Best car audio apps for Android Auto in 2018: Stream music, podcasts, and audio books

So, we decided to sift out some of the best Android Auto apps that could brighten up your daily commute while maintaining a distraction-free atmosphere.
In case you're driving some older wheels or simply can't enjoy the sound of a V8 engine, your single entertainment during longer rides is most certainly music. Here are the best music-streaming apps that seamlessly work with Android Auto and flaunt simplified car mode interfaces. Note that all of them are similarly-styled, with the only differences being a couple of colors here and there as well as the items in the overflow menu, housing your music library and playlists.
Music
In case you're driving some older wheels or simply can't enjoy the sound of a V8 engine, your single entertainment during longer rides is most certainly music. Here are the best music-streaming apps that seamlessly work with Android Auto and flaunt simplified car mode interfaces. Note that all of them are similarly-styled, with the only differences being a couple of colors here and there as well as the items in the overflow menu, housing your music library and playlists.
Podcasts
Okay, why listen to music when you can entertain yourselves other ways and even learn a thing or two while doing that? Podcast apps are a grand staple of the Android Auto experience and deserve their own gallery selection. Boasting the same general interface as music apps, the only differences are hidden into the overflow menu and, of course, your content.
Audio books & Radio
Thanks to the wondrous magic of technology, you no longer need to read books, you can simply listen to them while you're commuting! Or, you know, you could just listen to a particular radio station by simply installing its app. There's a slew of apps for Android Auto that let you do just that, here are our favorites.