A car head unit launcher for navigation, media playback, contacts, and more.
Have an Android car system? Car Penguin puts what you need for your journey front and center. Set it as your default head unit launcher for a better driving experience. With a user-friendly interface, it serves drivers’ key needs—including maps and navigation, media and music players, phone calls, contacts, and more. Car Penguin also supports multiple languages, multiple themes, and bi-directional layouts.
Key Features
Customized Dashboard
The dashboard is designed for quick access to key features, with customizable layouts and content.
Important: Each screen in the app has its own options menu. To see the available options, tap the menu (hamburger) icon while viewing the page.
Maps, Place Search, Points of Interest & Turn-by-Turn Navigation
Get Google Maps with your live location, current address, and traffic data—plus the ability to customize map themes and layouts. Search for places, save them to lists for easy access, and get directions and turn-by-turn navigation via Google APIs. Trip statistics and logs are also available.
Music Playback & Video Watching
Car Penguin includes its own media player with controls for local audio and video files, album lists, and a dedicated page for app shortcuts. You can also add popular media providers as external widgets in the dashboard or toggle bar.
Smartphone Integration
Access contacts and favorites lists to make calls using the system dialer or transfer calls via Bluetooth to your mobile device. Call transfer over Bluetooth, call log sync, and SMS integration require the free Car Penguin Server app (available at http://carpenguin.com) installed on your phone.
Additional Features Include:
- Car Graphics/Photos & Device Info
- Live Weather Updates
- App Browser & Shortcuts
- Screen Saver Mode
- Voice Recorder
- Speedometer
- Calendar Viewer
- Speed-Based Volume Adjustment
- Notifications & Speed Alerts
