Google clearly agrees, as breakdowns of the latest Android Auto release have discovered secret settings for increasing the number of app drawer columns.

Android Auto may soon show more icons in its app drawer, making it quicker and easier to find what you're looking for.

The Android app drawer, unshackled If you’ve been following my Android-scented ramblings for long, you’ve probably heard me rave about the sheer awesomeness of an app called Panels before.

A new Android Auto version has recently landed in the beta channel, and one of the biggest changes concerns the app drawer ...

With this change, users can continue the same action of scrolling upward to pull up the app drawer and continue browsing for apps. Samsung didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.

A Samsung official confirmed that they are working on integrating a vertical app drawer natively in the next One UI update.