Car Penguin

If your car is equipped with Android, Car Penguin is the perfect head unit launcher to enhance your driving experience. By setting Car Penguin as your default launcher, you can access all the essential features you need during your journey, including maps and navigation, media and music playback, phone calls, and contacts management. With its user-friendly interface, Car Penguin caters to drivers' needs by offering support for multiple languages, various themes, and a bidirectional layout.

Feature Summary

Customized Dashboard

Car Penguin's dashboard is meticulously designed to provide quick access to crucial functions. You can customize both the layout and content to suit your preferences, ensuring a seamless and personalized driving experience.

Important: Every page within the application includes its own options menu. To access these options, simply press the menu icon (often referred to as the hamburger icon) while the page is open.

Maps, Search for Places, Points of Interest, and Turn-by-Turn Navigation

Car Penguin integrates seamlessly with Google Maps to display your current location, address, and traffic conditions. You can configure the map with multiple themes and layouts. Use Google Maps to search for places, save them to lists for future reference, and leverage Google APIs for precise directions and turn-by-turn navigation. Additionally, enjoy other navigation features such as trip statistics and logging.

Playing Music and Watching Videos

Car Penguin features its own robust media player, allowing you to control local audio and video files with ease. Access your album lists and shortcuts to other predefined apps. You can also integrate other popular media providers as external widgets on your dashboard or toggle bar for quick access.

Smartphone Integration

Effortlessly view and dial from your contacts or favorites list using the system's default dialer, or transfer calls over Bluetooth to your smartphone. To sync your call log and SMS, as well as transfer calls over Bluetooth, you'll need to install the free Car Penguin Server app on your mobile device (available at http://carpenguin.com).

Additional Features

• Car Graphics/Photos and Device Information
• Weather Updates
• App Browsing and Shortcuts
• Screen Saver
• Sound Recording
• Speedometer
• Calendar Reading
• Adjust Volume Based on Speed
• Notifications and Speed Warnings

With Car Penguin, your driving experience is not just about getting from point A to point B; it's about enjoying the journey with all the necessary tools at your fingertips.