{"id":464156,"date":"2025-12-22T10:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/464156\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:34:24","slug":"android-autos-music-player-is-about-to-look-a-lot-more-expressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/464156\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Auto&#8217;s music player is about to look a lot more expressive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Android Auto Most Used Apps on Taskbar\"  alt=\"Android Auto Most Used Apps on Taskbar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Android-Auto-Most-Used-Apps-on-Taskbar.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>C. Scott Brown \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Android Auto v15.9.6551 includes code for a Material 3 Expressive-style wavy progress bar.<\/li>\n<li>The updated media UI adds visual flair to the playback interface but hasn\u2019t rolled out publicly yet.<\/li>\n<li>The change is part of a broader effort to standardize the media playback experience on Android Auto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Android Auto v15.9.6551 includes code for a new wavy progress bar for music player apps. We\u2019ve managed to activate the feature to give you an early look:<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android Auto Existing media player UI (1)\"  alt=\"Android Auto Existing media player UI (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-Auto-Existing-media-player-UI-1.jpg\"\/>Current UI<img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android Auto New media player UI with wavy progress bar (2)\"  alt=\"Android Auto New media player UI with wavy progress bar (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-Auto-New-media-player-UI-with-wavy-progress-bar-2.jpg\"\/>Upcoming UI<img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android Auto Existing media player UI (2)\"  alt=\"Android Auto Existing media player UI (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-Auto-Existing-media-player-UI-2.jpg\"\/>Current UI<img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Android Auto New media player UI with wavy progress bar (1)\"  alt=\"Android Auto New media player UI with wavy progress bar (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Android-Auto-New-media-player-UI-with-wavy-progress-bar-1.jpg\"\/>Upcoming UI<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, as part of the media app template, media apps will soon feature a new, Material 3 Expressive-style wavy progress bar, similar to what we see on Pixels. The wavy shape is very prominent and helps bring noticeable life to an otherwise simple UI element.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_rm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Google hasn\u2019t yet rolled out the new wavy progress bar, nor have apps rolled out the templated media app layout in the stable branch. We\u2019ll keep you updated as soon as we learn more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong> An <strong>APK teardown<\/strong> helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"C. 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