How to watch YouTube on Android Auto: The known alternatives!
For most of the adult, professional and modern people of our current society, its computer and mobile It is usually a fundamental part of their daily lives. Both when you are at home or work and anywhere else you may be. While, to get from one place to another, your car or motorcycle It is usually another indispensable and essential technological item to move from one point to another. One, where short or long moments of leisure are usually spent alone or with family, in the middle of a trip or walk.
As a result of this, over time and as expected, technology has become increasingly integrated into our modern cars. Therefore, it is usually normal that each of our modern cars its own on-board computer with its respective operating system. Which in many cases is usually a version of Android, called Android Auto, which we have already talked about on several occasions before, here in Android Guías. And to continue complementing this great compilation of publications about Android Auto, today we will address the topic of the known and available alternatives to know «how to watch YouTube on Android Auto».
Android Auto: How to know if my car is compatible
And given that, on previous occasions, we have already explained extensively about What is Android Auto and how does it work?, how to install android auto o how to restore android auto, in this publication we will not delve into these basic thematic points.
However, it is worth noting for those less knowledgeable about said Android app, that the same It is not usually universally compatible with all cars existing. Therefore, if you have any questions about this matter, we recommend that you read our previous publication on this topic.
How to watch YouTube on Android Auto: The known alternatives!
To achieve today's goal, that is, to know «how to watch YouTube on Android Auto» we will have to do use of third-party extra applications not available on the Google Play Store. Therefore, they must be used with great care and responsibility.
Due to this, they must be installed on Android Auto, using applications from Third-party software stores, such as YYYD y AAStor. And since we have already talked about them before, for any questions about their installation and use we recommend exploring our related previous posts.
Furthermore, keep in mind that, watching YouTube videos in a car should only be done for safety when it is going to be stopped for a long time, that is, while it is being played. Since this may be highly dangerous for the driver and passengers being a potential distraction from the driver's concentration when traveling on the road.
Popular mobile apps: CarTube, CarStream and Fermata Media Player
With the necessary reservations or warnings, 2 of the possible known alternatives to be able to directly watch YouTube videos on Android Auto are:
- CarTube: Is UAn application for Android Auto that allows you to watch YouTube on your car screen without root permission, neither on your smartphone nor on your car's HU. In addition, it is made up of two applications, the first called CarTube, which allows you to search YouTube and watch the videos, and CarTube Controller, which allows you to manage (play/pause/forward/rewind) the first, in the bottom bar of Android Auto.
- carstream: It is an unofficial YouTube player for Android Auto that is also capable of playing local media content.
However, an indirect solution, safer, more reliable and allowed, is the following:
Fermata Media Player (Fermata Auto)
Fermata Media Player (Auto stop) is a small application (3 MB) of the type Free, secure and reliable “Audio, video and TV player”, since it is developed on the open source standards. And it also has a simple and intuitive interface, which focuses on the playback of multimedia files, organized in folders and playlists, and located locally or on the network.
And among its many functions, the important one for us in this case stands out, that is, has support for Android Auto. Which, consequently, allows us send what we play on our mobile to the car's on-board computer screen.
Android Auto and WhatsApp
In summary, and although the truth is that it is something not highly recommended and that It must be done with great care and responsibilityWell, I know it's about doing something in our cars; directly watching YouTube video on Android Auto is totally feasible if extra third-party applications are used for that.
Also, keep in mind that if you are going to use third-party applications that They are not officially approved by the Google Play Store, this must be done under the most absolute personal responsibility. Since you are, not alone They may be outdated and unsupported, but even with defects, viruses or other malicious software, which could even cause damage to the on-board computer.
Or, even in extreme cases, allowing a car security hack with the subsequent consequence of easier and faster theft. In short, it is not good computing practice and social, carrying out this type of actions right off the bat, that is, without any safety precautions, no matter how easy it may be to carry out.