Android Auto users will soon see a wider range of navigation, parking and charging apps on the Play Store. As of today, Google is allowing third-party developers to submit software in these categories for production. This means that you will soon begin to see these apps appearing on the Play Store.
Google said for the first time that it would open its market to a wider range of Android Auto applications last August. More recently, you have been able to verify some of them by applying them for a beta test. This is no longer necessary. Before today’s expansion, Google allowed third-party developers to launch messaging and media applications for Android Auto, but not much else. As 9to5Google notes, the company was reluctant to open the platform for other types of programs. Much of this boiled down to the desire to ensure a safe experience for users. Even with today’s announcement, the company is placing an emphasis on development stores following its guidelines when making its software available on Android Auto.