Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Samsung launches car dashboard app for Galaxy S III


(Credit: Samsung)

Longtime Android users who are familiar with the old-school Motorola Droid will remember its Car Home app that presented users with a simplified interface for interacting with apps designed for use in the car. Samsung continues that tradition today with the announcement and launch of its new Drive Link app for the Samsung Galaxy S III.


The app's welcome screen features large, easy to read weather conditions and date and time information along the top edge. Occupying the center of this screen is a summary of the next scheduled appointment in the phone's calendar with a trio of links to set an the event's address as a destination, to call a contact associated with the appointment, or to ignore the appointment altogether. Dropping down into the main menu, the user is presented with three large shortcut buttons for the Samsung music player app, the navigation app and destination search, and the hands-free calling system. There are also shortcuts to other apps that are designed for use in the car, such as TuneIn internet radio. Samsung expects the list of additional in-car apps to expand in the future.


The main menu features shortcuts to the three major in-car functions: music, navigation, and phone.


(Credit: Samsung)

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