Android Auto 14.1 Starts Rolling Out In Beta With Support For Android Games [Video]

Google is on a hot streak of releasing new Android Auto versions, with Android Auto 14.1 having just started rolling out to beta users with promised support for select Android games playable on your car’s display.

Announced earlier this month, Android Auto is getting support for allowing certain Android games to work on your car’s display, mirroring the functionality available in cars that have “Google Built-in,” aka Android Automotive.

With the new Android Auto 14.1 update, Google has officially started rolling out support for games.

On installing this latest update – now available via the Android Auto beta program – we found that installed Android games showed up on our vehicle’s display. Angry Birds 2 and Beach Buggy Racing were both available to play, only while the vehicle was parked. As soon as the vehicle is shifted out of park, the game closes immediately and is grayed out within the app drawer and app switcher.

We tested both Angry Bird 2 and Beach Buggy Racing with a Pixel 9 Pro Fold connected via wireless Android Auto to a 2025 Subaru Forester. Both games opened perfectly well, though Google doesn’t seem to be doing much (or asking developers to make changes) to optimize these titles. Angry Birds 2 wouldn’t go past a “internet required screen” (presumably as we hadn’t opened the game previously on the device) while Beach Buggy Racing still showed “tilt” controls as an option. That said, Beach Buggy Racing did work fairly well in our test, with the game running relatively smoothly.

This also introduces a brand new behavior to Android Auto where apps are entirely fullscreen. When this happens, a swipe gesture from the top of the “screen” (which can vary depending on your vehicle) exposes an “Exit” button as seen in the clip below.

Supported games on Android Auto currently include:

Farm Heroes Saga
Candy Crush Soda Saga
Angry Birds 2
Beach Buggy Racing

Google is expected to extend this list over time, but it’s also still unclear how the company plans to roll out this functionality to users. As mentioned, it’s only live for now in Android Auto 14.1, which is only available in the beta track. In theory, 14.1’s release to the stable track should happen within the next few weeks, but it’s possible that Google could leave this test locked behind beta versions. Google just released Android Auto 14.0 to the stable track earlier this week.

It’s hard to say for certain, but we’ll probably get more details soon.

In the meantime, you can try to sign up for the beta program via the Play Store, but it’s usually full.

In tearing down the update in our continued APK Insight efforts, we noted very minor changes to language for calendar pickers, but it’s unclear where these appear within the Android Auto experience.