Car Penguin

If your car is equipped with Android, Car Penguin is the perfect head unit launcher to enhance your driving experience. By setting it as your default launcher, you can easily access everything you need during your trips. The user-friendly interface caters to all your driving needs, including maps and navigation, a media/music player, phone calls, contacts, and more. Car Penguin is versatile, supporting multiple languages, various themes, and even a bidirectional layout for your convenience.

Feature Summary

Customized Dashboard

The dashboard is meticulously designed to provide quick access to essential features, with the ability to customize the layout and content to suit your preferences. Remember, each page in the application includes its own options menu. To access these options, simply press the menu icon (hamburger icon) while the page is open.

Maps, Search for Places, Points of Interest, and Turn-by-Turn Navigation

Car Penguin integrates Google Maps to display your current location, address, and traffic conditions. You can configure the maps with different themes and layouts for a personalized experience. Search for places on Google Maps, save them to lists for easier future navigation, and utilize Google APIs for precise directions and turn-by-turn navigation. Additional navigation features include statistical information and logging of all your trips.

Playing Music and Watching Videos

With Car Penguin's built-in media player, you can easily control local audio and video files, browse through album lists, and access shortcuts to other predefined apps. You can also integrate other popular media providers as external widgets on the dashboard or within the toggle bar for seamless access.

Smartphone Integration

Car Penguin allows you to view and manage your contacts and favorites, enabling you to dial numbers using the system's default dialer or transfer calls over Bluetooth to your cell phone. To sync call logs and SMS, you'll need to install the Car Penguin Server (a free app available at http://carpenguin.com) on your smartphone.

Other Features

• Car Graphics/Photos and Device Info
• Weather Information
• App Browsing and Shortcuts
• Screen Saver
• Sound Recording
• Speedometer
• Reading Calendar
• Raise/Lower Volume on Speed
• Notification and Speed Warning