A car head unit launcher for maps, navigation, media playback, contacts, and more.

Have an Android-based car system? Car Penguin brings the essentials for your journey to the forefront. Set it as your default head unit launcher for a better driving experience. Its driver-focused interface provides easy access to maps and navigation, a music and media player, phone calls, contacts, and other key features. Car Penguin supports multiple languages, themes, and bidirectional layouts.

Feature Summary

Customizable Dashboard

The dashboard is designed for quick access to vital functions, with options to customize its layout and content.

Important: Each page in the app has its own options menu. To see it, tap the menu icon (hamburger icon) while on the page.

Maps, Place Search, Points of Interest, and Turn-by-Turn Navigation

View your current location, address, and traffic on Google Maps with configurable themes and layouts. Search for places, save them to lists for easy navigation, and get directions using Google APIs for turn-by-turn guidance. Additional features include trip statistics and a complete travel log.

Music Playback and Video Watching

Car Penguin includes its own media player for local audio and video files, with playback controls, album lists, and a page for app shortcuts. You can also add widgets from other popular media providers to the dashboard or toggle bar.

Smartphone Integration

Access your contacts and favorites to make calls using the system dialer or transfer calls via Bluetooth to your phone. For call transfer over Bluetooth, call log sync, and SMS features, install the free Car Penguin Server app (available at http://carpenguin.com) on your mobile device.

Other features include:

- Custom Car Graphic/Photo and Device Info

- Weather Updates

- App Browser and Shortcuts

- Screen Saver

- Voice Recorder

- Speedometer

- Calendar View

- Automatic Volume Adjustment Based on Speed

- Notifications and Speed Alerts