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Android Auto Gains “Earth” Widgets in New App Teardown

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  • New developments confirmed regarding “Android Auto” widgets.
  • An app teardown of the “Android Auto” app v17.2 update revealed the addition of resource codes related to the “Earth” widget designed in “Material 3.”
  • It has become clear that original “Android Auto” widgets will also be implemented in the “Android Auto” widget feature.

In mid-May 2026, about two months ago, Google announced long-awaited widget (Car Widgets) support as part of the complete renewal of the car operating system “Android Auto”.

Although “Android Auto” widgets have not yet rolled out, an app teardown of the “Android Auto” app v17.2 update released on Friday, July 24, 2026, confirmed resource codes related to widgets (Car Widgets), raising expectations for an imminent release.

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As a result of analyzing the app files of the “Android Auto” app v17.2 update released on Friday, July 24, 2026, we confirmed that resource codes related to the “Earth” widget featuring the “Material 3” design specification have been added.

<activity
    android:theme="@style/Theme.Gearhead.Material3"
    android:name="com.google.android.apps.auto.components.widgets.EarthPickerActivity"
    android:exported="true"
    android:process=":projection"
    android:excludeFromRecents="true"
    android:resizeableActivity="true"/>
<activity
    android:theme="@style/Theme.Gearhead.Material3"
    android:name="com.google.android.apps.auto.components.widgets.EarthCompanionActivity"
    android:exported="true"
    android:process=":projection"
    android:excludeFromRecents="true"
    android:resizeableActivity="true"/>

While the specific details of the “Earth” widget in “Android Auto” are not yet clear, this discovery reveals that original widgets exclusive to “Android Auto” will indeed be implemented within the widget feature.

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