--- title: 3 simple Android Auto Automations that helped me stop... description: A personal account of setting up Google Home Automations to streamline the car routine with Android Auto. The author notes that most Google Automations are... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/3-simple-android-auto-automations-that-helped-me-stop-wasting-time-in-my-driveway-a3rc0aomf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 3 simple Android Auto Automations that helped me stop wasting time in my driveway | daily.dev og:description: A personal account of setting up Google Home Automations to streamline the car routine with Android Auto. The author notes that most Google Automations are... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/3-simple-android-auto-automations-that-helped-me-stop-wasting-time-in-my-driveway-a3rc0aomf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/a3rc0AOMF.png og:image:alt: 3 simple Android Auto Automations that helped me stop wasting time in my driveway og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 3 simple Android Auto Automations that helped me stop wasting time in my driveway **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of setting up Google Home Automations to streamline the car routine with Android Auto. The author notes that most Google Automations are broken since Gemini's launch, but shares three that still work: a voice command to close the garage, editing the 'Leaving Home' stock automation to turn off smart lights, and using the built-in Good Morning routine for a daily briefing while driving. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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