YouTube brings automatic background play to Android Automotive cars

Google is updating Android Automotive with a redesigned Play Store, more than 700 apps, and background play for YouTube with a Premium subscription. The rollout starts over the coming weeks, adding STARZ, Firefox, Ludo King, and JioHotstar.

• YouTube background play in cars requires a Premium subscription
• Android Automotive now has more than 700 apps
• New Play Store adapts to different car display sizes and orientations
• STARZ, Firefox, Ludo King, and JioHotstar are coming to the platform