Statistics show that Android Auto's market penetration is declining, whereas Apple's CarPlay keeps growing despite the lack of major updates

Users report on Google’s forums that, as far back as November of last year, SiriusXM on Android Auto was broken in the sense that menus in the app weren’t functional. In turn, the app was only usable through voice commands, as the touch controls were effectively broken.

Currently, Android Auto depends on your car model or having a compatible aftermarket stereo. But according to 9to5Google's findings, that might be changing. It is speculated that Google could break free from these limits, with motorcycles possibly leading the charge.

Android Auto 13.4 includes an essential fix, finally restoring the expected behavior with SiriusXM; Google tells users to update ASAP

Google is launching its car ready mobile apps program next month. This program, announced at I/O 2024 last year, takes existing mobile apps that are large screen compatible and makes them available to cars running Android Automotive. We don’t know which apps have been selected for the program, though.

Android Auto will be getting new car-ready apps in February, including video streaming, web browsers, and mobile gaming apps. Only cars certified with Google built-in will support these new apps, ensuring they meet program requirements.