'What are the differences between Android Automotive, Android Auto, and Android for mobile phones?
What are the differences between Android Automotive, Android Auto, and Android for mobile phones (from a user perspective and architecturally / technically)?
Solution 1:[1]
They are different products.
Android Auto - to simplify things - you can think about it as an app which runs on your phone, an app which is streaming (casting) apps to your car's unit. Android Auto runs on your mobile phone, all apps are casted from your mobile phone.
Android Automotive - it's open source OS (just like standard Android) but it is created for manufacturers. They can build with it the whole infotainment system. It can be heart of your vehicle. Every manufacturer can use it differently. So it's like standard Android but for cars.
But also looking at standard Android (for mobile). Using Android (which is open source) doesn't mean you have with it all Google serivces etc. Open Source version of Android Automotive and Android OS (for mobile) doesn't contain Google Services and apps.
Just like in mobile phones - it depends on manufacturer if it will bring Google Services with it.
There are manufacturers using it already with Google Services (Volvo, Polestar) but there are also many using it without Google apps.
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