Android Auto can have two applications on the screen. How to activate it for all cars?

Android Auto’s split screen is a new feature recently announced by Google. The ability to split the screen for two apps has started to appear to the first Android Auto users, so we already know how it works. Which cars support running two applications side by side and how to make it work for the others?

Google recently announced several new features for Android Auto. We have already learned, for example, about the possibility of customizing the user interface. Users cars with a wide display now they are starting to receive a new feature that can split the Android Auto screen to run two applications at the same time. As we can see in the screenshot, the display is always divided into primary and secondary applications. The primary application always occupies most of the display. According to the information from the first users, it is possible to choose which application will be the primary one.

At this time, the split screen mode is only available on cars with a wide display. But users have already come up with a solution to work around this. In the application Headunit Reloaded it is said that it is enough to change the display resolution. You can find more precise instructions on the XDA forum.

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Source: xda-developers