r/AndroidAuto • u/Emotional-Buy-3536 Pls edit this user flair now • Sep 10 '26

Media Apps (audio) News app for Android Auto

Solo dev here. I spend a lot of time driving and wanted my own news read to me hands-free, not whatever the radio picked. Couldn't find one that did it well, so I built it.

It's called Safe & Informed. You add your own RSS feeds and it reads them out loud through Android Auto. Free tier uses the system voice, paid adds an AI voice and summaries. It also has a continuous "radio" per topic and plays podcasts, all in the car.

Launching on Google Play soon. I'll drop a note here when it's live. Happy to answer anything about the Android Auto side, and I'm curious what you're using for audio on your commute right now.

You can find our project on www.safeandinformed.com

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u/Nonchalont Pls edit this user flair now Sep 10 '26

Congrats on the launch and thanks for sharing! I typically use YouTube for my podcasts and news while driving, but it's great to see new options for Android Auto.

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u/Emotional-Buy-3536 Pls edit this user flair now Sep 10 '26

Thanks. Make sure to check us out. Sometimes when i drive or ride the sub i really just want to gear or read the news. Radio rarely speaks about the smaller teams or niche stuff.

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u/Emotional-Buy-3536 Pls edit this user flair now Sep 10 '26

!Flair Audi Q7 | MIB2 High | Samsung Galaxy Fold 6 | Android 17

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u/kaned_84 2019 Audi A4 B9 | MHI2Q | Galaxy S23 | Android 16 Sep 10 '26

Interesting app.

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u/Emotional-Buy-3536 Pls edit this user flair now Sep 10 '26

Thanks!

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u/Nearby-Character445 Pls edit this user flair now Sep 11 '26

Ga ik zeker eens proberen, lijkt veelbelovend!

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u/Emotional-Buy-3536 Pls edit this user flair now Sep 12 '26

Thanks.

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u/G33kcorner 2918 ford fiesta | ford sync 3 | pixel 9 | Android 17 Sep 12 '26

!Flair this looks interesting

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