Android AUTO - official discussion

[admin]

Last release 4.41.13 brings Android Auto support, finally!

I've been focusing on a simple and stable layout reducing the number of functions to the minimum and consequently the risk of bugs.
Android Auto in-car allows apps installed by play store only, so the debug process have been limited to the emulator.

I open this topic to collect your feedback about how the app works in your car (hoping it works ...) and to receive advice for new functions or possible optimizations.

I'm also going to open a new topic in the "Guides and Manuals" section of the forum to better detail how AA works.

[clodi]

Hi Admin,
Thanks for the release.
the app works fine for me.
I noticed that the connection is only possible from the app on the phone and not directly from Android Auto. Is it possible to enable it on Android Auto?
Another thing I'd like to see on Android Auto is the DPF fill percentage (as shown in the app).
If it's not too much to ask, I'd also like to see the units of measurement for the various fields.

[admin]

A first simple user manual available here:
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=31928

[admin]

Hi Admin,
Thanks for the release.
the app works fine for me.
I noticed that the connection is only possible from the app on the phone and not directly from Android Auto. Is it possible to enable it on Android Auto?

It should be possibile, but I preferred to don't be too ambitious in the first release. I already planned to analyze this option in the next releases.

Another thing I'd like to see on Android Auto is the DPF fill percentage (as shown in the app).
If it's not too much to ask, I'd also like to see the units of measurement for the various fields.

Consider that the AA layout is very very limited. I can only follow the predefined template structure without any option to change, move or add anything. It's probably to avoid distractions with too complex graphics.

I tried to make alternative notifications using colors and different icons, but the result won't be like the Android app in any case. The current layout is quite miraculous, considering that most of the other IOT apps I saw use the standard list layout with simple rows for every parameter.

For next release I'm going to study further icon behaviors to simulate the most important information like the Android app.

[clodi]

Thanks Admin, the latest version works perfectly and the DPF fill percentage is very helpful.

[kamil-vag]

Would it be possible to arrange tiles in a custom order? And have this display order of tiles also be preserved in Android Auto?

[admin]

Technically yes, but it's one of the functions that I've always avoided, also in the android app, to keep the app easier to modify. My first target is the usefulness of the information, not the graphics or the convenient functions.