Last week, Google updated Android Auto’s head unit interface with a Material You. This change matches the car’s display with the wallpaper on your Android phone. Considering that this is an interface that rarely sees any major UI refreshes, it is a positive development. However, this change is now drawing mixed reactions from users across the internet, as some are complaining about the Android Auto music player refresh.
Android Auto users are not a fan of the refreshed music interface
Reddit user Adil1501 in a post has said that in Android Auto’s new interface, the music player screen adopts the color from the wallpaper instead of the album art. This apparently looks odd, especially for those who like to have the album art theme for background. In the reference image (pictured below), the top portion shows the older interface that looks clean. While the bottom portion is the new interface with a mismatched background.
This change, based on reactions from users, is a visual downgrade. While matching the UI to the wallpaper brings a unified look across the car’s head unit interface, users miss out on exciting backgrounds from album art.
The music player’s seekbar is also repositioned
Furthermore, the update also brings some changes to the music player interface itself. The seekbar gets a new position, right next to the even-smaller album art and under the timestamp. This change now results in a lot more blank space between the seek bar and the bottom area that has play/pause, previous and next, and other buttons.
While this change is understandable, considering there are chances of accidental taps, it brings a lot of empty spaces. Another Reddit user, Ficinusa, complains about the tiny album art, especially since their car has a portrait screen. Which looks even tinier on it. This change doesn’t seem to be sitting well with Android Auto users, who are on the declining path.
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