Android Auto Adds 5 Mobile Games Including Angry Birds to Car Screens
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Updated · ZDNet · Jun 1
Android Auto Adds 5 Mobile Games Including Angry Birds to Car Screens
1 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Jun 1
Five mobile games, including Angry Birds Friends and Candy Crush Soda Saga, now run on Android Auto screens for short play sessions while a vehicle is parked.
Android Auto requires users to install the games on their phone first, and gameplay is limited to simple touch-based titles that work in brief bursts such as school pickup or lunch breaks.
Beach Buggy Racing 1 and 2, Farm Heroes Saga and Angry Birds Friends are among the supported titles, though the current catalog remains small and performance can be less smooth than on a phone.
The feature expands Android Auto beyond navigation and media, letting passengers or waiting drivers use the car display while keeping the connected phone available for other tasks.
As cars become entertainment hubs, who will ultimately control the valuable digital real estate on your dashboard?
Is turning car dashboards into game consoles a fun feature or a dangerous step towards normalizing driver distraction?