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Android Auto is about to get heaps more navigation and EV charging apps

Users of Android Auto should start to see a greater selection of in-car compatible apps on the Play Store. According to an announcement onGoogle’s Android developer blog, Android Auto devs working on navigation, parking, and EV charging apps can now push them to production. In other words, apps from the likes of Chargepoint, PlugShare, A Better Route Planner, and T Map, should start appearing on the Play Store very soon....

Android Auto vs Android Automotive: What’s the difference?

Android Auto vs Android Automotive: What’s the difference? They have similar names, but they’re not he same thing Android Auto This one is pretty simple. To use Android Auto you need an Android-based phone and a compatible vehicle. In short, Android Auto uses the functions of your phone and will display a new user interface on your car’s infotainment screen, which will let you access and control a host of entertainment features....

Android Captures 22% Of The Tablet Market As iPad Slips

Soon after research highlighting thatAndroid has surpassed Nokiato become the world’s most popular smartphone OS was published,a new reportfrom Strategy Analytics suggests that Google’s mobile OS has now captured a record 22% of the tablet market. According to figures stated in the report, global tablet shipments reached 9.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010 with Apple continuing to dominate the tablet market with a 75% global share. Although impressive, Apple’s share slipped 20% from 95% in the third quarter, thanks largely to the apparent success of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab which sold overone million unitsin two months after it launched....

Android developers could be next target for patent firm Lodsys

Patent holding companyLodsyscaused a stir recently when itdemanded moneyfrom iOS developers using in-app payments, something it holds a patent for. Now it appears that Android developers could be next in line for a stern email from the firm. Android Communityhas spotted one developer who isclaimingto have received a request for payment in relation to integrating in-app payments into an Android app. If true, it could stir up another hornet’s nest of anger in the development community....

Android developers form ‘union’ to protest Google policies

A group of Android developers have formed theAndroid Developers Union, a movement that intends to protest Google’s Android Market policies. The group has made seven demands and claims that its members will, if demands are not met, move to other platforms and attempt to dissuade fellow developers from working with theAndroid platform. Among the Android Developers Union’s demands are a renegotiation of the 32% Google cut on applications sold through the store, more payment options and public bug tracking....