That gives iPhone users a serious lifeline to access certain apps and features, including the familiar visual layout, as it's always been on Volvo vehicles since the automaker first adopted CarPlay. You could access either one from your phone wirelessly, in case you prefer to go that route. The deal with Android Auto and CarPlayĭespite the XC40 Recharge running on Android Automotive, it's not cutting out Android Auto and CarPlay. Volvo says that kind of access is coming in a future update, probably sometime this year. So, no way to know what the battery level is, or turn on climate controls before getting in. You can't access the car from a Google Home device while it's parked. However, at least for the time being, the functionality doesn't work the other way around. It's not all that different from how Android Auto works, but it's refreshing that I didn't need my phone to do any of it. If there was a garage door opener, or some other smart home device compatible with the voice assistant, you could access it by voice in the car. I could control my smart lights while driving, or have music start playing before I walked in the door. On the other hand, Assistant does work a lot like it would on a phone or at home. I wasn't able to set cruise control or put it in park, for instance.Īndroid Auto already uses Google Assistant, but it does feel different with Android Automotive. The in-car functions pretty much stick to in-car climate and comfort, without going into how the car actually drives. With Google, it knows conversational language and tone, so "turn up the fan" or "make it hotter in here" don't come back with puzzled responses. It's cool integration because it's also less specific than Volvo's own previous in-car assistant. And it could be specific, like reducing the temperature on the passenger side, or increasing it hit the back seat more. That also extended to the seat warmers, which I could also turn on or off by voice. If I wanted to increase fan speed, I could just press the voice button on the steering wheel and say, "increase the fan speed," or "set the fan to four," and that's what would happen. For example, when I said, "Hey Google, turn up the heat," it raised the cabin temperature a degree. The main reason why is because commands now affect what happens in the car itself. Source: Ted Kritsonis / Android Central (Image credit: Source: Ted Kritsonis / Android Central)Īndroid Auto already uses Google Assistant as the primary voice recognition platform, but it does feel different with Android Automotive.
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