Car head unit launcher for navigation, media playback, contacts, and more

Have Android in your car? Car Penguin puts what matters most for your drive right at your fingertips. Set it as your default head unit launcher and enhance every journey. With an intuitive interface, the app caters to drivers' needs, including maps and navigation, music and media playback, phone calls, contacts, and more. Car Penguin supports multiple languages, themes, and bidirectional layouts.

Key Features

Customizable Dashboard

The dashboard is designed for quick access to essential features, allowing you to customize layout and content.

Important: Each app page has its own options menu. When a page is open, tap the menu (hamburger) icon to view its settings.

Maps, Search, Points of Interest, and Turn-by-Turn Navigation

Google Maps shows your current location, address, and traffic conditions, with options to customize map themes and layouts. Search for places, save them to lists for easy navigation, and use Google APIs for directions and turn-by-turn guidance. Additional navigation tools include trip statistics and logs.

Music Playback and Video Viewing

Car Penguin includes a built-in media player for local audio and video files, with media controls, album listings, and a shortcuts page for other apps. You can also add popular media providers as external widgets on the dashboard or toggle bar.

Smartphone Connectivity

Access your contacts and favorites to make calls using the default dialer or transfer calls via Bluetooth to your mobile. For Bluetooth call transfer, call log sync, and SMS features, install the free Car Penguin Server app (http://carpenguin.com) on your phone.

Additional features include:

- Vehicle Image and Device Information

- Weather Updates

- App Browsing and Shortcuts

- Screen Saver

- Voice Recording

- Speedometer

- Calendar Integration

- Speed-Based Volume Adjustment

- Notifications and Speed Alerts