Going on a road trip with Android Auto
summary
Porting the Confetti conference app to Android Auto using the Android Car App Library (alpha) produces a working in-car APK that uses list and grid templates, registers a CarAppService with the point_of_interest category (metadata must be uppercase or Play rejects it), and draws a full‑screen image via a surface canvas when no template exists. Key constraints: no image loader (call invalidate after fetch), templates have strict fields and item limits, and adding a map fixed Play Store rejection. 200 million devices reachable.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction to Android Auto
- 3:01Android for cars overview
- 7:37Android Auto market and apps
- 10:26Implementing Android Auto templates
- 16:46Custom templates and design rules
- 18:32Testing and lessons learned
- 19:54Key takeaways and Automotive porting
- 21:19Q&A
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