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                  messaging services in the car</div>
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          <div class="landing-h1">Extending Android to Cars</div>
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          <p>Before you start building, check out the
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            <div class="landing-h1">Developing for Android Auto</div>
            <div class="landing-subhead">The APIs for building Auto-enabled apps
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                  Extend audio apps such as music, radio, and audiobook players
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