Android Auto can run sideloaded apps for free with this new tool

• Someone has created a tool called UnknownAuto that lets self-built or sideloaded apps run on Android Auto.
• The tool marks the app as “installed from Google Play,” so Android Auto accepts it.
• UnknownAuto is billed as a free, open-source alternative to AA Enabler.

Android Auto can run a large variety of apps, but not every app. The platform refuses to run apps that have been sideloaded. If there was ever an app you wished could run on Android Auto but doesn’t, there may be a solution.

One user, who goes by u/mannumaster on Reddit, says they wanted to build their own app and use it on Android Auto. When they ran into roadblocks, they created a new tool called UnknownAuto. This tool is free, open-sourced, and can work offline. The creator describes it as an alternative to the proprietary AA Enabler.

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