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[-] cron@feddit.org 23 points 2 days ago

As a note, you have to follow these easy steps to setup:

  • Go to the Android system settings
  • Navigate to Connected devices > Connection preferences > Android Auto (you can also find it by inserting "Android Auto" in the search box)
  • Scroll to the bottom until you find "Version"
  • Click multiple times on "Version" to activate developer settings
  • Press "OK" in the activation dialog
  • After activation, click on the 3-dot menu in the top-right and go to "Developer settings"
  • Scroll down until you find "Unknown sources" and tick the checkbox
  • Restart your phone
  • You should now be able to use NewPipe in the car interface!
[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 days ago

I mean yeah, its Googles OS... Why would they make it easy for people to escape their software lock in hell?

[-] cron@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago

Not only Google, but also the automotive sector. It's almost guaranteed to have a lot of hoops to jump through till you can run a simple app like this.

[-] three@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago
[-] cron@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago

I don't know which phone you use, but for Graphene OS with sandboxed google play + auto, this is the way:

  • System settings
  • Apps
  • Sandboxed Google Play
  • Android Auto
  • Android Auto settings
  • (then continue from here with dev mode)

Has anyone been able to get this to work? I went through these steps a few days ago and NewPipe doesn't show up in my Android Auto apps list.

[-] cron@feddit.org 4 points 2 days ago

I did follow these steps and newpipe appears in my app list. However, the app doesn't do anything besides showing a black screen.

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