Darrell Bircsak Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 It would be the bee's knees if I could turn on a Visualization and have it display on my car display behind the album art. That would be sooo cool. Not sure if that's even possible though. Don't know if Bluetooth can transmit that quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 The screen elements go via the USB cable I think, but even if it were technically possible I very much doubt Google would allow Android Auto to do it. The point of the driving interface is to be clean and less distracting than a normal Android screen. You'll be wanting to watch videos while you're driving next. Andre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmp Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 @Darrell Bircsak the player ui you see on Auto is implemented by Auto, so no visualizations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Bircsak Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Aw, that's too bad. Here's a video of someone hooking up YouTube to Android Auto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a4SdgbTOYo You have to understand car culture. People love to add lights to their cars, etc. If you added this, I guarantee you it would make the news or be shown in a car ad. Plus... people with cars usually have money they like to throw at stuff that makes their car cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotleyG Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 14 minutes ago, Darrell Bircsak said: You have to understand car culture. People love to add lights to their cars, etc. If you added this, I guarantee you it would make the news or be shown in a car ad. Plus... people with cars usually have money they like to throw at stuff that makes their car cool. What does this have to do with Android Auto, and an app like Poweramp that is already integrated into AA? Google has intentionally made AA relatively vanilla and simple to use so it can be safely used while driving. No car company will advertise a non-Play app and especially not one that bypasses Google's safe design practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Bircsak Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 I'm not saying be non-Play, nor go against safety laws. I just asked if we could have Visualization. If the answer is: no the API doesn't allow, or that's against safety laws, then that's fine. I was just asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, Darrell Bircsak said: I'm not saying be non-Play, nor go against safety laws. Unfortunately, that's exactly what you are asking. The folks over at XDA-Developers have indeed worked out a way to hack past Android Auto to install non-approved apps, which is called Android Auto Apps Downloader and it can be installed from the XDA site and possibly from other locations too. It is not available from the Play Store for the obvious reason that Google would never allow it. If Poweramp tried to offer the same functionality (which it couldn't anyway, as the AA music player panel is generated by AA, not by Poweramp) then it too would not be allowed on the Play Store. While it's not illegal to have an in-car screen that is capable of displaying video content, in many countries (e.g. the UK and Europe) it would be illegal - not to mention stupid - to use such a facility within eyesight range of the driver, unless the vehicle was fully parked. You might be able to use the AAAD app to install the full Poweramp app so you can see the main PA phone interface on your car headunit (along with any Viz displays) but that would be beyond the scope of any support we could offer here, and it's not something we could even recommend trying. Andre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Bircsak Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Understood. I love your app, and I love being legal. Thanks for answering the "why" of what's going on. Maybe one day, when the car is in Park, Visualization can happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Bircsak Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 I see here is the rules Google has for AA: Android app quality for cars | Android Developers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewilley Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 19 minutes ago, Darrell Bircsak said: I see here is the rules Google has for AA: Android app quality for cars | Android Developers Yes, the important guideline in this case being: "The app does not display animated elements on the screen such as animated graphics or video". Andre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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