What would you expect more from OpenAuto Pro?

[yusi]

One of the biggest for me would be easier implementation of sensors etc. E.g Crankshaft has done a stellar job of this, allowing rtc, light sensors and so on to be configured via the application, instead of having to use the commandline. In particular I'd think this goes for RTC so the clock can be visible without the phone plugged in.

[BlueWave]

@yusi that would be good, but required a lot of time to prepare all setup. Maybe step-by-step will be easier. We will think.



@571 Skins are quiet problematic and from our experience with Audi MMI skin not so popular. For know we will no go in this direction.

[yusi]

Obviously I wouldn't expect all of this to land at once What would be good (imo) would be to implement bit by bit, and prioritize from importance. I would believe that e.g RTC support would be important, so the time can be shown without having the phone connected. Or in other words - to fully replace a stock headunit, I would consider this an essential feature.



Another option could be to just implement official support for certain sensors - e.g for RTC, you could implement out of the box support for DS3231. Same principle for light sensors etc. In other words, keep it simple

[rubenverhoef]

This: https://bluewavestudio.io/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=504



And

OpenAuto:

- A screensaver with a big clock so i can easily see the time when not using AA

- Better radio UI, the current is not suitable for use in a car

- Multitouch

- Automatic connect AA Wifi'



Base system:

- USB upgrade feature,with backup and restore)

- No use of raspbian desktop or hide it better. it is now booting to desktop and then starts openauto, not so nice



And all the other crankshaft features, like:

- Easily configure hardware

- All configuration, like wifi, bluetooth inside openauto

- Custom brightness command so i can use the inbuild brightness slider with my screen

[BlueWave]

Yes, by default OpenAuto Pro is configured to use internal bluetooth adapter. In order to use external one you have to execute command sudo btswitch external, as you did. If for any reason you would like to back to internal bluetooth adapter just execute sudo btswitch internal command.

[571]

- Maybe removing top bar also in OAP as an option.

I started testing and I notice that for example light brightness and volume control are not necessary. Since the built-in navigation/Radio is controlling this.



- Keyboard mapping. Here I would suggest that like with the other thread about canbus skipang module, it would be easy if the keyboard strokes could be linked by other devices. For example that we can map a canbus code to a button stroke, same for the TTL RS3232 for the MMI.

And as extension of this canbus that the time is also extracted from the canbus same as night modus (light on).

Also i was thinking to map few keystrokes to for examples pixel clicks on the display. For example Y is x50 y20 for pressing "OK" in waze when there is something on the road.



- More I noticed that the installed apps are using suddenly different keystrokes and also aren't keyboard-only friendly when there isn't a touchscreen available.

[BlueWave]

@571 you are not using topbar but some other guys do. In our opinion this solution is good.



In general we like your ideas, however they are focused more on providing some very specific, specialized functionality. Our idea is to provide users a tool, OpenAuto Pro, base on which you can do all the things you have mentioned on your own.

For example: Keyboard mapping solution. We gave you possibility to use defined keystrokes. Now, based on canbus module, you can build what you are looking for.



All these can be done by users. From our point of view these is last phase in development in our software.



Nevertheless keep positing, we will grab something for sure 8-)

[BlueWave]

We would like to share with you some news about upcoming release - the 3.2 version. New version is on the final stretch toward release. We greatly appreciate your constant feedback and great ideas that we implement in OpenAuto Pro with pleasure. Below you can find a list what will be included in new version:


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Mirroring

Possibility to mirror the phone's screen on the Raspberry PI and control it's interface with included multi touch and keyboard support.

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Shortcut to connect Wireless Android Auto directly to the gateway

Handy improvement for users of Android 9.0 (Pie) wherein IP address of the phone is not persistent anymore.

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Autorun applications from launcher

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Notifications

Notifications for volume level, brightness level, now playing track, bluetooth connection status and active call

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Appearance improvements

• Added possibility to use compact menu bar for each screen.

• Added buttons to control value of the sliders in more convenient way.

• Clock.

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Below you can find some screenshots. Stay tuned 8-) !



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[Chrisfromwa]

We would like to share with you some news about upcoming release - the 3.2 version. New version is on the final stretch toward release. We greatly appreciate your constant feedback and great ideas that we implement in OpenAuto Pro with pleasure. Below you can find a list what will be included in new version:


[list=]

Mirroring

Possibility to mirror the phone's screen on the Raspberry PI and control it's interface with included multi touch and keyboard support.

[/list]
[list=]

Shortcut to connect Wireless Android Auto directly to the gateway

Handy improvement for users of Android 9.0 (Pie) wherein IP address of the phone is not persistent anymore.

[/list]
[list=]

Autorun applications from launcher

[/list]
[list=]

Notifications

Notifications for volume level, brightness level, now playing track, bluetooth connection status and active call

[/list]
[list=]

Appearance improvements

• Added possibility to use compact menu bar for each screen.

• Added buttons to control value of the sliders in more convenient way.

• Clock.

[/list]
Below you can find some screenshots. Stay tuned 8-) !

Really looking forward to the updated features, especially the screen mirroring and volume controls.

When do you expect this update to be released?

[waughoo]

I know you're asking about OpenAuto Pro, but I would love to see a Navigation hotkey that works in AA to take one directly to the maps page. It is a feature I currently use a lot in the stand alone app on my phone.