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[Q] App that mirrors the screen to use it as a HUD

Hi there. I need an app that mirrors the screen of my android phone to use it as a HUD in my car. I've already found an app that shows the current speed mirrored, but i would like to have it for other apps, too. So that i can use apps like Google Maps Navigation with my front window.
I googled a lot, but i sadly didn't find anything...

I'm confused.
You want this displayed ... how? where?
Please share the name/developer of the other app you've already found. Give us an idea of what you are talking about.
When you say HUD (heads up display), the only thing I can think of is some sort of projected display on your windshield
THAT WOULD EFFING AWESOME!!!!

if i understand Phexi right, he wants to put his phone under the windshield in a way that enables you to see the reflection of the screen in the windshield. works great during night trips.
usual problem - everything is mirrored.

wow that's a good idea!

deltaalpha23 said:
if i understand Phexi right, he wants to put his phone under the windshield in a way that enables you to see the reflection of the screen in the windshield. works great during night trips.
usual problem - everything is mirrored.
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This is exactly what i wanted to tell you
Yeah, the "evrything is mirrored" can be a problem, but with the help of a homescreen widget (maybe with a mirrored text ) it should be possible to switch back very easily
With an AMOLED display it should look very good (when the rest is black), but it has to be mirrored to work.
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SpeedView - Check it on Market. It works great on my i7500. It shows speed, time, distance travelled, etc.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/speed/com.theswirlingbrain.speed
http://www.appbrain.com/app/cgspeed/cg.android.speed2
http://www.appbrain.com/app/hudy-lite/com.hudy
http://www.appbrain.com/app/gpspeedo/org.homelinux.pwarren.gpspeedo
http://www.appbrain.com/app/androhud/net.davidtanzer.androhud
I think 5 is enough. Any of these float your boat? (those all *should* have mirrored "HUD" settings so when laid on your dash under your windshield you get the effect of the BMW HUD above. I haven't tried any of them personally, though.)

chjade84 said:
I think 5 is enough. Any of these float your boat? (those all *should* have mirrored "HUD" settings so when laid on your dash under your windshield you get the effect of the BMW HUD above. I haven't tried any of them personally, though.)
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He isn't looking for a speedometer, he wants to mirror his screen for all apps, so that way he can use the maps app or the navigation app or any other app of his choosing and see it on his windshield. Before you go off on your next pissy fit, read carefully.

i bet it wont be that hard to make......if no one can find one, i bet i can make one....

Maybe Cyanogenmod can incorporate it into his RenderFX mod.

neoobs said:
He isn't looking for a speedometer, he wants to mirror his screen for all apps, so that way he can use the maps app or the navigation app or any other app of his choosing and see it on his windshield. Before you go off on your next pissy fit, read carefully.
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Wow... feel better?
You are right, I didn't read carefully - I read looking for a HUD, scrolled down saw more HUD talk, more talking of speedo HUD's, so I wen't on appbrain and looked for some.
Just trying to help. I guess this another forum I'll stop contributing to. I don't need to deal with know-it-all jerks like you, I get enough of you people in real life.
Sorry OP, just trying to help. I don't see any way to do it unless you made the OS and all the apps (at least the relevant ones) mirrored in a custom ROM.
Goodbye.

HUD
rkrishnan2012 said:
i bet it wont be that hard to make......if no one can find one, i bet i can make one....
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Would you be able to? I'm looking for something similar - at least have the directions (via google nav perhaps?) & speed mirrored on the windscreen.
If possible, please share

BUILD IT!!!
rkrishnan2012 said:
i bet it wont be that hard to make......if no one can find one, i bet i can make one....
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If you are the first to do it, you could easily charge $1 and make a mint...I would recommend a trial version with a, say, 14 day trial period.

like so:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqtHZE-8fCw
is this it?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.scientific.car&hl=en

Any progress on this? This would be an excellent app idea but due to my limited development knowledge someone else will have to work on it. This app will allow anyone to use their phone/tablet to project image on a semi-reflective surface and serve as a cheap full-screen navigation/media center solution.
I will be willing to purchase it as an initial customer and even make a small donation for its development.

How bout the app up there?

No, the app in the link only mirrors some text based info. We need something that can flip the display contents on the y-axis. This way when you project the screen contents the reverse text and graphics appear normal. I do not believe there's anything in the market that currently offers to do this.
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it should be easy to develop.
Or not?

Any updates on this anyone? There seems to be niche demand for this thereby warranting someone to do the great work.
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Just guessing here but I would think that this would be easier accomplished baked in as a feature of a launcher or a ROM rather than an app
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[App][2.2+] AutomateIt - Automate Your Android !

AutomateIt is a simple automation tool for your Android device.
The application lets you define a set of your desired behaviors in response to events on your Android device. Each behavior/rule is defined as a pair of Trigger-Action that can be selected from a large set including SMS, bluetooth, wifi, location, headset, applications, battery and more triggers/actions.
AutomateIt provides a default set of useful rules to get you started:
Low battery warning
Quiet at night
Normal sound mode at morning
Max volume when headset unplugged
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Unmute by SMS
Create your own rules with AutomateIt or use its built-in Rules Market with thousands of rules created and shared by AutomateIt users and use them on your device!
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I really like the idea of this, being so heavily configurable, but it doesn't do the 1 thing that I want. I want to turn off screen lock when connected to my home wifi. There's already a dedicated app for that, so it looks like I'll have to stick with that for now.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.benhirashima.unlockwithwififree
If you do update this to include that action, then I'll be all over it! Cheers for the hard work.

Can it be moved to SD?

Can you make that i can select multiple triggers, if one, or more because true (or all true), then execute it.
Also to have more actions per rule would be nice =D

johncmolyneux said:
I want to turn off screen lock when connected to my home wifi
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I have another post on my blog that you can vote for some features that were already requested by other users. Enable/Disable screen lock is one of those features and I believe it will be included in one of the next updates.
AutomateIt - Vote for feature
brantje said:
Can you make that i can select multiple triggers, if one, or more because true (or all true), then execute it.
Also to have more actions per rule would be nice =D
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I'm afraid that's only possible using the Pro version.
nxdu said:
Can it be moved to SD?
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Nope. Since AutomateIt has a service running it cannot run from the SD card (at least that's what google is recommending)
If you have some workaround you can suggest I'd love to hear it...

To bad i don't have a CC, because then i would buy the pro version.
Can i buy it via SMS or so?

The pro version is only available through the Android Market

I tried automateit and it was not reliable in the one function I needed most which was "enable bluetooth when plugged into power" and "disable bluetooth when power disabled"....I'd find bluetooth left on or find it off when it should be on....finally went back to the dedicated app.
I also recall it not doing other functions such as "run app x when power enabled" "close app x when power disabled"....alternatives would be checking for home wifi ssid or any method of it knowing I'm "home". (I run wired tether as soon as the phone is plugged in to tie the phone to the local lan )

famewolf, I don't know which version you have tried but a lot of things has changed in AutomateIt in the last few months and the rules that you described are exactly the ones I have defined for myself and they work flawlessly (a list of all my rules and other ideas is available here).
I also didn't get any report about these functions from any of the users who downloaded the app (>25,000 users...)
I'd appreciate it if you give it another chance and report any errors to me so I can resolve them (just press "Help !" on the About screen if you encounter any error).

Muzikant said:
famewolf, I don't know which version you have tried but a lot of things has changed in AutomateIt in the last few months and the rules that you described are exactly the ones I have defined for myself and they work flawlessly (a list of all my rules and other ideas is available [URL="[/URL]).
I also didn't get any report about these functions from any of the users who downloaded the app (>25,000 users...)
I'd appreciate it if you give it another chance and report any errors to me so I can resolve them (just press "Help !" on the About screen if you encounter any error).
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I'm willing to give it another go but I think my usage might also be a factor...if I toggle airplane mode on/off to get the radio to go to 3g vs E then the app has to handle resyncing the bluetooth which also got turned off and back on for example. My home phone have bluetooth links so when I dock the phone it links to them etc...
Does it support importing and exporting of rules yet? I can see where a webpage where you could checklist the rules you wanted and it builds you a customized ruleset being very nice.

famewolf said:
I'm willing to give it another go but I think my usage might also be a factor...if I toggle airplane mode on/off to get the radio to go to 3g vs E then the app has to handle resyncing the bluetooth which also got turned off and back on for example. My home phone have bluetooth links so when I dock the phone it links to them etc...
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I'm not sure what you mean by that. What do you mean that the app has to handle resyncing the bluetooth ?
famewolf said:
Does it support importing and exporting of rules yet? I can see where a webpage where you could checklist the rules you wanted and it builds you a customized ruleset being very nice.
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Yes. AutomateIt supports backup and restore of your rules (I think it's supported for over two months now so you probably tried a VERY old version...).
As for having a webpage to select rules and build a customized ruleset, I agree that this could be nice but currently I prefer focusing on adding more features to the App. maybe someday I'll build someting like that...

It would be great to have a WiMax on/off option for those toting Evo's, etc.

Don't want to crap on your app... but how is this any different from Tasker?

johncmolyneux said:
I want to turn off screen lock when connected to my home wifi.
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if that's the only thing you want, then i can recommend DelayedLock with the Wifi plugin </advertisement>
brunes said:
Don't want to crap on your app... but how is this any different from Tasker?
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it's cheaper xD

Not sure if Android gives same access as WinMo, but during a phone call if I set it down on a flat surface it would automatically switch to speaker-phone, and switch back when picked up. Is the same possible on Android with this App?

I can't figure out how to use this app.
I would like WiFi to be triggered "on" when entering my house, as well as WiFi triggered "off" when leaving my house. I rather not trigger WiFi on/off each time I want it to.

JVogler said:
Not sure if Android gives same access as WinMo, but during a phone call if I set it down on a flat surface it would automatically switch to speaker-phone, and switch back when picked up. Is the same possible on Android with this App?
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I know the sense roms do this. along with ringing louder if the prox sensor is triggered ie by being in your pocket.
Nice app so far, less powerful tasker, more user orientated. thanx!

brunes said:
Don't want to crap on your app... but how is this any different from Tasker?
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my exact thought

Reserved...

an app called tasker is thousand times better...

Any way to disable front camera?

Is there any way to disable the facing camera?
Any toogle switch for that as Xposed module or App?

Why do you want to disable it?
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Why?
padhu1989 said:
Why do you want to disable it?
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Why do you need to disable it you can just simply don't use it.

Because i want to?! Actually no need to explain why.
I want it!.....if possible.
But ok.....I feel uncomfortable if a camera always watches me
It is like on my Laptop. I have disabled it in the Hardware Settings. If i need it i'll enable it.
And don't tell me you've never heard about webcam fraud.

I want the moderator to ban me.

Just stick a black piece of tape into it.
Or disassemble the phone and put the tape behind the glass.
You're gonna regret it, Snapchat is the new trend...

In the case that i really wanna use it it would be too complicated.
I was also thinkin about that.....Till now i have no use of Snapchat.
And i think that will last for a while. I am not the Hardcore chatter.

I'd use a black marker - maybe even a permanent one, if you wish.

Also an idea. But still i would prefere a software based solution if possible.

mokkami said:
Also an idea. But still i would prefere a software based solution if possible.
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If software can disable the camera then software can enable to camera. If there is a way to disable the camera with software then a good hack can enable the camera.

Google might be buddies with the NSA but I highly doubt the front camera is watching you
Besides, I'd be more worried about them secretly tracking you using GPS, Wifi or cell tower triangulation
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If software can disable the camera then software can enable to camera. If there is a way to disable the camera with software then a good hack can enable the camera.
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Not if you do not have administration rights and can handle this somehow in that way. Damit i'm rooted.
But switch as a widget or something can show if it is active or something.

CitizenLee said:
Google might be buddies with the NSA but I highly doubt the front camera is watching you
Besides, I'd be more worried about them secretly tracking you using GPS, Wifi or cell tower triangulation
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I know i can't be 100% save. And it also not only against google.
It is also against all the other Apps which want your contacts and all other data which they want but which is not nesessary for an App to work.
I'm already restricting a lot with XPrivacy.
And from the Aluminuim Helmet i am still far away
But the useless collection of data annoys me.
Actually i have nothing to hide.
But i do it out of protest. And because i do not need most of the features which track me, give me advertising and other Bull****. I like it minimal (maybe i should buy not a smartphone, but without that i cant be on XDA ^^)
But it is not you who decides if you have something to hide or not. I even do not use Payback cards

mokkami said:
I know i can't be 100% save. And it also not only against google.
It is also against all the other Apps which want your contacts and all other data which they want but which is not nesessary for an App to work.
I'm already restricting a lot with XPrivacy.
And from the Aluminuim Helmet i am still far away
But the useless collection of data annoys me.
Actually i have nothing to hide.
But i do it out of protest. And because i do not need most of the features which track me, give me advertising and other Bull****. I like it minimal (maybe i should buy not a smartphone, but without that i cant be on XDA ^^)
But it is not you who decides if you have something to hide or not. I even do not use Payback cards
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I do actually agree with you
I also hate how we're treated as "products" by companies these days.... Facebook, Google, you name it. They exist to monetise their users and their personal information.
Like you I block a lot of apps from accessing my data and location etc... but I think you're out of luck with the camera other than using some tape!

The price for "Everything is Free" mentality. I even do not have a paid choice in this case ^^
And often i can not live without them anymore. Too used to these damn things. The strategy worked.
But i closed down my Gmail account. Now i use a russian provider:laugh::laugh::laugh:
And we are not treated as products. In the view of Google, Facebook and so on we are products.
Every product has some kind of properties. These properties are used to make personalized advertisement
So they want to sell me things which i never bought till now. For me this PA thing never worked. Ok i'm trying to avoid it is far as possible

mokkami said:
Is there any way to disable the facing camera?
Any toogle switch for that as Xposed module or App?
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Find phone without front cam like samsung a80 stock rom patch your camera

Lousy, or rather NO NFC support

I was under the impression that this phone had MFC support. But after turning on NFC, trying my yubikey, notifying the nfc are I realized that the NFC is only for Google pay. What!
Ok actually I managed to use it between two phones to share url:s
But, common! Why not proper NFC? Google pay is not present here, and I have at least 5 devices that support nfc that is not working with this phone, the most annoying thing being my yubikey.
This is beyond bad actually...
The hardware is there but the software is strangled? Why remove something like this?
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t.sjostrom said:
I was under the impression that this phone had MFC support. But after turning on NFC, trying my yubikey, notifying the nfc are I realized that the NFC is only for Google pay. What!
Ok actually I managed to use it between two phones to share url:s
But, common! Why not proper NFC? Google pay is not present here, and I have at least 5 devices that support nfc that is not working with this phone, the most annoying thing being my yubikey.
This is beyond bad actually...
The hardware is there but the software is strangled? Why remove something like this?
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Apple only enables NFC for Apple Pay, I guess this part of HTC's new plan to emulate Apple.

Is this for real? Can other users confirm that there is no NFC Bluetooth pairing nor support for other accessories?

Look here confirms it: http://www.technobuffalo.com/videos/htc-one-a9-hands-on/
But would be nice if any one else tried it as well
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I've just tried it & worked flawless transferring pictures & websites. Connected to BoomBass but music does not play through it unfortunately.
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Just tried nfc tag and works fine

weepatc said:
I've just tried it & worked flawless transferring pictures & websites. Connected to BoomBass but music does not play through it unfortunately.
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Interesting, I tried to share a picture with my existing phone and nothing happened. I then tried to share a contact and I received the Beam sound on my MotoX, but no transfer. Now, nothing happens when I bring the 2 devices together. Did you do anything more than bring the devices together to test NFC?

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Interesting, I tried to share a picture with my existing phone and nothing happened. I then tried to share a contact and I received the Beam sound on my MotoX, but no transfer. Now, nothing happens when I bring the 2 devices together. Did you do anything more than bring the devices together to test NFC?
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I transferred from this device to my M8, maybe that's the difference, transferring from HTC to HTC.
To answer your question, when you hear the beam notification you tap the screen on the device your transferring from. Hope this helps.
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TechnoBuffalo said:
Finally, let’s talk briefly about NFC. The One A9 supports NFC in the United States and in other regions where Android Pay is available, but it’s only for Android Pay. NFC doesn’t have access to read/write to the phone’s storage, which means you can’t use it to initiate a file transfer.
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http://www.technobuffalo.com/videos/htc-one-a9-hands-on/
Can someone confirm if this statement is accurate?

I just tried beaming an image to my wife's Samsung a3 which worked ok. Tried the other way round and the A9 opened Google play? and transfer failed. So the standby may well be correct

NFC Yubikey worked with my M8 but not the A9. As crappy as it is, it does work with an OTG cable.

digitalcandy said:
NFC Yubikey worked with my M8 but not the A9. As crappy as it is, it does work with an OTG cable.
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Try the latest version, it updated today and works on my A9.

Took a bit to figure out, but my Yubikey works with NFC on the A9. That said, you have to put it in the right orientation.
Place the back of the Yubikey directly to the left of the camera bump, flush against the case. Hold for three seconds. You might have to rotate the key slightly or move it a bit to ensure the tag is read. It's definitely not the best experience, but it's usable.

I'm trying to use a 3rd party app and it's not reading it. Using it outside the app should load a website... it doesn't. Sometimes if I put the gold button on top of the camera it will make the error beep. I also can't get a Sony NFC speaker to pair. It does seem to work in the yubico authenticator app but it seems HTC had to go and make the M8's abysmal NFC performance even worse.

Hi! I'm from Poland!
I have an account in bank which provides the NFC HCE payments ! Will it work with HTC A9 ?!

How can you put NFC ON?
If I put NFC Pay ON it will not pair with my Sony NFC earphones

I was able to use the YubiKey Neo once or twice and now no matter where I put it, or how I rotate it or how long I wait nothing happens. Tested with a Samsung SIII on CM 12.1 and it still works there. I wonder if one of the many updates broke it?

I tried it today and IT IS WORKING. I think since update to android 7 it work. Maybe no for NFC tags but for Android Beam YES.

One plus 6 and android auto

Has any one tried it with AA ,need to know before I purchase. Cheers

why wouldn't it work? i'll try it now

Thank you there were some saying it does not work if so I’ll get one tomorrow. Cheers

westentertainer said:
Thank you there were some saying it does not work if so I’ll get one tomorrow. Cheers
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that would be a kinda... but i'm using Headunit reloaded not a actual Android Auto
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aspect ratio issues and touch is in wrong place, could be a headunit reloaded bug or might be AA it self.
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i've actually solved that issue now, just need to make sure the notch setting is not set to hidden, then it works fine.

Thank you

There are 2 bug reports about it, 1 is mine with photos the other is someone else's without photos
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/android-auto-doesnt-work-correctly-when-notch-is-hidden.837721/
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/hide-notch-feature-conflict-with-android-auto.837460/

I should get mine tomorrow. I'll try it out and report back.
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Has any one tried it with AA ,need to know before I purchase. Cheers
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its working perfectly on my kenwood aftermarket head

THANK YOU. Was going to drive me nuts.

It works for me but it takes over a minute before it starts. The car does more see the device. Skoda Octavia Combi model 2018.
Anyone else has the same slow starts?
EDIT: fixed it! Disabling ADB debugging solves the delay (found out using logcat)

Works fine for me on 2018 Acura. Only issue, as referenced above, is if the notch is hidden, it cuts off the screen on the car's display.

Works fine in my [emoji176]Kia Rio 2018[emoji176]

Had to disable the notch hide... grrrr, works fine, not as snappy as my pixel 2 xl in android auto though, connected to 2018 Jeep

works fine on Chevy Volt 2017.

Yep is fine for me. Was tricky to initially pair but after I changed notch setting it worked. 2017 Mercedes.

Mr_Q said:
It works for me but it takes over a minute before it starts. The car does more see the device. Skoda Octavia Combi model 2018.
Anyone else has the same slow starts?
EDIT: fixed it! Disabling ADB debugging solves the delay (found out using logcat)
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Cool! I've never actually used Android Auto. (Mine's a much older system, so too prehistoric to have smart related stuff, but after seeing this, I'm now seriously thinking of upgrading). Does it give you access to all of the stuff on your android phone, or is it just basic stuff like syncing up music, etc?

AnabolicAndroidz said:
Cool! I've never actually used Android Auto. (Mine's a much older system, so too prehistoric to have smart related stuff, but after seeing this, I'm now seriously thinking of upgrading). Does it give you access to all of the stuff on your android phone, or is it just basic stuff like syncing up music, etc?
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Its a long-ish answer so just download the Android Auto app on your phone and see it in action. What you see on the phone running the app is what you see in the car (aside from integration with steering wheel buttons etc).

Work fine with Skoda Octavia 2018

It mostly works for me but I have to change the connection mode from USB charging to MPT every time I want to connect to my car. Otherwise, it won't detect the phone.
This is with a Honda Accord 2016. The car connection has the same issue with the OnePlus 3T but not with a Motorola phone that I tested.

Mr_Q said:
It works for me but it takes over a minute before it starts. The car does more see the device. Skoda Octavia Combi model 2018.
Anyone else has the same slow starts?
EDIT: fixed it! Disabling ADB debugging solves the delay (found out using logcat)
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RealEvil said:
Its a long-ish answer so just download the Android Auto app on your phone and see it in action. What you see on the phone running the app is what you see in the car (aside from integration with steering wheel buttons etc).
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Oh Ok, this sort of answers my question anyway. (so basically it's more of an app than a built-in full blown Android OS on a car stereo). In other words, limited features rather than a full OS.. Not alot of point for me then if that's all it does. (Mainly I would have used it for music and gps in the car, but I can already do that from my phone easily enough). But if it had been the whole Android OS that does literally everything my phone does, then that would have been totally worth it!
Thanks for the heads up though! What feature do you use yours for mostly?