diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index f74b367..06de5a4 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
                 <data android:scheme="vaani" />
             </intent-filter>
 
+            <!-- for android auto -->
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="com.google.android.gms.car.application"
+                android:resource="@xml/automotive_app_desc" />
+
         </activity>
         <!-- Don't delete the meta-data below.
              This is used by the Flutter tool to generate GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java -->
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/xml/automotive_app_desc.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/automotive_app_desc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b210ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/xml/automotive_app_desc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<automotiveApp>
+  <uses name="media" />
+</automotiveApp>
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