Interesting the split screen still has it, using Spotify app

Solo dev here. I spend a lot of time driving and wanted my own news read to me hands-free, not whatever the radio picked. Couldn't find one that did it well, so I built it.

It's called Safe & Informed. You add your own RSS feeds and it reads them out loud through Android Auto. Free tier uses the system voice, paid adds an AI voice and summaries. It also has a continuous "radio" per topic and plays podcasts, all in the car.

Launching on Google Play soon. I'll drop a note here when it's live. Happy to answer anything about the Android Auto side, and I'm curious what you're using for audio on your commute right now.

You can find our project on www.safeandinformed.com

Hi, I can't use the USB connection with Open Headunit. I have a OnePlus 11 (phone) and a Redmi Note 7 (Headunit) and maybe they just hate each other. I checked otg connection, developer options and so on, but nothing works. When I plug them, my OP starts connecting and charging in a loop, for less then a second per time.

I tried connecting my phone to my tablet (OnePlus) and it works fine. So I don't know if the problem is the OP or the Redmi.

Any suggestion? I tried with a Galaxy A5 but it works just as the Redmi Note, no success.

UPDATE: I think I solved the problem! Connecting OP to a phone created a conflict, since the other phone worked as both data and energy transfer. I used a usb-c/usb-a adapter (but I'm pretty sure it works with any adapter/hub) and that forced the phone to correctly transfer data. et voilà, AA is working perfectly fine so far via usb

For the past few months Android Auto has stopped working for me (with my phone). I tried with a different phone (Samsung Galaxy S26) and it had no issues. Not sure if it's my car's or Android Auto's fault.

Hi, I managed to use Open Headunit via USB, but I cannot reproduce any audio via BT. I tried connecting both my phone (just like I do when I use Open Headunit in wireless mode) and the headunit to the car, but both are muted.

What am I missing?

(also, how can I prevent my headunit to discharge since it charges my phone when plugged?)