thekirankumar/carstream-android-auto

A youtube/plex and local video (MP4/MKV) player for Android Auto

carstream-android-auto's Issues

Using open search and search revamp

Clicking on search should search current site rather than defaulting to youtube.
Having google as a preburnt bookmark, user can goto google and then click search.
That way the behaviour of onscreen and voice search will become more predictable.

Add a little clock as Overlay on videos

It's great if you can add a little clock as overlay on videos. Now thre is only a clock in "command bar" but i need tu push video to show it.

car stream reader does not work

good afternoon, I am owner of a smartphone lg g4 with android 6.0
I installed version 1.8.3 of the app, but when I start the car stream and I want to switch to the car stream reader it does not work and it does not make the youtube music I have previously chosen. At the same time it does not allow me to use spotify, which is no longer in the android auto app. Can you do something to fix this bug? thank you

Feature request: picture display capabilities for local file

All said! :-)

Sony XAV AX100 not showing YoutubeAuto in OEM screen

OEM screen does not show youtube auto app, it shows aautolauncher app though. I use Redmi Note 4

Finnish Yle Areena suggest Areena app for non live videos

Hi!

It seems that newest version 1.8.3 is seeing as a mobile browser? because Yle Areena (areena.yle.fi) suggests areena app for stored videos. Live channels are working just fine. Some (maybe all) videos are geo blocked so if you want to test itself you need vpn for Finland. Version 1.7.3 works just fine...

Playlist support in local player

For playing songs via Internal storage and external storage

Possibility to delete also stock bookmarks (e.g. YouTube or Plex)

App crash when returning from bookmarks

Hi
I couldn't install plex media server as it is not compatible for my J7(2016) because it has arm.
If Carstream's player has some options, it can be usable for me.
Also one more thing is, when I push to back button on Carstream's player it is not giving any response. After 2-3 second, if I push to back button again and again (like 2-3 times) then it goes back but this time Carstream is crashing.
FYI

mkv support

Any way to add support for mkv files or subtitles when playing from local offline offline storage?
Thanks for the work you put in on this project.

App Blocked Again

For the life of me I can't get this to install again. Have had no issues in the past, but wiped my phone (Pixel 2 xl) and cannot get any of the versions or methods to work.

Have tried APK Editor Pro, step by step with instructions, but keep getting a parsing error during install (have never been able to get this method to work).

App Cloner succeeds and installs, but app is blocked and still not showing up on my Sync3.

Previously had Plex, etc. working great on version 1.7.2

TIA

Question dialog wether to delete or not a bookmark

Doesn't open up properly

Hi, I have a problem. I did everything what was in instalation and unblocking video. Android auto sees the car stream app but when I enter it looks like a normal player app and in the openable bar on the left there are no elements. What else I can do to make it work. (phone galaxy s8 car seat leon 2017)

Suggestion - App naming - Avoid any legal conflict or 'war' with Google

Hi, i think you should consider to rename your application to comply with the guidelines for Android app naming. I know that the app is not in the PlayStore - Still you should consider to change it, because it could trigger a conflict with google resulting in a possible block of all third-party AA apps.

Since you said yourself on your blog that google might have blocked your previous apk this could be a reason..

https://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy-print/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28755825/android-app-naming-guidelines-first-word-as-company

Youtube Auto especially with that logo is probably an impersonation.

For example you could name rename it:

• CarPlayer for YouTube
• whatever for YouTube

Steering Wheels command cause Crash

Hi,

sometime using Steering Wheels command app crash....

Always , when carstream play local file and the file played is the last, if i select "next" app crash.

you can find a video explaining issue at this link .

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p9Whr3G1B6Ov4JDelwEtkZUPUSMiXdzl/view?usp=sharing

Thank you

Buil errors: still missing strings

strings.xml still misses send_to_car and receive_from_phone

Full screen Video with auto hide android auto icons

Full screen Video with auto hide android auto icons

APP CRASH ERROR

Hi Kiran,

me and some other people are getting the app crashed when open it on AA (black display), getting an error message like the one reported below. I’m using the phone Honor 9. Can you help to solve this problem? Why is it crashing? What I have noted is that unistalling and installing again AA from the Play Store the app comes back to work normally, but only for once, at the second connection still have the same error and crash. Thanks in advance for your support in solving this issue.
"Maxcar crashed
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create serrvice com.thekirankumar.youtubeauto.service.CarService: java.lang.RuntimeException:com.google.android.gms.car.b:java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException at andorid.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:3362) at andoidapp.ActivityThread.-wrap5(ActivityThread.java) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1662)"

Netflix support

Initial experiments dont allow netflix video playback even when changing user agent header.
This is due to widevine DRM plugin not working as expected on chrome webview.
Need to debug more.

Pop-up for next songs in header is annoying

Could we do something about displaying the nextsong details/youtube in system header.

it is actually annoying.

Support for Non-Touchscreen in Bookmarks

Request to add support for non-touchscreen navigation within Bookmarks page. Currently, the cursor/ selector does not enter the bookmark area. It jumps from the top bar to the AA bottom bar, skipping the bookmark area when the car button/ joystick is click. Thanks.

Login with providers fails to complete

I am trying to login to a TV streaming channel with a provider, and it fails to complete the redirect and response after provider login.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Use any cable service app; tlc, discovery, Fox news.
2. Choose to login with cable provider
3. Login ( most use Adobe auth service) with you cable service provider.
   -- login stops on white page, most likely trying to do a redirect to the TV app with its token.

Landing Page

Hi Kiran,

Instead taking directly to youtube or url, if we have landing page - so that users can select based on the need.
Youtube or Internal Storage or Plex or TV etc... upon selecting - take us to destination.

so that multiple integration apps can be used in such way.

think about it.

Add Special characters in your basic Keyboard

Hi , can you add Special characters (like as @ ; , # ........) in your basic Keyboard ?

Thanks

issues

cannot resume.
volume control not working

Per bookmark desktop mode

Having a desktop mode for bookmarks will help open websites like "Amazon prime video"

Non touch navigation issue

Thank you from italy your work made a lot of us very happy. I would like to ask you if you can fix the player because in my case i dont have touch screen so, i have to scroll with the joystick (mercedes a class w176). Many time i Cant navigate because it doesnt let me choice the link.

MP4 files migrated from internal to external SD won't play!

Hi! New here... Ford F150 Sync 3 touchscreen.

I saved movie files into my S8+ internal storage and plays great! Once I started to migrate them the 256gb SD, it won't play and shows tiny Error message on top left screen.

Does the 256gb micro SD formatted in a specific way (fat32, exfat ??bits). Luckily, I got 2 migrated files playing well in external SD. They have a H264 code in their original file name. Would this matter?

"Share via..." CarStream feature

Usability improvement for an easiest way "Send to car" from other phone apps.

Browser Desktop site option

Some websites force mobile web experience if mobile device detected and make all video links open in the corresponding app from there play store.

Add option to request Desktop Site for specific urls.

Application restart (after 15 mins of youtube usage)

After 10 to 15 min playing video/youtube, its redirect to the main warning page.. Please help to solve this..

Review dependencies e.g. Firebase should not be needed

Probably those can be safely removed since firebased isn't use in the code.

implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:11.0.4'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:11.0.4'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:11.0.4'

Mouse pointer for scroll wheel touch Audi A3

Thank you for the excellent work you are doing on this project.
I have a 2017 Audi A3 with a “touch scroll wheel”, but no touchscreen. I can usually move from place to place by clicking the scroll wheel left or right, up or down (rather than turning it), but that is very cumbersome. (I don’t seem to be able to easily move through the items on the top menu no matter what I do). It is very difficult to navigate the app with that. It would be great if there were a way to use the scroll wheel as a mouse pointer.

When I take gear, reverse my audi a3 camera starts. My radio starts and youtube is closing, but I would like to have youtube played in background. Could you help me, please? Thanks a lot!

Best regards.
Fabrizio

Auto Brightness

Hi Kiran,

is there any possibility to set Auto brightness in your application instead changing the brightness in system.
this would help while night drive to have low brightness in watching videos.

Btw, the app is awesome - 5star... :-)

Ability to get crash logs from within the app

Useful for people to attach their crash logs to github issues

Video feeds freezing after playing a while (except Youtube)

Hi,
I tried many websites. Usually it is freezing after some time. Just Yoitube videos plays fine. Thanks.

App disappeared from OEM screen after reboot

Was working fine, until device reboot - [Pixel]. Now missing from android auto app selector screen.
Other unofficial app I have installed still listed and works. Tried uninstalling, reinstalling, tried previous version from 2 days ago. Tried disabling & re-enabling developer mode [and unofficial sources]. Tried erasing android auto pairing from headunit [Sync 3]
Another phone with youtube-android-auto [S8] currently still shows the app in selector screen.

Audio sync

There is almost a second delay between the audio and video. Is it possible to add a feature to adjust the audio delay?

Giving more options for keyboard input (including @ symbol and multi languages)

Currently uses google keyboard where "@" and special chars is missing.
When a text box is selected showing a bottomsheet with 3 options namely "voice", "google keyboard", "other keyboard" not only gives user more options but also allows arabic and other languages support on "other keyboard"

Sometime app stop to works

Sometime app stop to works (during playing video) ,
then when i try to restart app screen still black.
To restore app i need to reinstall AA and CarStream

Carstream player overwrites other players

Hello I have a problem such that after opening carstream i can not use other default Android auto streaming apps such as Spotify or Google music. Carstream app overrites them. I can not switch to Spotify player after carstream openned.

Help Translate to Dutch

I Am offering to translate the app to the Dutch, how do I do this?

Support for browser to request desktop page instead of Mobile + HD youtube support

I think whatsapp web can work great on this app but it requires the browser to look like a desktop browser to generate QR code for scanning. So if whatsapp web desktop can be bookmarked that would be great. Also, I think youtube isn't playing HD mode, I can often see pixelation. Is there a way to see if the video is playing in HD or not and if it can be forced to play in HD with just touch of a button that would be amazing too.

Thanks for this amazing app.

Cheers

Disable pause when switching activity

Firstly, thank you for the amazing app and continued development!

This isn't really an issue, I'm just wondering if there's a way to have the app not pause a playing stream when switching away from your app, eg. to continue playing in background when opening up maps on the bottom nav bar. This could be an optional feature if it were implemented.
If you don't think it's needed may you please point me where in the code to implement it so I could attempt it?
Do you know which function gets called when switching away from the app?
I've been experimenting with onPause commenting out pauseVideoAndSetFlag or changing it to playVideoIfPausedFlag with no success.

Build: strings to be matched

I cloned master and built the APK: there are some strings to be matched.

<string name="send_to_car">
<string name="receive_from_phone">

Do not match between generic language and BT, ES, IT and TH.

BTW: isn't there any tag for released version??

Jumping back to carstream UI when using voice commands

Currently if you use "Ok google" commands to play something, it will switch to the player interface and never switch back to the UI automatically. A quick hack to switch back will make life easy.

Skip video folder sd card

is it possible to switch directly from car stream video player from one video folder to another?
Thank You.

Per bookmark JS scripting support

Having a way for other devs to contribute JS scripts which will enable steering controls for next,previous video on third party sites will make the system more generic

Can't play YT videos in the audio player section

When I play a YouTube video and switch to the audio player section, the play button has a circle around it that never ends loading. Local media does not have this problem and play well

@ not possible intro from keyboard

Hello

I can't intro @ from keyboard in web search CarStream app.

Please, can you implement it ?

From Spain,
Thank you very much
Very good job !!!

Best regards,
Chema