Android Auto adds flexible split screen for easier playback control

The biggest change arriving on Android Auto is a split screen design: the route on the driver's side, leaving room for the media player on the other. — Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa

LAS VEGAS: Google has given Android Auto – the software that brings the features of an Android device onto your dashboard's infotainment system – a new user interface and features, including a split screen.

The new sidebar to the right of the navigation screen can display items such as a media player that offers a progress bar for easily skipping forward or back in podcasts, audiobooks and songs.