Google continues to refine the recent version 15 of Android Autonext now when the stable channel is released, taking care of the beta channel on which it has already been available for a few weeks the version 15.1.

The development team, however, had to release a minor update to the beta testers for this version (a sort of second build) to solve a critical bug that made the platform that allows you to have the smartphone always available on the infotainment system of cars (compatible).

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Android Auto: there is a “new” version 15.1 in beta to download

As anticipated at the opening, Android Auto, or the rib of Android that brings the smartphone to the cars infotainment systems, receives a New minor update on the Beta channel.

There New version 15.1.653424 (beta) It replaces the previous 15.1.653404 (beta) with the aim of solving a “critical” bug that could cause the anomalous arrest of the app when it was accessed via the smartphone settings.

The smartphones involved, with whom it was practically impossible to use Android Auto, were of various producers and with different versions of the Android operating system:

  • Samsung Galaxy Smartphone with Android 15 (or with Android 10)
  • Google Pixel smartphone with Android 16
  • OnePlus smartphone with Android 15
  • Xiaomi smartphone with Android 15
  • Smartphone of other producers (always with Android 15)

Fortunately, the latter version of the app distributed on the beta channel seems to go to solve the problems. The previous Build (15.1.653404 Beta) had developed some things out of place, experimenting with less lively and more readable colors, and hides new clues about the implementation of the Material 3 Expressive and of Gemini.

How to update Android Auto or try the news in preview

If you are interested in testing the latest news released by Google in the Beta Auto Beta Channel, aware of being able to incur various bugs and malfunctions, you can refer to the Apkmirror portal to proceed with the download and subsequent manual installation of the latest version available following this link.

If, on the other hand, you prefer to stay on the stable channel, we leave you below the badge for the Google Play Store, where you can check the possible presence of updates compared to your current version.