DashLink Head Unit

Add Android Auto to the Android head unit already in your car. DashLink is an app, not a new stereo: install it on your head unit or car tablet, connect your phone by USB or wirelessly, and get maps, music, calls and messages on the big screen.

When you aren't navigating, the same screen becomes a full car dashboard: speedometers, a trip computer, fuel costs and service reminders. For track days, rallies and 0–100 runs, DashLink Racing adds a lap timer, pace notes and performance tests.

Try every feature free. When the trial ends, DashLink stays free, and Drive or Pro keep the features you want.

★ INSTALL ON YOUR CAR SCREEN, NOT YOUR PHONE

Car screen has Google Play? Install DashLink there. No Play Store (most aftermarket screens)? See the setup guide at dashlink-automotive.github.io/support, then unlock from your phone with DashLink Wireless.

━━ ANDROID AUTO ON YOUR HEAD UNIT · Drive

• USB Android Auto: plug in a data cable and it connects. It recovers cleanly when you unplug and plug back in.

• Wireless Android Auto with no dongle: pair once over Bluetooth, then your phone connects over the head unit's own Wi-Fi every drive.

• Self mode: run Android Auto from the head unit itself, no phone needed.

• Smooth on a 1 GB head unit: DashLink picks the codec, resolution and renderer for your unit. Performance mode keeps slow units smooth.

• Maps, music, hands-free calls and messages read aloud. Auto-start when you start the car.

━━ DOCK MODE: A FULL CAR DASHBOARD · Free

• 7 layouts with live previews: Classic, Cockpit, Cluster, Twin dials, Focus, Journey and Night.

• 6 speedometers: Digital, Chrono and Minimal, plus Corsa, Sport and Hyper with Pro.

• A speed warning at the speed you choose, shown as a red zone on every dial.

• Bluetooth music and your favourite apps one tap away.

• Theme presets and accent colours to match your car's ambient lighting (Pro).

━━ TRIPS, FUEL AND CAR CARE · Free

• Trip computer with Trip A, Trip B and this drive, a digital odometer and custom mileage.

• Every drive logged and exported as CSV.

• Range, fuel left and what each trip cost.

• Reminders for oil, service, tyres, brakes, insurance and registration, by distance or date.

• Works offline. Your driving data stays on the head unit.

━━ PERFORMANCE TESTS · Free

• 0–100 km/h with splits, 60 ft, 1/8 and 1/4 mile with trap speed.

• 100–0 braking, 80–120 overtaking and in-gear tests.

• Road dyno: a power curve from one pull, with gear changes detected.

━━ DASHLINK RACING · Pro

• Track day lap timer: timing to the line, automatic sectors, live delta and a ghost car of your best lap.

• Rally: stage timing from start line to stop control, pace notes written from your recce and called by a co-driver voice, and regularity (TSD) with live early/late.

• Session analysis: theoretical best, speed traces, gap to best, a grip plot and the corners that cost you time.

• Phone sensors: use your phone's GPS and motion sensors for finer data with the DashLink Wireless app.

━━ PLANS

• DashLink Free: dock mode, speedometers, trips, fuel, car care, music and performance tests. Free forever.

• DashLink Drive: adds Android Auto, wired and wireless.

• DashLink Pro: everything, including DashLink Racing, premium speedometers, themes, widgets and steering-wheel keys.

Pay once to keep Drive or Pro.

━━ COMPATIBILITY

Runs on Android head units and car tablets. Android Auto needs a compatible Android phone, plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for wireless or a USB data cable for wired. Features vary by device.

Help: [email protected]

DashLink is an independent app. It is not made, endorsed or sponsored by Google LLC. Android Auto is a trademark of Google LLC.

Drive safely and follow local laws. Use DashLink Racing and the performance tests only on closed tracks, stages or where it is legal.