Google is preparing to launch its "car-ready mobile apps program" for Android Automotive OS in February 2025, which will immensely increase the number of apps available for vehicles running this operating system.

Android Auto 13.4 includes an essential fix, finally restoring the expected behavior with SiriusXM; Google tells users to update ASAP

Android Automotive, Google's OS for cars, will be getting new car-ready apps in February, including video streaming, web browsers, and mobile gaming apps. Only cars certified with Google built-in will support these new apps,

Although it hasn't specified which ones, Google has confirmed that a new wave of Android Automotive-compatible apps is coming to the Play Store next month.

The search giant will kick off the "Car ready mobile apps" program next month; the effort was announced last year at Google's developer event

This should come as a relief for Android Auto users that rely on SiriusXM. As far as when users should see this fix, well, Google has shared that it will arrive with the next update of Android Auto, which will come in as version 13.4. The brand was clear that this update would arrive to users in the next couple of weeks.

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Users report on Google’s forums that, as far back as November of last year, SiriusXM on Android Auto was broken in the sense that menus in the app weren’t functional. In turn, the app was only usable through voice commands, as the touch controls were effectively broken.

Developing an amazing Android app is already quite challenging, so it’s no surprise that many developers don’t go the extra mile and design their app to work on cars running A