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[Android Head-Units] okij:
@VBA_Dev: Yes, I also couldn't figure out what he really meant with his sentence, but it sounds rude.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
New beta:

- New styles for track progress bar (solid and gradient in gray, blue and red color)

- Restore from backup crash is fixed

- Fix of auto-change of map styles in mini-map
[Android Head-Units] inah:
what about add this Online Radio Box to player widget ?

Online Radio Box

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...level.radiobox
[Android Head-Units] Roerbakeitje:
Its a nice app but I think pcradio give a big advantage above radiobox . 1 its fully integrated in fcc launcher widget all ready . 2 it's consume less internet mb,s and gives you hi quality sound.

Only thing I really miss in Pcradio and in the widget so far is a station shortcuts for fast switch between channels.
[Android Head-Units] Sacdroid:
I have been facing some crashes with the latest beta. Has anyone else experienced that as well?

Another thing I saw is that anytime I go to home screen the mini map pops up and I have to click on the map icon to hide it.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
There were some issues. Please update to the latest version.
[Android Head-Units] Stick424:
Hello guy, thank you for your work ! I bought an Ownice C500 , could you tell me if this device is supported ? And if it is not too hard to configure ? It's my first android radio :rolleyes:
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Hi!

As far as I understand Ownice C500 is not a Rockchip device so, unfortunately, it is not completely supported. FCC Launcher will work on it, but some functions will probably not work (volume / brightness control, fm radio etc). In the meantime I do not plan to add support for other platforms, first we need to add all features I planned to the current platforms. When done I will return to this question regarding other platforms :)
[Android Head-Units] Roerbakeitje:
[MENTION=1633144]speedfire[/MENTION]

When create the new round player widget it's crashing . (Widget can not load)
[Android Head-Units] Stick424:
Ok I understand, thank you for your answer buddy, and good luck for the future :good:
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
This is not a crash. 4th layout was only supported on Android 5.0+ devices, because it used new android layout type.

However, I was able to make the same layout using layout types supported by Android 4.4. as well. I will upload a new beta soon.
[Android Head-Units] Sacdroid:
Thanks for fixing these SpeedFire. The sticky notification problem is gone too.

Only unwanted behavior that I now see ( not sure if it is a launcher issue or some setting that I need to change) is that on wakeup instead of opening the home screen it shows the list of last running apps and I have to press the home button. After I press the button it takes me to the home screen in couple of seconds.
[Android Head-Units] jun81:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

version 2.487

-restore last or selected volume work

-speed volume adjustment volume gets louder each time the car comes to a stop.
[Android Head-Units] Roerbakeitje:
:angel: i wish everybody a great Christmas:angel:
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Thank you and you too :)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! :o
[Android Head-Units] jun81:
Merry Christmas and a Happy new year everyone! [emoji4] thank you [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] for all the works!
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
A small update:

- Player widget: circular track progress on 4th layout (large circle layout)

- Rockchip: added an option to decrease volume when Google Voice is activated
[Android Head-Units] jun81:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

beta 2.488

rockchip rk3188

-speed volume adjustment broken. does not adjust.

-unable to find option to decrease volume when google voice is activated. please advise.

thank you!
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
1) Will be fixed in the next beta (this was due to moving to the new Google APIs)

2) It is somewhat hard to find Wheel buttons - Custom wheel functions - Setup Google voice action
[Android Head-Units] jun81:
Thank you! Looking forward!

Guess the gps features will be down till next beta.

-speedometer

-gps location street name widget eg.

Btw restore last volume on startup is broken [emoji853]
[Android Head-Units] jun81:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

Thank you for the speedy updates and bug fix!

Beta 2.491

-randoms instants when launcher stop working

-speed volume adjustment does not follow rules set
[Android Head-Units] tonimontoia:
in fact it is a translation problem, I have not written this thing and I will never write it
[Android Head-Units] okij:
But you even wrote it twice - or did aliens do? :alien:

P.S.: You can edit your posts to provide us a better translation, so we can understand what you mean.
[Android Head-Units] megaing:
Good morning.

I installed the latest beta version "3.440_test16" and finally backup to Drive works.

If I buy the premium version, will I overwrite the beta version with the stable one?

Thanks
[Android Head-Units] whitewolf8111:
It should just unlock the premium features and keep your current version and settings.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
I was waiting when @Scopesys will write something in this forum (joking, but... maybe not)

OK. Let me explain what is happening:

1) I was working on a "simple" app which is now live as an open beta in Play Store. FG Compass Widget.

Here it is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.speedfire.compasswidget

It still has many bugs. It looks like Premium ($1) is not working. Maybe something else is not working as well.

I would be happy if you could test it and say do you like the following or not (e.g. should I transfer this to Fcc Launcher or not):

- FG Compass Widget has a completely different widget settings menu. Everything is based on Android Preferences view, have icons, have expanding (hidden) settings. In Fcc Launcher settings are custom views which are quite difficult to program and maintain.

- Such settings parts can be reused for different widgets. For example "Text size" module will be the same for all widgets. If some bug fixes / improvements are made it will be applied to all types of widgets which have a "Text size" block of settings. Now in Fcc I need to make changes in all instances of different widgets which takes more time and make them inconsistent when I forget to change some of them.

- I added some custom UI's for settings like "buttons settings". Also such parts like Style selection visually improved as well.

- FG Compass Widget has a "background style" setting which has several layers. Not only the background image, but also the top "glossy" mask. This should make the widget more consistent. Need your feedback.

- Very important but somewhat difficult to explain part: everything in the widget is updated using universal methods - this method is applicable both to the remote widget (update on a home screen) and local widget (in-app widget). You can find the local widget in the second tab "Compass" of FG Compass Widget app. In Fcc we currently have remote widgets only. They are good, customisable, can work in different launchers but consume more resources and have limitations. Smooth animations are almost not possible for them. For local widgets this is possible. Theoretically we can switch some widgets to local mode in Fcc launcher in future if this universal approach will be implemented.

So if someone want to test the app and share your ideas what is good and what is not - it will be nice.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
2) Issues.

As I expected some time ago Google added additional restrictions to the apps, using Location data (GPS). Now every app using it needs to pass a special review and prove that this permission is required. In the worst case the app may be removed from Play Store. Here are some details - https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/9888170#location-permissions

Developers need to make changes to the apps, record a video which proves the necessity of these permissions and pass a review.

I tried to do this for FG Compass Widget and was rejected two times (while it is obvious that GPS Compass app needs access to GPS data). After the second rejection the app was however allowed to Play Store. I still don't know what does it mean because I still don't have a report that this specific Location review is passed.

To pass this review for Fcc Launcher I need to spend even more time I assume. If it will still not be approved - then.. the app development will obviously be stopped. Therefore this is a critical step at the moment.
[Android Head-Units] whitewolf8111:
@SpeedFire- Glad you're back! Hope you've been well.

Thanks for the compass widget! Very cool :cool: I will download shortly and test it out.
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
Hi @SpeedFire-

nice to have you back. (y)

I just downloaded the new compass widget and am playing around with it.

Thanks for this new one.
[Android Head-Units] okij:
Looking at your avatar, you might have inspired SpeedFire for his latest work. ;)

@SpeedFire-: Also from me a warm welcome back here in your living room on xda! :)

I really hope that FCC Launcher will pass the Google Play review! Please let us know if we can support you with this in any way.

Could this GP review seriously be a problem, since FCC uses GPS access already since a long time and obviously needs it for its functionality (speed widget, map widget, auto volume control etc.)?

I cannot understand why Google wants to regulate this, because the user can decide in the app settings on Android if he wants to grant location access or not.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Not been much to write about :(

The version of FCC I have installed is working fine -- I think .. not used the car much in months due to Covid Lockdowns.
[Android Head-Units] okij:
Hi @SpeedFire-: I'm also not driving in my car every day due to Covid lockdown. In the underground parking I don't have GPS, so I couldn't try your FG Compass Widget yet until this morning.

Installation went smooth and I granted GPS access when asked for it. After this I put a FG Compass Widget on the homescreen of my head unit.

Unfortunately there was no update visible on the widget, i.e. I've just seen a red right-pointing arrow but no reaction to the movement of the car.

So what I can say for now ist that the settings menu based on Android Preferences view with its icons looks really great and is good to handle (from trying it just for a short time) and it would be awesome if you could implement Android Preferences view for FCC settings too. :cool:

This morning I didn't have time to have a deeper look into what might prevent the widget from working properly. Maybe there is a setting in my PX5 MTCE head unit (running on Hal9k 4.2 ROM) to grant FG Compass Widget more rights for GPS access - I haven't looked yet if there is an extra setting to grant it for background access. Please let me know what might be wrong, so I can have a further look this noon or evening.

BTW, even though I personally don't use/need a compass widget on my head unit (I don't use the FCC compass widget either), I will buy it on Play Store to 1) test if the in-app purchase fixed, as you wrote in the changelog and 2) show some support for your work in general. :)

I've read your Privacy policy for the FG Compass Widget and for me it is well written and absolutely reasonal, so I hope and think that Google approves to FCC Car Launcher too if you write a similar Privacy policy for it. 🤞

P.S. What does "FG" stand for? Is it just because Google made troubles with "FCC"?

Edit: I now did the in-app purchase which went without problems. Then I looked through the Android app settings but didn't find any other switch to enable GPS access for FG Compass Widget than the one that was already activated. Nevertheless, shortly after this the widget started working, maybe because I had toggled GPS access off and on again. The only other things that I changed were the widget background (I chose the high contrast one that was unlocked by the in-app purchase) and the rotation type (I chose the rotating background instead the rotating arrow.) This evening I will keep an eye on the widget to see if it starts working shortly after turning on the head unit.

I like the new FG Compass Widget and after all I am now thinking about putting it on my home screen or 2nd screen. Could be useful in some situations. :)
[Android Head-Units] okij:
@SpeedFire-: Yesterday evening and this morning I had a look at the FG Compass Widget again.

The Problem is that it doesn't start working (= updating the direction and the speed) by itself after starting the head unit, but only after tapping on the widget to open its settings and exiting the settings again.

Even then it stops working again after a while.

The FG Compass Widget notification is shown from the beginning, so this shouldn't be the problem.

So currently I have the following wishes and suggestions for improvement:

The mentioned issue of FG Compass Widget not updating needs to be fixed.

The FG Compass Widget notification (if needed for operation) should show the driving direction in the notification bar instead of just a compass symbol, i.e. "N", "NE" etc., so that it has an informational benefit.

Also it should be possible to turn off the notification, if technically possible.

The users must be able to edit the abbrevations of the directions, e.g. in English it's N-E-S-W, in German it's N-O-S-W, in French it's N-E-S-O.

When using the rotating compass card, it would be better if there was an option to rotate the letters N-E-S-W independently from the compass card, so the letters are not shown sideways or upside down.

That's all for now. :) Please let me know what you think.
[Android Head-Units] dubster5:
Hi,

Quick question from a noob... I have just paid for FCC and am trying to set it up on my super cheap ebay stereo :D

Is it possible to layer the skin above the map widget? I wanted to float a graphic over the top of the map... is this possible?

Cheers, Dub
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Please check the latest update to FG Compass Widget. 1 and 2 should be fixed. 3 is not possible (notification is required to the background process not being killed by the system). 4 and 5 are hard to do but I will think.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Unfortunately not. Map is the top layer (above widgets and home screen).
[Android Head-Units] okij:
Thanks for the update!

I can't check it before Monday afternoon since I won't drive in my car until then.

So other testers are welcome to give feedback too. :)
[Android Head-Units] dubster5:
No worries, just a thought.

I love the app, I have so many ideas on building a custom skin and layout for my car, it allows me to do so much :D
[Android Head-Units] okij:
This afternoon I was able to test the update for a short drive and the updating of the compass display now seems to work.

Also thank you for adding the compass direction ("N", "NE" etc.) to the notification. However, what I actually meant with this feature suggestion was that the direction should be shown in the icon of the notification bar, so that this icon has an informational benefit instead of just showing a compass symbol. Similar like some apps show e.g. the battery percentage or the CPU temperature in the notification bar icon.

In comparison with the FCC built-in compass widget, the FG Compass Widget seems to react much more nervous to GPS position and GPS inaccuracies. It seems to me that a filter to skip GPS jumps < x meters is still needed, preferably one where x can be determined by user.
[Android Head-Units] skiib:
Hey i have updated to the latest car launcer pro ( version 3.1.0.00) on my car head unit, running android 8,1 oreo.

I have my IGO luna gps running automatic on start, but after updating car launcher kill my gps as it trying to start automatic. I manually have to start IGO luna when car launcher has started, Also when i have gps running and stops car, the launcher kills it when starting car again.

What are the fix for this. Think that it maybe because car launcher need me to grant premission to always run op top, program dosent work without this.
[Android Head-Units] kramttocs:
Welcome back @SpeedFire- !

So is your plan to move this new app into FCC Launcher as a compass replacement?

I see you asked for feedback regarding that but if it's better, is there a reason not to?

In the meantime, wouldn't it make more sense to have a separate thread for this app so there aren't bug reports for two apps in the same thread? Afraid people will come here looking for the launcher based on the title but get confused if there is another app being tested/developed/discussed.
[Android Head-Units] michalpro:
Hey

Got question.

Is it possible somehow to change the font in the widgets?

Changing font in the settings results just in changing menus. Thanks
[Android Head-Units] michalpro:
And another problem. Widget font size doesn't stick, when rebooted goes to small one (default) and I have to configure the widget again (although configuration shows correct value.
[Android Head-Units] krzygaj:
@SpeedFire-

Is there a chance to add more options to the autostart configuration of external applications?

Add more delay options (in seconds):

...5,10,15,20,25,30 - or allow manual entry

Add the ability to define the delay between autostart of ext applications:

- app1

- delay x

- app2

- delay x

and so on ...

Thank you in advance
[Android Head-Units] daemondee:
Hello, I have CSN2 PX5 Android 10 and premium version of FCC. Backup won't work for me. I tried many versions (last stable from Google Play and last betas) and nothing. Always get message - backup failed for boath - backup on SD and Google Drive. Restore from SD function working well. On the same unit with Android 9, backup works as it should. Am I doing anything wrong?
[Android Head-Units] okij:
@SpeedFire-: I've seen that in recent FG Compass Widget versions you added my feature request from here:

#4 isn't working correctly. I have German as default language, but the compass cards shows the French abbrevations N-E-S-O instead of N-O-S-W. Please fix. :)

About #5 I read in one of your release notes on Play Store that it should be supported now, but it looks the same as before, i.e. the letters are still displayed sideways and upside down. Is there a setting to enable the rotation of the letters?

On a different note, I've seen that some of the screenshots in the OP on this thread aren't working anymore for a while now, instead they are showing

Please have a look after this, since for new users it looks like the OP has been abandoned by the dev, which isn't a good advertisement for FCC Launcher. ;)
[Android Head-Units] kramttocs:
Hey @SpeedFire-. Could you give us a report on what you have planned for FCC Launcher? Not looking for an eta or anything but more of what state is in it regarding development? Is it still something that will get updates or are you looking at other projects now?

TIA.
[Android Head-Units] HatManSan:
Greetings All. I check here every day as I do on Hal9k's channel too. I see and hear nothing. Does someone have any idea if the great strides Speedfire and Hal9k have made to make our experiences better are to continue?
[Android Head-Units] bajoseph04:
Looking forward to hear from @speedfire. Everyone here would have guessed FCC as feature complete since there is no more focus on it from the developers end. Possibly he'll spend some time now and then for bug fixes if any.
[Android Head-Units] violence.prevent90:
Hello,

First very very nice launcher. Works very good for me. Bit i have a small problem.

I have an Erisin 8111G Px5 Android 10 for my Golf 7.

When the radio is in Standby or complete Restart spotify doesnt start and play the song. I had to start spotify manuel.

all options are checkt.

autostart and so on, is set on.

can you help me? Or is ist a little bug? I have the premium version 😊
[Android Head-Units] sbruda:
Hello,

First of all, I would like to ask for some clarification regarding the latest and greatest version. I am running the Google Play beta version namely, 3.441. I am seeing in this thread that the latest alpha version seems to be 3.440 test9 (made available on 24 October 2020) that is, a lower version. So my question is, am I on the latest or should I move to the alpha version provided in this thread?

I am asking because my current version (Play Store beta) does not seem to be able to back up its configuration. I would be the happiest with a backup on the local SD card, but I can grudgingly live with a backup on the Google Drive. None of the two work. I am therefore wondering whether switching to the alpha version would provide a fix in this respect.

Secondly, I see that the development has stalled and I can understand the reason stated earlier that the launcher is more or less feature complete. I agree that this is so for MTC* devices, but I am not so secretly hope that there is hope for a better integration for CSN2 devices too. I am missing the ability to remove the app title from the status bar and most importantly hardware button bindings. @SpeedFire- if you can find some time to look into those I would greatly appreciate it. I am more than willing to provide any information you may need and also to test solutions.
[Android Head-Units] BatataAB:
Hello, does anyone know how to change the volume (0-15) thru tasker? I've tried changing variables , sending intents, nothing works.
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
No chance, because it´s no phone. Amplifier and Android are only communicating internally. There is no intent or anything else which can be used.
[Android Head-Units] BatataAB:
My unit doesn't have physical buttons and i wanted to make my life easier, does anyone have a schematic with the board, i'd like to add some external buttons.
[Android Head-Units] khoaitaychienvn:
It would be nice to have a weekly/monthly report of driving based on the data collected by FCC Car Launcher.
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
There is no schematic which is for all units.

You should think about something like this instead. Could be mounted single or in a cup holder.

Will be connected as the SWC on one cable and uses a battery.
[Android Head-Units] EJOK2:
After having installed FCC Car Launcher on my PX6 head unit, only most of the internal widgets seem to work. When I start a regular app (navigation, radio, app store) it goes "black" and returns to the FCC startup screen. I really have no clue what goes wrong here. Other launchers like Agama work without any problems. I reinstalled and checked all authorisations a couple of times, but it still does not work.

Has anyone had this problem before?
[Android Head-Units] pug304_:
i think there is no seperate thread for Compass Widget? Working on a PX6/MTCE-HT with Hal9k v4.2 and FCC recent version, i've added compass widget on my desktop, Premium is paid.

Widget is working first after open main app, switch to compass and close the app. After that widget displays data. Without this additional steps sometimes banner Premium is displayed, no data is updated even not the compass triangle.

Any ideas?
[Android Head-Units] pug304_:
@SpeedFire- may be you missed my question?
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Good news!

The app (the latest update to the beta channel) was approved and is confirmed to be compliant with the new Google Play rules regarding access to Location data. Finally!

So we can move forward with the Launcher's development.

I can't change the poll for this thread but..

Do you want widget's settings to be like in my other app FG Compass Widget or do you like the current implementation in Fcc Car Launcher?