Fcc Car Launcher [official thread]

What do you want: a split screen functionality or a normal launcher behavior?

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Burak71

Burak71

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Is there anyone to help me with the launcher, I tried 2 applications, I can't change the home screen, I do it as a home screen, but when I come back, it returns to its old state, what I did didn't happen, isn't there a way to delete the original home screen, I'm bored of this job
 
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farazuaf

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Apr 13, 2018
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Respected developers,
Great app, excellent app. Not yet went through whole of it's features. But I have suggestions

1. Add feature to display usb TPMS data, if possible thanks
2. Add some nice voice welcome message at startup

Thanks
 
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pdedinski

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farazuaf said:
Respected developers,
Great app, excellent app. Not yet went through whole of it's features. But I have suggestions

1. Add feature to display usb TPMS data, if possible thanks
2. Add some nice voice welcome message at startup

Thanks
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There is already a TPMS widget in the FCC car launcher (requires a plugin installed from Google Play Store).. For me it works perfectly with a Deelife TPMS system from Ali Express
 
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er453d

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Need help with setup on Hikity head unit Andriod 11.
Not sure which option to select after install. Andriod tablet perhaps? Hiw would I change this, do I have to reinstall to change unit selection?
Progress bar works on Bluetooth music, forward, back and play/pause do not work. Song artist does not work, but displays for half second sometimes returning to home screen then disappears.
Can anyone provide guidance?
Would love full functionality, and purchase if I can get there.
 
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farazuaf

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Apr 13, 2018
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Dear members, with in 3-4 days use of FCC launcher , I can say the best car launcher ever I used. Salute to developers. Purchased it. But I'm facing two issues
1. Torque widgets on main page updates data after 5 mins or more and sometime hangs or not data.
2. Playstore page opens up, don't know why ??
Thanks
 
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er453d

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er453d said:
Need help with setup on Hikity head unit Andriod 11.
Not sure which option to select after install. Andriod tablet perhaps? Hiw would I change this, do I have to reinstall to change unit selection?
Progress bar works on Bluetooth music, forward, back and play/pause do not work. Song artist does not work, but displays for half second sometimes returning to home screen then disappears.
Can anyone provide guidance?
Would love full functionality, and purchase if I can get there.
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Update: Using my player direct inside of head unit (liveone, better known as Slacker) instead of through Bluetooth solved the issue I was having.
It is unfortunate that this information cannot be drawn from Bluetooth, but I do like the functionality of it and the album art works as well.
I ended up using the Android tablet selection but I am not sure if it made a difference. Head unit selection is only available through reinstall and not install options listed under About in settings. For this reason I did not continue to test other unit selections.
If you have a Hikity try it this way.
If this Head unit could be added or aligned with current options, this would be appreciated.
All in all a great launcher. I will continue to test functionality with current set up, but will likely buy. Appreciate all the work in making this launcher. It's the best I have seen.
 
franlmc

franlmc

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Hi,

The last few days I have been testing the app on my mobile phone to find out the dynamics of use and I must say that it is extremely configurable (even complex with so much adjustment).

One of the things that I can't figure out is the adjustment of the size of the widgets. I would like the space it occupies to be the size of the icon by default, but when I create a new widget the box is very large and scrolls the widgets created by the Launcher.Is there a setting to make the box fit the widget icon size every time?

Thanks for your great work.
 
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shdwkeeper

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Jul 22, 2021
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Is there any way to get the Audacy App added as one of the Players? Or how do we add any player to the widget? Also not sure the SiriusXm app is grabbing album art like it used to. Any ideas on that?
 
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    rigattoni
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    F_sergik83 said:
    скрин с телефона
    на магнитоле нету
    как исправить?
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    English please... And no one can read the error message as it seems to be Russian. If you expect to get help, translate this message to English too.
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    SpeedFire-
    SpeedFire-
    Hi, all!

    Welcome to the official thread for FCC Car Launcher - a customizable auto launcher for android head units (Rockchip MTCB/MTCD+ and FlyAudio) as well as android smartphones/tablets.

    Its major features:
    - Full function launcher with supports of all standard third party android widgets
    - Deep integration with head units (MCU etc). My mission here is to implement as many functions in the launcher itself as possible. In case of Rockchip devices to get rid of most xposed modules (my deep respect to their authors, great job, but they sometimes slow down the device significantly) and replace them with the normal built-in functions.
    - Customization. The FCC Cat Launcher has some built-in customizable widgets which can help to make your home screen more personal (you can adjust widgets size, colors, features etc).
    - Built-in music widget with support of FM Radio (with ability to give names to radio stations), Spotify, Google Music, PowerAmp, PC Radio, Neutron and Stellio players.
    - One-click navigation widgets with quick route building (supports Waze, Google Maps, Yandex Navigator and other navigation apps).
    - Phone calls via connected phone using 'Ok Google call [name]' request or by clicking on built-in Contact widget.
    - Other features.

    FAQ
    1. I love MiniMap but can you put other navigation app there?
    Unfortunately this is not possible. MiniMap is part of FCC and is based on Google Maps API for Android. It is not another app (not even a Google Maps app), that can be just replaced within the FCC interface. Android does not allow to integrate third party apps (navigation apps) inside another third party apps (FCC Launcher).
    If your head Unit supports Split Screen (ie can display Two apps at the same time), this can be partially done with split screen.

    2. Is it possible to cache maps for MiniMap for offline use?
    - Yes. In the latest FCC Launcher beta version you can select Offline Mapbox map and download it to your device.
    - For Google Maps - No. Caching is directly prohibited by Google license for using Google Maps API (MiniMap). Moreover, Google even does not provide developers with such a caching API. Therefore you will need a constant internet connection to use MiniMap. The somewhat good news is that the map itself does some short-term caching on your device, so it saves some data (but not too much).

    3. Notifications are only popping up for a split second / flashing. How to fix this?
    That means that animations are disabled on your device.
    - Go to the device's Developer settings: FCC settings - System - Advanced - Developer settings (if it asks for code - it's "7890" for AllWinner T8).
    - Scroll down and change 3 parameters "Window animation scale", "Transition animation scale" and "Animation duration scale" from "Animation off" to "Animation scale 1x".

    4. Routing on Google Maps in MiniMap doesn't work. It asks for API key. What should I do?
    - Turn-by-turn navigation in built-in Google Map fragment is directly prohibited by Google. Therefore it is not possible to use it. .However if you have your own Google Developer account (Google Maps API key) you can use it to draw a simple route line on the MiniMap. Please note that it will NOT have any turn-by-turn data like distance to next turn or estimated time of arrival.
    I do not recommend to purchase Google Developer account just for this feature:
    - Google Developer account will cost money for you (a one-off payment) which is reasonable only if you really want to develop android apps.
    - Routing requests cost money. But currently Google provides a 200$ per month free usage for Maps, Routes, and Places every month which should be enough for individual usage.
    Links: Get API key, Pricing. Don't forget to enable Maps API and Directions API in your Google Cloud Console.

    Tutorial:

    Translation to your language
    Guys, many of you suggested your help with translation of the app to your native languages.
    I have setup a translation project on OneSky site.
    Here is the link: HELP TRANSLATE FCC CAR LAUNCHER

    Links:
    Release     channel: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.speedfire.flycontrolcenter
    Beta channel: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/ru.speedfire.flycontrolcenter
    (I would suggest to stick with the release channel since beta channel can be really buggy sometimes and is intended for beta testers only)

    As a developer I will be happy to discuss with you any ideas or issues.

    Here is a couple of tutorials:
    1) Quick look on home screen setup process:

    How to write LogCat log:
    You need to have ROOT:
    1. Install LogCat Extreme LogCat Extreme
    2. Select VERBOSE level of details (very important) Video 1
    3. Write and send log: Video 2

    Initial setup (do this if you see black screen):
    Important checkbox during first setup:
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    Please make sure to check that checkbox "Always allow FCC Launcher to add widgets..".

    Full setup process:
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    Scopesys
    Scopesys
    tonimontoia said:
    pity that the developer is not dedicated to solving several bugs of this fantastic launcher, too many bugs for daily use is not so good unfortunately
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    How the Hell can you say that when @SpeedFire- has dedicated 100's , if not 1000's of hours developing this launcher, and for peanuts !!

    I remember a time last year when he was on vacation, and even then, each night he worked on FCC, fixing bugs and greatly improving what was already there.

    FCC is probably one of the most COMPLEX apps on Playstore.

    My understanding is that he basically developed FCC for HIMSELF, because he was not satisfied with what was currently out there, and was good enough to share his work with anyone wanting to try it.

    Because of technical complexities, this launcher is designed and developed for a limited number of Android systems, but that number is increasing all the time as he add new Units to those currently supported.

    If you go out and purchase some obscure, budget China unit, that is not supported, you cannot blame anyone but yourself, if then you experience issues.

    Just because you paid the developer a few dollars because YOU CHOSE TO DO SO does not mean that you OWN him, and can demand that he jumps at your every call ... it's not his work -- it's his HOBBY -- and you probably knew that going in .. so lighten up and stop giving him such a hard time.

    BTW, I am also a developer, and I can tell you, if anyone else got involved in this complex app, it would most likely get totally screwed up, and dye -- that is assuming one could even find someone who would be willing to put in the time for next to nothing, while having the technical ability to actually contribute anything to the project.

    Thank you @SpeedFire- for clearly the best Android launcher on the market, and for all your time and dedication in constantly improving it. It is very much appreciated I am sure by the majority of those using it, and you will always have my full support going into the future.
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    SpeedFire-
    SpeedFire-
    Guys!
    It seems that I've found the best solution for Normal / Split-Screen modes. Take a look:


    Here is a short demo of two modes in the alpha version:
    1) Normal mode - launcher does not support split screen (bad) but behaves as a normal launcher and is not visible in the list of recent apps (good).
    2) Split screen mode - launcher supports 50/50 multi window mode (good) but is visible in the list of recent apps (bad).

    Every user can select the preferred mode!
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    SpeedFire-
    SpeedFire-
    The app is now returned to the Play Store :)
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    SpeedFire-
    SpeedFire-
    New beta is out:
    - All skins are re-designed for 6x10 grid (instead of previous 6x7 grid). You need to re-apply skin if you want to switch to a new skin.
    - You can choose your favourite skin during first time setup process.
    - Time widget has new options to granually change Time and Date font sizes as well as to swap Time and Date positions
    - Re-written code for album arts in Player widget. Hopefully this will fix most issues.
    - Some other fixes.
    - For built-in skins Icons are automatically setup when put on home screen or moved (based on skins' settings for particular Icon slot).
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