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Android application for Meshtastic
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[Feature request]: Compatibility with Android Auto #969

Open mgoljak opened 6 months ago

mgoljak commented 6 months ago

Hello Meshtastic Team,

The main idea is to allow the Meshtastic Android app to be used directly from the Android Auto interface. This would provide users the ability to access the app's features directly from their car's infotainment system, making it more convenient and safer to use while driving.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards, Mario

infered5 commented 3 days ago

This will require some code changes to meet the strict guidelines put into place by Google for Android Auto (app with a paired phone) and Android Automotive (Android running on a head unit itself).

https://developer.android.com/docs/quality-guidelines/car-app-quality https://developer.android.com/training/cars/distribute

This will push the minimum Android level requirements up to Android 9.

Some additional notes based on my knowledge of Android Auto:

https://developers.google.com/cars/design/android-auto/apps/images/conversationalflow.png

This will take a bit of work.

Jos1990 commented 14 hours ago

This would be very helpful. I had the exact same question.