Fcc Car Launcher [official thread]

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


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mclellan83

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Created a thread for what people are running on their screens, I think it could really help new users learn whats available without clogging this up

 
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HatManSan

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Can anyone tell me which TPMS system with internal sensors is compatible with the widget that FCC has built in please. I have the Xtrons system and one sensor has already died. It is not compatible with TPMS FCC, so I want to change. Thank you
 

rigattoni

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Can anyone tell me which TPMS system with internal sensors is compatible with the widget that FCC has built in please. I have the Xtrons system and one sensor has already died. It is not compatible with TPMS FCC, so I want to change. Thank you
I fear you won´t find any tire-inside TPMS, which will work with your head unit.
 

GnFgr

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Can anyone tell me which TPMS system with internal sensors is compatible with the widget that FCC has built in please. I have the Xtrons system and one sensor has already died. It is not compatible with TPMS FCC, so I want to change. Thank you
Deelife tpms with internal sensors is compatible with fcc tpms program.
But....
The program usually hangs and either does not connect to sensors or shows low pressure.
Restarting the program dies not fix this. Only restarting the unit does and sometimes even that fails.
 

farazuaf

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Dear member, with FCC launcher, I've noticed that the default 360 app starts it recordings to usb stick very late about 2 -3mins after each startup or initialization. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thanks
 

Holyoblation

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finally my Phoenix Radio PX6 looks and works the way I want it to. Thanks to everyone responsible for this awesome launcher.
 

Trayal

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On my Teyes CC3 the launcher always gets killed.
T'eyes likes to force you into their software, so no matter how many times you set the default launcher they will switch it back to whatever is in their config.

I have corrected this on my CC3 by:

1. Using gordgelin's free modded CC3 firmware, which includes root access.
2. Editing the launcher line in the config.txt in the firmware package before flashing to set the default launcher to FCC. THe line will look like this:
ro.fyt.launcher = ru.speedfire.flycontrolcenter
3. Using root access and root explorer, deleting or renaming the files for the existing stock launchers, leaving FCC as the only valid launcher on the system.

It's likely that steps 1 and 2 are all that's needed to ensure that FCC launcher is what loads on boot, and loads on home command and stays as the default... but In my case i threw in step 3 just to be sure. FCC has stayed the launcher this way for several months now on my setup.

I have also used the tool, 'FytHWOneKey' to fix button bindings for navigation and music apps so that my steering wheel buttons go to my custom apps instead of stock (neutron for music and waze for navi).

Good luck.
 
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flaviocc

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Hi guys !

OP tks for the great work, I want to go premium, but I tried here on my phone ( Samsung Note 10+ and Fire HD 8 tablet) to learn.

But on both devices I cannot change the icons, no matter what pack I use or if I apply to all the system or on individual apps. What can I do to solve that issue?

Tks.

ps - I searched here and found a post from 2020 with the same issue.

@SpeedFire-
 
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F_sergik83

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скрин с телефона
на магнитоле нету
как исправить?

Mod translation:
screenshot from phone
no tape recorder
how to fix?
 

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F_sergik83

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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.
  • Извиняться. Суть проблемы заключается в том, что во время первоначальной настройки приложение запрашивает разрешение на создание и установку виджета. Таким образом, это окно не появляется на автомагнитоле, вы не можете настроить его соответствующим образом и использовать его тоже. Как решить такую проблему.
Mod translation: Apologize. The essence of the problem is that during the initial setup, the application asks for permission to create and install a widget. So this window doesn't appear on the car radio, you can't set it up properly and use it too. How to solve such a problem.
 
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rigattoni

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  • Извиняться. Суть проблемы заключается в том, что во время первоначальной настройки приложение запрашивает разрешение на создание и установку виджета. Таким образом, это окно не появляется на автомагнитоле, вы не можете настроить его соответствующим образом и использовать его тоже. Как решить такую проблему.


Still Russian...
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Mod translation: Apologize

Greetings, and welcome to XDA. As a friendly reminder, we ask all members to please post in English as stipulated by XDA Rule #4:

4. Use the English language.

We understand that with all the different nationalities, not everyone speaks English well, but please try. If you're really unable to post in English, use an online translator. You're free to include your original message in your own language, below the English translation. (This rule covers your posts, profile entries and signature). You could try :- https://translate.google.com/ or https://www.babelfish.com/ or use one of your choice.

Thank you for your cooperation, and have a pleasant day.

-Regards: Badger50
 

F_sergik83

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Greetings, and welcome to XDA. As a friendly reminder, we ask all members to please post in English as stipulated by XDA Rule #4:

4. Use the English language.

We understand that with all the different nationalities, not everyone speaks English well, but please try. If you're really unable to post in English, use an online translator. You're free to include your original message in your own language, below the English translation. (This rule covers your posts, profile entries and signature). You could try :- https://translate.google.com/ or https://www.babelfish.com/ or use one of your choice.

Thank you for your cooperation, and have a pleasant day.

-Regards: Badger50
  • the message says literally create a widget and allow access? When you create a widget, the FCC application gets access to all its data. and the checkbox to allow it or not


 

rigattoni

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  • Извиняться. Суть проблемы заключается в том, что во время первоначальной настройки приложение запрашивает разрешение на создание и установку виджета. Таким образом, это окно не появляется на автомагнитоле, вы не можете настроить его соответствующим образом и использовать его тоже. Как решить такую проблему.
Mod translation: Apologize. The essence of the problem is that during the initial setup, the application asks for permission to create and install a widget. So this window doesn't appear on the car radio, you can't set it up properly and use it too. How to solve such a problem.
Answering now to the Mod-translation...

You can close the window and just long press on a free field in Fcc and choose widget. Then, just choose one, hold it pressed and move it side wards. It will then be placed on the main screen. Then you should get this pop-up again and then allow Fcc to create widgets. That should fix your issue.
 

F_sergik83

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Отвечая сейчас на Mod-перевод...

Вы можете закрыть окно и просто нажать и удерживать свободное поле в FCC и выбрать виджет. Затем просто выберите один, удерживайте его нажатым и переместите в сторону. Затем он будет размещен на главном экране. Затем вы должны снова получить это всплывающее окно, а затем разрешить FCC создавать виджеты. Это должно решить вашу проблему.
  • Я все это знаю, уже не первый год пользуюсь приложением FCC, после того, как я вытаскиваю виджет на рабочий стол, сообщение не появляется! Вот и вся проблема. Он появляется на телефоне, но не на автомагнитоле.
Mod translation: I know all this, I have been using the FCC application for more than a year, after I pull the widget to the desktop, the message does not appear! That's the whole problem. It appears on the phone, but not on the car radio.
 
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Отвечая сейчас на Mod-перевод...

Answering now to the Mod-translation...

You can close the window and just long press on a free field in Fcc and choose widget. Then, just choose one, hold it pressed and move it side wards. It will then be placed on the main screen. Then you should get this pop-up again and then allow Fcc to create widgets. That should fix your issue.
  • Я даже пробовал разные версии приложения, начиная с 3.0
Mod translation: I even tried different versions of the app starting from 3.0
 

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    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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    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

    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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    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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    The app is now returned to the Play Store :)
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    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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