this is how you can setup your phone using a cheap gps holder as a car dock. i don't know if real car docks work the same way, but this is what works for me.
first you need a gps holder that will hold your phone snug with the case on.
next, buy a nfc sticker and stick it on the holder.
use nfc task launcher to run a tasker script and bypass the keyguard, set brightness, volume, etc.
my task runs zeam launcher as an app to display the car dock screen (since touchwiz has no landscape mode).
put your audio and gps apps in zeam as tasker shortcuts. since there is no way to switch gps on and off (at least in stock rom), i have tasker go thru the settings pages using dpad input. same thing turns off gps if those apps are closed. i'm also using this method to switch between edge and 4g, to save battery.
to run it you just stick your phone in the holder, plug in usb and audio cables. phone turns on when you start the car, and the audio and gps apps start with 1 button. but personally i just have streaming music start automatically.
if anyone has any ideas how i can improve on this (can i run the audio out thru just the usb cable?) feel free to reply.
-ryan
Looking for some headset type adapter that i can use and plug into my cassette adapter, like you know press once to pause, press twice to advance and three times to go back.
I have tried bluetooth/FM transmitters and they degrade the quality and have to much static, or maybe blutooth adapter that has a headphone jack.
Its a pain to control music while driving with all android devices I have owned, that requiring unlocking the screen and making sure to press the correct buttons etc.
Or maybe there is a car doc for the S3 that puts the phone in dock mode and keeps the screen on like a GPS?
You can buy an adapter that's mic used to turn an ordinary headphones into a wired headset. They normally have a button on them one press to pause 2 to skip etc. I bought one from shure awhile ago.
Link please, I also just found out the Infuses 4G car mount actually fits and works with th s#. Now i just have to find a place that sells or at least ships to Canada.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725013
User poweramp and my hand rests on the gear, change songs ( though I can do that with the car remote too ) as well. I change folders swiping u and down
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29428443#post29428443
inningsdefeat500 said:
User poweramp and my hand rests on the gear, change songs ( though I can do that with the car remote too ) as well. I change folders swiping u and down
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29428443#post29428443
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see my car is not fancy enough that it has a remote which if it did would solve all my problems. I think the best option here is to buy Car Home Ultra. Its 2 bucks and the trial actually works good and has built in media controls, so you don't need to navigate away from the screen.
This works out best coz i can buy a universal dock so all 3 drivers can use the dock and have the same function since they are all Android or at least until i can find a infuse car mount.
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Link please, I also just found out the Infuses 4G car mount actually fits and works with th s#. Now i just have to find a place that sells or at least ships to Canada.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725013
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Here: http://www.i-luv.com/product_detail.asp?idx=1387
amazon sells it. You can also modify the resistors inside and get the volume buttons to work too.
i'm not sure if you know but the S3 also has voice control if you're using the stock music app.
it only works well if there is zero cabin noise while driving. the 2nd mic is terrible when it comes to background noise suppression.
just turn on "Voice cmd for apps" under "Language and Input" in the Settings.
^ Thanks I know and have it enabled. I use it for my alarm and tried the music app as well. I find i have to yell at the phone especially to turn the dam alarm of in the morning.
@sbddude Will check out its exactly what i need. Still will get a cheap universal dock + Car Home Ultra.
Hi All
I am getting a 2013 N7 that will be mounted permanently into my car.
I'm looking for app suggestions etc to get the best experience possible out of it in this function.
I will be using it mainly for Music/Emails/Navigation and maybe the odd video etc.
- What Car App's would you all recommend? I have started trying this one IG88 Car Dock Home (sorry I can't post a link, its on google play though)
Which looks good so far (testing out on my S3), I can manage to get it looking nice with a button for navigation and a widget for my gmail. The main thing I'm looking for to make this Car app better is a large music player widget? I currently use Mixzing, but the play/forward buttons are too small on the widget for this Car app.... Does anyone know of any music players that have a massive button widget? All I really need to see is play/pause, skip and the band and song name on the widget. Nothing else really?
- I will be getting a microphone installed (hopefully in the steering wheel). So is there any decent voice control apps? For this I imagine I would love to control music, and navigation. And maybe dictate emails perhaps by voice?
- I plan to make a wifi hotspot on my phone when ever I get into the car (so the tablet can use my mobile internet for navigation/emails). Is there a way also to take my calls from my phone through the tablet (and thus through the car speakers and microphone?
- I am planning to look into Tasker to set all this up to run smoothly. Like when the car gives the tablet power, to bring it out of sleep mode, turn things on and start the car app etc. Is there a way to do this on my phone (currently S3), so that when I get in the car, my phone automatically starts a wifi hotspot?
- Would there happen to be an andriod accessory that could send play/pause/skip commands to the tablet? Like a remote control I guess. As I could gut this and mount it into the steering wheel?
Lots of questions I know, there will probably be more to. The main one is the music widget to be honest, that car app looks pretty good as long as I can get the music control widget buttons big enough for ease of use in a car. (I'd almost be willing to pay someone to develop a little music control widget if its not that hard)
Thanks in advance for all your help.
About apps.. You can try this one : http://nexus7.wonderhowto.com/how-t...ic-heads-up-display-hud-for-your-car-0148499/
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Thanks for ths suggestion. Ill check it out, though it doesn't look to be what I'm after as I dont need a speedo etc.
Have you tried Car Home Ultra? Awhile back I was following mp3car.com and he was using that on his head unit, I've used it before but you'd have to try it yourself to see if you like it.
As far as getting your phone to start tethering automatically; if your car always stayed at the same location it'd be easy, but the only thing I can think of is using an NFC tag to swipe your phone by, or lay on, when you get into your car. And use Tasker from there. There's got to be something better though with two devices knowing they're in close proximity in some instances, I don't know.
For the wireless audio controls... Sixaxis would work, but you'd have a ps3 controller floating around your ride. And your bluetooth would be tied up.
Edit : Here is a good read.
http://www.mp3car.com/blogs/146478_...e-android-head-unit-build-apps-that-rock.html
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Nexus 7 Custom Dock
heres my nexus 7 car install
GMD Gesture Control
Tablet Talk
Zooper Widget Pro
Media Utilities
Tasker
Secure Settings
Car Mode Control
Car Home Speedometer
ADWLauncher EX
No Lock
that about sums up my app list for car use
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follow up to my post
use zooper and media utilities to make a large widget for music metadata and cover art
use gmd gesture control to make gestures for play/pause next and previous shortcuts from media utilities
gmd gesture control will also have gestures to pop up 5 different docks that you can put whatever apps you want on, they hide as soon as you select something \
best thing about gesture control is that you can do the gesture anywhere on the screen from any app on the screen so you can play/pause skip or back track while maps is on the screen or any other app, so rather than looking for a music widget with bigger buttons just use gesture its far superior
Car Home Ultra is a great dock app for a standard dock but I find creating your environment yourself far more rewarding and more informative, standard docks rely on making big easy buttons I like having no buttons and being able to use everything i traditionally use a home screen for on any screen I am looking at whether its maps gmail pandora play music or even the play store I can launch my docks with that app open
going to make another video of my dock using gesture control and will link it here as well
I've gone the way of a full fledged car pc a few years back...
http://www.mp3car.com/show-off-your-project/150890-toyota-camry-2007-white-beauty.html
I've come out of it a fabricator, but realized what features are important in a car entertainment system and what are... fluffy.
1. Find a way to control as the driver. No one will use this system more than you.... while you drive. I had grand ideas of air mouses and fancy keyboards, but IMO nothing can replace a few well though out buttons as near to you as possible. If your car has built in steering wheel controls, but this!
http://www.rcjoycon.com/base_3/menu_10.php?com_board_basic=read_form&menu=10&com_board_idx=14
even if it doesn't buy a few resistive switch buttons and this board will still work. You can map the keys to do whatever you want them to do on your tablet.
2. audio quality.
If you're rocking stock audio basic system, bluetooth would suffice. but if you've put any money into your system then bluetooth is just such a sacrafice in fidelity. Some people are using digital to analog converters. I've always been able to get excellent quality from the 3.5mm.
3. OTG cable.
currently there is very limited support of this feature of the gen 2 nexus 7. Elemental kernal provides support, but especially with the new release of 4.4 it's working through buts. But i feel relieable otg/charging y cable is essential this provides:
a. slot for removable storage
b. periferasl (mouse, keyboard, joycon)
c. reverse camera
d. charging
4. Apps
-n7 player
-audio glow wallpaper (SOO slick)
-google experience launcher (GEL), incorperates translucent nav and status bars which adds a lot of vertical screen, excellent voice command integration (good for driving).
-nexus media importer
-Torque (need correspondingblue tooth module)
...still working on this list myself
5. Freedompop (should be number 1, can't believe i forgot this)
I bought a wireless hot spot device from them for 40$. It was a sale, it includes 1 month of free 2gb internet. BUt this is they key... after the first month you can continue to use 2gb of data for 20$ montly, or downgrade to 500mb... FOR FREEE.
Will you be streaming videos, no of course not, but this would allow ample bandwidth for the important activities in a car, namely: navigation google maps, plenty of data to browse with, and even moderate music streaming.
I did the whole create hot spot with phone thing for a bit and phone gets hot, drains battery like nuts, and i never figured out a way to automate it.
It is SOOO nice to just have one dedicated device that sits in the car and provides free internet for not just me but guests.
Wow thanks guys for the responses, seems I have a lot to work through.
I think I'll tackle one question at a time.
So it seems that I need to set up this OTG cable thing.
My questions is, I need to have the power permanently attached to the microUSB port of the Nexus (otherwise it will go flat haha). From google a OTG Y Cable is what I need as it can charge and give usb data at the same time?
I have searched and searched around NZ sites (I live in NZ) and I can't seem to find one, I can find plently of OTG cables, but not one with a USB for power and USB for devices.
So after more googling it looks like I could go down the OTG cable to Powered USB hub path? With a powered USB hub would I be able to plug the power supply into one USB port, and then a remote/memory stick etc into the others? Would this provide charging and use at the same time?
In regards to powered USB hubs, do you guys know of any well known products that I can use in a car environment? (voltage and all that)?
Thats it for now, its all quite complicated and confusing to me so I'll just ask one topic at a time
Thanks in advance
I understand what you are doing but couldn't you use a unlocked n7 (im sure you got your n7 already). And with kitkat and google always on would you have a need for a lot of the add ons. I,was thinking of doing the same thing. So I will follow this thread for a while.
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Well I'm certainly keen for some physical buttons on the steering wheel. I am installing it into a Mazda Atenza dash navi compartment thing replacing the not functional japanses navi screen. Its a bit of a reach from the drivers seat so basic media controls would be awesome in the steering wheel.
And to use that thing for steering wheels I would need a spare usb port (as well as charging).
I just ordered a Y cable OTG from Ebay (that ships to NZ woo) but that might take awhile so I am going to have the car installation guys install everything so I can access it through the glove box. So I can set this up later.
About the accessories to control music play/pause/fwd/red:
I know of two options:
1. Paired Pebble watch (unfortunately it only pairs with one device so you would have to manually pair it of you also wanted top use with your phone)
2. Paired Bluetooth audio control in the car (mine only pairs with one device) like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009NLTW60/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?qid=1385907362&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
I use 1. With my phone and 2. With my tablet and have a switch installed so I can control where the audio is generated from to my car speakers.
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kisrita said:
About the accessories to control music play/pause/fwd/red:
I know of two options:
1. Paired Pebble watch (unfortunately it only pairs with one device so you would have to manually pair it of you also wanted top use with your phone)
2. Paired Bluetooth audio control in the car (mine only pairs with one device) like this:I use 1. With my phone and 2. With my tablet and have a switch installed so I can control where the audio is generated from to my car speakers.
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I must be missing something here lol. The 2nd option, how does that control the music player on the tablet? It looks like a bluetooth hands free kit?
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I must be missing something here lol. The 2nd option, how does that control the music player on the tablet? It looks like a bluetooth hands free kit?
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It is, but it has controls on it. Play/pause by a push on the device itself, fwd/rwd on the top edge. It controls Google play music without any kind of set up. Though you probably have to start it on the tablet first, I'm not sure if it can start the music app too like the pebble does. They both use Bluetooth to connect and control.
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kisrita said:
It is, but it has controls on it. Play/pause by a push on the device itself, fwd/rwd on the top edge. It controls Google play music without any kind of set up. Though you probably have to start it on the tablet first, I'm not sure if it can start the music app too like the pebble does. They both use Bluetooth to connect and control.
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Ah ok didnt see the controls, so that 2nd one can connect to the tablet (which has all the music and music player on it) and can control the music? So there's no need to actually plug it into anything as the controls are all sent via bluetooth?
But I wont be able to pair it to my phone at the same time right?
This might be a good way to go as it doesn't require massive cable work.
Edit: Ah I see, no I dont think this will work... The Nexus 7 tablet sound out will be connected directly to the head unit under the dash (hard wired). What I need is something to bluetooth media controls to the tablet, and the tablet to send out sound to the head unit like normal. I think this thing takes the sound via bluetooth to the kit thing and then the kit thing plugs into the aux port on the head unit?
Would it be possible to just not plug in the kit thing? And have it just send media controls but not recieve sound?
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In my scion, I have both my HTC One X and N7 connected. You need to disable Media Option on your phone in bluetooth.
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In my scion, I have both my HTC One X and N7 connected. You need to disable Media Option on your phone in bluetooth.
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The Nexus 7 is getting mounted into the dash professionally so I don't need a mount, I'm currently investigate ideas on how to get controls onto the steering wheel for the media part of the tablet.
You say "disable Media Option on your phone in bluetooth"
Would this mean that I could use the bluetooth handsfree kit suggested above as a controller only? With the sound still going out the tablets 3.5mm jack?
Scosche Universal Bluetooth Handsfree
a cheap bluetooth media controller, just make sure when its paired you unselect media from the bluetooth properties
stildawn said:
The Nexus 7 is getting mounted into the dash professionally so I don't need a mount, I'm currently investigate ideas on how to get controls onto the steering wheel for the media part of the tablet.
You say "disable Media Option on your phone in bluetooth"
Would this mean that I could use the bluetooth handsfree kit suggested above as a controller only? With the sound still going out the tablets 3.5mm jack?
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Possible with soundabout
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stildawn said:
Ah ok didnt see the controls, so that 2nd one can connect to the tablet (which has all the music and music player on it) and can control the music? So there's no need to actually plug it into anything as the controls are all sent via bluetooth?
But I wont be able to pair it to my phone at the same time right?
This might be a good way to go as it doesn't require massive cable work.
Edit: Ah I see, no I dont think this will work... The Nexus 7 tablet sound out will be connected directly to the head unit under the dash (hard wired). What I need is something to bluetooth media controls to the tablet, and the tablet to send out sound to the head unit like normal. I think this thing takes the sound via bluetooth to the kit thing and then the kit thing plugs into the aux port on the head unit?
Would it be possible to just not plug in the kit thing? And have it just send media controls but not recieve sound?
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My tablet is not permanently installed, but needs no wires. The Bluetooth kit connects to the car's aux in jack, and the N7 connects to the Bluetooth kit wirelessly via bluetooth. So you can have sound through the car speakers whether the tablet is docked, in your coat or purse or wherever. I also have a home made version of a qi charger dock, to avoid dealing with usb charging wires when I need the display. (It barely charges so i need to improve on that). I don't know how this would change for a permanent install. I do have a switch to control input to my aux in jack, because my phone dock audio is connected to that also. You may be able to rig up something but its beyond what I know.
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My tablet is not permanently installed, but needs no wires. The Bluetooth kit connects to the car's aux in jack, and the N7 connects to the Bluetooth kit wirelessly via bluetooth. So you can have sound through the car speakers whether the tablet is docked, in your coat or purse or wherever. I also have a home made version of a qi charger dock, to avoid dealing with usb charging wires when I need the display. (It barely charges so i need to improve on that). I don't know how this would change for a permanent install. I do have a switch to control input to my aux in jack, because my phone dock audio is connected to that also. You may be able to rig up something but its beyond what I know.
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I've heard that bluetooth audio is bad though.
I sent an email to Kinivo about that product, and they replied back saying they tested my scenario in their lab and it worked, so I might be going down that route after all.
I used my M8 in the car a lot but most of what I need involves Car Mode being active on the phone, it was no problem with the M8 as the HTC car kit contained a USB cable that enabled Car Mode when you plugged it in.
HTC assured me that the 10 was compatible with Car Mode and it was the dock part of the Universal Car Kit that activated Car Mode and not the USB cable. Their Universal Car Kit only comes with a Micro USB Cable and not Type-C cable that the 10 needs. Turns out it's most definitely the cable that activates Car Mode and not the action of placing it in the dock, so as there only seems to be normal USB Type-C cables on the market I can't get Car Mode to activate when I use the phone in my car.
Does any one have any ideas? HTC's social teams online are useless, even after telling me that the 10 was definitely supported for Car Mode when it wasn't they just kinda shrugged it off with no real answer.
It isn't installed on the HTC 10. They lied to you.
You will have to install them from this http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/themes/patch-one-patch-missing-sense-apps-t3362787 but you will need to unlock your bootloader, flash TWRP and flash it through recovery.
Alternatively android auto in app mode will be out soon and likely sufficient.
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It isn't installed on the HTC 10. They lied to you.
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Sorry I should have been more specific, I'm not on about the "HTC Car" app, I'm on about triggering a Car Mode action dock event.
A lot of the apps I use function better when they're triggered by a dock event from Android system rather than being triggered by a Bluetooth or charge event.
indie1982 said:
Sorry I should have been more specific, I'm not on about the "HTC Car" app, I'm on about triggering a Car Mode action dock event.
A lot of the apps I use function better when they're triggered by a dock event from Android system rather than being triggered by a Bluetooth or charge event.
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LOL
Easy. If you want to trigger car mode, just install an app that does just that. My weapon of choice would be Tasker. That way, you could trigger via an event or anything else really (e.g. bluetooth connection, NFC tag, whatever you like).
You could even simulate a dock event.
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Easy. If you want to trigger car mode, just install an app that does just that. My weapon of choice would be Tasker. That way, you could trigger via an event or anything else really (e.g. bluetooth connection, NFC tag, whatever you like).
You could even simulate a dock event.
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Thanks, I'm having a look at Trigger, it looks like I can get it to trigger a car dock event when it sees that the phone connect to the car's Bluetooth AND is charging. And then it'll send an undock event when it disconnects from the car's Bluetooth and stops charging.
Will see how it goes when I get in the car later!
You may also like the Drivemode app. I'm using it on HTC 10 and it works pretty well. Triggered via BT connect to your car, but seems to trigger reliably.
I'm not using a HTC10, but found this thread when looking for the same thing as the thread creator here. I also used my HTC One M8 up until about a month ago with the HTC Car dock and the "special" cable that triggered car mode. From what I can see from this thread: https://forums.androidcentral.com/epic-4g-accessories/64959-what-triggers-car-dock-mode.html, it seems like the magic to trigger car mode is that the cable have a 619K resistor between pins 4 and 5 on the micro usb cable.
Does anybody know if something similar is valid for Type C usb cables and in that case where to get those kind of cables?
Since I got my new phone (which unfortunately was missing NFC, so I can't use RFID stickers in my car dock) I've used a Tasker profile to enable bluetooth on "Power AC" (=wall charger or 2.1A car charger) and then another Tasker profile to enable car mode when it gets connected to the car bluetooth, but this means it takes quite some time before my car home app gets started since the phone first has to enable bluetooth and wait to connect before launching the car app as opposed to with the M8 that triggered car mode immediately when the USB cable was being plugged (by docking the phone) and then let the car app enable bluetooth.
Hi,
Ik use Malaysk rom (version RK3188) on an seicaneunit in my Mini Cooper R56.
I have some issue's/problems which i cannot solve or get an aswer to...
1.
I want to run the app 'flitsmeister' (a app for traffic info and speed traps warnings). This apps runs in background and popups when it detects traffic or a speed trap, this works OK. But when i start it on boot it stays on top until i press home etc. I would like to start this app on boot and it should run in the background or the home button should be 'pressed' automaticly after a few seconds.
Is there a way to do this in this rom?!
2.
I cannot change the steering buttons control, when i open the menu and press the key to assign it simply performs the default assigned function, i cannot change this in anyway. How can i change the behavour of the steering wheel controls and save this?
3.
Is there a update for a newer android version (5 or 6) for this unit which i can use?
Steerling wheel functionality works through a canbus which most newer cars have. Seicane eonon etc all use canbus.. however thats if your vehicle have one which it should. Problem one.. your missing a canbus..
If you have a canbus 2 issues possible.
Canbus is picky and eah make speaks their own language.. now most chinese aftermarket HU use a multi purpose canbus decoder which your vehicle may not pick up or you have a faulty canbus.
2. Canbus wiring.. now alot of makes run wiring through the oem harness.. depending the hu in the modle of car.. like running a stock crappy system vs an alpine, inifinte, bode system where multipul components talk.. but that then becomes a sound issues differet topic.
The canbus wiring itself could be wrong off the new HU harness you'll have to check seicanes crappy wiring diagram matching to your oem harness. Where the canbus connection is use a multimeter with the car off.., on accessory and started.
Future reference..
Seicane eonon etc have messed up the wiring giving the canbud power even when the car is off.. meaning they ran the power off the battery live wire.. vs just the accessory and on power wire.. draining the battery of your vehicle. Simple fix youll have to just switch the power wire to the correct wire being accessories and on.
At the end of the day you most likely need the canbus for the steering wheel functions to work. Ifcyou have it do soke trouble shooting