Car Penguin

Turn your Android car head unit into a powerful, personalized command center with Car Penguin. This intuitive launcher prioritizes what matters most during your drives, providing seamless access to maps, media, contacts, and more. Set Car Penguin as your default launcher and experience a smoother, safer, and more enjoyable driving journey.

Car Penguin boasts a user-friendly interface designed specifically for drivers. It seamlessly integrates essential functions, including maps and navigation, music and video playback, phone calls, and contact management.

Feature Summary

Customizable Dashboard

The dashboard is fully customizable, allowing you to prioritize the information and features you need most, quickly and easily. Access essential functions with a few taps. Note: Each page offers its own options menu accessible via the menu icon (hamburger icon) while the page is open.

Maps, Navigation, and Points of Interest

Leveraging Google Maps, Car Penguin displays your current location, address, and real-time traffic information. Customize map themes and layouts to your preference. Search for places, save locations to lists for future navigation, and utilize Google's powerful turn-by-turn navigation. Additional navigation features include trip statistics and logging.

Music and Video Playback

Enjoy built-in media playback for local audio and video files, complete with album lists and shortcuts to your favorite apps. Integrate other popular media providers as external widgets on the dashboard or toggle bar for convenient access.

Smartphone Integration

Access and manage your contacts and favorites. Make calls using the system's default dialer or seamlessly transfer calls via Bluetooth. Note: Bluetooth call transfer, call log syncing, and SMS integration require the free Car Penguin Server app (available at http://carpenguin.com) installed on your smartphone.

Additional Features

• Car Graphics/Photos and Device Information
• Weather Information
• App Browsing and Shortcuts
• Screen Saver
• Sound Recording
• Speedometer
• Calendar Integration
• Volume Control Based on Speed
• Notification and Speed Warnings