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Android Auto is finally getting home screen widgets, a feature CarPlay has had for years

XDA·Patrick O'Rourke·27 days ago
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Published May 5, 2026, 1:58 PM EDT Patrick O'Rourke is XDA's News Editor and Entertainment Segment Lead. Previously, he was Pocket-lint's Editor-in-Chief, the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian tech publication  MobileSyrup , and earlier in his career, he worked as the technology editor at the  Financial Post and Postmedia . He's based in Toronto. Over the past 15 years, he's written thousands of articles. Patrick has also interviewed dozens of tech industry executives and covered GDC, E3, Gamescom, WWDC, Apple keynotes, Samsung Unpacked events and more. Patrick has a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University.  Sign in to your XDA account Summary Android Auto is finally getting home screen widgets 11 years after the in-car infotainment platform's launch. Google calls the at-a-glance extensions Car Widgets. The feature is currently in preview; an official reveal is likely coming at Google I/O in May.…

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