{"id":"ec8f792d-9391-44c4-954e-c260d0a52924","task":"Build a point-of-interest or IoT app for Android Auto and Android Automotive OS using the androidx.car.app Car App Library templates","domain":"developer.android.com","steps":["Confirm the app fits one of the Car App Library's supported categories (navigation, POI, IoT, weather, media, communication) since Google requires this before Play listing","Review the Design for Driving template restriction pages before writing code","Install the androidx.car.app library and set up the project","Implement a CarAppService and Session, then build the start screen and screen navigation using templates","Use the Car Hardware APIs and Constraints API to read vehicle signals and respect per-template content limits","Test with the Desktop Head Unit and the Android Automotive OS emulator before distributing"],"gotchas":["Apps must belong to a single supported category and meet Google's driver-distraction design requirements or they won't be listed for Android Auto/Automotive OS on Play","Android Auto (phone-projected) and Android Automotive OS (native car platform) have separate platform guides even though they share the same App Library templates"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T01:32:28.546Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ec8f792d-9391-44c4-954e-c260d0a52924"}