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[Android Head-Units] Smess1210:
This is standard Spotify/fcc behaviour, if I'm listening to Spotify from my phone via Bluetooth unless I make Spotify on head unit "offline" it tries to take over every time a track changes....
[Android Head-Units] tonimontoia:
on the skin with the Google map is no longer good after the new update you can fix thanks
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
What exactly is wrong? Show video / pics.
[Android Head-Units] abagos:
I am hoping Speedfire can find a way around it without having to change Spotify's mode.
[Android Head-Units] Xorit:
Amazon music and I believe every streaming service is doing it like this.

It's meant to bring comfortability to switch devices and continue where you have left it.

Pretty sure this can't be circumvented by any third party app.

Imagine you listen to your fav playlist on Spotify in the car and then go inside your place and wanna start over where you left it in the car via Alexa or w/e.

W/o this "follow me" function you would need to select your playlist again and start from the beginning.

Working as designed here I believe.

Using your account with different persons would meant that you gonna need some kind of profile system inside the streaming app, like Netflix does it.

On every app start you need to select the profile you want to login to.
[Android Head-Units] abagos:
The question is if the events can be distinguished if the specific client is not "active" (i.e. not actually playing the music) and be ignored.

I know it's possible with the API because I have created a small client in python and events unrelated to the "own" player can be ignored. I hope it's possible with the android app too. There is a workaround as mentioned but it does require going in the settings of the spotify app whenever you want to start or stop listening.

A.
[Android Head-Units] jostor4713:
Nothing about this? :crying:
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
I don't know what causes this. I have never seen this on my devices. Looks very strange.
[Android Head-Units] jostor4713:
Ok, thanks for answer.
[Android Head-Units] Xorit:
But this would mean an change of the Spotify app and can't be a thing FCC has to check for, you know :D

Just wanted to point out, that this is certainly a thing for a feedback towards the Spotify devs.
[Android Head-Units] Julian75ts:
Sofia users.. Has anyone rooted own radio in order to help SpeedFire fixing the minimap issue??
[Android Head-Units] Salvo-x:
Given that FCC launcher is more and more complete day after day thanks to the great SpeedFire :good:.

Report again a graphic anomaly on screen 800x480 (photo attached) in the FM radio logos setting

changes requested;

1- possibility to customize the memory widget icon with a personal image and not just the preloaded ones

2- put the text of the Bluetooth and WiFi widget on two lines

3- possibility to customize the left panel with custom icons

4- always for the left panel, given the possibility of inserting more than 5 applications, increase the lines also in the settings, currently only 5 lines are displayed
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
Is anybody seeing fairly regular crashes of fcc? I’m running an mtce Android 8 px5 unit and fcc restarts a couple of times per drive. Sometimes it’s when it’s in the background and sometimes it’s in the foreground.

I have noticed it for the last month or so, and normally update the beta version every week or so.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Hi, I reproduced this issue and investigated it. Results are:

- As I don't use Spotify API I can only receive some data from Spotify via notification updates or other broadcasts. Those do not include information regarding is the track is played on the current or remote device.

My suggestions:

1) Go to Spotify options and try to enable option - Show local devices only.

2) Close your Spotify app when not needed.

3) If all of the above does not help I have added an option "Ignore Spotify notifications" (go to any Player Widget settings -> Additional settings -> Ignore Spotify notifications). But I'm not sure it will help in all possible cases. It may still stop your current playback (because Spotify still sends a play intent into the system).

I've uploaded this version only here: FCC beta 3.189
[Android Head-Units] abagos:
Thank you very much SpeedFire

1) This sounds promising, I don't need to see other devices anyway

2) Have tried that, didn't work.

3) Good will check that too.

I guess I have to sideload this version.

Best regards,

A.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Just install it on top of your current version. Next updated via Play Store will automatically update it to the Play Store version
[Android Head-Units] kaarelt:
player widget and fm radio issue

Hello,

first post here. I have a GS unit pix5 android 8 with Hal9k ROM. I have been testing FCC for some time now after every couple of months. Yesterday I bought the full version. Current version I have is 3.188 but this bug has been in every version so far so I think it might be somehow my head unit specific.

I only use fm radio and spotify as players. in this version the player widget is working really nice but the fm radio always needs a manual play/pause or next/prew station button push to start playing again when switching from spotify. Also when I have navigation or any other app active, going to fm radio (toggle fm radio-last player) or changing station(from steering wheel) minimizes it and goes to home screen. I have played around with all the settings I can think that would be relative to this issue but cant get it working. and it has done this in every version of FCC I have tried.

Another small problem is I cant add contact icon, (no support for voice calling in my language) I can use the contact widget and that works, but would like to customize the name text etc. If i try to add contact icon it simply dissapears. the pop up says contact icon added but its not in any of the screens.

I did a video to show and also have log files but cant post them here yet. I can send them.
[Android Head-Units] AdekP:
You forgot about this amendment;)

widgetd street name: should show only the street on which we are moving and speed limit only from the street on which we are driving
[Android Head-Units] ab1702:
How does that widget work? Does it use gps or a network (WiFi/4g) connection? I tried using it on a previous version of fcc a few month ago but it never worked.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
It uses both GPS (to get your location) and Internet (to make requests to OpenStreetMap servers).
[Android Head-Units] musicscore:
Version 3.188 (almost) perfect

I use Version 3.188 premium on Xtrons AllWinner Android 8.1.

It is almost perfect. Streetwidget is showing street on which I'm driving, speedlimit widget is showing street limit where I'm driving. Audio player (Standaard player / FM Radio) working oke.

Almost perfect except for ... I cannot see Album art with standaard MP3 player. Do I have to do something to get it to work (settings ???)

Thanks Speedfire for this great head-Unit launcher.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Yes, that would be "Ideal", but it not the end of the world if it picks up the occasional side street... no doubt that could be optimized, but there are probably more pressing priorities for issue in the basic Launcher.

That being said, FCC is clearly significantly more functional that it was, say 6 month ago, and I wanted to report something positive for a change, rather than a constant list of issues.
[Android Head-Units] musicscore:
Positive feedback

You're so right. I (and I think the most of use) love FCC Car Launcher. Make's car driving fun again.

So great compliments to Speedfire and al the people testing Beta's.

You managed to create THE BEST CAR LAUNCHER on the web.

Thank you all and Speedfire for shure for this GREAT car launcher.

:good:
[Android Head-Units] Argevalo:
Allwinnner T8

Using poweramp as last player, when I reboot unit, start playing the radio for about 2 or 3 seconds then start playing poweramp. It is kind of anoying and it does it in all fcc versions.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
But how much does FCC cache of that data ?

I can ride around the same local route I road yesterday, without Internet (just GPS), and the road names & speed limits change correctly.

Note: at the start of the trip, when I am in the Garage, and just leaving home, the HU is connected to my Home WiFi and has Internet.. but after 100ft it looses the WiFi /Internet (if I have not set a Hotspot on my phone)

Has it potentially downloaded data for a given area in that time, so I am good for a trip within say 5-10 miles of the original WiFi connection ??
[Android Head-Units] abagos:
Hello,

Preliminary tests show positive results. Suggestion #1 wasn't enough (tested with 188). With 189 and the new option enabled the widget stays on the Radio and doesn't update on (remote) Spotify events. I do need to spend some more time but so far so good.

I must say I appreciate your prompt response.

Thanks,

A.
[Android Head-Units] ab1702:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] im using an android 8 Px5 and there’s a few little bugs that I’ve noticed in the 3.188 beta.

1. The dab-z startup fault is still present although not as much as in previous versions. It’s the same fault as before where it says dab-z has stopped (I have tried it with the standard launcher of the unit and it works fine).Also when you press dab-z on the player widget it opens the app and the app stays open so you have to press the home button to go back to fcc. I also use Apple Music and a2dp and these don’t have this problem, if I select these using the player widget I can control them and use them but they stay in the background like they should do.

2. The WiFi widget works perfect but the Bluetooth widget can’t determine what device is connected. My phone and my partners phone are registered on my unit. My partner has been away and I’ve been using the car the last 2 days but sometimes the widget says that her phone is connected when she isn’t even here and sometimes it says not connected or sometimes it doesn’t say anything when it’s actually my phone that is connected.

3. I tried using the speed limit widget but it wouldn’t work, I had my phones hotspot on and gps but nothing happened.

I don’t normally use the speed limit widget it’s just something I thought I’d try and the other 2 things I mentioned aren’t really big things to me either as in general the launcher works really well. I appreciate all the time you spend developing this launcher. ??
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
Interestingly I pretty much only ever use dabz, and every time it starts perfectly when I turn the ignition on. I have not set anything special up in fcc. I have android 8 px5 unit as well.
[Android Head-Units] ab1702:
So you have dab-z as a player in the widget? What settings do you have in the dab-z app? Automatic start upon usb detection? Remain in background when started automatically?
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
The only player widget I have is just the 2 line text display one, as I have no need to pause dabz etc, and like I said it’s anout all I listen to so no need for any other options.

I’ll look next time I’m in the car about the dabz options in the app, but pretty much default I think.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Beta 3.189 is uploaded:

- BT and WiFi widget update (top and bottom margin can be changed, ability to hide labels)

- Freezing / non-responding widgets fix for AllWinner devices (forced widget host update when appWidget provider is changed)

- AccVoltage widget can be deleted
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

Ref: 3.189

Still has 2 Player Widget issues (for me)

(1) When switching to RADIO, screen does a total screen refresh .. almost like a roll or loss if sync

Has done going back quite a few version, but I don't remember it doing this, say before you got Settings backup working correctly -- that far back !! Maybe it has always been like this ..

(2) Sometimes when switching Quick Players, it temporary updates to the Artwork of a different Quick Player,, before updating to the artwork of the player that has just been selected.

Attached video. with 3 Quickplayers + 4th Quickplayer/

(a) Clearly shows the Screen doing it's Refresh , but only when Radio is selected.

(b) Shows wrong artwork (and maybe text) displaying for a short time, before it then updates to correct player's info. (Typically the 4th Player's Artwork)

(c) Towards end, also shows that player selection sometimes fails, or keeps displaying the incorrect artwork. Normally, selecting Radio first, and then the wanted player, clears up the confusion and incorrect display... but not always.

There is still something slightly wrong with Player Selection :( but it is the best it has ever been :)

Sorry: No voice commentary -- which I know really helps in these videos -- I lost my voice a few days ago !!!
[Android Head-Units] gerd1986:
I have a 'Tesla style' unit running a PX3, I have sent over my APK files to [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]. Currently Bluetooth is not working, I'm going to have a full run through later today and post up any issues I find.
[Android Head-Units] Julian75ts:
Hi SpeedFire.. Any news for Sofia Users?
[Android Head-Units] ab1702:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] I’ve noticed something else with dab-z and the player widget. In fcc settings I have set player widget to automatically restart the last player that was used. It will automatically start Apple Music for me when that was in use as the unit goes to sleep but if I was using dab-z before the unit goes to sleep then it will not automatically start it and nothing starts. Also in fcc settings you have the option to delay this happening and it says if set to ‘0’ then it is auto, it isn’t possible though to set it to ‘0’. The value cannot go any lower than 1.

These aren’t big issues to me at all but I just thought I’d make you aware.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
[MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION]

Easy one (for a change).. reminder. :)

When selecting Custom Color in Widget editor, there is an issue with the # for Hex codes. The editor puts the current color into the editor, with a leading #, and just 5 characters (so total of 6) .. might be even worse recently, puts in 2 #'s.

The user then has to delete all in the edit box, including the #'s, and just enter the 6 digit Hex code. (If user puts in a leading #, then editor only allows 5 hex digits).

So, could it be fixed, so that only the 6 digits gets placed in the Editor, when FCC displays the Custom Hex code value...

Minor thing, but I went to do some custom Colors, and noticed it is still not correct, if anything, with the two #'s recently, it's got even more incorrect :(

Thanks
[Android Head-Units] TT_Vert:
Hey [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] I had asked about this in the past but perhaps it's been implemented and I can't see it. I am intercepting keys w/ FCC and I would like to have one button open recent apps but that is not an option in the list of definable functions. Any way to add that? Right now my ghetto way of doing it is an apk i designed that just runs the command to open recent apps but it's very slow as it has to open an app every time to do it.

Also, I don't know if this a new function but there is a lockscreen when I boot now and it shows album art/clock. Trying to find out where to disable, don't' see it under display. Also checked HAL9K (My ROM) to see if there was anything there. Including a screenshot.

Another thing, I was able to hide the taskbar in all apps before but now it won't let me even though I think i have the settings correct. Perhaps there is another somewhere? I have a screenshot of that also.

Thanks much

Dave
[Android Head-Units] musicscore:
Album Art

Hi,

I use AllWinner T8 and FCC Car Launcher 3.189 but I cannot see Allbum Art. I use standaard player and there is no Album Image when using FCC Car Launcher. In the screen of the standaard player of the AllWinner T8 the album art is shown but not in de FCC Car Launcher screen. What do I have to do to make this work ?? Please help
[Android Head-Units] TT_Vert:
Did you enable album art in the widget and also allow the required permission?
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Will be fixed in the next beta:

- Custom color selection fix ("#")

- 5 custom colors are saved in a palette

But I can't build a new beta now because currently I'm in the middle of another large migration (I hope the last one for some time) - switching to a resolution-independent sizes. Which means that sizes of text, icons and different margins in FCC will be the same values for all devices. This will allow to customize and setup skins on your mobile phone (which generally has a big resolution and pixel density) and then apply this backup to your head unit without any significant adjustments required.

This means that we need to switch from pixels to dp (density independent pixels). The major challenge will be not to ruin all the already made setups on the existing devices.
[Android Head-Units] rigattoni:
That sounds great. :highfive:

That enables the user to use any Android based unit to play around with the settings and positioning of any apps?

But that means, that you have to have all apps installed as in the car unit...
[Android Head-Units] Xorit:
can we have quick players alignable?

Screenshot
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
Will this mean that FCC will scale correctly if run in Split Screen mode ?
[Android Head-Units] ab1702:
You could do that now but you would have to change the size of the widget slightly and maybe the size of the text and then reposition it.
[Android Head-Units] Scopesys:
I bet you know this already, but :- Ref Amazon Music. (for Example)

You can edit the default name to be on two lines, which might greatly help with the spacing.

ie

Amazon

Music
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
This information (album arts) is not provided by the standard player to the launcher. The best solution is to use third party players.
[Android Head-Units] gkris:
I've been following the progress of the launcer development for many months. I purchased the premium also many months ago. I wonder if there is any interest or plan to natively support the Joying PX5 fyt head units? Thanks
[Android Head-Units] jalmenaraster:
Hello everyone,

Thank you, SpeedFire, for the constant development. I purchased the premium version of this fantastic app.

My only issue with it on my Rockchip PX5 MTCD (Eonon GA9201B) is that I cannot get the BT calls via "Ok Google". It seems that the assistant cannot comunícate with the BT app correctly, because I can make calls when I enter the BT app, but not just with the voice. Has someone had a similar problem?

Apart from that, I wanted to ask too if somebody has tried to set up the home screens with a Win10 Android emulator and then transferred them to the HU. Is this possible?
[Android Head-Units] sbruda:
For me MtcDialer turned out to be a good solution to this problem (PX5 MTCD, Malaysk marshmallow).
[Android Head-Units] TT_Vert:
Can anyone answer the below? The taskbar one really has me stumped. but the recent apps request I've been asking about for a good 6 months also keeps getting brushed over. A simple no would be fine also. I'll attach the images again also.

Dave
[Android Head-Units] lysiong:
[MENTION=1633144]speedfire[/MENTION], custom mode button seem to be not working on flyaudio G8. After set mode as home only but still when press mode button, it still function as original which is 1st FM, 2nd internal player.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
On FlyAudio you can remap only one button - Voice button (FCC plugin is required for FlyAudio). You can then assign FCC custom mode action and setup it on this screen. Built in functions and buttons cannot be remapped on FlyAudio (as they can on Rockchip devices for example).
[Android Head-Units] ab1702:
Get the Hal9k rom for your device. It’s much better than stock with it a lot more features and it has mtcdialler built into it running through google. You don’t even have to set it up it’s alreasy done for you in the rom. you just press the app or assign it to the mode button on the steering wheel and then say the contacts name from your phone and it calls them. Job done.
[Android Head-Units] jalmenaraster:
Thank you for the quick reply! I will try that out. Looks good.

Again, thanks for your quick reply. Looks like a good idea, but will I have any issues with warranty? What I do not want, in any case, is a bricked unfixable HU :(
[Android Head-Units] Xorit:
Good idea, thanks :)

Will try that.

---------- Post added at 11:38 ---------- Previous post was at 11:35 ----------

I tried that already, but it doesn't change the position, just enlarges the widget area.

It's because of the grid - I would need to add more columns to actually have more "space" to align things.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
Alpha 3.190:

- Migration to device independent sizes!

- Custom color selection fix ("#")

- 5 custom colors are saved in a palette

Download: Alpha 3.190

[MENTION=9325785]Scopesys[/MENTION] as you are the most experienced tester of backups ( :) ) please test device independent sizes

How to test:

1) Install Alpha 3.190. After install it will automatically migrate all sizes in widgets from pixels to dp-s (device independent pixels). Expected outcome: nothing visually changed.

2) Make a new (!) backup on 3.190. This will be a new backup with dp-s.

3) Install Alpha 3.190 on any other android device with a different pixel density (for example on phone).

4) Restore backup from step 2 on this device. Expected outcome: all sizes will be visually the same as on head unit from step 1.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
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[Android Head-Units] lysiong:
[MENTION=1633144]speedfire[/MENTION], Did u mean the call answer button? I can't find any voice button on my steering
[Android Head-Units] TT_Vert:
I'll give this a go on my android emulator as well as my head unit to see how it goes also. [MENTION=4292729]SpeedFire-[/MENTION] if you get a moment can you check my post above about 5 posts or so? I'm sure I'm missing something here.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
What action do you use in your app to call Recent apps? The only universal way I know is by using Accessibility service:

accessibilityService.performGlobalAction(AccessibilityService.GLOBAL_ACTION_RECENTS);
[Android Head-Units] TT_Vert:
Currently my APK just injects keyCode=KEYCODE_APP_SWITCH. I used tasker app factory just to throw this together really quickly. Also any idea why (based on my screenshot) I cannot hide the status bar in any APPS (Works fine in FCC home screen (no status bar))? Are there any other settings aside from what is in my screenshot? Potentially a bug? DId you implement some type of clock lock screen on boot? I have no idea where it came from and it's not from an app. I also have a screenshot for that (i'll include them both again) and given it shows the album art i feel it was something in FCC.
[Android Head-Units] SpeedFire-:
So many questions :)

KEYCODE_APP_SWITCH is probably the same action as I mentioned. I will add this action to the FCC list.

This depends on that apps developers. Full screen mode should be called by the app developer inside the app.

This is probably not the FCC's notification. You can long click on that notification and you will be able to identify which app it is called by.