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[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
TPMS plugin is for Chinese USB TPMS dongles only.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

Ref FCC Backup and restore to Google Drive

Is FCC hard coded to read & store in BACKUPS ?? ( No longer works)

see

https://9to5google.com/2020/02/09/google-drive-backups/
[Android Head-Units] tonimontoia:
[MENTION=1633144]speedfire[/MENTION], you can insert this radio in your readers so you can take advantage of logos like the original radio thanks navradio+
[Android Head-Units] Tbizzness:
If it's not in the factory settings option list then you may not be able to use it.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Google constantly changes its APIs. So it could be that I need to migrate to some newer version.

Moreover, there will be another "funny" exercise in the nearest future. Google wants to prohibit access to user's location data in the background for all apps except some "approved" ones.

Without background location processing at least the following features will be broken in the FCC Launcher:

- proper calculation of distance travelled and average speed.

- notifications about reaching speed limits

I don't know will this be enough for Google reviewers or not.

P.S. Overall, each new version of Android in the last few years is a complete mess for developers. I don't remember any significant good new feature introduced in the recent years, but I very well know about lots of new limitations and restrictions. For example I still have no solution for restricted access to SD card introduced in Android 10, which completely broken SD backups. And now it's time for Android 11...
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Thanks -- I feel your pain and frustration with Android / Google.

It does look like Google changed Google Drive very recently ( past week or so) .. They had warnings when one went to Google Drive about BACKUPS being moved to "STORAGE", but not enough information to make a lot of sense to non-developers.

Not being able to backup & Restore to Google Drive is a very missed feature :(

Would be great if FCC could be one of the GOOGLE "approved" apps - I cannot see myself changing to any other Launcher after FCC :)

Would really miss "Speed limits" in FCC .. can't imagine driving anymore without FCC keeping my speed in check with regular over-speed warnings !!!

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Ref Google wants to prohibit access to user's location data in the background for all apps except some "approved" ones.

Should be a NO BRAINER to get "access location data in the background" approval for a Launcher that is Primarily for use in a CAR's head Unit !!

Later this year, we will be updating Google Play policy to require that developers get approval if they want to access location data in the background. Factors that will be looked at include:

Does the feature deliver clear value to the user? YES

Would users expect the app to access their location in the background? YES

Is the feature important to the primary purpose of the app? YES

Can you deliver the same experience without accessing location in the background? NO

Perfect Approval score !!!
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
First, Thank you for sharing your tasker solution. I am dealing with a similar situation, when both my wife & I travel in the same car , and we both have our phone with us.

One "work" around that did occur to me, (that we currently use) that would be far less steps would be:-

Before getting into the car, turn OFF BT on the phone you don't want to connect,

( and then you can turn it back on again, if you want to, after you start the car, and your other phone has connected).

Not only is it fewer steps (just one, or maybe two), but those steps are all on the same phone, making it a lot simpler.

Typically, when we are going to drive in the same car, whoever is NOT driving, turns off their Bluetooth on their phone, before we go out to the car.

This enable the driver to have the BT connectivity for hands free operation of their phone while driving.

The passenger can then later turn their BT back on again, when the car is started, and being the passenger, have their hands free to do this while the driver (with BT now Connected) starts driving.

At any time, both can see and confirm on the FCC Home screen's BT Widget, which phone has the BT connection.

Also, since if BOTH phones are present when the car is started (head Unit turned on) and one is always favored for the connection, it's only needed to do this if the OTHER phone is to be the BT Conncted phone

A case of "Prevention being better than cure" :P
[Android Head-Units] okij:
[MENTION=9325785]Scopesys[/MENTION]: Of course I have thought about your "solution" before I made my Tasker profile.

It's not feasible for me because I need Bluetooth enabled on both phones, at least during work time, since I have my private phone connected to a BT-OBD adapter to use an app called HybridAssistant while driving.

Even without this I don't want to have to think about switching BT off and on on my phones before driving. "Dear wife, please turn off the BT on your phone, I want my phone to be logged in and just activated BT". :D

Tasker is made for avoiding discussions with your wife too. ;)
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Good point -- I have not has much luck with Tasker. I wanted to put tasker on my phone (Older Samsung J3), to turn on Wifi Hotspot, when it detected it was BT connecting to my Car's head unit, but tasker, and all other such Macro solutions do NOT seem to work to do this on my phone.

I think to do this, they required Root access, and I have not figured out how to root my Samsung J3.

So like you in the past, I have to go through a long series of Manual key Presses on the phone to turn on Hot Spot, if I want the head unit to have Internet.

The only App I have found that will do this WiFi Hotspot enabling "AUTOMATICALLY" is "Wife 1.0" :)
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
"Wife 1.0" is one of the best solutions... but it works on not rooted devices as well with Tasker. I use it since my first Android radio.

I will send you my profile for Tasker if you want. I don´t bring it up here, because it contains my personal settings. So please ping me and I provide an importable version which just needs your personal changes as Home WiFi and radio BT name(s).

Profile: Car_Connect (5)
State: BT Connected [ Name:CAR KIT/JY-Android/Pumpkin/Dasaita Address:* ]
State: Not Wifi Connected [ SSID:<<<Home WiFi>>> MAC:* IP:* Active:Yes ]
Enter: Auto Verbunden (6)
A1: WiFi Tether [ Set:eek:n Keep Wi-Fi when turning on:eek:ff ]
A2: Set Tasker Icon [ Icon:mw_action_compare_arrows ]

Exit: Auto Aus (7)
A1: WiFi Tether [ Set:eek:ff Keep Wi-Fi when turning on:eek:ff ]
A2: WiFi [ Set:eek:n ]
A3: Set Tasker Icon [ Icon:mw_action_event_seat ]

What does this profile:

State: BT Connected [ Name:CAR KIT/JY-Android/Pumpkin/Dasaita Address:* ]
State: Not Wifi Connected [ SSID:<<<Home WiFi>>> MAC:* IP:* Active:Yes ]

If the phone is connected to one of my head units

AND is NOT connected to my home WiFi the profile gets active.

As Enter-Task

Enter: Auto Verbunden (6)
A1: WiFi Tether [ Set:eek:n Keep Wi-Fi when turning on:eek:ff ]
A2: Set Tasker Icon [ Icon:mw_action_compare_arrows ]

the task activates WiFi tethering, but deactivates WiFi on the phone

and sets another icon in the status bar. (not really necessary, but you see directly if it is active.)

As soon as the BT connection to the head unit is lost (car off, radio off, leaving the car and loosing the connection because of distance to the car)

Exit: Auto Aus (7)
A1: WiFi Tether [ Set:eek:ff Keep Wi-Fi when turning on:eek:ff ]
A2: WiFi [ Set:eek:n ]
A3: Set Tasker Icon [ Icon:mw_action_event_seat ]

Switching tethering to off

Activation of WiFi

and sets another icon in the status bar. (not really necessary, but you see directly if it is active.)
[Android Head-Units] okij:
:D

For me it's also still (and happily) "Wife 1.0", while some guys already have "Wife 2.0" or an even higher version number. ;)
[Android Head-Units] ric69:
Speedfire can you add GMRadio to list please? It's a great fmplayer https://xdaforums.com/android-auto/mtcd-software-development/app-custom-mtcd-radio-app-t4040505

Thanks a lot
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
I decided to stick with Wife 1.0, despite the high upgrade cost from Girlfriend 9.8.

The cost of upgrading to wife 2.0 is way to high - way beyond my current budget.

Wife 1.0 works extremely well, and I am more than happy with its performance, and it is fully compatible with my Operating system.

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Thank you so much .. if this will work with my NOT Rooted phone, please can you send me the code as a Private message.
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
Same on my side... Wife 1.0 since 1985 now and still happy.

Girlfriends are not needed so far. ;)

...and yes, my phone is also not rooted, so if it works on my phone, it should work on yours too.

Sent a PM.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Here is a new beta FCC 3.359 v10:

- [New] Satellite count widget (I tested it on post Android N devices and it seems to work, please test on pre N devices as it has a different code for them).

- [New] Voice assistant widget
[Android Head-Units] Storyteller12:
Speedfire-

I asked before but never got an answer. Any way to get a cell signal strength widget? Or possibly add it to the existing Bluetooth one.
[Android Head-Units] bajoseph04:
Mini map pointer option

Dear Dev, is it possible to have an option to add an option to change the arrow pointer in the mini map with a car?
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
This is not possible for head units. They usually do not provide such data. It could be possible for Android tablet / phone. Do you have a head unit?
[Android Head-Units] TT_Vert:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] any word on this?
[Android Head-Units] Roerbakeitje:
Volume buttons works for me no problems.

MTCB JY 4.4.4
[Android Head-Units] TT_Vert:
Yeah I didn't realize there is no notification for volume increase/decrease.

[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

Is there a way to have that display the volume change for two reasons.

1. So you can then adjust your volume knob and it'll work in conjunction w/ the widget. As of now if I increase volume from say 5 to 15 and then I use the knob it drops back to 5 then changes.

2. So I know it's working and i can see my volume level.

Thanks

Dave
[Android Head-Units] Roerbakeitje:
1. So you can then adjust your volume knob and it'll work in conjunction w/ the widget. As of now if I increase volume from say 5 to 15 and then I use the knob it drops back to 5 then changes.

2. So I know it's working and i can see my volume level.

Thanks

Dave[/QUOTE]

Yes I agree with that . Maybe it can link to the swipe volume bar ? And maby option to change the colour of the bar?
[Android Head-Units] TT_Vert:
I think the same thing he did w/ the speed volume at one point can be done here.

Dave
[Android Head-Units] inah:
is possible add this app to player widget ?

Online Radio Box

play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.finallevel.radiobox
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Done! Thank you for a valuable suggestion.

Let me know if it is better to notify each volume change step (as it is done in the new beta) or change the volume silently and try to apply it when manual change is recognized (as with change on speed - btw, no feedback so far if it works ok or not).

And here is a major update to the mini map:

- Location icon is changed and moves smoothly

- Always north (compass) icon now works as expected

- Map drag also works

- Manual Day / Night mode change

- Hide option added to the Map settings
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Further updates to the mini-map:

- you can choose map style (always day / always night / auto - depending on sunset/sunrise)

- some changes which will help to load map / traffic data faster.
[Android Head-Units] jun81:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

2.439

Is this the new beta you are referring to?

1.Notify each volume change step

Is that option 2 that we previously discuss about?

I do not see any notification during volume change step.

Sorry had not been able to test this feature recently. Will try to provide feedback soon.

2. Mini map updates

Now mini does not zoom into your location, it remains at world map.

will it possible to zoom into your current location like before? As its more relevant for usage of mini map.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
1. Yeah, forgot to change one last thing. Fixed now.

2. Hopefully fixed

New beta:

1. Mini map zoon fix

2. Fixed some weird old bug with widgets' icons (icons were unexpectedly hidden or shown).
[Android Head-Units] jun81:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

2.340

1. I still do not see volume step change notification/toast.

Volume change with speed is not stable.

Manual change of volume during speed

Volume at time of change:9

Decrease volume twice, on 2nd time volume notification reflect correct volume :7

At stop: volume at 5 but if u manually increase volume at stop,volume jump to last manual change value.

log attached.

2. I think last volume restore is broken

3. Mini map zoom appears to be working. Will continue to monitor.

possible to add option for degree of zoom in mini map settings?

It's much zoom in now however the details around location are not available like previously
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Thank you! Please check 2.441 for possible volume and map fix:

beta 2.441 (also uploaded to the market)
[Android Head-Units] jun81:
Thank you for the speedy fix!

Hope someone can check the beta out as am going out of town for the week. Thank you!
[Android Head-Units] Roerbakeitje:
[MENTION=225467]Speed[/MENTION]fire

I can't set the volume down with the volume widget and swipe function . Instead of that it goes volume up . That happens in the last beta.
[Android Head-Units] vincent_hall:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

Customize logo and label doesn't work for me. When I drag an app-shortcut to "settings", choose a logo and/or custom name and select "ok", the launcher restarts and the app-shortcut is still default.

The problem exists booth on my RK8133 car device and my Nexus 9 - tablet test device.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
New beta:

- Map update: ability to switch off traffic layer, ability to auto hide buttons

- Bug fixes
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Could you please share an image you try to apply to the icon? For what application you try to change icon?
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
By the way,

Here is an example of how FCC Launcher can be customized. This screen is from one of my beta testers.

I really like how the map is blended into the screen. Nice!
[Android Head-Units] Roerbakeitje:
Nice UI speedfire the background of maps do you know if it's possible to have it transparent?

Volume - in the volume widget is not good last beta . Or it do nothing or it goes louder.

I want to make a log . Can you point me to the playstore ?
[Android Head-Units] vincent_hall:
I just updated to your latest beta (2.442) and the problem is solved. Thank you for your great work! :good:
[Android Head-Units] krzygaj:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] can You make such changes?
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

I would also greatly appreciate that.. in particular the COLOR to be user defined .. Ideally also a USER Defined COLOR png

Reason: Many China head Units have low contrast display. I need to make a "Pointer" that is clearly visible on my Display, that will display clearly over the top of my Optimized, High Contrast json map Style.

BTW: Thajs so much for the recent custom map-style option .. It has made the MiniMap now highly usable on my head Unit , especially in the Bright sun :)

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[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

100% would be a great addition to know how well the cell coverage is while driving, especially when you are running apps that rely on that cell connectivity for Internet connect.

Is there any way that some FCC support app could be put on the Phone, that would get the SCell signal strength, and then make it available to FCC on the head unit .. maybe by Bluetooth ?
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

This is part of the implemented BT-stack in the unit.

I don´t think that this can be changed without the firmware developer. The units with CSN2 firmware show the battery status so it should be possible if they implement the field strength too, because it might be part of the HSP protocol.

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I just installed the v10 on my bench unit (PX5, MTCE_KLD, Android 9) and both new widgets are working fine.
[Android Head-Units] Storyteller12:
Speedfire-

Thanks for answering. I’m using a head unit.

My 07 Acura MDX has it for HFL(hands free link) Bluetooth phone. But the Bluetooth doesn’t stream music (no A2DP).

I thought it might be possible since theses units have better(newer) Bluetooth modules.

Thanks again for a great launcher
[Android Head-Units] roydestroy:
Is it possible to remove the clock only page and have only the one custom page that I have created?
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
[MENTION=2534110]rigattoni[/MENTION]

I can (with my limited knowledge of Android) appreciate that the head Unit with FCC on it may not be able to get much information about what the phone is doing .. ie It's Cell Signal Strength, battery state, wifi info etc... but maybe if is a desirable thing to have display by FCC on the head Unit, the phone could run a FCC helper app ( ie FCC-Booster), that would run on the phone, and send this information to FCC on the head unit

Yes, this would mean developing a 2nd FCC Support application to run on the phone, but if this is a workable idea, it would certainly add something to FCC that I don;t believe any other Launcher is currently providing.

If such a system is technically possible, and of interest to Speedfire- to develop, there are possibly numerous other feature that could make use of such a sharing of information system between the phone & the Head Unit running FCC.
[Android Head-Units] bossman4:
Yes.

Unlock the screens and highlight the page that you want to edit .......by holding down your finger on a part of the screen that does not have the clock.

You will now see the widget menu on the side. I believe that you try to move the one screen to the right and it will confirm that you want to delete a screen. Been awhile since I did it. Afterwards, you need to look at your default restart screen number to be sure the correct screen starts up.

It really helps to just take some time to sit down and fiddle with all the controls. There are many options and you forget where they are.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Both work very well on by Eonon Px4 Android 8.0

Very much like the Voice assistant widget . far better than fully opening the APP with an APP Widget.

I have it on my Home screen, but this reminds me of something I had raided before.

Not all FCC Widgets have "STYLE" option, so in this case, I am stuck with a SQUARE "Voice" Button, instead of one where I can select a Button Style.

Could all FCC Widgets that do not have the Style parameter, be made consistent, and have that style parameter available when editing.

ON my Home Screen, the "Voice assistant widget" is the Microphone ( with a SQUARE background - unable to set as a Button style)
[Android Head-Units] roydestroy:
Nope, already tried that and that particular screen seems unable to be removed that way.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Try RESTARTING FCC (there is a "RESTART FCC" app in your app drawer to do that)

Restarting FCC sometimes fixes temporary issues of the FCC editor not working
[Android Head-Units] roydestroy:
Found it thanks
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
Hmmm... on my PX5 it works perfect with the mic widget, but I don´t use a background for the button. ;)

But yes, you are right, each widget should be able to get visible on each button with each button style.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
That's one of many things that are so great about FCC .. each user can customize the look & feel of their screens to their own taste.

It's not "One size fits all" :p
[Android Head-Units] SharkysRacing:
Love the FCC launcher so far. Sometimes it does lag a bit much.

FCC and Sygic doesnt seem to work very well together though.

Does The FCC launcher have adjustments for the key lights?. When i started using it is when my side lights stopped working. :( .. kinda sucks at night. Cant see volume keys.
[Android Head-Units] okij:
Not that I know of.

This most likely is Sygic's fault. It e.g. takes over control for the "Skip forward" and "Skip backward" buttons too, which is really annoying since you can't skip tracks while Sygic is running in foreground.

So drop a message at Sygic customer care and/or leave an according review with error description in Play Store.
[Android Head-Units] tonimontoia:
[MENTION=1633144]speedfire[/MENTION] I had asked a question at least one answer I did not expect more
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

Some issues with the basic Install of FCC seem to have developed over the past few months of updates.

This is both frustrating to beta tester, re-installing FCC, but even more importantly, a big PUT OFF to anyone new, installing FCC for the 1st time.

Apart from instabilities when installing, what is always VERY ANNOYING, is the demo video suddenly starting up , when the user is still setting the Launcher.

Maybe the Video could be put at the very end of the Install, with a pop-up, to announce the option to run the video now, or instructions on how to run it later from the FCC settings menu.

Also, the restore function now seem to be unstable, and often required 2 or 3 full attempts at the restore, before the restore runs without error to completion.

( This was present with both SD & Google Drive operation, but as already reported, Google Drive support for backup & Restore seems to have been broken recently by a Google Drive backup structure change)

Please can you put some priority of fixing these two BASIC FCC existing functions, before any further major new additions.

A lot of time & effort goes into users creating their customized pages -- so reliable Backup & restore becomes extremely important, especially when beta testing new version of FCC.
[Android Head-Units] roydestroy:
Quick question. How do I find out which rockchip model I have in order to use the correct settings on FCC. if it is 5+ or something else and which BT? I know how to look in the system info and factory settings but I am unsure of what to choose (for example my BT model is something like ST-96 or something like that if I remember correctly).
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
[MENTION=9325785]Scopesys[/MENTION] & [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION],

on fresh setup the first connection to Google Drive fails with the message that no files are found. With the second try it finds all the files stored there.

...and yes, it sometimes takes more than 3 tries to get at least most of the widgets back. If not most of the widgets are broken with wrong settings.

Neither the "Restore widgets" does repair them.

Nevertheless most of the time the custom buttons have a black 100% opacity, so I need to change each single button afterwards. In my settings there is always the opacity set to 0%.

This happens with all my units (PX5, SC9853i and CSN2) which are just now in use.

Other than that, the Google Drive works for me so far.

This setup video thing is just... frustrating, because it jumps always in when I´m just trying to restore my desktop the first time.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
FCC 3.359v12:

- Custom car arrow for Premium users for Google Maps and Yandex Maps (MapBox uses its own icon always). Minimap settings -> Car arrow