Your Android desktop,
on the car screen.
KoalaMirror gives the factory Android Auto head unit its own Android display — not a copy of your phone's screen. Any app on the dash, phone free, screen off if you like. No custom ROM, no flashing, no laptop.
Full Android on the car screen
The head unit becomes a real second display with its own launcher and its own focus — not a phone-shaped mirror.
Your phone stays yours
The car runs its own desktop while the phone stays free — take a call, answer a message, or leave the screen off. Nothing on the dash is a copy of what's in your hand.
Every major root
Magisk, KernelSU, and APatch are all first-class. Missing Zygisk? ReZygisk is auto-provisioned on deploy.
Any app, not the short list
Maps, music, video, messaging — your entire Android desktop on the car display, not just the handful of apps Android Auto decides to allow.
Private by design
Minimal diagnostics and signed remote config. Your files, contacts, and messages never leave the phone.
Read the privacy policy →Drive it with the car's own controls
Plenty of head units have no touchscreen at all — and the best button is usually the one already on the wheel.
Rotary and D-pad head units
The dial steps through items on the projected screen, the four-way nudge switches areas, the center press opens.
BMW iDrive · Mazda Commander · Audi MMI
Your car's buttons, mapped
Press a button on the wheel and KoalaMirror learns its signal — one action on tap, another on long press.
Back, Home and Recents where they belong
The navigation bar lives inside Android Auto's interface, not floating above it — so a rotary knob can reach it.
Or hand the layout back
Prefer Android Auto's split view? Turn the layout rewrite off in Mirror settings — the navigation buttons stay.
Buttons you don't map are handed to Android Auto untouched. And rotary turns, the four-way nudge, confirm and back always stay its own navigation — they can't be remapped, so no shortcut can lock you out of the car's interface.
Three steps to the car
From a rooted phone to a mirrored dash in minutes — everything happens on the phone.
Root your phone
Magisk, KernelSU, or APatch — if you're here, this part is probably done already.
Install & deploy
KoalaMirror sets up its module for you — one tap, one reboot. No flashing zips, no command line, no computer.
Connect & drive
Plug into Android Auto as usual — your desktop appears on the head unit.
Tested across versions
Verified on real devices and emulators. The floor is Android 12L (SDK 32).
| Android Android Auto | 17.6 | 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.8, 16.9 | 16.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 · 16 · 17 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| 12L · 13 · 14 | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
10 Android Auto releases tracked · last checked 2026-09-05
Requires Google Mobile Services on the phone · nothing is installed on the car side
Simple pricing, no surprises
Every new account starts with 30 days of full features. After that, Basic keeps your apps on the car inside Android Auto's own layout — free, with no time limit. Full adds the full-screen car layout, its navigation bar, and rotary or button control.
Basic
No card · no expiry
- Your phone's apps on the car display
- KM Launcher as the car home screen
- Runs inside Android Auto's own layout
Annual
Auto-renews · cancel anytime
Everything in Basic, plus
- Full-screen car layout, with Back / Home / Recents
- Rotary and D-pad head units
- Steering-wheel & physical button shortcuts
- Custom display density (DPI)
- Mirror settings unlocked
5 Years
Pay once · no auto-renew
Everything in Annual, plus
- One payment, no renewals
- Works out to $12 a year
Android Auto keeps changing — your license funds the ongoing work that keeps projection compatible.
Requires a rooted device · one active device per license, transfer anytime · prices in USD · secure checkout
Questions, answered
Root, compatibility, privacy — the short version. The full list keeps growing.
Do I need root?
Yes. KoalaMirror runs with root and needs a Zygisk runtime. Magisk works out of the box; on KernelSU or APatch, the app auto-provisions ReZygisk during deploy.
Do I need a custom ROM or to flash anything?
No. KoalaMirror is a regular APK. Install it, tap Deploy, reboot once — the app provisions everything by itself. No flashing zips, no command line, no computer.
Does it work with my car?
If your car or aftermarket head unit runs Android Auto, KoalaMirror can project to it. It rides on the standard Android Auto connection your car already supports — nothing is installed on the car side.
Can I map my steering-wheel or head-unit buttons?
Yes, with full features. KoalaMirror detects the button you press and lets you assign one action on tap and another on long press — projected Home, Recents, Back, opening a specific app, or running a root command. Buttons you leave unmapped are passed to Android Auto unchanged.
Put your desktop on the dash.
Download, deploy, and see your own apps on the head unit in minutes — 30 days of full features, then Basic stays free.
KoalaMirror
Projects your full Android desktop onto the factory head unit through Android Auto. Navigation, media, messaging — whatever runs on your phone now runs on the dash.
KM Launcher
A minimal, car-friendly home screen — transparent over your projected wallpaper, with a fixed low-distraction dark theme and big, glove-friendly tiles. Editable grid, system widgets, and standalone by design.
KoalaMirror requires a rooted phone · the Launcher runs on any Android 8.0+ device