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Android Auto in Toyota vehicles near future

Avatar for Hamza Tauqeer Hamza Tauqeer Updated: June 27, 2019

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Toyota is in talks with Google to implement Android Auto in future vehicles. We could expect an official announcement of the agreement in October.

Toyota has joined hands with Apple to bring CarPlay to its vehicles earlier this year. This will not benefit you much if you’re an Android user.

The good news is, according to Bloomberg, Toyota is in talks with Google to implement Android Auto in future vehicles.

At this time only the 2019 models of the Avalon, Corolla Hatchback and RAV4 have Apple CarPlay. Before this, the manufacturing companies used a SmartDeviceLink developed by Ford Motor Co. It controls how Android Auto and CarPlay look on the dashboard and limits their access to car data. We are still not sure as to which car or truck supports the access of Google infotainment software.

Android Auto in Toyota

Back in January 2018, when Toyota agreed to use Apple’s CarPlay, the officials agreed that the demand for Android Auto exists but didn’t confirm when they’ll allow Google.

This deal could be beneficial for Toyota as well because there are more Android users than iOS and they’ll surely get excited about this deal.

According to Statista, the difference is a lot more than we think. Have a look at the stats here:

Global mobile OS market share - Android vs iOS users
Source: Statista


This statistic shows the global market share of mobile operating systems, in terms of end-user sales, from 2009 to 2018. In the second quarter of 2018, 88% of all end-user smartphones had the Android operating system. That’s a huge figure.

Due to the delay in supporting Android Auto, it is unclear as to how much this hurts in the sales due to the absence of this service.

Toyota to provide Android Auto

Toyota doesn’t have a choice but to accept it if they want to compete with their rivals like Honda, Volkswagen and other automobile companies that adopted smartphone connectivity a long time ago.

We could expect an official announcement of the agreement between Toyota and Google sometime in October.

Does the support of Android Auto affect your decision of buying a new car? Let us know what you think in the comments section below!

This post was orginally published on: September 24, 2018 and was updated on: June 27, 2019.

Related Tags: Android Auto Toyota

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Graduated in CS, Hamza has always been a tech nerd from his childhood. Loves to use different gadgets and keep all the latest happenings in the tech world. Big fan of Marvel and DC Universe. Likes R&B and Hip/Hop music.

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