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Xtream Player Update Enhances Android Auto for Live TV and YouTube
Confirmed
In Short: Xtream Player's latest update brings quality-of-life enhancements for Android Auto users.
Xtream Player, a popular Android Auto app, has received an update to version 1.7.50, adding several enhancements for both free and premium users.
The update, announced on Reddit, includes improvements for live TV and YouTube streaming, making the app more user-friendly.
Michael Wahlstrom, GM’s executive director of software product management, noted, “People really like CarPlay and Android Auto because they’re so user-centric.”
General Motors has also announced that the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks will feature both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, alongside native truck functions.
The new GM trucks will display CarPlay and Android Auto in a large window alongside native functions such as trailering data, tire pressure, and fuel information.
This change comes after GM faced significant customer pushback for removing CarPlay and Android Auto from its electric vehicles in 2023.
GM’s new approach allows for a more integrated user interface, where CarPlay and Android Auto do not take over the entire screen, but rather coexist with native functions.
CarBuzz reported that the majority of consumers still wanted to use CarPlay and Android Auto, leading GM to reconsider its earlier stance.
The update also addresses a bug similar to the Android Auto problem reported earlier this year, where users experienced a self-conversing voice issue.
Electrek noted that the biggest update hidden in GM’s announcement is the mention of “Updated Android Auto™ and Apple CarPlay” coming to the new GM trucks.
GM’s decision to reintegrate CarPlay and Android Auto into its trucks reflects a shift towards meeting customer demands and improving user experience.
CarPlay and Android Auto will be integrated into a new user interface, allowing for a seamless transition between phone mirroring and native truck functions.
What this adds
The updates to Xtream Player and GM’s infotainment systems aim to enhance the overall driving experience, making it more convenient and enjoyable for users.
What's confirmed
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- “People really like CarPlay and Android Auto because they’re so user-centric,” said Michael Wahlstrom, GM’s executive director of software product management.
What's still developing
- Xtream Player is one of the most beloved Android Auto apps, and for good reason.
- In an October 2025 statement to MacRumors, the company said CarPlay and Android Auto would remain available in gasoline vehicles for the foreseeable future, with a gradual transition toward more integrated software.
- That’s because GM builds its operating system on top of Android Automotive, which is often called Google Automotive Services or GAS when bundled with the full suite of native apps.
- Naturally, this led to some confusion about whether GM was “bringing back” CarPlay and Android Auto to its vehicles.
- Fans of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto who are eagerly awaiting General Motors' new full-size trucks for the 2027 model year might be thrilled to know both those services will be offered on the new Chevrolet and GMC pickups as they go on sale within the next three months.
- But it's way too expensive for automakers to introduce specific infotainment systems for specific vehicles.
- When Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was released in 2004, it allowed players to experience all this and more thanks to a trailblazing soundtrack that incorporated music from numerous eras and genres, allowing gamers to tune their in-game radio station to artists as diverse as A Guy Called Gerald and Patsy Cline.
- The game's in-car radio stations helped players build their record collections Is there anything better than cruising down the highway listening to Skynyrd’s “Freebird” or driving through the bustling city on a sunny day to a soundtrack of James Brown and Bobby Byrd?
- General Motors is blowing it by barring the widely-used Apple CarPlay (and Google’s derivative Android Auto) that allow drivers to bypass vehicle’s infotainment systems, shifting instead to an built-in infotainment system, Google Automotive, for future electric vehicles.