Google may give Android Auto a facelift at I/O 2018, Play Store expected to arrive on in-car interface

Google has teased a brand new media experience for Android Auto, both on the phone and in the car. The tech giant has also teased an optimised version of the Google Play Store for the new in-car automotive interface.

Google I/O, the tech giant’s annual developer conference, is all set to begin on May 8 at the company’s Mountain View headquarters. Ahead of the launch, Google is teasing some of the experiences and sessions that will take place during the three-day conference. One of the Sandbox experiences teased by Google includes an Android Auto deep dive, which, according to details mentioned in the Google I/O 2018 iOS app, will include a brand new “media experience for Android Auto”, both on the in-car screen and the Android Auto app.

The description of the Sandbox, which is essentially an experience zones at I/O, also reads that the new Android Auto interface in cars and on the mobile app will make it easier and faster to surface content to users. Google can be expected to make some major design changes to the Android Auto interface and experience within the car and the company has also teased a new in-car concept “with the latest version of Android running as the built-in infotainment platform”.