UAMP play from search not working on Android Auto (DHU): "Sorry, something went wrong. Try opening the app to continue"

[beamb]

Phone: OnePlus 6 Android Version: 11 Android Auto Version: 7.1.614574-release

Steps to recreate:

• Install and run Android Auto Desktop Head Unit emulator as per documentation (version 2.0 rc2).
• Compile and install UAMP (last commit: 65a27cde558d6a48ec6555396df72fe1039c4e6e).
• Open UAMP on the DHU.
• Hit the Assistant button and ask "Play [track]".
• Observe how the the Assistant responds: "Ok, asking UAMP to play [track]", followed almost instantly by "Sorry, something went wrong. Try opening the app to continue".

What I did observe is that all voice commands in the table below work - with the only exception of phrases triggering the onPlayFromSearch() callback. Any ideas why?

EDIT: My issue is similar to #381 - however the fix from #405 is included in the version of the UAMP app I have installed and the problem persists. Could it be that things changed on the internal side, breaking the play from search functionality in the app?

[gustavopeq]

I'm having the same issue as described.

Phone: Galaxy A70 Android Version: 11 Android Auto Version: 7.4.620934-release

[tobyworks]

Any news on this ?

[tobyworks]

For anyone having this issue, for me it working to have this as the Intent filter on a fake activity that only extends AppCompatActivity.

/**
 * Due to some weird Google reasons we need to provide an activity to which we add the
 * MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH intent filter. This can be any activity and actually doesn't do anything
 */
class PlayFromSearchActivity : AppCompatActivity()

    <activity android:name=".PlayFromSearchActivity"
        android:exported="true">
        <intent-filter>
            <action
                android:name="android.media.action.MEDIA_PLAY_FROM_SEARCH" />
            <category
                android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>