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[Android Head-Units] okij:
Assignment of user defined MODE actions not working

[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]: As I already wrote some days ago in post #6471, the assignment of user defined MODE actions is not working in recent FCC versions.

In FCC settings -> System -> Steering wheel keys -> User defined MODE action I have set DAB-Z, NavRadio+ and GoneMAD Music Player (please see attached screenshot), but when I use the FCC mode button, still the stock FM Radio app (which I had set before) is invoked instead of NavRadio+. :(

Today I had a further look into this issue and found out that in ru.speedfire.flycontrolcenter_preferences.xml there are two places where mode apps are stored:

...
<string name="mode_app1">@com.zoulou.dab</string>
<string name="mode_app2">@fmRadio_background</string>
<string name="mode_app3">@gonemad.gmmp</string>
...
<string name="mode_intercept_app1">@com.zoulou.dab</string>
<string name="mode_intercept_app2">@com.navimods.radio</string>
<string name="mode_intercept_app3">@gonemad.gmmp</string>
...

It seems that the changes made in FCC settings -> System -> Steering wheel keys -> User defined MODE action are stored in mode_intercept_app[1-3], whereas the FCC mode button cycle through the apps that are stored in mode_app[1-3] instead.

I've looked through all of the FCC settings but could not find a second place where mode apps can be set. (Please tell me if I overlooked something.)

Therefore I assume that this is a bug in the current version of FCC Launcher and I would like to ask you to fix it. :)
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

What may be a minor bug, introduced in the past month or so. (maybe when Split screen was added)

When creating a new Widget, the initial ICON size is no longer the size last set when creating or editing a widget.

Instead, (in my case) it is ALWAYS some VERY Big size, that stops any text in the widgets from being displayed,

It always struck me as a very nice design feature, that if a WIdget was edit and saved, the next NEW widget would have the same slider values as that previous widget.

So a series of newly created widgets all had the same size properties , which meant that each one typically did not need a lot of editing.

This is no longer the case, particularly with Icon Size.

What is currently setting the initial slider values for a NEW widget ??

ADDED:

Video: Creating Widgets and Initial parameters

Note: In these later versions, most parameters initialize to some seemingly random value, but at least one, the Style, still remembers the last style used.

And yes, stupid me, did not set an APP initially for the 4th Widget, and the "small text" was the "_" !!!
[Android Head-Units] bixxewoscht:
Intel Airmont Tesla Style Unit

[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

Great Work! The Design of this Launcher looks awesome.

I have a new Intel Airmont SC9853i Tesla Style Radio with Android 10.

There seem to be many people with Tesla-Style units nowadays.

Do you plan to add support for the Intel chip in the future?

And at least one skin that fits for units with a vertical screen would be amazing.

Thanks in advance and keep up the great work!
[Android Head-Units] ch4rlz:
minimap mapbox

[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

Hi, first of all great app, decided to pay for premium after some time using the free version because I think it's worth the features and support that you keep adding to it.

Hopefully someone from the community can help me with this, there seems to be a bug with the MapBox Minimap in home screen. I downloaded the .mbtiles directly from the launcher and from my pc. Both load perfectly as expected but when I turn off the car and turn it on again, the mini map does not load until I interact with the screen, opening another app or the launcher settings. If I drive without touching the screen, the mbtiles never load, the widget stays blue or white.

My guess is that the widget detects the event of the screen being turned on but it doesn't call the method that renders the mbtiles file. Or maybe something realted to the zoom level setting a level not available in my file.

Using google maps with internet loads good, it's just with the mbtiles file. Not sure if I could force this by calling an Intent with Macrodroid or tasker.

Let me know if there is any other relevant information that I could provide.

drive.google.com/file/d/1qpwXxbAH2OP-l9bKjInQCrC4P9WU2DCZ/view?usp=sharing

drive.google.com/file/d/1lySaWic3lJ96I8-MSXOh2EnPKCgsxkB-/view?usp=sharing

drive.google.com/file/d/1QRZ2mBiL55pKvjLkLk3dnZ12IvxYSm-r/view?usp=sharing

Device MTK (8227)

Android 8.1 Go

FCC v3.385
[Android Head-Units] Paul1965:
I really love this launcher and use it on two different head units. If I had one complaint though, it would be that when the map is set to full size, 3D is enabled along with a dark color setting, the top corners of the map often fail to render correctly which results in large white sections on the screen. I've added rounded corners back along with a bit of gradient, and it helped, but the white sections are still quite noticeable and for me a real distraction while driving. Is there any way to improve it? Maybe add an option to change the background color from white to black?
[Android Head-Units] gbymb:
This is a great launcher, thanks for all of your work.

I've been searching around but didn't find anthing on how to normalise the phone ring volume. It's sooo loud, compared to any other source. Can someone please give me an insight into how to deal with it. I'm using the lancher on an Isudar head unit, OS9, PX5.

Thanks in advance.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
If you cannot find a slider for it, try finding the sound file, and then you can edit it to reduce its amplitude to whatever you want. (or even change it to a less annoying ring !!)
[Android Head-Units] gbymb:
Thanks for the reply, so that file would be in FCC?
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Reasonably sure -- NOT... your Android unit should have the option to select your RingTone for the Phone, nothing to do with FCC. (I think . )

https://www.google.com/search?q=android+change+ring+tone

Australian Phone - Ring Tone

<------- sounds good... not too annoying
[Android Head-Units] gbymb:
I'll let you know how I go, but I'm not sure if this head unit has that amount of customization. I think that because I'm using MTC dialer, it may actually be there. thanks again.
[Android Head-Units] levanvy83:
I have All Winner T3 HU and with FCC Car Launcher updated from Play Store 2 - 3 days ago, my HU always get freezing, touch screen and even the mouse did not response.

The MiniMap on the home screen and steering wheel control still working however the screen seems freezing.

Sometimes the screen get working when tried to restart many time so I decided to uninstall FCC then my HU returned to normal working status as before.

Not sure anyone got similar issue on All Winner T3 HU or only me.

PS: I already paid for premium.
[Android Head-Units] okij:
Yesterday [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] released FCC 3.390 with fixed for AllWinner units:

You need to install the APK manually, since it doesn't seem to be on Play Store yet.
[Android Head-Units] levanvy83:
Thanks for your information.

Not sure why he dropped All Winner support since last update in Play Store
[Android Head-Units] okij:
AFAIK he didn't drop AllWinner support, but it was broken due to recent changes in his dev environment (e.g. usage of updated libraries and a new version of Android Studio) and he fixed it again.
[Android Head-Units] matrixx1:
Can anybody tell me how to downgrade fcc in a way I keep premium version which I bought in play store because the music widget is pretty messed up in the release and randomly and quite often it automatically changes to FM radio while listening to other players . I don't have navradio installed I actually barley listen to FM radio. As I see music widget issue will not be fixed soon and its really disturbing.

Thanks
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
EASY

(0) Make sure your head Unit can connect to Play Store, then close Play Store App

(1) Backup up your FCC settings using the backup tool in FCC. backup to SD or to your Google Drive.

(2) Uninstall FCC

(3) Re-Boot system (just because !!)

(4) Re-Install FCC - whatever version you want .. From Playstore, or one of the many versions Speedfire- posts links to on the forum

(5) Go through the initial FCC setup, (Do not worry what you actually edit, just get to a point where FCC s fully installed.)

(6) Finally, Restore the FCC settings backup (make sure all screens are back to how they were before you started this exercise)

(8) Re-Boot system (Just because)

Note: During the Install, FCC will check with Playstore, and will set your Install to Premium if it detect that FCC Premium has been purchased from Play Store.

(Pretty sure, that is how the setting of Premium works, seems to work that way for me, hence step "0" )
[Android Head-Units] nimslo:
The premium rights are bound to the Google account. As long as the device is linked to this account, you can uninstall and reinstall the app, you will always keep FCC premium rights. Before installing an older version you have to uninstall the newer one, but don't forget to safe your widgets and settings first (backup feature in the settings). You can get older Beta versions from here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B5t14AxB7bL0WTN5czVnYTF0Unc . The previous release version 3.362, which isn't available from Play Store anymore, can be downloaded from https://apkpure.com/fcc-car-launcher/ru.speedfire.flycontrolcenter .
[Android Head-Units] ab1702:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] I updated about 2 days ago to the play store Beta and I’ve come across a few bugs. Player widget doesn’t automatically start Apple Music when it was the last player used if I reboot the unit. When waking from sleep player widget does autostart Apple Music but it doesn’t open it in the background anymore if it was used before sleep, it actually opens the app. When fcc restarts Apple Music after sleep there is no album art and also sometimes when dab-z is automatically restarted theres sometimes no station and track info.

I also noticed that this version doesn’t always show the correct Bluetooth status.

I also noticed that now FCC shows on the unit as an actual opened app that it sometimes doesn’t start if another app is on screen before it. For example I was using google maps as a separate app alongside FCC and then I left the car overnight. The next day when I got back in the car, because google maps was still on screen when I stopped the unit the night before then fcc didn’t start when I turned the car on the next day. I had to shut down google maps and then fcc automatically kicked in.

---------- Post added at 04:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:15 PM ----------

[/COLOR [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] I updated about 2 days ago to the play store Beta and I’ve come across a few bugs. Player widget doesn’t automatically start Apple Music when it was the last player used if I reboot the unit. When waking from sleep player widget does autostart Apple Music but it doesn’t open it in the background anymore if it was used before sleep, it actually opens the app. When fcc restarts Apple Music after sleep there is no album art and also sometimes when dab-z is automatically restarted theres sometimes no station and track info.

I also noticed that this version doesn’t always show the correct Bluetooth status.

I also noticed that now FCC shows on the unit as an actual opened app that it sometimes doesn’t start if another app is on screen before it. For example I was using google maps as a separate app alongside FCC and then I left the car overnight. The next day when I got back in the car, because google maps was still on screen when I stopped the unit the night before then fcc didn’t start when I turned the car on the next day. I had to shut down google maps and then fcc automatically kicked in.
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
Just as a hint to all user with DAB-Z:

Playstore just listed the update.

First test show that the bug is fixed that DAB-Z was opened in foreground on switching stations.

Big thanks to [MENTION=7838245]realzoulou[/MENTION]
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

I am using some different tasks in Tasker and found out that the possibility to choose the wanted page of FCC is no longer available.

I just tested it again with different numbers but even 0 sends me back to page 1 where page 0 the black screen with time is.

Did you change anything there? May be related to the Studio update?

Would be nice to get it fixed as I want to define different "landing pages" for landscape and portrait mode.
[Android Head-Units] Monolithus:
Hello. Great launcher but I have three problems. Even with this option unticked in settings, every time my HU boots up, Spotify comes up, but I don't want it to. How to stop that? Second thing - volume control after boot up doesn't work sadly. And one more thing - Player widget is not working with built in radio. With spotify is ok, but not with radio.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Not really.

What Task do you use?
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
Quite easy:

Select App Action --> Go Home and set the page in the settings.
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
May be a screenshot shows the problem better as just some words...

As you can see, I am not able to see the first line of apps. Both new apps (ABD and Accessibility) are there but not reachable.

...and yes I restarted FCC and the device too, before I took the screenshot. ;)

View attachment 5050323
[Android Head-Units] kramttocs:
Did a few hours of driving this weekend. FCC crashed a LOT :) About every 5-10 minutes. I started removing features like the TPMS on screen, the auto dimming (doesn't work anyway), the auto volume (also doesn't work) but still crashing. It seemed to happen more when Spotify was playing vs when I was having FBReader read a book aloud to me.

I sent a few crash reports to [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] but not sure how useful those are. Since I can't root this device or enable ReadLogs for any app, is there anyway I can provide something that will help with the crashing?
[Android Head-Units] Tityo1981:
Dear Speedfire!

I purchased FCC launcher, and I love it.

I have only 1 problem. By other launchers was the same, I didn't find any solution yet.

If spotify is running in the front opened, it works fine. But if the launcher start screen is visible, and spotify plays, randomly spotify stops. I have to restart the app.

Can you advise something.

I checked all the settings, what I can, can't find a solution. Thank you!
[Android Head-Units] bajoseph04:
Two persisting problems with FCC on my Android unit running Android 6.0... possibly running the Mediatek MT3561S quadcore processor.

1. The FCC Launcher always shows in the recent apps and when I click close all apps, FCC closes too and then starts again with the splash screen (To avoid this, I need to swipe close every open app and avoid swipe closing FCC.)

2. After uninstalling any app (long press on the app and drag it to uninstall using the launcher delete button), the launcher home screen doesn't appear but only a blank screen. Clicking home button doesn't do anything. I normally long press the screen which will show the choose wallpaper/widget options etc, then click the home button to get the home screen again. (This is not a big issue as it only happens when uninstalling the apps. The alternate option is to uninstall from the playstore which goes smooth).

Not to forget, I use the playstore beta and two versions back worked well without issue# 1. Issue #2 always persist with the launcher and my unit and it's not a big issue hence ignored it.
[Android Head-Units] okij:
This issue arose with the implementation of split screen support and is also bugging me.

[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]: Could you please have a look after this when you are working on split screen support again? For me it seems that for the implementation of split screen support you changed FCC from a "real" launcher (which isn't shown in recent apps and thus cannot be closed) to an "normal" app (which shows up in recent apps and thus can be closed), which IMHO is not a good behaviour for a launcher.

There should be at least an option with which the user can decide if he wants to use split screen support or if he prefers FCC to act as a normal launcher and not show up in recent apps.
[Android Head-Units] Dac0908:
With all those fancy features, do you guys really have a smooth power on with music continuing where it stopped, being music player or radio?

I don't. Always some interruptions. Even bought Power amp because its supposed to play nice with FCC. Radio Paradise player too, default fm player, default music player, aimp. It just never worked, on stock android, on Malaysk...
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
AFAIK there should be an available switch in Android to keep an app away from the recent apps.

I use it to start Blitzer.de plus by Tasker without being shown in this list.

It needs to be changed somewhere in the manifest file.

MAy be this would help in the Manifest file:

"android:excludeFromRecents="true""
[Android Head-Units] okij:
If this works, then of course it would be a sufficient solution. :) [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]
[Android Head-Units] bajoseph04:
May be. But not for everyone. Not every user iuses tasker and not everyone will spend time in researching to implement this workaround. Finally as you said its not the natural behaviour of a launcher.
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
Hmmm... seems that it is a bit more than I thought. I just had a look into the manifest file and he has this in there and tons of times for different things.
[Android Head-Units] okij:
If I understood [MENTION=2534110]rigattoni[/MENTION]'s post right, [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] just has to add android:excludeFromRecents="true" to his FCC manifest file. This should then work for everyone, there's no need to use tasker.

OK, according to [MENTION=2534110]rigattoni[/MENTION]'s post just above mine you are right.

Back to start. :p

[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]:
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

When Changing Tracks, or Radio Stations (in this Video Example: Navradio+), the Artwork/Logo is still not being Cleared initially when the change is make.

So, in the case of navradio+, if one changes to a new Radio Station that does not have a Logo, the Logo from the previous Station (assuming that station did have a logo), continues to display.

Since this is still happening with other media players, I assume it may well still be a failure in FCC.

I posted a Video on the navradio+ forum, showing what I see with the new Version 1.75, which shows this issue, so i will post the link to the Video here as well, for your viewing.

It is also very Noticeable in FCC, if one switch (for the 1st time) to a Streaming media Player, that takes time to connect and start streaming.

FCC continues to display the Artwork (and often the Song/Artist) from that previous media player, until it gets the update from the Streaming Player.

So during this time, it is displaying Incorrect Information, when it should better be displaying no Next & the Default Media Player Artwork/ Default radio Logo.

Video: Showing Artwork/Logo not clearing for new Track/Station which does not have an Artwork/Logo
[Android Head-Units] KoTiX2:
I'd like to add another small thing I noticed when switching station:

If the station has no logo, NavRadio use a default NavRadio icon to replace the logo instead of sending an empty broadcast.

Somehow the default logo is not displayed at all 160*160 png file) in FCC but it's well displayed in Agama and Ubiquity widget.
[Android Head-Units] Paolo83:
Hi Friends. Yesterday i found out this fantastic Launcher and i installed It and bought fastly the pro version because It Is very funny.

I have only a Little problem: in settings i set the steering wheel to control the music player by recording the code of up and down buttons (the second options of steering wheel page) . It works but when i restart the car, so at the wakeup of my car tablet, when i press up or down button, It works but i get the " Launcher accessibility screen". I have to set on fcc and this screen get off. But a the restart of car i have again the same issue. What can i do? I Need that the accessibility remains to on. Any idea?

I'm on Android 9 and my unit has root permission
[Android Head-Units] marcus82:
Hi, do you have tesla style radio?
[Android Head-Units] Paolo83:
No what Is?
[Android Head-Units] marcus82:
vertical android radio... like a tablet
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
I don't think there is anything wrong with NavRadio+'s default Logo, because FCC can display it under certain circumstances, but not in the case of switching to a Station that has no logo.
[Android Head-Units] matrixx1:
Thank you it worked. I downgrades to version 3.365v25 as it seems to be the most stable version. With current release version I have problems with the music widget. Every 40 minutes it changes to stock FM radio app by itself while listening to mp3 or Spotify and then if I press FM on the widget it opens Spotify (which I was originally listening to). I don't use navradio+. Music widget became very unreliable unfortunately. I hope it will be fixed soon.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Good to hear that you are back and running in a more stable manner. Yes, Nice that we can do this with FCC. ( Does not seem to work with Navradio+ :( )
[Android Head-Units] marti914:
FCC

hello and thank you for this great launcher.

I took the paid version because it contributes to development.

on the other hand a small problem as I validate in the rear view camera options the sound "on" it works well as soon as I put it in reverse if the unit restarts its functioning more.

what to do please.
[Android Head-Units] KennyHO:
Hi. Do we have any new skins on the FCC? or any advice?
[Android Head-Units] mike-bd:
FFC launcher skins

I've been messing around with the look of the display and for some reason have ended up with 7 different pages/skins :laugh:

Does anyone know how to delete them?
[Android Head-Units] chevyz07:
I think this might be a new feature request:

I would like the Google Maps on the FCC Launcher to be stationary in one spot instead of moving with your car GPS, is that possible right now?
[Android Head-Units] isiden1:
Fm Radio problem

Hi, I‘m pretty new to FCC but after a couple of weeks of messing around with it I’m almost happy with my setup.

The only problem is that I can’t get FM Radio to play in FCC (btw is that supposed to work?). The only way I can listen to fm radio is using the native app (I managed to link that to a widget but not to fcc launcher). I have tried to link every available app from quick player setup without success.

Any suggestion?

Device is : mekede 188L. (It should be 8227L)

Thanks
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Delete every widget on the page (or move them to a different page)

When the last widget is removed from the screen, that screen will be deleted.

To ADD a screen, create a widget, and drag it down past the last screen, and a new Screen will be created, where you can drop the widget.

---------- Post added at 14:07 ---------- Previous post was at 14:03 ----------

If you are really talking about Google map (and not FCC's Mini map), then that's a 100% Google map question, because (I don;t believe) you can have Google map appear like a widget on a FCC Page... the best you can do, is to go Split screen, if you want to see some FCC widgets AND Google map on the same screen.

(That's why FCC has its own Mini-map feature, which can be placed on a FCC screen)

As for Google map, if you "reposition", then it will stop following your Car, until you tell it to Center again.

Re-Position by dragging the screen a little in any direction.