Android Auto & TomTom GO Navigation

Jürgen

Following Google's announcement, we’d like to share that TomTom is participating in Google’s Early Access program for Android Auto. As early access partners, GO Navigation will release Android Auto functionality to beta testers by the end of this year. We will share more information as it becomes available.

Frantz1966

I'm looking forward to it 👍 👍

Mod edit: Machine translated from French!

bwichers

I like to be a beta tester

schneidernet

My experience is TomTom pushes these things to other than volunteers.

MvIperen

Can't wait...
Would live to be a bèta tester, always used TomTom till I got a new car with Android Auto support

lneam

Jürgen wrote: »

Following Google's announcement, we’d like to share that TomTom is participating in Google’s Early Access program for Android Auto. As early access partners, GO Navigation will release Android Auto functionality to beta testers by the end of this year. We will share more information as it becomes available.

Hi Jürgen,
to skip all the misunderstanding, we are not talking about "mirrorlink" connection ?

if we are talking about Android Auto, how we connect the device ?
only with usb cable ? or we have also wi-fi abillity?

SinglePointSafety

Ineam, Android Auto is usually 'wired' ie the connection between the phone and infotainment system is via a USB cable.

AA supports a wireless connection, but only the most recent vehicle head units support this (for example the MY2021 VAG cars) so most of us won't see it for a few years.

This connection choice is nothing to do with whatever apps appear in AA's main screen - that's down to which apps are deemed compatible with AA, and for navigation at the moment I believe it's only Google navigation and Waze. If TT GO is added to the approved list, it will appear on the car's AA screen as an app, ie very similar to the interface on an Android phone.

We can only hope that TT achieve rapid success with this endeavour and that the AA-compatible app has fewer bugs and downright fails than the current 'new' version.

lneam

SinglePointSafety wrote: »

Ineam, Android Auto is usually 'wired' ie the connection between the phone and infotainment system is via a USB cable.

AA supports a wireless connection, but only the most recent vehicle head units support this (for example the MY2021 VAG cars) so most of us won't see it for a few years.

This connection choice is nothing to do with whatever apps appear in AA's main screen - that's down to which apps are deemed compatible with AA, and for navigation at the moment I believe it's only Google navigation and Waze. If TT GO is added to the approved list, it will appear on the car's AA screen as an app, ie very similar to the interface on an Android phone.

We can only hope that TT achieve rapid success with this endeavour and that the AA-compatible app has fewer bugs and downright fails than the current 'new' version.

i believe that technologies like android auto, mirrorlink, apple carplay, etc are a total disaster for the customers. Too many incompatibilities, and bugs. Only special versions of apps can play. When ? after some years tomtom is still beta !!!!

I wish that all the car infotainment systems can support only one technology, the HDMI. No matter if it was with cable or inside the wifi protocol.

Partnair

I also would like to be a betatester. I' m using TOMTOM from its day of birth. Currently the TOMTOM Go mobile app for Android.

wschlich

Jürgen wrote: »

As early access partners, GO Navigation will release Android Auto functionality to beta testers by the end of this year.

I would also love to become a beta tester for TomTom GO on Android Auto :-)

walkerx

Hopefully will work with just the phone running AA and not actually be required to be connected to the car system.

Russo92

I'd like to be a beta tester

jurjen74

Would love to beta test!

Waszko1980

Ready to beta test TomTom!

Bramblestorm

I'd like to be a beta tester.

Tasarion

Just started with Android Auto and being forced to using Waze or Google Maps isn't perfect at all. Looking forward to it and I would be happy to participate in beta testing as well.

CaptainB

Happy to be a beta tester for the Android Auto App. Been with TomTom since Version 1 of the original phone app and would love to be able to get it on my car's infotainment screen again, as I did for a short while when it was a Jaguar InControl App.

ThomasKuijper

Same here, i like the android version of the app. Is there a way to become a beta tester?

simpd002

Can I become a Beta tester please

Bezulba

I'd love to become a beta tester too! Been a fan of Tom Tom since my bad bought it way back when it first came out but now i have little use for it since it doesn't support android auto.

MrRtTn

I also really like to become a beta tester.

cerij101

I'd like to be a beta tester too. Happy to record and submit all the bugs and issues I see.

SatIoMe

Will it be available in all languages?

Mod edit: Machine translated from Italian!

Ben120485

Is it possible to join the beta programme please? Would love to use TT on my car head unit

friggialberto23

Se vi serve un beta tester in italia....sono disponibile

intramanga

Where can we sign up for beta tester ?