Google is officially opening up Android Auto to weather apps, but you don’t

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• Google has added Weather to its list of supported app categories for Android Auto and Android Automotive.
• Weather apps let you see weather info relevant to your current location or along your route.
• If you’re looking for a weather app that works with Android Auto and Android Automotive right now, there are fortunately two apps you can already try.

For safety reasons, Google restricts the types of applications developers can distribute for Android Auto and Android Automotive, both of which are used exclusively in vehicles. Rather than individual approvals, Google created a set of categories apps must fall under to be supported. As of this month, weather apps have been added to that list, opening the door to new apps that let you see weather info relevant to your current location or route.

Android Auto apps can be one of the following categories: Media (audio), Messaging, Navigation, Point of Interest (POI), and Internet of Things (IoT). These apps can be used while driving or parked. Android Automotive supports the same categories, except there’s no Messaging, and it adds support Video, Games, and Browsers, which are only available when the vehicle is parked.




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