The Google infotainment system helps me a lot to reach my destination with a good experience thanks to its compatible navigation, messaging and entertainment applications, among other things, although it must be admitted that there are quite a few in this last category. Watching videos in Android Auto is a very useful plus, but when I discovered that I was able to watch TV on Android Auto, it went up a notch.

It may seem silly, but it makes a difference on summer getaways in the van or when you’re going camping and there’s something you definitely want to see (the occasional European Cup match, for example). The same goes for if you have an electric car with Android Auto and need to sit still for a while while it charges. In those cases, it’s a joy Watch DTT channels for free, legally and without risk.

This is how I watch TV on Android Auto

There is no official app on the Google Play Store compatible with watching TV on Android Auto, so the time has come Tow truck alternative apps for Android Auto Go to AAStore and install another app called IPcarTV from there.

For Download and install AAStore on our mobile phone To find the latest stable version, you must first go to the GitHub repository. To install it, it is important to enable the ‘Unknown Sources’ option, which allows you to install apps in APK format. Once you have granted the relevant permissions, you are ready to download other apps.

Once AAStore is installed on your mobile, when you enter the platform you will see what is in these lines: a list of available applications in alphabetical order. You have to scroll down until you find IPcarTV and after tapping on the ‘button’ enter to install it.To organise‘. As before, installation of apps from unknown sources like this needs to be allowed.

With IPcarTV installed we already have almost everything we need to watch TV on Android Auto, but on the one hand we will need an IPTV list that hosts DTT channels and a place to place it inside IPcarTV.

There are several IPTV lists, although not all are equally good. Personally, I really like TDT Channels because of their frequent updates and their IPTV organization, which is my favorite with over 10,000 channels and is available on GitHub. Whatever list you choose, the important thing is to have the link and copy it because we will have to copy it into the application.

We return to IPcarTV with the link in the mobile dashboard and ‘Playlist and favorite channel manager‘, we tap on the ‘+’ sign and give it a name and paste the link there. Finally, we tap on:Next‘. That’s it: when you open IPcarTV in Android Auto, all channels will appear so you can watch DTT in the car.

It is true that IPcarTV does not have a full screen broadcast function, but it takes up almost the entire screen and is not bad at all to save you trouble (the car’s screen is larger than my mobile phone), leaving the bottom bar in the middle. The hand and controls of Android Auto. Similarly, its behavior is also quite fluid. good audiovisual experience (to the extent technically possible) to pass the time or watch content that you do not want to miss.

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