If you're driving with Android in your car, Car Penguin is the ultimate head unit launcher designed to enhance your driving experience. Set it as your default launcher and transform your trips into enjoyable journeys. With its user-friendly interface, Car Penguin caters to all your driving needs, including maps and navigation, media and music playback, phone calls, contacts, and much more. The app supports multiple languages, themes, and even offers a bidirectional layout for added convenience.
Feature Summary
Customized Dashboard
The dashboard of Car Penguin is meticulously designed for quick access to essential features, with the flexibility to customize both the layout and content to suit your preferences. Remember, each page within the application has its own options menu. Simply press the menu icon (hamburger icon) while a page is open to explore its options.
Maps, Search for Places, Points of Interest, and Turn-by-Turn Navigation
Car Penguin integrates seamlessly with Google Maps, displaying your current location, address, and traffic conditions. You can customize the map's appearance with various themes and layouts. Search for places on Google Maps, save them to lists for future navigation, and utilize Google APIs for precise directions and turn-by-turn navigation. Additionally, enjoy other navigation features such as statistical information and trip logging.
Playing Music and Watching Videos
With Car Penguin's built-in media player, you can easily control local audio and video files, browse through album lists, and access shortcuts to other predefined apps. You can also integrate other popular media providers as external widgets on the dashboard or in the toggle bar for quick access.
Smartphone Integration
Car Penguin allows you to view your contacts and favorites list, enabling you to dial numbers using the system's default dialer or transfer calls over Bluetooth to your cell phone. To sync call logs and SMS, you'll need to install the free Car Penguin Server app (available at http://carpenguin.com) on your smartphone.
Other Features
- Car Graphics/Photos and Device Information
- Weather Updates
- App Browsing and Shortcuts
- Screen Saver
- Sound Recording
- Speedometer
- Calendar Reading
- Volume Adjustment Based on Speed
- Notifications and Speed Warnings
