Car Penguin

Car Penguin: Your Android Car's Essential Head Unit Launcher

Drive smarter, not harder, with Car Penguin, the Android auto head unit launcher designed for effortless navigation and entertainment. Replace your default launcher and experience a streamlined driving experience. Car Penguin prioritizes crucial in-car functions, offering a user-friendly interface for maps, media, calls, contacts, and more. Enjoy multilingual support, customizable themes, and flexible layout options (bidirectional).

Key Features:

Personalized Dashboard:

Quickly access essential functions with a fully customizable dashboard. Adjust the layout and content to perfectly suit your needs. Note: Each application page features an options menu (hamburger icon) accessible while the page is open.

Effortless Navigation:

Utilize Google Maps for real-time location, address display, and traffic updates. Customize map themes and layouts. Search for places, save locations to lists for future reference, and enjoy turn-by-turn navigation powered by Google APIs. Additional navigation features include trip statistics and logging.

Seamless Media Playback:

Enjoy built-in media playback for local audio and video files, complete with media controls, album lists, and shortcuts to other apps. Integrate popular media providers as widgets on your dashboard or toggle bar.

Smart Phone Connectivity:

Access and manage your contacts and favorites. Initiate calls using the system dialer or seamlessly transfer calls via Bluetooth. Bluetooth call transfer, call log syncing, and SMS integration require the free Car Penguin Server app (available at http://carpenguin.com).

Additional Features:

• Display car graphics/photos and device information.
• Access real-time weather updates.
• Browse and create app shortcuts.
• Utilize a customizable screen saver.
• Record audio.
• View your current speed with a built-in speedometer.
• View your calendar appointments.
• Adjust volume based on speed.
• Receive notifications and speed warnings.

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