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ES300h owners and Lexus owners in general. I am the owner of a 2014 ES300h and want to post the following information and request comments & discussion. Ever hear of ANDROID AUTO? ANDROID AUTO is a new Smart phone application coming to automobiles. Some 2016 models will come factory installed, maybe some 2015 models. Here are some Android Auto web links: From Google: support.google.com/androidauto This is the defining article with specifications and a list of cars expected to have Android Auto. Couple of Android phone web site reviews: http://www.androidcentral.com/android-auto http://www.android.com/auto/ and a “hands on” Wall Street Journal article and video http://www.wsj.com/articles/android-auto-review-the-smartphone-finally-finds-its-rightful-home-in-the-car-1432641601?KEYWORDS=Joanna+Stern http://www.wsj.com/video/android-auto-video-review/D117CE2C-7146-48FA-AAB6-8806A5F0DFAA.html and a word from General motors: http://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-to-offer-android-auto-and-apple-carplay-on-chevrolets-1432754125 I hope you will appreciate the advantages of Android Auto after you review the articles. Full disclosure – I am an individual and have NO connection with Google, Lexus, Android Central or Android.com. The above is the “Good News” IF you have the right car and an Android phone with Android 5 operating system (“lollipop”). I have a Verizon Galaxy 3S phone that is just about ready for an upgrade and I have a Lexus 2014 ES300h. I can upgrade the phone to the Galaxy 5S or 6S, but will Lexus upgrade the 2014- 2015 models for Android Auto? Will Lexus install Android Auto on the 2016 models? Trouble is, I can find no information from Lexus mentioning Android Auto !! One of the few times Google search has come up empty. Does anyone have any information about Lexus and Android Auto? Hopefully someone from Lexus will respond with a posting saying what plans (if any) Lexus has for Android Auto. I will also post this request in the General Chat forum. Thanks, look forward to some replies.

ES300h owners and Lexus owners in general. I am the owner of a 2014 ES300h and want to post the following information and request comments & discussion. Ever hear of ANDROID AUTO? ANDROID AUTO is a new Smart phone application coming to automobiles. Some 2016 models will come factory installed, maybe some 2015 models. Here are some Android Auto web links: From Google: support.google.com/androidauto This is the defining article with specifications and a list of cars expected to have Android Auto. Couple of Android phone web site reviews: http://www.androidcentral.com/android-auto http://www.android.com/auto/ and a “hands on” Wall Street Journal article and video http://www.wsj.com/articles/android-auto-review-the-smartphone-finally-finds-its-rightful-home-in-the-car-1432641601?KEYWORDS=Joanna+Stern http://www.wsj.com/video/android-auto-video-review/D117CE2C-7146-48FA-AAB6-8806A5F0DFAA.html and a word from General motors: http://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-to-offer-android-auto-and-apple-carplay-on-chevrolets-1432754125 I hope you will appreciate the advantages of Android Auto after you review the articles. Full disclosure – I am an individual and have NO connection with Google, Lexus, Android Central or Android.com. The above is the “Good News” IF you have the right car and an Android phone with Android 5 operating system (“lollipop”). I have a Verizon Galaxy 3S phone that is just about ready for an upgrade and I have a Lexus 2014 ES300h. I can upgrade the phone to the Galaxy 5S or 6S, but will Lexus upgrade the 2014- 2015 models for Android Auto? Will Lexus install Android Auto on the 2016 models? Trouble is, I can find no information from Lexus mentioning Android Auto !! One of the few times Google search has come up empty. Does anyone have any information about Lexus and Android Auto? Hopefully someone from Lexus will respond with a posting saying what plans (if any) Lexus has for Android Auto. I will also post this request in the General Chat forum. Thanks, look forward to some replies.

Hi, I am considering installing an aftermarket dash board cover in my (2014) ES300H. Any comments or suggestions? I looked at the material swatches at local Lexus dealer --- quality did not appear to be all that good and dealer was not all that enthusatic. Looked on the internet --- there are several companies that claim "perfet fit", long lasting, etc. My question --- Has anyone had experience, good or bad, with aftermarket dash board cover installed in a recent model (2010 to present) Lexus? Wold appreciate your comments. Thanks for your time.