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authorRobert Ly <robertly@google.com>2014-06-23 20:05:26 +0000
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@@ -89,27 +89,33 @@ page.metaDescription=Android Auto
<h1>Android Auto Developer Overview</h1>
-<p>Android Auto extends the Android platform to car entertainment systems. When users connect
-their Android handheld device to a compatible vehicle, Android Auto lets users project apps on
-the vehicle’s touchscreen and interact with them using the vehicle’s controls.</p>
+<p>Android Auto extends the Android platform into the car. When users connect
+their Android handheld device to a compatible vehicle, Android Auto provides a car-optimized
+Android experience on the vehicle's screen. Users interact with compatible apps and services
+through voice actions and the vehicle's input controls.</p>
+
+<p>The Android Auto SDK lets you easily extend your existing apps to work in the car, without
+having to worry about vehicle-specific hardware differences. You can use many Android APIs and
+services you are already familiar with. Android Auto provides easy to use UI templates and
+supports notifications and voice actions:</p>
<dl>
<dt style="margin-bottom:10px"><strong>UI Templates</strong></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom:20px">
-Android Auto defines interaction models and UI templates for several app categories. The
+Android Auto defines interaction models and UI templates for apps. The
first version of Android Auto supports media apps, such as music, podcast, live radio, and
-audio news apps. Future versions will support messaging, communication, local search apps,
-and more.
+audio news apps.
</dd>
<dt style="margin-bottom:10px"><strong>Notifications</strong></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom:20px">
The platform will integrate with existing Android APIs for notifications. Users will get
-some notifications from Android apps on the vehicle’s screen.</dd>
+car appropiate notifications from Android apps on the vehicle's screen.</dd>
<dt style="margin-bottom:10px"><strong>Voice Actions</strong></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom:20px">
-Android Auto supports voice search and voice actions for media apps. Future versions
-will support additional voice actions.</dd>
+Android Auto supports a set of voice actions to interact with compatible apps and services.
+Apps can respond to the voice actions they're interested in, such as playing a particular song
+or taking a note.</dd>
<dt style="margin-bottom:10px"><strong>Easy Development Workflow</strong></dt>
<dd style="margin-bottom:20px">
@@ -124,39 +130,52 @@ Android Auto experience on a regular Android device.</p>
<h2 id="design">Design</h2>
-<p>Digital experiences for cars should complement and augment driving, not demand the driver's
-attention. Designing these experiences for cars is fundamentally different than in the case of
-phones and tablets. It requires rethinking how these experiences unfold.</p>
+<p>Android Auto extends users' digital ecosystem into their cars, allowing drivers to stay
+connected to their virtual worlds while staying focused on the road ahead.</p>
+
+<p>Because driving is the primary activity in the car, any digital experiences should be designed
+to complement and augment that activity. They should never demand the user's attention.</p>
-<h3 id="designprinciples">Design Principles</h3>
+<p>Designing for cars is fundamentally different than designing for phones or tablets, and
+requires rethinking how experiences unfold. Because attention is limited and not all tasks are
+possible in the car, effective apps leverage the entire set of devices that drivers have,
+leveraging the app experience on those devices, outside of the car, to set the stage for simple
+experiences while driving.</p>
-<p><strong>Glanceable</strong>. We designed Android Auto to reduce UI complexity, optimize user
-interactions, and lower cognitive load. Effective apps show just enough information
-and only provide features that do not require excessive menu interaction and navigation.</p>
+<p>Android Auto experiences are:</p>
+
+<p><strong>Glanceable and simple</strong>. Driving requires users' full attention. In-car software
+should not. Android Auto was designed to simplify not only the UI, but to optimize interactions
+and require less thinking, induce lower cognitive load, and ultimately, be safer. Effective apps
+provide just enough information in the minimum amount of time the user needs to glance at it and
+return their attention back to the road. Apps should also reduce the number of features to only
+those that are safe and drive-appropriate.</p>
<p><strong>Predictive, yet predictable</strong>. Android Auto leverages rich, contextual awareness
-to keep the driver informed about important situations. Timely help is combined with predictable
-functions. Effective apps use patterns for common tasks and show timely information only when
-relevant.</p>
+to keep the driver informed about important situations during the drive. Rich, timely help is
+combined with predictable functions. Effective apps make use of the patterns for common tasks and
+show timely information only when relevant.</p>
+
+<p><strong>Connected</strong>. By leveraging the user's personal ecosystem of apps and services,
+Android Auto promotes a continuous experience from phone to car to other devices. The user's
+music, destinations, and virtual ecosystem are always available to augment the drive. Experiences
+that leverage personal context and other devices are naturally part of Android Auto.</p>
-<p><strong>Connected</strong>. Android Auto works with apps that drivers already use in other
-devices. Android Auto promotes a continuous app experience from phones and tablets to cars,
-providing access to user's existing settings, subscriptions, and digital libraries. Experiences
-that bring personal content and context from other devices are part of Android Auto.</p>
+<p><strong>Naturally integrated</strong>. Android Auto blends the user's apps with the car,
+creating a truly integrated experience that leverages what is unique about each car. By using
+the screens, controls, and capabilities of the vehicle, Android Auto feels like an extension of
+the car.</p>
-<p><strong>Integrated</strong>. Android Auto blends your apps with the vehicle's entertainment
-system, creating a truly integrated experience in every car. By using the vehicle's screen and
-controls, apps feel tailored to each car.</p>
<h2 id="architecture">Architecture</h2>
-<p>The Android Auto app projects your app's customized UI on the vehicle's screen. To communicate
+<p>The Android Auto app shows your app's customized UI on the vehicle's screen. To communicate
with the Android Auto app, your media app implements a set of media interfaces.</p>
<div style="width:750px;margin:0 auto">
-<img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/figure01.png" alt="" id="figure1" />
+<img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/figure01.png" alt="" />
<p class="img-caption">
  <strong>Figure 1</strong> - Architecture of Android Auto.
</p>
@@ -215,11 +234,9 @@ Android device and lets users select one of them from an scrollable list:</p>
<h3>Primary App Template</h3>
-<p>After the user selects a media app, the display shows the primary app template. Figure
-3 shows the elements of this template that you can customize:</p>
-
-<p>You can customize the primary app template to show your own icons, app name, and
-background images. Figure 4 shows an example of a customized template:</p>
+<p>After the user selects a media app, the display shows the primary app template.
+You can customize this template to show your own icons, app name, and
+background images. Figure 3 shows an example of a customized template:</p>
<div class="cols">
<div class="auto-col-2">
@@ -236,7 +253,7 @@ background images. Figure 4 shows an example of a customized template:</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="img-caption">
-  <strong>Figure 4.</strong> A customized template.
+  <strong>Figure 3.</strong> A customized template.
</p>
@@ -245,7 +262,7 @@ background images. Figure 4 shows an example of a customized template:</p>
<p>The primary app template supports four main actions on the action bar, four auxiliary actions
on the overflow bar, and the <em>Return</em> action. You can use standard controls and customize
-the actions and icons, as shown in Figure 5.</p>
+the actions and icons, as shown in Figure 4.</p>
<div class="auto-img-container-single">
<div class="auto-img-container">
@@ -253,18 +270,14 @@ the actions and icons, as shown in Figure 5.</p>
<img class="auto-img-shot-cols" src="/auto/images/assets/do_03_more.png" />
</div>
<p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
-  <strong>Figure 5.</strong> Custom extra actions.
+  <strong>Figure 4.</strong> Custom extra actions.
</p>
</div>
<h3 id="drawertransitions">Drawer Transitions</h3>
-<p>For browse actions, the display shows the drawer transition and template:</p>
-
-<p>After the transition from the primary app template to the drawer template, the drawer
-appears on the center. The customized drawer template shows the media containers and
-media files provided by the media service in your app. You can also customize drawers
-with icons for list items.</p>
+<p>For browse actions, the display shows the drawer transition and template, as shown in
+Figure 5.</p>
<div class="cols">
<div class="auto-col-2">
@@ -281,13 +294,19 @@ with icons for list items.</p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="img-caption">
-  <strong>Figure 4.</strong> Generic and customized drawer templates.
+  <strong>Figure 5.</strong> Generic and customized drawer templates.
</p>
+<p>After the transition from the primary app template to the drawer template, the drawer
+appears on the center. The customized drawer template shows the media containers and
+media files provided by the media service in your app. You can also customize drawers
+with icons for list items.</p>
+
+
<h3 id="daynighttransitions">Day and Night Transitions</h3>
-<p>All the templates support different color schemes for day and night, as shown in
-Figure 8. The platform provides the state (day or night) and makes adjustments automatically.</p>
+<p>All the templates support different color schemes for day and night.
+The platform provides the state (day or night) and makes adjustments automatically.</p>
<h3 id="customizetemplates">Customizing Templates</h3>