Android Auto Tests 3 New Media Controls as Dashboard Card Shifts Album Art to Center
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Updated · Android Authority · Jul 13
Android Auto Tests 3 New Media Controls as Dashboard Card Shifts Album Art to Center
3 articles · Updated · Android Authority · Jul 13
Summary
Google is testing a redesigned Android Auto dashboard media card that centers album art, moves track details below it, and replaces the full-art background with a blurred color treatment.
The new layout can add up to 3 extra controls — like, shuffle and repeat — with availability varying by music app and by a head unit’s screen size or display density.
The change affects only the split-screen dashboard card shown beside navigation; the full-screen media player still uses the current interface.
The test build follows Google’s broader Android Auto redesign unveiled at I/O 2026, with other updates such as Maps’ Immersive Navigation already starting to roll out.
Because the feature was uncovered in an APK teardown, Google could still revise the design or drop it before a public release.