Not sure exactly how hard what I want would be, but, I'd like to know if an app dev could repoint the Navigation and Maps buttons in the new DL30 car dock to the Google counterparts. I need the DL30 function to enable audio on my Samsung dock, but I refuse to use Bing/VZ Navigator. I imagine this would be much easier than fixing the desk dock to incorporate the audio button I need, but if someone has one or did it, I'd welcome both.
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Not sure exactly how hard what I want would be, but, I'd like to know if an app dev could repoint the Navigation and Maps buttons in the new DL30 car dock to the Google counterparts. I need the DL30 function to enable audio on my Samsung dock, but I refuse to use Bing/VZ Navigator. I imagine this would be much easier than fixing the desk dock to incorporate the audio button I need, but if someone has one or did it, I'd welcome both.
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the google car dock works great. it points to the defualt apps. you need the stock music player to play music through the aux. i have the stock app for the music player and i use winamp as a widget on my home screen. the google car dock is more customizable than the stock car app.
I just tested, and indeed, this will work. However, if I ever need to navigate, I've got to open the music app, activate the dock, then go back to Maps. What would be REALLY FREAKING AWESOME is if I could swap out something on that app I'll never use, like Search, for a link to the music app. THEN it would truly be a 1 stop shop. Alas, I regret not learning a programming language in times like these. Google was supposed to release a 'build-it-yourself' software, but haven't heard anything on it since it's conception
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I just tested, and indeed, this will work. However, if I ever need to navigate, I've got to open the music app, activate the dock, then go back to Maps. What would be REALLY FREAKING AWESOME is if I could swap out something on that app I'll never use, like Search, for a link to the music app. THEN it would truly be a 1 stop shop. Alas, I regret not learning a programming language in times like these. Google was supposed to release a 'build-it-yourself' software, but haven't heard anything on it since it's conception
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you must still be using the stock car app. find a gapps, jt has one in his van froyo thread. install the card doc and cardock launcher. you have to delete the stock car dock before you install the google.
I tried the google car dock, but it doesn't have the audio switching link. My point is, I want a Google Car Dock that has that option. Or, if possible, a Google Car Dock that has the audio out button AND replaces Search with Music. Know of a way I can crash-learn to edit apk's?
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I tried the google car dock, but it doesn't have the audio switching link. My point is, I want a Google Car Dock that has that option. Or, if possible, a Google Car Dock that has the audio out button AND replaces Search with Music. Know of a way I can crash-learn to edit apk's?
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you have to have the tw music player installed as well. you cant use the aosp music player.
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I think you're missing my point....I know it will work if I keep either the TW music -or- the TW car dock. But that requires additional app switching. I'm looking for a one stop shop. Car dock, points to Google apps, has the audio icon, bonus if it replaces search button with Music link.
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I think you're missing my point....I know it will work if I keep either the TW music -or- the TW car dock. But that requires additional app switching. I'm looking for a one stop shop. Car dock, points to Google apps, has the audio icon, bonus if it replaces search button with Music link.
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i got ya. maybe some one could make just that short cut so you dont have to open the music app at all. you just press that button and use what ever music app you want. i like the honeycomb music app but am stuck with the tw. hey great idea dude.
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I tried the google car dock, but it doesn't have the audio switching link. My point is, I want a Google Car Dock that has that option. Or, if possible, a Google Car Dock that has the audio out button AND replaces Search with Music. Know of a way I can crash-learn to edit apk's?
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Yes an editable car cradle app that has the audio switch button. (and one does does not redirect output to the phone speaker if you exit the app)
Heck I wouldn't mind just having a widget that could turn on and off the audio to usb and not use the car app. I have a folder that has everything in that apps screen and more. If I could just turn on audio Id use that as my Car Home app. Someone give me a widget to switch audio to the USB and nothing more..Pleeassse
Might be time to actually try App Inventor
If you can get that to work, I will tip my hat to you x100. I first tried APK Manager, found in another xda forum. Opened both the stock and the google car docks, and tried copying the differing items in the main layout and the app calls, as best I could figure being a non-programmer. Of course, it was a flop. So, I extracted the icon images from the zipped apk, and tried App Inventor. I got the background loaded, the icons all appeared in a line down the left hand side, and I could only find functions to open the music player and contacts (I think). I can't help but think, the job would be a snap for someone out there with proper skills to replace Bing Maps with Google Maps, VZ Navigator with Google Navigation, and Search with Music Player. Til that day comes, I'll work with what we've got, then buy a Thunderbolt in a couple of weeks and give ole Sammy the bird, permanently
You could try this.
Rename your existing carcradle apk to carcradle.apk.old and drop this one in the system/app folder. It will point to google maps and nav ( first click you must select google nav but after it works every time.) cant help on audio as i dont use a car cradle.
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Rename your existing carcradle apk to carcradle.apk.old and drop this one in the system/app folder. It will point to google maps and nav ( first click you must select google nav but after it works every time.) cant help on audio as i dont use a car cradle.
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Perfect... Thanks dude. I was also curious to see if this could be done. Does this support audo out via USB when docked? If not, no worries. Thanks again.
How do you get audio out with the usb? I thought the usb connection on the dock was just for charging and that the 3.5mm jack was for audio out...
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How do you get audio out with the usb? I thought the usb connection on the dock was just for charging and that the 3.5mm jack was for audio out...
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its not the car dock app thats the problem. you have to use the stock music app. play a song there, press the little phone icon to make the audio come out the 3.5 then pause the music and then go play pandora or whatever.
I run the stock rom and am happy with the apps that are available to me through slideme, Amazon etc.
One thing, how can I get Google navigation (not just maps) without access to the market?
Navigation is built into the maps app for android, but the g tablet doesn't have GPS, so the navigation wont do much good without a Bluetooth GPS receiver or a Bluetooth connection to a GPS enabled phone.
I recently purchased a Kinivo BTC450 for my car which acts as a bluetooth adapter and has an audio out 3.5mm for my car. It has a multifunction button that you can use to launch Siri on iPhones and almost anything on Android. At first I assumed it would open google search but it opened some weird google app that would only allow me to make calls and send texts but then I realized I didn't have the google search app installed. After I installed it, an intent window came up and asked me if I wanted to use the Google Search App. It works fine, the multifunction button launches the Google Search App as it's supposed to and picks up on my voice perfectly through the bluetooth adapter but when it plays back the audio, it's super quiet compared to the music and everything else. I have looked through all the settings in the Google Search App but can't find anything to make it louder. All the volume sliders in the Volume Settings panel are set to max. I've searched google and seen that a lot of people have had this issue but no one has any solution. Help me XDA, you're my only hope!
I use in my car Blaupunkt Cape Town 945 audio/video/Navi/Bluetooth/etc system. It based on specific 4.1.1 ver of Android. It is specific because it has no Google Play Services and Play Store. So all apps can be downloaded from preinstalled Yandex Store, Amazon or ApkPure. Whats more, the unit is rooted by default.
I use Automapa as Navi program. It is very good but I have to pay annual fee for use it. So I want to switch to Navitel based on Open Source Map and it is one time cost to buy the app and have lifetime maps update.
But there is a problem with Navitel. The app is very good and cheap (the best I think for OSM maps) but when Blaupunkt goes to sleep mode (the car engine it turned off) and then I turn on car engine, Navitel rapports that "Application stopped - Wait or Close".
Automapa works properly in this case.
Is any way to workaround this problem?
Hi guys...
I have a Head Unit with Android and HeadUnit Reloaded installed. It work very well... It is best app for head unit to work with android auto.
I have one problem....
When I listen music on Amazon Music and I'm in navigation mode, when the navigation speak it put the music lower and voice of navigation speak but the volume of the navigation voice are lower. If I gain the volume of the head unit when it speak, the head unit gain all the volume not for single app (google navigation)
It is possible to choose the volume level of single app inside android auto? For example I would set the volume of Amazon music to 80% and google maps to 100%.
If I put the volume of the head unit to 10 when amazon music play are 8 (80%) and google maps are 10 (100%) and when the voice of google maps speak the volume of the amazon music go lower and google maps stay 100%
Thanks