Android Auto

[zachvlat]

Feature description

If this app gets Android auto compatibility, it will effectively kill my Spotify app. So, don't do it please! 😝

Why do you want this feature?

Many of us listen music when driving and Android Auto helps a lot in this matter

Additional information

No response

[vfsfitvnm]

Unfortunately I never used Android Audio and I can't install it, so I'll leave this to contributors.

[zachvlat]

Also I 've never tried this before! I 'll try to fork it and see if I figure something out.

[zachvlat]

I closed it by accident!

[urmomsangus]

In case it helps someone, I have another app that only shows up on Android Auto if you enable developer settings in Android Auto. I haven't tried with this app, and I sorta doubt it will work without further integration somehow (but I'm not a dev so I don't know).

Steps are:

• Launch the Android Auto app
• Tap the top left menu and select About.
• Tap About Android Auto 10 times to unlock Developer Mode.
• Select top right menu and check if there's Developer settings.
• Select Developer settings and scroll down to Unknown sources and enable

[zachvlat]

In case it helps someone, I have another app that only shows up on Android Auto if you enable developer settings in Android Auto. I haven't tried with this app, and I sorta doubt it will work without further integration somehow (but I'm not a dev so I don't know).

Steps are:

• Launch the Android Auto app
• Tap the top left menu and select About.
• Tap About Android Auto 10 times to unlock Developer Mode.
• Select top right menu and check if there's Developer settings.
• Select Developer settings and scroll down to Unknown sources and enable

I know but this doesn't work on this app. You must at least enable it from the xml files.

[nonetrix]

You can emulate Android auto with DHU might make it easier for people that don't own a car with it

Although looks like a pain to setup I don't know why it isn't just in the Android Studio emulator that can emulate a phone or a tablet or watch even I think

https://developer.android.com/training/cars/testing#test-auto

Off topic but this might also be interesting if you made your own DIY Android auto using this :P

[sriio]

I will take a look to support Android Auto (already did it for newpipe)

[sriio]

Some progress :blush:

[zachvlat]

I already build it to test it in my car, I 'll be back with more info! :D

[sriio]

I already build it to test it in my car, I 'll be back with more info! :D

It's not finished, it lacks the datasource and some adjustments (icon, cover, check enqueue, etc...) but all feedbacks is welcome. I'll do a build when this is all done

[zachvlat]

Unfortunately it didn't work. I enabled developer settings and unknown sources just in case but nothing. Should I do something else? Maybe mess with the Application mode?

[sriio]

Unfortunately it didn't work. I enabled developer settings and unknown sources just in case but nothing. Should I do something else? Maybe mess with the Application mode?

Hmm no, that's what I did to get access to the application. Have you tried restarting your phone? Sometimes non-gstore apps disappear, but restarting is enough to restore them. Otherwise, I don't see why... 😕

[zachvlat]

I 'm gonna try it again later in the evening, but it worries me that I don't have the option to put it with the rest of the apps... Maybe someone other can test it again, with his car, when you have an apk to give. EDIT: I didn't managed to make it work yet!

[urmomsangus]

I will take a look to support Android Auto (already did it for newpipe)

Wait, does it work with Newpipe?

Here's an open issue which also has good info regarding trying to implement:

https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/issues/1758

[sriio]

Working implementation for test available here : https://github.com/sriio/ViMusic/releases/tag/test1.

You can play a playlist or a specific song (favorite). What it miss atm :

• Random favorite songs
• Recent songs
• Cover
• Icons
• Enqueue list

[zachvlat]

I guess it's time to ditch it then! It works for the small amount of time I used it in my car, I 'll use it more extensively tomorrow (in more of a real life situation) and come back with any bugs/weird stuff I 'll found! Thank you!

SPOILER ALERT: i did press OK

[sriio]

New build here : https://github.com/sriio/ViMusic/releases/tag/test2.

Added :

• Icon and thumbnail
• Random play for favorite songs
• Add recent songs (same as in homepage) + random play

Missing :

• Cover (missing extra/flag maybe ?)
• Enqueue list (not sure about it, queue are not in mediaSession but in player ...)
• Clean/refacto then PR and review by @vfsfitvnm
• Anything else ?

[sriio]

Last build available here : https://github.com/sriio/ViMusic/releases/tag/lastest

Added :

• Implement queue in MediaSession and seek on it
• Add cover in view (to not break anything and display it, you need to enable "Show song cover" in settings)

This is my last build, I won't have enough time to continue working on it.

[zachvlat]

Last build available here : https://github.com/sriio/ViMusic/releases/tag/lastest

Added :

• Implement queue in MediaSession and seek on it
• Add cover in view (to not break anything and display it, you need to enable "Show song cover" in settings)

This is my last build, I won't have enough time to continue working on it.

Good job! So far it works as intended. I really hope it gets merged, so other people can get it. (not many people follow github forks)

[vfsfitvnm]

I merged his work to the androidauto branch: https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic/tree/androidauto. Here you can find the apks: https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic/actions?query=branch%3Aandroidauto

[vfsfitvnm]

I'm currently using the android auto app with desktop head unit (DHU) from my pc. Vimusic works well so far! The android auto support is gonna make it soon :) Thank you @sriio!

[vfsfitvnm]

Merged to master. @zachvlat I'm not an android auto user so I don't know if what I changed is fine, but would you take a look to see if it's ok feature-wise?

[vfsfitvnm]

Forgot to mention the "Android auto" feature is disabled by default - you need to enable it in Settings > Other

[zachvlat]

ok I m gonna check it out and come back with some feedback!

[zachvlat]

it works. I build from source the latest master branch.

[vfsfitvnm]

Perfect. Closing as completed - let me know if you have further considerations!

[mafrailea]

@vfsfitvnm, just a comment, it wasn't initially working for me until I enabled "Unknown sources" in the Developer Settings of Android Auto.

Not sure if it's the way it's intended to work but, if so, it would make sense to inform the user in some way.

Or, even better, invoke the "Developer settings" dialog of Android Auto and urge the user to manually enable "Unknown Sources" there.

[vfsfitvnm]

Yep, it must be enabled in the android auto settings.

Or, even better, invoke the "Developer settings" dialog of Android Auto and urge the user to manually enable "Unknown Sources" there.

I can't do this, I'll just add a red text instead. Thanks for the idea!

[Toiletmason]

Anyone having an issue with the album art not showing?

[vfsfitvnm]

@Fatcakes https://github.com/vfsfitvnm/ViMusic/issues/47#issuecomment-1265388281