DownloadA car head unit launcher for maps and navigation, media player, contacts, and more essential driving features.
Have an Android system in your car? Car Penguin brings everything you need for your driving journey right to the surface. Set it as your default head unit launcher and enhance every trip. With its user-friendly interface, the app meets all driver needs—including maps and navigation, media and music playback, phone calls, contacts, and more. Car Penguin supports multiple languages, themes, and bidirectional layouts.
Key Features
Customized Dashboard
The dashboard is thoughtfully designed for quick access to essential features, offering customizable layouts and content.
Important: Every page in the app includes its own options menu. To see the options, open the page and tap the menu (hamburger) icon.
Maps, Search for Places, Points of Interest, and Turn-by-Turn Navigation
View Google Maps with your current location, address, and traffic updates. Personalize the map display with multiple themes and layouts. Use Google APIs to search for places, save locations for easy navigation, and get turn-by-turn directions. Additional navigation tools include trip statistics and logs.
Playing Music and Watching Videos
Car Penguin includes a built-in media player to manage your local audio and video files, browse albums, and access shortcuts to other apps. You can also pin popular media providers as widgets on the dashboard or toggle bar.
Smartphone Integration
Access your contacts and favorite numbers to make calls through the default dialer or via Bluetooth. To transfer calls over Bluetooth, synchronize call logs, and send SMS, install the free Car Penguin Server app (available at http://carpenguin.com) on your phone.
Additional features include:
- Custom Car Graphics and Device Information
- Weather Updates
- App Browsing and Shortcuts
- Screen Saver
- Sound Recording
- Speedometer
- Calendar Access
- Speed-Based Volume Adjustment
- Notifications and Speed Alerts
