The biggest advantage of Android Auto is that the apps (and navigation maps) are updated regularly to embrace new developments and data. Even brand new roads are included in mapping and apps such as Waze can even warn of speed traps and potholes.

Is Android Auto necessary?

Verdict. Android Auto is a great way to get Android features in your car without using your phone while driving. … It’s not perfect – more app support would be helpful, and there’s really no excuse for Google’s own apps to not support Android Auto, plus there are clearly some bugs that need to be worked out.

Is Android Auto better than Bluetooth?

Audio quality creates a difference between the two. The music sent to the head unit contains higher quality audio that requires more bandwidth to work properly. Therefore Bluetooth is required to only send phone call audios which definitely can’t be disabled while running the Android Auto software on the car’s screen.