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TL;DR
- Android Auto now displays Samsung’s icons and icon form in case you’ve received a Galaxy telephone.
- It additionally appears like Android Auto copies icon shapes when utilizing telephones from different producers.
Android Auto is the telephone mirroring answer of alternative for quite a lot of vehicles around the globe, and Google has just lately launched a brand new beta model of the companion app. It seems that this replace has a small however welcome function.
9to5Google seen that latest variations of Android Auto now mirror Samsung’s icons and squircle icon form in case you’ve received a Samsung Galaxy telephone. The change in icons applies to the likes of the Messages app and Cellphone app, in addition to sign power and battery icons. Take a look at the modifications within the screenshots beneath, with the brand new icons in the appropriate picture.
The outlet famous that the icon shapes apply to paired telephones from different Android OEMs as nicely, so that you’ll get sq. icon shapes in Android Auto in case you pair an OPPO gadget, for instance. Nevertheless, the brand new icons solely labored with Samsung telephones.
It’s a small change within the grand scheme of issues, nevertheless it’s a nifty contact of personalization nonetheless. So we hope Android Auto adopts app icons from different OEMs as nicely. This isn’t the one Android Auto addition in latest weeks, as Google Maps for the platform now allows you to save your parking location too.
