Google Car Home

ViViDboarder · Oct 6, 2010

Launching Car Home as an Activity not using the Launcher APK works well.

Totally digging the launch when connected to specific bluetooth devices!

I'm noticing though that when I exit it to go back to ADW I get the helicopter view of all my screens instead of just going back to my home screen.

When I use the Car Home Launcher APK it works just fine.

thatdudebutch · Oct 6, 2010

@Vividboarder You used to dev for LockInfo on iOS right??

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ViViDboarder · Oct 6, 2010

thatdudebutch said:
@Vividboarder You used to dev for LockInfo on iOS right??

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Yep. Same ViViDboarder. My sig links to my MacRumors profile.

I still try to keep my plugins up to date though as I'm learning about Android.

thatdudebutch · Oct 6, 2010

ViViDboarder said:
Yep. Same ViViDboarder. My sig links to my MacRumors profile.

I still try to keep my plugins up to date though as I'm learning about Android.

Yeah man.. I went Android and never came back.. good to see ya here!

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GatorsUF · Oct 7, 2010

I can't find it in the market.

tdiman · Oct 7, 2010

I posted it in the first page of this thread.

jbeitel · Oct 7, 2010

i dont see it in market

ViViDboarder · Oct 7, 2010

For those that don't see it in the market... what phone are you using? What ROM are you using? What version of Gapps are you using?

GatorsUF · Oct 8, 2010

ViViDboarder said:
For those that don't see it in the market... what phone are you using? What ROM are you using? What version of Gapps are you using?

Htc incredible w/ redemptive revo 1.5.

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ViViDboarder · Oct 8, 2010

GatorsUF said:
Htc incredible w/ redemptive revo 1.5.

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Is that a Sense rom? If so then I think you're SOL. Someone else may be able to confirm, but if that's AOSP then you need to flash the latest version of Gapps.

najaboy · Oct 8, 2010

jbeitel said:
i dont see it in market

That's because Google is currently restricting it to the Nexus One and Motorola Droid. I would suspect that those who are seeing it in the market have a ROM that's using the N1's fingerprint.

Argent36 · Oct 8, 2010

FYI - I was able to find it and install/update it in the market on my Incredible running IncDoes MIUI v0.3 and it shows in my app drawer in Launcher Pro

motli · Nov 25, 2010

GoogleCarHome

tdiman said:
CyanogenMod CarHome Instructions

Car home contains two components, the activity (this is the app we're updating) and the launcher. The activity contains the guts of the program, but the Launcher allows it to show up in the app drawer.

If you're using CM6, you have CarHomeLauncher.apk already in system/app and just need to install the com.google.android.carhome-1.apk file. If you are not using CM6, then you may need to install both the Launcher and the carhome apk if the carhome app doesn't show up in the app drawer.

adb remount
adb shell
mv /system/app/CarHomeGoogle.apk CarHomeGoogle.apk.bak

install attached apks. Let me know if there's issues.

As an aside, both LauncherPro and ADW have the capabilities to create shortcuts for activities, bypassing the need of the Launcher, but it still will not show up in the drawer.

Many thanks. works like a charm on my desire with MIUI-au_0.11.19.

Guto ViP · Jan 28, 2011

Nice, installed the two files on my SGS and now Car Home is working!

BenEadir · Feb 5, 2011

Hi Guys,

I'm running Darky's ROM 9.2 and downloaded the two APK's but when I try to install them I get the following error message "No application can be found to open this file".

I've downloaded and opened other APK's so not sure what the problem with these two can be?

Thoughts anyone?

Ben

baldmosher · Jun 18, 2011

tdiman said:
Car home contains two components, the activity (this is the app we're updating) and the launcher. The activity contains the guts of the program, but the Launcher allows it to show up in the app drawer.

I don't like the Google Car Home app very much (IIRC it's unsupported by Google), but the Car Launcher will work with any dock app you like. Just add the Car Home icon to your phone desktop if you don't have a physical car dock to auto-launch it, then select your default dock app when running for the first time. My choice is Custom Car Home. Simple and it works and nothing flashy.

I spent ages trying to find this thread again and only then did I realise the Launcher was still in my Downloads folder where it had been since I downloaded it months earlier.

Thanks for posting it!

(Desire, Android 2.2, not rooted, UK T-mobile stock/branded)

tripleintegral · Jul 12, 2011

tdiman said:
CyanogenMod CarHome Instructions

Car home contains two components, the activity (this is the app we're updating) and the launcher. The activity contains the guts of the program, but the Launcher allows it to show up in the app drawer.

If you're using CM6, you have CarHomeLauncher.apk already in system/app and just need to install the com.google.android.carhome-1.apk file. If you are not using CM6, then you may need to install both the Launcher and the carhome apk if the carhome app doesn't show up in the app drawer.

adb remount
adb shell
mv /system/app/CarHomeGoogle.apk CarHomeGoogle.apk.bak

install attached apks. Let me know if there's issues.

As an aside, both LauncherPro and ADW have the capabilities to create shortcuts for activities, bypassing the need of the Launcher, but it still will not show up in the drawer.

I am on Bi-Winning V3 on the Samsung Vibrant and was looking everywhere for this. Surprisingly, the two files work flawlessly. Thanks!!!

Lothaen · Sep 6, 2011

anyone got the newer 2.2.1.4 version of carhome?

thanks

Lothaen · Sep 6, 2011

ah i found it...

carhome 2.2.1.4 (still needs launcher though from this thread)

not sure what has been updated though!

i also ended up swapping voice search -> voice dialler - found it worked much better with BT headset too (hold down 2 seconds for voice dial)

i8qbert · Sep 11, 2011

Lothaen said:
ah i found it...

carhome 2.2.1.4 (still needs launcher though from this thread)

not sure what has been updated though!

i also ended up swapping voice search -> voice dialler - found it worked much better with BT headset too (hold down 2 seconds for voice dial)

Thanks!

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