Use WhatsApp with Android Auto - how it works

Thanks to Android Auto, you can link your car to your smartphone. Only a few steps are required to use WhatsApp. In this practical tip, we will show you how.

Use WhatsApp with Android Auto - how it works

1. First set up your smartphone with Android Auto.
2. You can then download and install WhatsApp from the Play Store.
3. If you want to compose a message now, press the voice command button and say "WhatsApp message to" and then the name of your contact.
4. You can then dictate your message. When you're done, just stop speaking until asked if you're done. Answer this with "Yes".
5. If you get a message, you will see this on the Android Auto home screen.
6. You can then click on the message and it will be read to you.
7. To reply to the message, proceed again as described above.

In the next practical tip, we'll show you how you can listen to music via Spotify with Android Auto.