Written Android App Review
Car shopping can be a hassle. So why not do it on your Android instead? The AutoTrader.com Android app makes it easier to do just that.
Features
Reviewed by Valerie Lauer
Utilizing GPS integration, a detailed feature list and customizable search results, the AutoTrader.com Android app allows users to search for their perfect ride. Are you after a cost effective midsize sedan in red? Or a rough and ready pickup with a nav system? This app can help you find it fast.
According to the site’s President and CEO Chip Perry, AutoTrader.com is visited by over 1 million customers each month. And the demand for used cars is only rising.
Search options offered in the app include: make, model, location, distance, age, price range, engine, transmission, color, body style, seller type, drive, doors, fuel, mileage, and other miscellaneous features. You can also search by keyword.
Other than sporting a stellar search feature, the AutoTrader.com Android app also allows you to scan a car’s VIN to see similar vehicles for sale in the area, can provide you with a handy dealership list and even sync with your My AutoTrader account for easy access to saved results. View photos of cars and reach out to sellers right from the app.
Layout & Design
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Sporting the site’s signature orange, blue and green motif, the AutoTrader.com Android app will look familiar to fans of the original.
Search options are well organized. A handy top tab design changes depending on the page you are navigating. Once you view results a dedicated share option appears in the upper right-hand corner for easy access. Try posting photos of your top pics to Facebook if you want an outside opinion before you buy.
Additional settings, the VIN scanner and dealership lists can be accessed by pushing your Android’s menu key. The AutoTrader.com Android app is neat and tidy and quite easy to use, earning this app top marks under layout and design.
Value
Like its partner site, the AutoTrader.com Android app is free to download and use. That means you will have to contend with the occasional advertisement gumming up the works. In most cases these can be quickly skipped.
The app is much more user friendly and polished than AutoTrader’s mobile site. According to Perry the company thinks the leap to Android will be extremely profitable to the group. Tapping in to 48 percent of the smartphone population is good for business, no matter how you look at it.
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Android Apps Review Details: AutoTrader.com Android app is free. This app requires Android 2.1 and up. You may download AutoTrader.com from the Android Market.
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