- Easily launch AA as any other app
- Launch Material3 by default
- Enable more 3th party apps
- Launch hidden AA debug screens (see screenshot in initial post for list of which)
[Release][v2.0.1] Android Auto - XLauncher Unlocked (AAXLU)
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- Launch Material3 by default
- Enable more 3th party apps
- Launch hidden AA debug screens (see screenshot in initial post for list of which)
Thank you. So 'Easily launch AA as any other app', is for self-mode? What are 'Engineer settings' and what extras beyond Developer Settings do they include?
The AA icon tends to disappear in your app drawer in newer versions of it.
Which forces you to open the AA app through:
Settings => Connected Devices => Connection Preferences => Android Auto
Which is tedious.
With AAXLU,
you still have an app to easily directly open the AA settings app.
In a similar way like you would open any other app on your phone.
See the screenshot attached,
most interesting thing to look further into w engineering settings is the grayed out toggle.
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I haven't tested,
but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Try it out, then you know.
The app does not mess with your AA settings/storage, so you can be at ease when testing.
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I've spent the past week trying to make a thing happen, and I tried *everything*, and it didn't work, until I used your app.
My goal:
--Use an offline map application
--With Android Auto
--Without ever entering credentials for a Google Account into a phone
I'd gotten most of the way there; Sygic Maps and Here WeGo both fit the bill, and they worked when I tried the Android Auto emulator on my computer, and they'd even show up if I did that and immediately went to my car...but the app would *never* appear on the app list.
Your app + LSposed = exactly what i needed.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!
I've spent the past week trying to make a thing happen, and I tried *everything*, and it didn't work, until I used your app.
My goal:
--Use an offline map application
--With Android Auto
--Without ever entering credentials for a Google Account into a phone
I'd gotten most of the way there; Sygic Maps and Here WeGo both fit the bill, and they worked when I tried the Android Auto emulator on my computer, and they'd even show up if I did that and immediately went to my car...but the app would *never* appear on the app list.
Your app + LSposed = exactly what i needed.
Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!
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Thank you, very happy too hear that!
This is exactly what I'm thinking too. Is there any menu or toggle that enables what you mention here?
| Unlock more 3th party Android Auto apps! (e.g. Fermata, OsmAnd, S2A, ...) |
The documentation only says
Is it an automatic process? Every app installed as Google Play will be unlocked to be used on AA? That can't be right...
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6Android Auto - XLauncher Unlocked v2.0.1
Custom Android Auto launcher, unleash your AA app, unlock more features!
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Features
NameDescription Root requiredXposed requiredDefaultSet the next used launch option as default 
ClassicLaunch the Android Auto settings, with the classic/stable style Material3Launch the Android Auto settings, with the hidden/experimental Material3 style 
DebugLaunch various hidden Android Auto debug screens Xposed ModuleUnlock more 3th party Android Auto apps! (e.g. Fermata, OsmAnd, S2A, ...)
Description
XLauncher Unlocked is a separate app, to unlock more features in your Android Auto app.
It can launch existing / hidden Android Auto screens with root / ADB commands.
Classic can be launched without root.
If using the Xposed module,
then it will also hook into an existing Android Auto function,
to run some additional code behind it,
to make some of the "installed as Google Play" checks always come back as valid,
which does not modify the AA app itself.
Due to the nature of the implementation of the features,
you should not have to be afraid of "having to wipe AA data to test".
Because no AA data is touched / no AA files are edited in a persistent way.
Default "launch option"
The "Set the next used launch option as default" check-mark can be used to
automatically launch the "launch option" behind the button you click after checking the check-mark.
After a default "launch option" is configured, the next times you open XLauncher Unlocked,
it will automatically open that "launch option" for you.
This works for every "launch option" (Classic, Material3, Debug options),
and can easily be re-configured by selecting another "launch option" with the check-mark still configured.
Clearing/resetting the usage of the default "launch option" is as easy as un-checking the check-mark
Credits
Credits for the hooks from Fermata by @AndreyPavlenko!3
It's not possible with AAXLU (Android Auto XLauncher Unlocked),
but afaik it should be as simple as renaming following file at
/data/data/com.google.android.projection.gearhead/files/phenotype/shared/
- From: com.google.android.projection.gearhead.pb
- To: com.google.android.projection.gearhead.pb.bak (Or smth similar, al long as the original "doesn't exist")
Then close Android Auto / reboot.
That file is at least what was required to make CoolWalk / TaskBar-Widgets work / appear on MicroG.3New v2.0.1 release is out which fixed the non-scroll-able Debug "launch options" section on enlarged screens!
You can download it from GitHub: https://github.com/Rikj000/Android-Auto-XLauncher-Unlocked/releases/tag/v2.0.12
Classic launches AA with the 'classic' design, Material3 with the Material 3 design - screenshots
I suppose Default can make Material to become default style for the future launches (not necessarily from this launcher) but I don't want to wipe AA data to test2
XLauncher Unlocked is a separate app which doesn't modify any Android Auto related things (files/settings).
It simply launches existing / hidden Android Auto screens with root / ADB commands.
And if using the Xposed module, then it will also hook into an existing Android Auto function,
to run some additional code behind it, to make some of the "installed as Google Play" checks always come back as valid, which does not modify the AA app itself.
Due to the nature of the implementation of the features,
you should not have to be afraid of "having to wipe AA data to test".
Because no AA data is touched / no AA files are edited in a persistent way.
Additional Docs - AA - XLauncher Unlocked - Default "launch option"
The "Set the next used launch option as default" checkmark can be used to
automatically launch the "launch option" behind the button you click after checking the checkmark.
After a default "launch option" is configured, the next times you open XLauncher Unlocked,
it will automatically open that "launch option" for you.
This works for every "launch option" (Classic, Material3, Debug options),
and can easily be re-configured by selecting another "launch option" with the checkmark still configured.
Clearing/resetting the usage of the default "launch option" is as easy as un-checking the checkmark
