Android Auto: right on your phone screen

Re:Android Auto: right on your phone screen by neves on Monday November 07, 2016 @01:04PM (#12893258)

Just Bluetooth connection? I connect my phone to my car radio using an USB cable and the Android Open Accessory Protocol (AOAP). It charges and gives me better sound. Won't it be supported?

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Re:Android Auto: right on your phone screen by Frank2312 on Monday November 07, 2016 @01:19PM (#12893411)

The app itself doesn't need Bluetooth.

From what I understood, Bluetooth is necessary only to have the app automatically launch when connecting to whatever Bluetooth device/infosystem unit you have in your car.

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Re:Android Auto: right on your phone screen by neves on Monday November 07, 2016 @02:45PM (#12894293)

Sure, but it would be nice to automatically start when I plug my phone to my car.

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Re:Android Auto: right on your phone screen by tdkl on Monday November 07, 2016 @05:06PM (#12895651)

Do you have an idea how to "sense" the connection ? The app Trigger might help you writing a scenario to launch the Android Auto app on a certain trigger.

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Re:Android Auto: right on your phone screen by izacus on Monday November 07, 2016 @01:49PM (#12893698)

If you have an Android Auto compatible head unit, it'll stream display, audio and other data over USB.

This is a fallback for units that don't support the protocol.

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