Some GREAT information about how the system works in this podcast.
Episode 23: Re: In Car Nation
Tor and Chet are joined by Gabriel Peal from the Android Auto team. We talk about... cars! And dashboard entertainment systems, and notifications, and navigation, and the Android Auto capabilities available today.
Favorite phrase:
"Duck the audio"
http://androidbackstage.blogspot.com/2015/03/episode-23-re-in-car-nation.html
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User beware! This thing requires a LOT of weird permissions. Lots of dubious reviews from others.
No longer sent from my BlackBerry.
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I'm using, and everything is very normal and good!
(Appz full)
yeah working fine on my htc wildfire guys
Is there any chance to see a port of CarPlay on Android Head Unit ?
UnReal' said:
Is there any chance to see a port of CarPlay on Android Head Unit ?
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No-ones done it yet. As far as I know, it's basically an extension of Airplay.
The problem being you need to either have an Apple Made for iPhone authentication chip in your device or you need to crack their authentication protocol.
leonkernan said:
No-ones done it yet. As far as I know, it's basically an extension of Airplay.
The problem being you need to either have an Apple Made for iPhone authentication chip in your device or you need to crack their authentication protocol.
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CarPlay is a technology promoted by Apple to connect the automotive Head Unit displays to the Apple smartphones. CarPlay allows the Apple smartphone to project a screen to the Head Unit display over USB. The Head Unit can launch and control the applications exposed by the smartphone using touch and knobs / keys. Apple speech assistant software 'Siri' can also be invoked from the Head Unit steering wheel control. CarPlay also allows navigation application, along with voice prompts for directions, to be launched and controlled from the Head Unit. CarPlay is part of iOS versions 7.1 and above. The CarPlay SDK from AllGo provides a fully featured implementation which has been ported on multiple OSes and SOCs. AllGo also provides the associated iAP2 client, gadget driver framework, role switching and audio integration capabilities, thereby offering a one-stop solution to customers eager to go to production in the least amount of time.
www . allgosystems.com / carplay . php
dumareckii said:
CarPlay is a technology promoted by Apple to connect the automotive Head Unit displays to the Apple smartphones. CarPlay allows the Apple smartphone to project a screen to the Head Unit display over USB. The Head Unit can launch and control the applications exposed by the smartphone using touch and knobs / keys. Apple speech assistant software 'Siri' can also be invoked from the Head Unit steering wheel control. CarPlay also allows navigation application, along with voice prompts for directions, to be launched and controlled from the Head Unit. CarPlay is part of iOS versions 7.1 and above. The CarPlay SDK from AllGo provides a fully featured implementation which has been ported on multiple OSes and SOCs. AllGo also provides the associated iAP2 client, gadget driver framework, role switching and audio integration capabilities, thereby offering a one-stop solution to customers eager to go to production in the least amount of time.
www . allgosystems.com / carplay . php
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I was on your website and it's very interresting, but not understanded what you said. Can we expect a port of CarPlay on our Head Unit ?
carplay android
They have know ported an app and a device to let apple CarPlay work on your android head unit
A search for "carplay usb dongle" shows several sellers.
This is the apk that control Carplay dongle...
...if someone can extract the app and study it.
For me the dongle is useless.... It is just one thing to make money!
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I got a hold of one of these units. Here's how it works in some detail.
EDIT: added a video with a little teardown
Hello,
I would like to buy Double din Head Unit with Android Auto support for my 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. The head unit should be able to display a few apps like 'Podcast Addict', 'Pandora', YouTube , my music player etc. and gps maps. I am kind of confused about when a particular app will appear on a head unit with Android Auto support. Like there are some apps like 'Podcast addict' that I would like to use regularly on my head unit. I was wondering will all apps on my phone appear on the head unit or only some with special support for Android Auto. There are also headunits without Android auto support like this one and I was wondering what are the implications of buying one of these since while it has everything I need will other apps not appear because it doesn't have android auto support?
salilsurendran said:
Hello,
I would like to buy Double din Head Unit with Android Auto support for my 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. The head unit should be able to display a few apps like 'Podcast Addict', 'Pandora', YouTube , my music player etc. and gps maps. I am kind of confused about when a particular app will appear on a head unit with Android Auto support. Like there are some apps like 'Podcast addict' that I would like to use regularly on my head unit. I was wondering will all apps on my phone appear on the head unit or only some with special support for Android Auto. There are also headunits without Android auto support like this one and I was wondering what are the implications of buying one of these since while it has everything I need will other apps not appear because it doesn't have android auto support?
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Only a few app will show on android auto.
You need a head unit supporting android. Not android auto.
Podcast Addict works fine with Android Auto (it runs on phone, but is controlled from head unit) units. Most music/audio players I have tried also do, but YouTube will not support video. As noted above, if you want the apps to run directly on the head unit, you want an android HU, not an android auto one.
I drive for a living, but my company car does not support Android Auto. Is the Cartizan cp-11 my best option to add AA to my car?
As far as I understand it, AA requires installation of several additional Google services on my phone. When I installed LOS on my Nexus 6, I did this to avoid all these Google services and apps. So I am looking for an alternative to AA, that enables me to use some of my apps on my car's entertainment screen, but without having to install these Google apps. Basically, what I would like the most, is a way to change between different audio streaming apps, e.g. change from the podcast player to the music player, without the need to fiddle on the phone's screen. My car's entertainment system is capable of receiving audio streams from my phone via bluetooth, and I can simply switch to that mode by switching from "radio" to "media". But that will, of course, always start the app that was used before. When I want to stop listening to music and start a podcast instead, I still need to use the phone.
Is there any chance of achieving what I want without all the supplementary and unwanted Google apps?
I'm wondering the same thing, I really like the idea of Android Auto, but despise how deeply integrated into the Google frameworks it is.
I know it would likely be a tremendous amount of work, but it would be awesome to have something like Micro G for Android Auto that is completely de-googled and lets us use alternate voice command frameworks in addition to the features you already mentioned.
The major reason as to why Google gave birth to its Android Auto service was the fact that it made navigation easier and much safer. The native Android Auto app for your cars and your phone has big, bold icons and elements to view without squinting your eyes while driving.
1. Drivemode: Safe Driving
2. Waze
3. HERE WeGo
4. Car Dashdroid
5. Dashlinq – Car Dashboard Launcher
6. AutoMate Car Dashboard
7. Microsoft Cortana
Cogereinfotech said:
The major reason as to why Google gave birth to its Android Auto service was the fact that it made navigation easier and much safer. The native Android Auto app for your cars and your phone has big, bold icons and elements to view without squinting your eyes while driving.
1. Drivemode: Safe Driving
2. Waze
3. HERE WeGo
4. Car Dashdroid
5. Dashlinq – Car Dashboard Launcher
6. AutoMate Car Dashboard
7. Microsoft Cortana
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I think you may have misunderstood the point of this thread. Those other apps may provide a driving friendly interface on the phone display itself, but DO NOT link with Android Auto compatible head units found in most cars without going through Google's proprietary Android Auto app.
I'm interested in a non-Google app (maybe something like Micro G or even a modded version like YouTube Vanced) that emulates the Android Auto server so it can interact with Android Auto compatible car head units without requiring the Google framework or Gapps to be installed.