Native Android Auto Development Thread

[nanaisu]

@nanaisu @a90.faz Well done Andoids.. this is moving very quickly! Question: Can I use https://ssh.bavarian-aa.uk/ to SSH into my car to change images in the infotainment display?

if it works for you, yes. the enable hasn't worked for everyone oddly.

Happy days finally android auto in a 2020 bmw.

Great work to all involved. Noticed when changing volume u dont get the indication on screen. And the arrows when navigation are those only on newer models i have the 6wb cluster

f series not working is a known issue. f and g series work in two different ways from what I can tell.

you're also running an out of date version. volume knob is implemented but in testing.

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[jonkon]

Thanks ill look to updating it at the weekend. Thanks for the awesome work from everyone involved

 

[mack73]

Successful install on my '26. Very easy with the tools here.

• This unlocked SSH successfully on mine: https://ssh.bavarian-aa.uk/ Windows Defender can pick this up and quarantine, so just watch for that.
• Then used the automated installer from Turbocode for the install. https://turbocode.shop/nbt-evo-android-auto/

I did need to remove/re-pair my phone. Make sure you have the phone unlocked when it connects to AA the first time so you can accept the messages.

But if it goes wrong, use the Turbocode tool to extract the log files, throw them into whatever AI you want, point AI to the source git page and tell it to figure out what you did wrong

 

[nanaisu]

Also worth noting for folks, TurboCode is not bleeding edge, it's on a known stable version.

Layer management sucks, so the volume pill is a work in progress.

 

[BigPoppaStuke]

Great work so far. This is an incredible achievement.

Is there a list of any outstanding items left to address?

 

[nanaisu]

Great work so far. This is an incredible achievement.

Is there a list of any outstanding items left to address?

truth be told, there's a lot.

Great work so far. This is an incredible achievement.

Is there a list of any outstanding items left to address?

off the top of my head:
- moving off of the apple Carplay layer (small one, not a big one)
- completely switching over to WiFi for audio (big ish one as media info isn't currently sent over WiFi, so you lose hud/iDrive song metadata)
- finishing hiding AA when all safety messages are triggered (e.g. limp mode)
- figuring out why AU and ME headunits don't want to cooperate
- better support for non Carplay models
-maybe main menu integration
- better favorite integration
probably a few other things.

 

[TomiyaMäkinen]

I'm planning to merge the USB update and then install it, but it seems the navigation version isn't showing up in my area...

This is a problem...

 

[nanaisu]

I'm planning to merge the USB update and then install it, but it seems the navigation version isn't showing up in my area...

This is a problem...

if you export driver profile to usb, it'll be on there. We've had no issues on the Supras so far.

There was a couple without apps coded that has led to install not succeeding but it not succeeding hasn't caused issues.

You should be able to install regardless of the version.

 

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Successful install on my '26. Very easy with the tools here.

• This unlocked SSH successfully on mine: https://ssh.bavarian-aa.uk/ Windows Defender can pick this up and quarantine, so just watch for that.
• Then used the automated installer from Turbocode for the install. https://turbocode.shop/nbt-evo-android-auto/

I did need to remove/re-pair my phone. Make sure you have the phone unlocked when it connects to AA the first time so you can accept the messages.

But if it goes wrong, use the Turbocode tool to extract the log files, throw them into whatever AI you want, point AI to the source git page and tell it to figure out what you did wrong

truth be told, there's a lot.

off the top of my head:
- moving off of the apple Carplay layer (small one, not a big one)
- completely switching over to WiFi for audio (big ish one as media info isn't currently sent over WiFi, so you lose hud/iDrive song metadata)
- finishing hiding AA when all safety messages are triggered (e.g. limp mode)
- figuring out why AU and ME headunits don't want to cooperate
- better support for non Carplay models
-maybe main menu integration
- better favorite integration
probably a few other things.

Crazy how quickly this has advanced and become viable, this is a huge leap over the bimmer mmi and the sketchy android auto emulation boxes

 

[7x57]

Hey @nanaisu, responded to you over on your reddit thread. Love the work so far, hoping to help you solve some of these issues in the nearish future. I am the guy that has been working on stabilizing the open-source Linux ports for some of the software like E-Sys, etc.

Lmk if you need any help. I have my e-net cable and MX+ adapter coming on Sunday, hopefully.

My projects besides the Linux functionality is to get the HUD and instrument panel customization that PenguinDuke has been working on translated and DIY'd for the English speakers. He's the guy that put the Evangelion style HUD on his car, not sure if you've seen it, but I'm hoping to have something like that functioning and then maybe pushing different designs out for everyone to use.

Thanks for all the efforts for Android! I will for sure be a user.

 

[nanaisu]

Hey @nanaisu, responded to you over on your reddit thread. Love the work so far, hoping to help you solve some of these issues in the nearish future. I am the guy that has been working on stabilizing the open-source Linux ports for some of the software like E-Sys, etc.

Lmk if you need any help. I have my e-net cable and MX+ adapter coming on Sunday, hopefully.

My projects besides the Linux functionality is to get the HUD and instrument panel customization that PenguinDuke has been working on translated and DIY'd for the English speakers. He's the guy that put the Evangelion style HUD on his car, not sure if you've seen it, but I'm hoping to have something like that functioning and then maybe pushing different designs out for everyone to use.

Thanks for all the efforts for Android! I will for sure be a user.

I did, it was super cool . ID7 and on being on React makes me super jealous, haha

 

[CERIALPHREAK]

Apologies if this has been covered previously, but I didn't see anything in the github readme or install.md- is there an uninstall procedure documented somewhere?

My only real hesitation to test this on my car is that I still have a few months of factory warranty left so I'd like the option to pull it out should it need to go in for service.

 

[nanaisu]

Apologies if this has been covered previously, but I didn't see anything in the github readme or install.md- is there an uninstall procedure documented somewhere?

My only real hesitation to test this on my car is that I still have a few months of factory warranty left so I'd like the option to pull it out should it need to go in for service.

remount the filesystem as RW, drop into hu-omap, make sure nbt-aad isn't running (and you triggered force stop).

Move the shared object in the NbtAad plugins directory, then remove the whole folder. QNX won't let you delete a .so directly in use.

Afterwards a good ol' rm -r /opt/aa/

I can add an uninstall guide later, but it's pretty much the update process, but instead of copying files from the flash drive, you delete them instead

 

[razorlab]

ID7 and beyond is React?

Now I am suddenly interested. I have too many projects going on already but i've always looked at the idrive 8 in my m240i as potential world of possibilities.

 

[mack73]

Not sure if this is already a known bug, so ignore if this is on the list of bugs to address. But maybe 25% of the time AA won't load (stuck on connecting) when I start it for the first time (eg. get in car, start, let phone connect). It always works after a 'restart' of AA on the headunit. Phone side says it's connected to car so feels like it's on the headunit side. Can grab logs if this isn't known.

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