Ever since Android Auto was announced at Google I/O last year, I really wanted to have it in my car. Unfortunately, I am not in the market for a new car, or even a $800 car stereo that supports Android Auto.
With that in mind, I set out to make an app called AutoMate that gives a similar experience to Android Auto. After five months of work, I am close to releasing a beta version. I am very excited to share some early screen shots with you guys today.
Would you see yourself using something like this? I'd love to hear some thoughts and opinions! I can't give an exact release date just yet, but I am hoping for the end of March.
I also created a g+ community that I will be using when the app is ready for beta testing. Please feel free to join to get updates about development.
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Tnx broo
Congrats men, look very similar to android auto, is a very good option, i test your app and report, and also tell to my friends
Thats got alot potential man! looking good. I've got a in-dash nexus 7 ready to test
AMAZING!
Sign me right up!
Great work man ! it looks very promising, I surely would like to install it on my galaxy Note 1 running CM12 !
if the app can be triggered by connecting a Bluetooth device or a car-mount (Driving mode) that would be perfect !
keep up the good work, best luck
Correct me if wrong, but AutoMate is (or will be) a "regular" app, right ?
It is not Android Auto, or a direct alternative to AA. IE if I build an app with Android Auto features, it will not automatically have those features used in the same way as AA.
I mean no offense, and I am not attempting to criticize what this app is doing, but I think it needs to be made clear that this is not AA, nor is/will it be compatible with AA.
For these reasons, perhaps a post here in the AA section might be misplaced.
If it does what it does well, and people like it, that's great, and I look forward to seeing an APK posted.
Can't wait to try this out in my car install. Would be more than happy to test it for you if needed. Keep up the good work!!
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Correct, it's a regular app. Sorry if I was not clear. It's not affiliated with AA or compatible with AA in any way. The reason I posted it here was because some users expressed frustrations with not being able to run the AA UI on their phones, and this app provides an alternative.
mikereidis said:
Correct me if wrong, but AutoMate is (or will be) a "regular" app, right ?
It is not Android Auto, or a direct alternative to AA. IE if I build an app with Android Auto features, it will not automatically have those features used in the same way as AA.
I mean no offense, and I am not attempting to criticize what this app is doing, but I think it needs to be made clear that this is not AA, nor is/will it be compatible with AA.
For these reasons, perhaps a post here in the AA section might be misplaced.
If it does what it does well, and people like it, that's great, and I look forward to seeing an APK posted.
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Why is this tagged as Beta? it's not available to download. This is at most a teaser, in which I don't see the point. Post when you actually have something to share.
I'm willing to be a tester. I love what you are doing. I have a pioneer AVH-X4700BS so I'd love to see what your app looks like on my 7inch touchscreen. Congrats man
Bit, this looks amazing, I am very excited for this, will this require a minimum version of android? I have a parrot asteroid smart that runs android gingerbread 2.3.7 and I would love to be able to run this on there so I wouldn't have to buy a new head unit. Thanks!
HiWhatsUpNothin said:
Bit, this looks amazing, I am very excited for this, will this require a minimum version of android? I have a parrot asteroid smart that runs android gingerbread 2.3.7 and I would love to be able to run this on there so I wouldn't have to buy a new head unit. Thanks!
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Not trying to be a jerk. Buy it says 4.2+ in the post title.
billydroid said:
Not trying to be a jerk. Buy it says 4.2+ in the post title.
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Yep.. I saw that when I just got the notification that someone replied.... Hahaha
Gator Brah said:
Thats got alot potential man! looking good. I've got a in-dash nexus 7 ready to test
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This looks awesome, can't wait to test the beta.
I have been using the beta with my in-dash Nexus 7 for a few days and I like it, I like it a lot, it is well designed and easy to navigation however it is a real shame (due to Android / Google play service limitations) that turn by turn directions will leave the app.
I suppose paying for the premium features and having it as the home screen is a good workaround.
Check out the OP's Google+ page. There's a link to download the APK to test it out.
So would this app replace the launcher on my android head unit in my car or is it meant for the phone side of it?
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Didn't see a topic on this, did a search so apologies if there is one...
"Bump" that application that the iPhone adverts seem to feature heavily is now on Android. It basically just shares your contact info with another phone by "bumping them together":
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/1...ick-contact-sharing-app-not-iphone-only-anym/
Downloaded it today and it's pretty good, free aswell.
Seems ok. My only quarrel is it uses some internet service to store/transfer your contact info(is this how the Iphone does it as well?). I'd prefer it turn on and use bluetooth instead. idk just my 2c
Anyone know if we can or if sometime in the future we'll be able to bump android to iphone?
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Anyone know if we can or if sometime in the future we'll be able to bump android to iphone?
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I'm pretty sure the current android app works with the iPhone app but the new iPhone app has some new features we don't have as of yet.
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Didn't see a topic on this, did a search so apologies if there is one...
"Bump" that application that the iPhone adverts seem to feature heavily is now on Android. It basically just shares your contact info with another phone by "bumping them together":
http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/1...ick-contact-sharing-app-not-iphone-only-anym/
Downloaded it today and it's pretty good, free aswell.
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That program looks disturbing and sleazy.
1) by proximity I presume? then how do you know it isn't being set off automatically? I.e. on a subway when the train lurches and someone happens to be standing next to you...
2) goes through your whole contact list and compares them using a 3rd party service? Ouch -- SERIOUS security failure here.
can't find it in market. lots of stuff has disappeared? Camera Zoom FX, Snap Photo Pro, Mobile Defense. What the heck! Where did they go?
Greeting everyone, Obviously my name is Rizzo.
I am looking into getting the Aria here pretty soon as ATT has them for $29.99!
Now I am a car guy right to the bone, So I started looking into this entry level Android phone because I heard of just one app. Torque.
Can someone please look at their Android Marketplace and see if it's listed ?
Second thing is after I gain some trust and post enough, I'd really really like to barter services.... Dude can I work on your car so you'll work on my phone ?
EY SKARED!
Thanks for reading.
Looks like there is a free version as well as a paid version. Never heard of it before but looks like a great tool for the do it yourselfer car mechanic!
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Awesome, Now I have to see one and play with it at the store.
Thank goodness there's a Mac version of some things I'll have to do to this phone.
I'm obviously a newbie, but since I"m using a Nexus 7 (with Autodroid currently) as the head unit for my car, I'm wondering if it's possible to use (or adapt?) Auto, when it comes out, to the Nexus 7? I'm sure it's possible, but what might be involved? Is it practicle?
I have some programming experience, but it's been a long time. Nevertheless, it might be fun to try if it's not too involved.
Thanks to all who contribute to these forums!
I'm pretty sure it comes built in with cars so unless your willing to buy the hardware idk...
I might be wrong though. xx
~Kate xoxo
Check out AutoMate!
Im also running a nexus 7 as my head unit. Came back this forum with the same question..... would android auto be ported to a tablet? Im pretty happy with my my nexus running pure android but you know curiosity killed the cat....
AutoMate? That looks very interesting.
Maybe I don't know where to click, but I don't see much about it other than it's "Android Auto, re-imagined for phones and tablets". It's a horrible search name, since the search noise makes it impossible to search for.
I can't see it on Google Play. I joined the community, but there's no news from anywhere or anyone that I can see about it, only unanswered comments from other people who have joined. What am I missing? Can I download this somewhere?
Thanks!
The g+ community has a small description section explaining what AutoMate is, along with some screen shots. It's currently under development with a target for early April.
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AutoMate? That looks very interesting.
Maybe I don't know where to click, but I don't see much about it other than it's "Android Auto, re-imagined for phones and tablets". It's a horrible search name, since the search noise makes it impossible to search for.
I can't see it on Google Play. I joined the community, but there's no news from anywhere or anyone that I can see about it, only unanswered comments from other people who have joined. What am I missing? Can I download this somewhere?
Thanks!
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Thanks for that. I see it now.
I'll be very interested in how this plays out. Currently I've got my Nexus 7 running pretty well as a head unit, but it could always be better!
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Im also running a nexus 7 as my head unit. Came back this forum with the same question..... would android auto be ported to a tablet?
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I think this will be figured out.
But Google is likely to resist and may not allow apps that help on Google Play.
Who cares, there is a lot of apps available only on xda, it will be one of it !
http://storage.googleapis.com/andro...developers_backstage/ADB 23 Reincarnation.mp3
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Everything Is just processing and everything just happens on phone, video is just sent to head car unit and displayed on screen, it's 100% sure that there is a way to baypass this and just use phone screen as head unit screen, that's it
brainscollector said:
Everything Is just processing and everything just happens on phone, video is just sent to head car unit and displayed on screen, it's 100% sure that there is a way to baypass this and just use phone screen as head unit screen, that's it
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From Google's perspective, to some extent, yes.
But head units can add "external" features, like Pioneer's AM/FM and HD radio.
These "external" features might even be possible to "internalize" to some extent, to avoid the hassles and UI discrepancies that mode buttons bring. (Not positive yet.)
I have noted there is a protocol between phone and head unit. It's not a simple hardware type connection like HDMI/DVI for video for example.
This is an extensible protocol of course, and future possibilities are limitless. I'll write some more of what I've found on the developer mode thread I started.
So I have a DVD headunit which I purchased last year it has better specs than those of Windows CEs but still was wondering what is the minimum required hardware to run Android Auto or to port it?
the one i have is this > http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/295405311.html?orderId=60478515687114
It would be great if I could run a newer version of Android on that.
thanks
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You can't
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Anything is possible.
It's just "very, very difficult" without Google's source code.
Without the Google code (which I doubt will be released), or code from a non-trivial reverse engineering project, I think it would become merely "very difficult", especially for Chinese devices with no documentation.
tatail said:
So I have a DVD headunit which I purchased last year it has better specs than those of Windows CEs but still was wondering what is the minimum required hardware to run Android Auto or to port it?
the one i have is this > http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/295405311.html?orderId=60478515687114
It would be great if I could run a newer version of Android on that.
thanks
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I thought i'd bump this because i have found something that may interest you after looking for something similar for ages:
It's called automate https:// plus.google. com/communities/102908788212710276577 it's a clone of android auto that you can install as an apk and looks amazing!
stewartie4 said:
I thought i'd bump this because i have found something that may interest you after looking for something similar for ages:
It's called automate https:// plus.google. com/communities/102908788212710276577 it's a clone of android auto that you can install as an apk and looks amazing!
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hey thanks for the link, but do you think this will be able to run on Android 2.3?
stewartie4 said:
I thought i'd bump this because i have found something that may interest you after looking for something similar for ages:
It's called automate https:// plus.google. com/communities/102908788212710276577 it's a clone of android auto that you can install as an apk and looks amazing!
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Automate is an app that looks somewhat, sort of similar to AA, but it's not AA, and it won't be able to take advantage of all the AA enhancements Google will be putting out over the next several years.
I've written an Android Auto Headunit app that can turn a tablet or phone into a basic AA compatible headunit. It works with the standard Google AA app and will continue to support it as it, and my app, get new features.
Tablets on a dashboard have some disadvantages compared to "real" head units.
So I'm now looking at the most popular Chinese headunits, and I'd like to try to get my app to run on the more popular ones at least. If it looks more or less like a standard Android device, which is pretty likely, it should work...
I'm about to post release #2 of my app on my thread in this section if anyone wants to try.
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Automate is an app that looks somewhat, sort of similar to AA, but it's not AA, and it won't be able to take advantage of all the AA enhancements Google will be putting out over the next several years.
I've written an Android Auto Headunit app that can turn a tablet or phone into a basic AA compatible headunit. It works with the standard Google AA app and will continue to support it as it, and my app, get new features.
Tablets on a dashboard have some disadvantages compared to "real" head units.
So I'm now looking at the most popular Chinese headunits, and I'd like to try to get my app to run on the more popular ones at least. If it looks more or less like a standard Android device, which is pretty likely, it should work...
I'm about to post release #2 of my app on my thread in this section if anyone wants to try.
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My week keeps getting better! does your app support jellybean? as I know a lot of headunits out there (even good spec ones) are stuck on 4.1
Thanks!
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My week keeps getting better! does your app support jellybean? as I know a lot of headunits out there (even good spec ones) are stuck on 4.1
Thanks!
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It seemed to work on my stock Xperia P with 4.1.
It's currently configured to require 4.0 minimum, but there is some small chance it could even run on 2.3, if a good H264 decoder is present.
It's still pretty new but I was wondering what if anybody has seen Android Auto?
What do you think of it?
Do you think it's better/worse than Apple's CarPlay?
It seems pretty cool from a developer's standpoint - you can actually create apps to use in the car!
I've seen demonstrations of both at the Chicago Auto Show. To me, I don't see why you would compare one to the other. I think early adopters that are going to want this at this point in time are well established in the ecosystem of their choice and they are going to pick the one that matches their ecosystem.
Well i just have to say it... The design of carplay is catastrophic compared to auto... There i had to put that out
I haven't seen it in person, but it looks pretty good in my opinion.
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jkcarp94 said:
I've seen demonstrations of both at the Chicago Auto Show. To me, I don't see why you would compare one to the other. I think early adopters that are going to want this at this point in time are well established in the ecosystem of their choice and they are going to pick the one that matches their ecosystem.
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I agree that people who are well established in their ecosystems will pick one over there other -- but is that really good for innovation? It seems like we aren't really pushing to develop new interactions but rather trying to shove the same ideas into a car ecosystem... just a thought
Good
The pioneer AVH-4100NE is shipping right now for... 700$...
Someone know when will Google put this app to store?
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Someone know when will Google put this app to store?
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The app is available in the store.
Seen it. Bought it.
jarahsames said:
It's still pretty new but I was wondering what if anybody has seen Android Auto?
What do you think of it?
Do you think it's better/worse than Apple's CarPlay?
It seems pretty cool from a developer's standpoint - you can actually create apps to use in the car!
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The pioneer head unit supports fully both AA and Carplay. Either way, it's a win, win for me. I've been using sync up until now, and unfortunately many of my mobile/auto apps do not work as expected with the new lollipop. So far I am impressed. How developers will use this should be interesting. My phone as always been part of my car so most things are already out there for use, but who knows what other great features have been overlooked and are waiting for creative development.
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The app is available in the store.
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How is it call? Can you give me a link?
Or it built in maps? I can't find it...
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How is it call? Can you give me a link?
Or it built in maps? I can't find it...
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Its called android auto
killa2009 said:
Its called android auto
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Look at that, this play store throws..
Please, give me a link.
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Look at that, this play store throws..
Please, give me a link.
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Check out "Android Auto" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.projection.gearhead
Required Android 5.0+
Thx mate!