Overview

• Android Auto 14.9 beta matches Material You colors across settings, notifications, buttons and background tints based on your phone’s wallpaper.
• The system instantly updates color accents when users change wallpapers, although manual theme edits on Pixel phones may not always trigger the adjustment.
• Full dynamic theming is activated via server-side gating, as some users only noticed the feature after multiple connection attempts.
• This release marks the first time Android Auto fully mirrors phone wallpapers, building on last year’s limited accent implementation in version 13.4.
• Reports indicate that Samsung Galaxy phones could soon extend their Color Palette feature into Android Auto, with SamMobile yet to verify the integration.