Request: DSub on AAOS

[superlinuxero]

Hello, and thanks for DSub, It certainly is the best subsonic client. I bought the program some years ago in the Play Store and couldn't be happier.

Now I just acquired a Volvo car with AAOS, and noticed that my favorite media app isn't available on AAOS. Are there any plans for a release on the platform?

Thanks

Ignacio

[mojhale]

I have both a VW and a Honda with Android Auto, and both show the DSub app. The OS in each vehicle is significantly different, with the Honda actually running a variant of Android OS.

Ignacio, are you running the DSub app on your phone from the Google Play store or from another location? If you download the .apk from Github (or possibly from other sources) then Android Auto doesn't trust it by default. You can go into the preference for Android Auto and find an option to allow apps from other sources. This should allow it to show up in your Volvo.

[superlinuxero]

Hi, and thanks for your reply

Please note that Android Auto and AAOS are completely different things

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Automotive?wprov=sfla1

[mojhale]

Very good to know. Also, it's interesting that Honda has a variant of Android as their on-board OS that doesn't seem to be AAOS from what I can tell.

Does AAOS have only whitelisted apps or does it allow side-loading apps? Can you still plug an Android phone in and run Android Auto like you can on Honda's OS? It wouldn't be convenient, but it would allow you to run DSub in your car.

[superlinuxero]

From what I understand, AAOS works as the main system managing most car functions that can be electronically controlled, including an infotainment system as well.

Due to the critical nature of AAOS, sideloading apps, at least in Volvo and Polestar cars, cannot be done, not even with ADB, though I heard that in other vehicles (Renault), it may be done with some minor hacking.

Also, from what I've learnt, apps may need to be compiled with, at least, some different flags (autotation disabled, etc) so they can be installed. Also, not all applications in the Play Store appear in AAOS, but those specifically designed for AAOS.

I've been thinking about trying and compile DSub and see how this would work. There's an interesting post in XDA about this, so, in theory, it shouldn't be, for an experienced android developer, very much complicated to publish an app for AAOS. However, I'm not. This is the post:

https://xdaforums.com/t/help-sideload-apps-polestar-2.4383145/#post-87428465

Cheers

Ignacio