Only 1 label button (with label and optional icon) is allowed per template.
Button order is specified by the app.
Android Auto example
AAOS example
Template support
All templates support the action strip. Sometimes the action strip can reside in
the header.
Guidance
Use action strips for secondary or tertiary actions, rather than primary actions
– except on the Navigation template.
For details about when the action strip is displayed on the Navigation template
and when it’s hidden, refer to Visibility of action strips.
On templates with maps, the action strip can include up to 4 buttons, as shown
in these examples.
Android Auto exampleAndroid Auto example
Android Auto example
Pan mode
In pan mode, only the full-screen map and map action strip buttons are
visible. Pan mode is used for rotary and touchpad inputs.
For the pan button, apps can provide 2 icons: one for entering pan mode,
and one for exiting. The icon for exiting pan mode should clearly indicate
that it provides a way to exit. For example, this button can show an
**X**.
Visibility of action strips
The app library generally takes care of showing and hiding the action strip and
map action strip in the map-based templates based on user interactions, as shown
below.
When a map-based template opens, the action strip and map action
strip are visible. If 10 seconds go by with no user interaction, and if the
action strip and map action strip do not have user focus for rotary input,
they disappear. (Exceptions are noted below.)When the action strip and map action strip are hidden, any user
interaction with the screen will cause them to reappear.
Exceptions
Apps can flag actions in either action strip as persistent to keep them from
disappearing.
The app library may hide the action strip on small screens after 10 seconds
even when there is rotary focus, to minimize clutter.
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