So I read on a number of websites that Google is going to pull AA from the Play Store, in favour of their own Google Assistant Driving Mode. I recently bought a Pioneer AVH 7200 head unit, specifically because of the Android Auto functions - I hate having a mount on my window or dashboard with my phone in it. Besides, this head unit has a 7 inch touch screen, making it a lot easier to read in the car.
Now, at first, I didn't really care because I figured AA would probably revert to an app that just didn't do anything if you booted it from the app drawer, forcing people to use Google Assistant Driving Mode if they don't have an AA head unit. However, now I see messages pop up about AA being removed from the app drawer completely on some Pixel phones, yet working fine when connected to a head unit with AA. Here lies my problem: because Google hasn't officially released AA in my country (the Netherlands), I need to download it from APKMirror or any other APK source that isn't Google Play. Unless they decide to release AA in the Play Store somehow, I'll probably lose this functionality somewhere in the near future, rendering my €600 head unit useless. Or is Google planning on integrating AA into Android completely, like CarPlay is fully integrated in iOS? That way, AA will probably finally arrive in the Netherlands.
Has anyone got any idea?
As far as I know, they are going to complety integrate it.
In some pixel phones it is now a system app and you can launch it's normal configurations through system configuratios.
fadinizjr said:
As far as I know, they are going to complety integrate it.
In some pixel phones it is now a system app and you can launch it's normal configurations through system configuratios.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have a Pixel 3a XL, and would love to dump Android Auto for the assistant driving mode. Any instructions for selecting this option?
Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using Tapatalk
hilker09 said:
I have a Pixel 3a XL, and would love to dump Android Auto for the assistant driving mode. Any instructions for selecting this option?
Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Driving mode is for when you are using the phone in a mount or something like that. Android Auto is for when you are using your phone connected to a head unit.
fadinizjr said:
Driving mode is for when you are using the phone in a mount or something like that. Android Auto is for when you are using your phone connected to a head unit.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, here in the US, I have Android Auto on my phone only. I don't have a head unit in my car. I would like to use driving mode, though.
Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using Tapatalk
Are you on the latest beta update? They say it's working like this now.
fadinizjr said:
Are you on the latest beta update? They say it's working like this now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't see a beta for Android Auto on my play store.
Sent from my Pixel 3a XL using Tapatalk
Related
Is there any way to get mirrorlink working on the Nexus 6?
Not sure what mirrorlink is. Do you mean Miracast? If so, I don't believe it works. Chromecast works great for screen mirroring your Nexus 6 to a HDTV.
Found this searching for compatibility... One application for MirrorLink for those that didn't know is Pioneer head units like the AppRadio so you can mirror your phone's screen onto it...
any luck?
Is MIrrorlink compatible with the nexus 6? If so, anybody know how to enable it?
My understanding....
spillytime said:
Is MIrrorlink compatible with the nexus 6? If so, anybody know how to enable it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
From what I have been told neither Mirrorlink nor AppRadio are compatible with Lollipop in general and the nexus 6 specifically. Your only option at this point is Android Auto which works well if you have the supporting HU from Pioneer. However, at this time, not many developers have made their applications compatible with it. When the 2016 car models start rolling out with AA preinstalled in their HU, then I believe we will see a flood of apps moving into the platform.
Google needs to start supporting MirrorLink on Nexus phones. I have a Nexus 6 and the Pioneer AVH-4100NEX.
Android Auto has been a horrible experience so far. It worked at first, for a couple of months, and then I don't know why (Android update maybe?) but suddenly it stopped working and hasn't worked since.
Even when it did work, there were some VERY annoying things:
1) if your phone is plugged into the USB cable, Android Auto launches, and as long as you're still plugged in I couldn't find any way to temporarily get out of Android Auto (such as if I want to check my email or some other app on the phone). Or if I want to listen to a YouTube video (or watch it from my phone, lets say I'm the passenger ok?), then I'd have to un-plug the USB which means my phone isn't charging.
2) The other really annoying thing is that Android Auto limits developers in how many screen clicks user would need to do to get to content (including, clicking the down arrow to browse through a long list). Where this is a problem for me for example, is my Spotify playlists. Android Auto will only display about 10 or so of my playlists.
So I find myself disconnecting the phone from the cable and just streaming over bluetooth.
In fact at first I was really upset that my phone was no longer launching Android Auto at all and stopped working with my Pioneer AVH-4100NEX, but now that I am just able to leave the phone charging all the time and have full access to my phone apps, all my spotify playlists, and am just streaming over bluetooth I'm not really sure I want to fix Android Auto.
What I really want at this point is to just MIRROR my phone screen to my head unit. This way no matter what I want to watch or listen to, it doesn't matter if "Android Auto" supports it or not. I can put on YouTube videos, or anything I want.
So this gets me back to Mirror Link, I don't know why Google or Motorola is not supporting it, MirrorLink from what I've seen should be another viable option for Android users (and for now I think a better option than Android Auto)
I'll be posting this reply as a separate topic as well, here and in Google's forums because it needs some attention.
Thanks
Ill repost this here as well
You have to take into account the many laws in different places concerning cell phones and driving. In some places you can get a ticket just for having your phone in your hand while driving. And now they are cracking down even harder on it. Also some OEM have been known to block some cars from working with devices like that. It was found that one samsung device had a list built into the OS that blocked a number of different cars from working with Android Auto. This I can only assume came from the Car manufacturer.
If I had a nickel for all the distracted drivers around me, well, I'd have a lot of nickels!
I have a Verizon Galaxy Note 5 (unrooted of course) and a Pioneer AVH-4100NEX car stereo that I run Android Auto on. Just downloaded an app called RockScout to try it out with MirrorLink since the Pioneer supports that as well. Noticed that when you start the app if you hit the back button it allows you to mirror the entire phone screen to the radio with full touchscreen functionality. (I have a parking brake bypass installed). Have only seen this capability with AppRadio Unchained Reloaded and only with rooted phones. Not sure if this is intentional or not. Has anyone else experienced this with MirrorLink apps? It's kind of cool because I have been wanting to use Audible through my radio but there is no Android Auto support yet. This allows it. Probably wouldn't use it for much else as that could be too much of a distraction.
Can't run the app on my avh-x5600bhs with cd-ml100 add on. Any ideas?
jp6304 said:
I have a Verizon Galaxy Note 5 (unrooted of course) and a Pioneer AVH-4100NEX car stereo that I run Android Auto on. Just downloaded an app called RockScout to try it out with MirrorLink since the Pioneer supports that as well. Noticed that when you start the app if you hit the back button it allows you to mirror the entire phone screen to the radio with full touchscreen functionality. (I have a parking brake bypass installed). Have only seen this capability with AppRadio Unchained Reloaded and only with rooted phones. Not sure if this is intentional or not. Has anyone else experienced this with MirrorLink apps? It's kind of cool because I have been wanting to use Audible through my radio but there is no Android Auto support yet. This allows it. Probably wouldn't use it for much else as that could be too much of a distraction.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Where 2 get the bypass? I want that !
coolguy71261 said:
Can't run the app on my avh-x5600bhs with cd-ml100 add on. Any ideas?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not sure about your stereo but on mine I had to change the phone connection to Mirrorlink from Bluetooth or Android Auto. When it connects the screen will show the Rockscout app. Then hit the back button and it reverts to a full mirror of the screen. Can't run the app until phone is connected via Mirrorlink.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
shollywood said:
Where 2 get the bypass? I want that !
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It was installed when I had the stereo put in. They didn't even ask if I wanted it. They just did I it. I hear they are pretty cheap and easy to install. I believe you can find them on Amazon.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
jp6304 said:
Not sure about your stereo but on mine I had to change the phone connection to Mirrorlink from Bluetooth or Android Auto. When it connects the screen will show the Rockscout app. Then hit the back button and it reverts to a full mirror of the screen. Can't run the app until phone is connected via Mirrorlink.
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My one+ one doesn't have mirrorlink, but the app doesn't use traditional mirror link, if not mistaken.
Bump
It works on Appradio 4 with my rooted S5 and my unrootable S6 but it doesn't work well. Whenever to hit the home button it restarts the Rockscout app and you have to go through the splash screen again. It makes it difficult to quickly toggle to the TouchWiz home screen. Of course you can use the "back" key, but that's annoying if you're several layers deep in an app and just want to get to the home screen. I wish we could reprogram the home button after Rockscout launches.
Hi,
Anyone has some information about Android Auto Wireless?
Pioneer presented the first AA wireless headunit 2 weeks ago.
I think VW Discover Pro MIB2 with latest FW can support AA wireless as there are some codings for this .
Is there an new version from AA for wireless support ?
There is no such option in the latest APK on play store
Interested about news and reviews on wireless Android auto units...I read all the news / press release and see few videos of the units but we have to wait until March / April for release...
I emailed Kenwood about theirs, but they just said they did not have a release date available yet
This looks legit.
Can someone with a Nexus or Pixel confirm this?
http://piunikaweb.com/2018/04/13/good-news-can-now-access-android-auto-wirelessly/
Looks like today's update from the play store has it.. if you don't see the update, you can get the latest version from apkmirror.
melophat said:
Looks like today's update from the play store has it.. if you don't see the update, you can get the latest version from apkmirror.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Latest one on there is 27th March
Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
afaik the HU will require Wi-fi for wireless android auto.
I can confirm that the Discover Media MIB2 with Navigation (I have one in my 2017 Tiguan MK2) has Wifi built in, and the headunit coding does have options for both wireless Car Play and Wireless Android Auto. However, these are both SWaP (Software As Product) functions so need activation codes from VW to enable.
I have successfully enable WiFi on my head-unit, but there isn't much you can do with it since all the connected features require VW CarNet, which isn't available in New Zealand.
Currently using the jvc kw-m845bw that supports Wireless Android auto. Currently driving right now with the wireless Android auto working. It's a nice feature, but it would be much nicer if carstream worked on it.
rester555 said:
Currently using the jvc kw-m845bw that supports Wireless Android auto. Currently driving right now with the wireless Android auto working. It's a nice feature, but it would be much nicer if carstream worked on it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi, @rester555
Could you please let me know, how phone and car are connected? Bluetooth or wi-fi? How AA is started? Are you starting manually?
So, wireless thing is new for me, that is why asking?
Thanks in advance.
wertasd said:
Hi, @rester555
Could you please let me know, how phone and car are connected? Bluetooth or wi-fi? How AA is started? Are you starting manually?
So, wireless thing is new for me, that is why asking?
Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
@henno88 Sorry for the late post. So when I connect my car it seems to be handshaking on bluetooth and wifi when the head unit is connected. I think when I make calls it's connected to bluetooth, but when I activate Android Auto, it's connected via wifi. I am driving a 2013 ford focus with the JVC KW-M845BW. For my phone, I am using the Pixel 2 XL unlocked variant.
---------- Post added at 02:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:45 PM ----------
To everyone here. Carstream also allows you to play youtube videos on the Android Auto as well now with version 2.0.
Tried to apply "How To use Android Auto Wireless!" but is halted
Hi
Sorry if I mess threads and things up, but I don't know where to stage my question???
I have followed the instructions in xda video "How To use Android Auto Wireless!" on Youtube and I have a question on one of the stages.
At one point I get a screen where I can choose on "Toggle Wifi on Power" among other things, and the video doesn't tell me what to do. There are no OK button or equivalent.
I can't post a pic or link to pic while I'm new here.
Samsung S9 as Master (Not rooted)
Samsung S6 as slave (Not rooted)
Mazda CX-5 2017.
Stationed in Stockholm, Sweden.
Help??
Do many people use this currently for Wireless Android Auto?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ge...droid-3-0-proxy-gateway-android-auto-t3813163
and
https://9to5google.com/2019/08/29/android-auto-4-6-kill-phone-ui-assistant-driving-mode/
I have Kenwood DMX 8019dabs and samsung s8+ with 9.0 pie (rooted)
Android auto wireless and mirror link works just great. I mean really great!!
Android auto is 4.7 and there is carstream and aa browser what i use.
I have to do nothing just plug usb to phone, set u p wifi from kenwood and thats it.. now whitout usb cable....
Android Auto wireless, in a Saab 9-5
Nice!
hugo_nz said:
I can confirm that the Discover Media MIB2 with Navigation (I have one in my 2017 Tiguan MK2) has Wifi built in, and the headunit coding does have options for both wireless Car Play and Wireless Android Auto. However, these are both SWaP (Software As Product) functions so need activation codes from VW to enable.
I have successfully enable WiFi on my head-unit, but there isn't much you can do with it since all the connected features require VW CarNet, which isn't available in New Zealand.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Replying to an old post, I know, but has there been any development on using the Discover Media built-in WiFi with wireless Android Auto? I have enabled WiFi in my Mk7 Golf and find that it is similarly useless in Australia - can't even stream music. Wireless AA would be absolutely awesome.
Hi,
I've seen some fairly old information about enabling the "allow 720p video output" option in developer options, resulting in better quality image on certain head units. I wanted to try this out for my Ford Fiesta, but the setting seems to disable itself as soon as I leave the Android Auto app, and even if I enable it and plug straight into the car it seems to have no effect (not sure if head unit doesn't support it, or the app, or both).
I'm using a Nexus 6P. Tried reinstalling the app and it made no difference. Android Auto: 3.1.581054-release
Anyone else had this issue?
I saw this Android Police post https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...ow-message-previews-hd-graphics-apk-teardown/ - it looks like Google are setting up to make HD projection functionality official, but for the time being I'd really like to play with these options.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
Shure your car support 720p resolution?
henno88 said:
Shure your car support 720p resolution?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm not sure no, but the app seems to reset the setting all by itself regardless of whether or not I connect it to the car - so like I said, I don't know if it's the app or the head unit.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
Maybe your car doesn't support this.
This causes AA to reset this option.
What car?
AA wireless working on your Nexus?
Any wireless settings in AA app ?
henno88 said:
Maybe your car doesn't support this.
This causes AA to reset this option.
What car?
AA wireless working on your Nexus?
Any wireless settings in AA app ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Maybe, but that doesn't really make sense since as I mentioned, it being reset is completely independent of whether or not I connect it to my car (happens as soon as I close the app and open it again) and for all the app knows I could easily be connecting it to a different car next which does support it.
It's a Ford Fiesta Mk8 (2017 onwards). The car doesn't support wireless AA. I don't see any mention of it in the app - I think I read that it only launched in the US? I'm in the UK.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
Have the same "bug".
I try it with my Galaxy Note 8 (Stock) and Note 3 (Custom ROM). I install crankshaft on my Raspberry Pi and activate 720p and 1080p.
If i activate the suppord for 720 and 1080 it works one time. After i close the AA-App its disabled.
If i plug my phone on again, i see a error, that my phone or "car" is not supported.
The option in Open Auto / CrankShaft is still activated.
I read somewhere that this issue should be fixed in next release of Android Auto.
tomechio said:
I read somewhere that this issue should be fixed in next release of Android Auto.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just installed 3.2.581534-release and it looks like the issue has been resolved. 720p and 1080p output seem to stay on after killing and relaunching the app. I'll test it in my car tonight but without the car, it works
Enabling the option really makes a big difference in my case. I drive a Skoda Superb 2018 and Waze looks totally pixelated without this option on. I was going to post this question in the forum because I also encountered the issue of disabling the 720p output when closing the app but I'm glad it appears to be fixed now.
ljo13 said:
Just installed 3.2.581534-release and it looks like the issue has been resolved. 720p and 1080p output seem to stay on after killing and relaunching the app. I'll test it in my car tonight but without the car, it works
Enabling the option really makes a big difference in my case. I drive a Skoda Superb 2018 and Waze looks totally pixelated without this option on. I was going to post this question in the forum because I also encountered the issue of disabling the 720p output when closing the app but I'm glad it appears to be fixed now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep it's fixed for me as of an update a couple of weeks ago as the option is sticking, but sadly it looks like my car doesn't support it.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
Hi
Sorry these are probably stupid questions, but I'm having such a hard time finding answers for them.
Is Android Auto a proprietary system that only works with Google's software?
If I have a rooted LineageOS phone without Gapps, will I be able to connect my phone to a car with Android Auto?
Is Android Auto just an app that runs on a smartphone? Then I would guess I should be able to get any app to display on the car's screen? Based on search results I'm assuming that's not so easy, or maybe not possible at all. Then what's the technical limitation preventing me from displaying whatever I want on the head unit and getting input from it? Is there encryption involved?
Thanks in advance.
AA is a client-server app. The head unit of your car should be compatible with it, that is, it should be manufactured to support AA. From the phone's point of view, the AA app should be installed from Google Play store, if the OS is less or equal to Android 9, or it is built-in the OS from Android 10. I do not know if AA could work in your OS, but you can try. Download the AA apk from apkmirror and try installing it. If you do not have a car with an AA compatible head unit, then don't even think to try.
Not all apps in Google store are compatible with AA, they have to be built to work in AA.
In principle, what AA does, is mirroring your phone's display on your car's infotainment display.
Sent from my SM-T860 using Tapatalk
Thanks. By client-server do you mean phone-car or phone-car-internet?
I'm less concerned right now whether I can get the apk working or not, and more whether I'll be able to develop on it in the future.
Is the Android Auto app open source? Where is the source code?
Basically what I'm asking is "Can I develop my own software to run on my phone and interact with the car's infotainment system without using any proprietary software?"
My car doesn't have Android Auto. I'm trying to decide whether my next car should have it, or whether it's going to be doomed to be obsolete 3 years after I buy it and I should just get an older model without Android Auto.
The client is your phone and the server is the head unit supporting AA. If internet is used by the apps, then you'll need an internet connection also, but AA itself does not require internet. The only thing it does is mirroring.
If your car does not support AA, then your only option is to replace / install the head unit with one that supports AA.
As far as I understand, AA is open source: https://source.android.com/devices/automotive/start/what_automotive
So you will be able to develop apps that will run on AA too. But you will still need the support on car's head unit. AA works wired (usb cable connecting your phone with the head unit) or, in the newly-released Android 11, wireless, provided that the head unit supports it. It should work wireless in Android 9 and 10 also, but only with certain Google or Samsung devices.
This is AA users forum: https://support.google.com/androidauto/community?hl=en
Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk
Hello,
I have the same situation: LineageOS (Android 11), no GApps, no google services, no Google Account, No Google playstore.
When I understand you right, I only need the Android Auto apk. (and of course some apps, that support Android Auto, like Mapfactor navigator, Spotify...)
The Android Auto app (which mirrors the GUI of my user app to the Cars display) doesnt need neither a mobile data connection nor any of the Googel services (google push and so on).
Can someone confirm this?