Android Auto Could Upset Your Work-Life Balance With Its Next Update
A hidden Work Mode tile hints at support for employer-managed apps, but no word on when it might arrive.
Your commute could soon come with a little more office baggage. An Android Authority teardown of Android Auto version 18.0.664204 revealed a Work Mode tile, suggesting Google may be testing new Work Profile controls. The site's team managed to bring up the tile, which lit up a briefcase icon over the app drawer, but tapping the tile didn't do anything.
Supporting Work Profiles could make it easier to join work calls between appointments. Then again, it could also give the office another way to follow you into the car, which isn't exactly everyone's idea of a peaceful drive.
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