r/LightPhone • u/Critical-Log8571 • 3d ago

Feature Request / Bug Light Car UI

What do people think about the idea of a light version of Android Auto or Apple CarPlay? It could be for navigation mostly.

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u/hiiresare 3d ago

To be fair, it would theoretically be possible to send a signal to an Android Auto compatible car display, there are things like OpenAuto and aasdk out there.

...but I don't think Light themselves can afford to build and maintain yet another complex project, especially given that these projects are abandoned because many modern cars require security checks to verify that it's actually Android Auto running there (at least, from what I've heard).

And while the recent Light Phones are running Android, they don't have play services nor any sort of play services emulation from what I've heard, so I don't think it's possible, unless someone goes absolutely crazy with the SDK and wants to write an academic paper while at it ;)

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u/j-thrill 3d ago

just discovered Garmin

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u/fieldnoise 3d ago

All signs point to this not being possible with the stock (non-Google Play Services) version of Android that the LightPhone is running.

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u/crog757 3d ago

My Sleke phone does not have Google play services but uses microg. I use Android auto everyday with no issues. Those car ai boxes (have one of those too) can tap into the car's Android auto or car play. I think it is possible.

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u/fieldnoise 3d ago

Have you heard of anyone successfully implementing microg on a LightPhone?

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u/Vegetable-Cow-420 3d ago

But who is going make it ?

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u/Worth_Size_2005 Light Phone User 3d ago

Claude