{"id":271564,"date":"2025-11-19T12:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/271564\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:01:09","slug":"survey-shows-a-ton-of-readers-didnt-know-about-this-android-auto-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/271564\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey shows a ton of readers didn&#8217;t know about this Android Auto feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Gg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Android Auto Google Maps re center\"  alt=\"Android Auto Google Maps re center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Android-Auto-Google-Maps-re-center.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google doesn\u2019t offer a ton of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-auto-problems-google-needs-fix-3609958\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android Auto<\/a> features out of the box, but the company offers developer options so users can customize their automotive experience accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_Em\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Gg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Gg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a>Do you use developer mode in Android Auto?<\/p>\n<p>Over 4,100 votes were cast in this survey, and the most popular pick was \u201cI didn\u2019t know it was an option,\u201d accounting for ~36% of all votes. I imagine that many polled users haven\u2019t thought about this option, as Android Auto is such a departure from traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/best-android-phone-3563254\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android phones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, ~22% of surveyed readers said they haven\u2019t tried developer mode but would like to. Rounding out the podium was \u201cyes, I use it frequently,\u201d as ~19.5% of respondents said they constantly used this Android Auto feature.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, 12.4% of surveyed readers said they had no need for developer mode in Android Auto, while 9.5% said they only used it for specific settings.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, 51.4% of respondents use Android Auto\u2019s developer mode in some capacity or would like to do so. Meanwhile, 48.6% of surveyed readers either didn\u2019t know it was an option or said they had no need for it.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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