{
  "id": 4859259,
  "title": "Android Auto may finally have a solution for weather info on smaller screens: Jimothy, the raccoon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/android-auto-may-finally-have-a-solution-for-weather-info-on-smaller",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-01T12:09:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/android-auto-weather-raccoon-apk-teardown-3705339/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Android Auto, the mobile app that syncs with a car's infotainment system, is reportedly testing a new weather feature for smaller screens. The development comes in the wake of Android Auto's recent update at Google's I/O conference, which introduced visual improvements and better compatibility with various screen sizes.\n\nHowever, users with compact head units have been missing out on key experiences, particularly weather data, due to the app's limitations on smaller displays. This appears to be a potential solution, with the feature already being manually activated in the latest Android Auto beta. The feature involves a raccoon named Jimothy, who has gone viral on social media and has been incorporated into the new weather display.\n\nAs of now, there is no information on whether Google will roll this feature out on a larger scale. The update was one of several new Android Auto upgrades announced by Google at the annual I/O developer conference. Despite the overall enhancements, the current version of Android Auto falls short for users with smaller screens, leaving out essential features like weather reports.",
  "summary": "No large Android Auto screen? No problem.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Android Auto’s unofficial video player now lets you play games in your car",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/android-autos-unofficial-video-player-now-lets-you-play-games-in-your",
        "published": "2026-08-31T13:19:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "3 hidden Android Auto settings that make every drive so much better",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/3-hidden-android-auto-settings-that-make-every-drive-so-much-better",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:00:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}