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[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
[SOLVED] Music Button doesn't work with Poweramp

Edit: This bug was solved in version 2.0.6

HI again,

I really like the new version. Just the essential for any drive, it's worth the money, nice work!

But I discovered that my favorite music player Poweramp is not well supported. After choosing this app Car Dashdroid ask me again to choose a music player.

Here's a screenshot showing what happen when I tap the music button (I've already set up Poweramp before)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/3hmMtfwt2hzozBisQs6kY4rUqNnroNEtfXOPyPAoY_Nh0HH00n3unA=s600
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
i will check this out, in the night , i guess i will not sleep today :eek:
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Bug: Phone number filter doesn't work with null space

In comparison with previous version. The new one v.2.0.5 doesn't filter correctly the contact list by phone number.

It looks like Car Dashdroid doesn't manage the null space within the contact's infos. Here's an example:

Before the space in the contact's phone number

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/79z-ti-ORqI8eYkA2LEPHKDNq9ibwxyzsJIltkh20ED8UcAQnEOkDg=s600

Third number and filter doesn't manage the space.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qIMZ9JHKvebW2grhp3MY06rjkTCVInD0tj8IckLGusMpWf0kairv1w=s600

NB. Sorry to insist, I'm a bit excited with this new version.

Have a rest and look later.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
i just update som critical stuff , however i will add this in my next update :) any other issue please let me know, BTW thanks for buy the app
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Bug: Car Dashdroid fails to start while using TTS

Hi again,

First of all thanks for the last updates.

Recently I realized that Car Dashdroid is lagging at launch if I'm using the Pocket app with Text To Speech (TTS function). I'm used to hear my news articles with Pocket while driving and it's a pity that I can not launch Car Dashdroid.

I repeat my phone specs: JB 4.1.2 and samsung i9070

Here's a screenshot with the failed message:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/yu3pDjaZ0MnQ64jX5Xz4FYc7g72IFThD3wKrse7w4lB4BMYgWA2oZw=s600
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
mmm its the TTS? can you try another tts? i will check withe the tts you are using, and if you can use the "inform" and write xda devs or something to see the logcat,

and this happens only with the tts you are using?
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
I only have the google TTS engine in my phone.

I tried the TTS function in Moon+ Reader and launched Car Dashdroid with the same lag as result. I supposed it's a general issue while using the google TTS engine.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
could you logcat filtering by "cardashboard" ?? or send the "inform" and write something that i could know its from this thread? so i can verify the logcat in play store
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Ok I will try to send it

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In other topic. In the payed version of Car Dashdroid, every time that I enter or I modify an option in the settings menu I got the message to set up the home button even if I have already done that.

It's getting a bit frustrating to get over an over again that message.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/7j9NbdsSTXiG8JtOaR4LkwdJZ9ZDFHvsRuR9sP9p8l8TMrsvtKQzxA=s600
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
it suppose to show only when its on, but maybe i had a bug :eek: let me check, sorry about that i will fix
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
I send one minute ago an inform with the description "TTS issue". I hope it helps

..Update

I send one more inform (in any case) witht the description "TTS issue b".

It seems to be related with the weather update service. Here's an screenshot

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/4fxUe_cMwIyjhBeabnNqHNovZkaJzj_wHsyHLan3lkUJRYB0JreKAQ=s600
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
yeah seems its the weather not the TTS do you have internet? (i can see wifi) i need check the code, but i need "wait" because play store update every 24 hours, not sure if you can "copy" paste the stacktrace and send me to zenyagami@gmail.com
[Android Apps and Games] gastrax:
Hi there,

I have the paid version of car dashdroid and i cannot figure out how to get the dark theme. Someone mind letting me in on this? :)
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
the free version has this feature :P

thanks for you support, and for "dark theme" you just need click the "select all icon" lol (the left of settings icon) and the right of "full screen"
[Android Apps and Games] unsivil_audio:
Well this is unfortunate... Was trying out the app this weekend, but looks like it's a battery killer.

Sent from Carbon'd N5
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
this is because speed meter :(

i need gps to calculate the speed, i will check if i can make a method that "save battery" if you disable the speedmeter the battery will improve a lot
[Android Apps and Games] unsivil_audio:
No. You don't understand. The app wasn't even running, but it was keeping GPS awake. I even "Greenified" it, didn't matter.
[Android Apps and Games] ThePanama:
I have never had that problem with any version of this app
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
Do you use tasker or you close the app other than back button?
[Android Apps and Games] unsivil_audio:
I use tasker, but I didn't think about using it to close it till later. The most recent time I had it opened, I used the notification "Exit" button.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
The back and notification close should stop GPS, however tasker close the app and I don't call the stop app method, why? Because change to full screen, and theme I need destroy and re create the app, so I'm my previous version I did not have this, neither screen orientation, so I called in destroy, stop all process, now I can't, as I wrote screen orientation, theme and fill screen I need destroy the activity.that's why I use back or notification,I will research to add tasker support
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Sorry to answer this late. I was really busy.

I think it is better to wait till play store updates with the code. So you can have a rest.
[Android Apps and Games] parazit26:
Thank you very much for this app, it's awesome! I still got two requests :)

1. In my car i am using tablet talk to connect my phone with my Nexus 7 to make phone calls. I really like this feature when you swipe to the right you get your contacts and with one tap you can make a call. Since i have a Nexus 7 Wi-FI version, i cant use this feature. Would it be possible to connect tablet talk to this feature somehow? That would awesome :)

2. On every shorcut button there are this three menu dots. Could you implement a feature to disable this? Because once you set up your apps you don't need them no more and it would give the interface a cleaner look imo.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
well the 3 dot menu its for you can change the shortcut, i can add an option to remove 3 dot menu, and you will need long press to change shortcut

abiout tablet talk i need test but the problem seems there is no api i need look more into or contact the developer to see what i can, the bad thing its you need to pay to test :/
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Suggestions & Ideas: Favorites contacts and Weather forecast

No doubt, that would be a nice add (this should avoid my dad changing the apps by mistake, jeje :D)

---------- Post added at 08:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 PM ----------

Hi,

I would like to share two suggestions:

Favorites in contacts:

It would be pretty useful to be able to add favorites inside contacts (Start items). This way next time we check our contacts we don't have to look for those most frequent contacts and save time and distraction while driving.

I took an example from the KK Contacts app interface: https://lh4.ggpht.com/fBbUmtPVGOteNboks_wBmabnhI3atracdHwPoDq-Ec2WZ3Tejxw3SpTTgc1Yxy0Ln7M=h900-rw

Weather Forecast:

Honestly I think that the current weather condition is not the most interesting feature about retrieving weather information because I do realize about it while I'm outside driving. On the other hand it would be much more interesting to be able to see the weather forecast if we tap over the Time-Weather upper part in Car Dashdroid's main page.

As you are using Yahoo! Weather, maybe it would be possible to retrieve information like today's hour per hour predictions and next five days forecast. Actually Yahoo! already does that with its weather app for Android: https://lh4.ggpht.com/Y9ecaPP69e3kemAqTVnl2z9G1ODPL60cxm0FNEQkXF39m_N9JdmyhYo2fZQ1NnGuG3g=h900-rw

Hope you like these suggestions.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
well favorite its on my todo list, not sure if i should change the "cards" like or use the Kitkat UI, what you guys prefer? and about weather well, its not about weather, i really prefer improve contacts, music player and a lot of things instead make a UI for weather
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
I do agree weather not being a priority. Just wanted to point the idea.

About favorite contacts. I think simpler is better at least for the first try.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
suggestions are welcome :) thanks for that

simple means kitkat contacts?
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Yes I think.

I only hope that you refer to kitkat UI and won't mean incompatible with Jelly Bean and other previous 4.4 Android OS
[Android Apps and Games] parazit26:
Thank you for considering my requests. Imo an option in the settings to enable and disable the dots is more useful. Because if you longpress by accident you will always get this menu and it can get annoying.

Also the favorite contacts feature that luisblop mentioned, would be hot :)
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
i will do this in the weekend :)
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
THIS LAYOUT or the cards layout?
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Why not. Though I would set the font style as bold and decrease the transparency to make the contact's name more perceivable.
[Android Apps and Games] gadgetuk437:
First my media control shortcuts stopped working, throwing up an error (Soz, forgot what it said). Them when I delete the shortcuts (to re-add them), I find they are not on the list of shortcuts any more.

Am I doing something wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] kimcuongden1712:
U don't find to it in App Store, Are y submit to apple store?
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
It's weird I did not modify nothing in the app long time ago, can you still add in your home screen? Maybe was an update from the app, can you check if you can add the same media controls in your launcher?
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
Btw latest update came favorites and all contacts with kit Kat layout, and auto start the app when you connect to x Bluetooth device, you can configure in settings
[Android Apps and Games] gadgetuk437:
Oh my! I am terribly sorry for the confusion.

I believed that the media control shortcuts were part of your app.

After a little head scratching and trial and error, I have found where they came from... Car Home Ultra! I had been trying it out alongside your app. It includes media control shortcuts (play/pause, next, previous, ffwd, rew) that you can add to the Car Home Ultra screens.

I did not realise that your app was capable of using these shortcuts too, and in that ignorance, I thought they were a native part of your app and added them to my shortcut screen in Dashdroid. They worked fine there, or they did until I uninstalled Car Home Ultra!

I prefer Dashdroid to Ultra, but I do like those media controller shortcuts, any chance of adding the same functionality to your app? For the time being I will keep both apps installed, a bit illogical, but I get the functionality I want.

Unless I can find another source of media controller shortcuts. The car home ultra shortcuts work with whatever media player is running at the time. Suggestions are very welcome.

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UPDATE

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Found a couple of apps that look promising;

Media Buttons

Allows you to add widget (play/pause, etc) to home screen, but does not show up as an available shortcut in Dashdroid

Media Keys

Same as above, but DOES show up as a Dashdroid shortcut.

But where these fall down is they only trigger my chosen media player (PlayerPro), but not whatever player happens to be playing at the time, which the Car Home Ultra button does. For example, if I am listening to a podcast on Beyondpod, when I use one of the above shortcuts, it does not work on Beyondpod, but starts PlayerPro instead and plays it alongside the podcast.... cacaphony! The Car Home Ultra buttons seem to be able to manage this tho'.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
thanks for you report, the you was the guy rating in play store?

i will try add media buttons, and i will check why the apps you wrotte are not working and they should appear in car dashdroid
[Android Apps and Games] gadgetuk437:
Yes, fixed my rating now.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
thanks, i was wondering because i just was to say, another guy has this problem so i was like should i worry omg

Thanks for change the rate :D
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
REQUEST: How to disable [Home] behavior when forced to close

Hi, I'm trying righ now to automatize my phone when going out of my car and I think that I need your help in order to make it work.

In few words I'm using a tasker profil that launches Car Dashdroid when I'm connected to a specific hands-free bluetooth device (inside my car) and later forces Car Dashdroid to close when the device is disconnected (out of range).

So far it works fine. But when I'm outside of my car and press [HOME] again then I realized that Car Dashdroid is launched again. This means that even if I forced it to close, the [HOME] behavior from Car Dashdroid's settings is still enable.

My question is if you can help me to set up a tasker action to disable the [HOME] behavior when Car Dashdroid is forced to close?

I was wondering if I could use adb shell to set a code and disable the related service or monitor?
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
not sure about tasker, i need read to support tasker, however force close will cause GPS service running,i will read more about tasker and how i can add "an action" to close the app safetly
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Maybe this is a single request. Then to save you time working on a tasker pluging I can try to disable the [HOME] behavior with an adb shell script if it is possible but I need to know the name of the activity or service.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
i need do some changes and move all to one service so stoping the service will cause the normal exit
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
I see then I would wait. Thanks for taking note. I appreciate

...

On other topic I've found that the Force Dock Rotation app is a nice companion while using Car Dashdroid.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.chrispaton.forcedockrotation

I use it while I'm driving (my phone is plugged to the charger in my car). This way it is more ergonomic as every app will be forced to rotate in landscape view (usually I prefer landscape mode while driving)

For instance the frequently used Call Screen (on samsung phones) which normally only appears in portrait mode and doesn't respect the natural rotation of my phone.

Maybe this could be a nice idea for a future feature in Car Dashdroid's settings. Just a simple opinion.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
sounds pretty nice i will add this in my TODO list

i have my own bug tracker (ignore the spanish one lol)

if you found something please let me know

https://bitbucket.org/zenkun/mycardashboard/issue/10/tasker-support
[Android Apps and Games] chrisrozon:
I've mostly stopped using this app because it's impossible to close properly, s described above it always somehow restarts itself. If there's a way to fix this, I'll reinstall right away.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
the problem its change from landscape to portrait and full screen i need restart the app to change this, so i finish the app, then i need use a service to "save" all the settings from restarting the app, the way you should "exit" its using the notification or back button, not sure how you exit the app, but if you can tell me i can try to fix, or add the way to do this
[Android Apps and Games] gadgetuk437:
Not a biggie, but a little feature request.

The Set as Launcher option, settings says "home button to show main screen of app"

Well, it does... and it doesn't!

When switched away from Dashdroid, to another app, pressing home button takes you back to Dashdroid... just not to the main screen. If you were on the shortcut screen(s) when you went to the other app, you will be returned to that spot.

Would it be better to come back to the main screen? (I'm not sure).

And, would it be good for the home button to take you to the home screen whilst you were "in app" (on the shortcut screen(s) or dialer)?

Although, a couple of swipes won't kill me! :)

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How about the Bluetooth and wireless buttons toggling by colour/shade to indicate on or off?
[Android Apps and Games] chrisrozon:
I was using Macrodroid and AutomateIt, trying to set a condition where leaving my car would close Dashdroid. I could make the regular Androidhome screen come back, but hitting the Home button would open Dashdroid again.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
about the launcher some guys "wants" be where they was before launching the app,but i could move to main page tho.

and yeah bluetooth icons , i need design (i sucks) but its on my TODO list

yeah, the problem its the nature of my app "force close" will make the app "remains" since its not the way should be closed, i need make something like an action or broadcaster to "close" the app with tasker or something.

what action do you use? or just close the app?
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
First of all. I think that the [HOME] "launcher" behavior in Car Dashdroid works pretty well (JB 4.1.2) and its well conceived.

About the request to add a tool to close completely the app. No doubt it can help to some people looking to automatically close Car Dashdroid. In my case I use tasker and hibernation from Greenify.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
Guy i was reading and well the "easy" way its to register a boradcastreceiver so based on this thread here in XDA

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2489449

i can make teh serivce "listen" the XXXXX.STOP intent so you can send the STOP intent and the service will shutdown correctly with no issues,

you can do this right?
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Wow, I'm not really a programmer just a mechanical engineer with a geek spirit. But after reading your link and the literature in tasker, indeed it looks pretty easy to send the intent within my current task.

Also it should be possible to implement the same intent sending within other automation apps because the intent can be send using the 'am' command in adb shell and running shell is supported by almost all those apps.

Thanks for trying to help with our request :good:. Just let me know when the next update is ready with the stop receiver and I will try the stop intent action right away. I suppose the related intent will be something like com.nezdroid.mycardashdroid.intent.action.STOP

NB. By the way about stoping services. I notice that the inAppBillingService is always active even if I have the paid version (just trying to save a little ram and avoid the Google Play Store to be needless launched)
[Android Apps and Games] chrisrozon:
Is there, or can there be, an option to have Dashdroid close itself when either the charger cable is disconnected or BT connection is lost? That would be s more elegant solution.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
inAppBilling service well, its fiddicult i use "once" to check the license, for example if you re install i need check if you have the "addfree" so thats why, the problem could be if you already purchase i should not start the billing right? however google dont recommend this, because "cracked" apps could be distribuited and if i dont check i will dont know if was purchased or not, however i will try too see if i can "close" or stop the service after checking the license

the charger not sure if there is "unplugg" receiver but sounds nice, the BT disconnection will be added soon
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
OK i should be sleeping :/

anyways i just push a new version

Tasker use the next intent Action:

"com.nezdroid.mycardahsboard.STOP" (without quotes) to close my app in a "safe" way

i added BT disconnection, so you can enable in settings and the app will close upon bluetooth disconnections (warning, some devices connect/disconnect before pairing, so you could see my app open and closing because this)

if i forgot something let me know

and can you try the tasker intent?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
Wow, that was much easier than what I thought. It works great. Now Car Dashdroid can be automatically closed.

Actually I'm using this stop intent when my bluetooth speakerphone is disconnected (if leaving my car). In tasker I just added the action "Send Intent" (in Misc category) and copy-paste the action com.nezdroid.mycardahsboard.STOP that's all.

For those who doesn't use tasker. If you can run adb shell in your app (which should be the case, at least with a plugin). Then simply use the next shell line:

am broadcast -a com.nezdroid.mycardahsboard.STOP

I think everybody is able now to close the app without issues. Thanks again to zen kun
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
excelent :D
[Android Apps and Games] luisblop:
It will be nice if you can close the service after checking the license.
[Android Apps and Games] mastarifla:
Would it be possible to change the background color/colors? Maybe even to pure black (for AMOLED displays)? Or have a text and background color chooser?

Also I noticed on my MotoX that the text is cut-off on the weather widget

Also, perhaps a double tap gesture to turn off the various toggles? Just to give it a clean look

Oh and fantastic work!
[Android Apps and Games] ulao2:
This is one of the thing i keep pestering about :/ What is going on there is a thing called widgets. Those media navigation are nothing more then a common widget. If there was a way to support widgets in the icon spaces we could do all kinds of things like that.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
weather should be fine now :D

about a colors i will look if i can make a "chooser"

widgest would be awesome but i cant AFAIK,i will see if i can do something , would be awesome use widgets,and media controls i need implement, but universal media player controls (i doubt really exist universal) or just my built in music controls?
[Android Apps and Games] ulao2:
There are universal commands, thus there must be universal widgets. I have a remote control that uses media functions via BT. Besides many players come with widgets to control media.
[Android Apps and Games] ThePanama:
Just updated for the 2nd time today but the weather widget is still overlapping the time.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
what android version and what device you use?
[Android Apps and Games] ThePanama:
Sorry its note3 running kitkat latest version. I shoukd also say thus is a great app that i use daily, thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
Thanks, can you send me an screenshot, and have a hangout/skype so i can send you "test" builds? if you can of course, i tested in several devices and works well, not sure what its with your device. you have 24 hours in your phone? or AM/PM

Edited: NVM i figure out this only happens on 24 hours format
[Android Apps and Games] ThePanama:
This mornings update has fixed the weather icon issues, many thanks for your hard work and attention to detail.
[Android Apps and Games] zen kun:
amazing :D

im working voice activation command (OK Google) :P

seems works fine but you will need xposed framework to do this.

i will upload here and play store (as beta stage, you need be in my community tho)