Car Penguin

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

Running Android in your car? Car Penguin streamlines your driving experience with a user-friendly interface, bringing essential tools like navigation, music, calls, and contacts to the forefront. Set it as your default head unit launcher for seamless trips. It supports multiple languages, themes, and bidirectional layouts.

Feature overview

Customized Dashboard

The dashboard is tailored for quick access to key features, with flexible layout and content customization.

Important: Each app page includes its own options menu. Tap the menu icon (hamburger) to view settings while on a page.

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

Google Maps shows your current location, address, and traffic, with customizable themes and layouts. Search and save places for easy navigation, using Google APIs for directions and turn-by-turn guidance. Additional features include trip statistics and logging.

Playing Music and Watching Videos

Car Penguin’s built-in media player controls local audio and video files, with album lists and a dedicated page for app shortcuts. Popular media apps can be pinned as widgets on the dashboard or toggle bar.

Smartphone Integration

Access contacts and favorite numbers for calls via the default dialer or Bluetooth transfer to your phone. Bluetooth call transfer, call log, and SMS syncing require the free Car Penguin Server app installed on your phone.

Other features include:

- Car graphic/photo and device info

- Weather updates

- App browsing and shortcuts

- Screen saver

- Sound recording

- Speedometer

- Calendar reading

- Speed-based volume adjustment

- Notifications and speed alerts