car or with the Google Assistant features in Google Maps driving mode. The user experience is not the same, and if you have been using it until now you will notice it considerably.
For this reason, we are going to tell you about the only way to use it on your smartphone today, after the disappearance of the Android Auto mobile app from the Google store and the error messages to those who have it installed. Believe it or not, there is still a way you can take advantage of this service with your phone. It is an external application that we are going to talk about next.
You have to install this app on mobile
With the Headunit Reloaded app you can continue to use Android Auto with your mobile. Specifically, with another smartphone as an external device, yes. The first thing you have to do is download it to be able to take advantage of its possibilities, so we will tell you how you should follow the process to be able to use the service on your smartphone.
In case you don’t know, Headunit Reloaded Emulator for Android Auto is an Android Auto emulator that you can use via USB or WiFi. You can buy it in your app store for 4.89 euros .
Once you install it, what this Android app does is simulate that it’s a car screen with Android Auto , so you can have this service on your smartphone too, even though Google has removed the app from these devices.
How to use it:
- Download and install Android Auto
- open it
- Go to the settings and press several times the version of the app
- Confirm Android Auto developer settings activation
- Click on connect the car
- Click on the 3 upper points of the menu
- Indicates Start Main Unit Server
- Install Headunit Reloaded Emulator
- Open it and follow the instructions that appear
- Accept permissions
- Put your mobile in landscape mode
- Click on Self Mode
- Android Auto will appear on the smartphone
- Set it up and start using it
If you do it via USB, you will need to connect the USB to your device making sure that this is always the default app for the action and always checking the box. If you run the app on Android 7.0 or higher, you may need to pull down the notification bar and choose the connected device before launching it.
If the app doesn’t start automatically, you can open Headunit Reloaded Emulator, tap on USB and select your smartphone from the list.
Do not waste time or money, try before
If you want to test the compatibility with your mobile to check if there are errors or problems before buying it, it is best to download this application that you can use for 5 minutes in the middle of the test.
Once you have done it, if you see it going, you can buy the application that you will use as the definitive emulator to have Android Auto on your device. You just have to follow the steps indicated above. You can also do it with the radio with Android.
