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TL;DR Download this rendertheme Place it in Android/data/menion.android.locus/files/Locus/mapsVector/_themes/ Download your map from OpenAndroMaps Use those maps with that rendertheme Having a permanent route on the bars can be quite useful, especially if you’re bouncing down a path at 40+ km/h and don’t have the confidence of one-handed steering to turn on the display. For that you can always buy some energy efficient low-energy LCD navigator device, but I like the abundance of functionality of an Android smartphone running Locus Map. [Read More]

I’ve been using Crankshaft for about a year now, with a Raspberry Pi 3 attached to the 7 inch touch screen display just dropped into the center console with the default fascia removed. It eventually led to a cracked display, which has been mostly glued back together. Still fully operational. Now I wanted to upgrade to Android Auto Wireless and decided to go for OpenAuto. I wanted to keep my built in radio because it has all the requirements such as a proper amplifier, Bluetooth A2DP and HFP, and steering wheel controls. [Read More]

Some phones have software available to run two separated/isolated instances of the same app on a device. This may be called Dual Messenger on Samsung devices, or Parallel Apps on OnePlus devices. Through adb we can add apps which aren’t allowed by default. No root required. Add non-default app First we need the user id of the Android user assigned to the secondary apps. Connect your phone, enable USB Debugging in Developer Options, and run the following. [Read More]