AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The Android for Cars App Library provides pre-built templates to streamline the development of apps for vehicle displays.
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These templates offer UI elements like lists, grids, maps, search, and sign-in options for navigation, points of interest, and IoT apps.
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Navigation apps can leverage templates that provide full-screen map views, action strips, and route previews, while POI and IoT apps utilize list, grid, and pane templates for displaying information.
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Certain previously available templates, such as the Map, Place List (navigation), and Route Preview templates, have been deprecated as of version 1.7.
The Android for Cars App Library includes:
| Template | What it shows | For navigation apps | For POI and IoT apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tab | Tabs at top to switch among views of other embedded templates | ||
| Map + Content template | Map with view of other included template | ||
| List or Grid | Information items in a list or grid layout | ||
| Sign-in | Options for signing in to the app | ||
| Message or Long Message | Brief or longer full-screen message and relevant actions | ||
| Search | Search bar and results list | ||
| Pane | Detailed information and prominent actions, with optional image | ||
| Place List (map) | List of locations or other items next to a map drawn by app library | ||
| Navigation | Full-screen map with action strip and optional routing card |
Deprecated templates
The following templates have been deprecated as of version 1.7: