19:13 01-05-2026

Google Testing Android Auto Alarm Controls on Car Display

Google is testing a new Android Auto feature that addresses a real everyday gap: the ability to control your phone’s alarm directly from the car’s display. According to Pepelac News, the system could soon let you snooze or dismiss an alarm without ever touching your phone.

Right now, Android Auto doesn’t handle this well. When your phone alarm rings while connected, you can’t properly control it from the car’s display. You end up reaching for your phone, hunting for the clock app, or trying voice commands—an unnecessary distraction while driving.

The clues came from Android Auto version 16.8.161804, where journalists discovered traces of the upcoming feature. When enabled, Snooze and Stop buttons appear on the car’s screen—the first lets you postpone the alarm, the second turns it off entirely. These controls show up both in pop-up notifications and in the notification panel.

It’s a belated but obvious move for Android Auto. The platform has long served as the primary smartphone interface inside the car, with navigation, music, calls, and messages all mirrored on the vehicle’s display. Yet somehow, the alarm clock was a weird holdout.

Some reports suggest that similar control was once possible using Google Assistant. However, Gemini currently doesn’t support this use case, so dedicated on-screen buttons seem like a more dependable fix.

There’s no official launch date yet. Google is also working on other Android Auto enhancements—earlier code explorations hinted at upcoming climate control integration.