Locus Map with Google Android Auto?

This would be very good indeed, or even MirrorLink?

Dear Peter.

Thank you for your email.

Unfortunately, so far we have no experience with Android Auto. In case you have a possibility to try Locus in Android Auto, please, try it. We will be happy for your feedback.

In case of other questions, please contact me.

Kind regards

Hana

Android Auto requires the app to be supported, so far a very short list in the Play store but growing. Don't know how you would get Locus supported.....

I hope Locus will some day provide Android Auto compatibility. It would be awesome!

If needed, I can test with my car and provide screencasts, but initial implementation from Locus must be done.

I would also be able to help test. Waze & Google maps work well with Android Auto, the usefulness of Locus is reduced by its lack of AA support (my phone isn't even visible when driving).

I have some limited functionality with Locus Pro and Android Auto. Sort of...

If I start Locus (as a service) before plugging my phone into the car's USB, I can still get back to Locus after AA fires up and takes over the phone screen.

So when I want to drive to a waypoint I just select it in Locus as I have always done. Select Navigation Apps and then Google Maps. This is pretty much how I normally do driving directions with Locus. With AA running, the phone shows a very short message that it can't display Maps while AA is running. But it passes the location to AA and AA starts navigating to my waypoint on the big car screen.

Select Navigation Apps and then Google Maps

Must Google not give permission to LocusMap to work this out? This is the issue for Sygic too,

Hello,

I found this site which explains the rules to follow and the method to distribute the Locus application in Android-Auto. Follow this link : https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/launch/distribute-cars#top_of_page

Maybe it will bring water to the mill !?

There are some tools available to use almost all apps with Android Auto.

You can find more info here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/android-auto/android-auto-general/mirror-screen-android-auto-disucssion-t3734180

It's working find with most phones and cars, but requires a rooted phone

Hello guys,

I'm monitoring news around the Android Auto system, but when we think what to do next, we still give priority to features related to hike&bike. So sorry, there is still (late 2019) very low priority for this system. Thanks for understanding.

Menion

Hello Guys,

I have been using Locus Map for the last 3 years offroading. I have almost purchased and tried all the offroad maps apps on playstore and the only one I use is Locus map pro. We do offroad driving and not trekking, we use APRS to locate each other which Locus support. So far I know more than 100 people purchased your product. New cars come with Android Auto builtin. If you provide android auto support, Locus Map would be I think the only offroad map product on playstore. The users will stop buying tab to have it installed in their cars to use. Just suggestion if you may consider adding this feature ASAP

I agree that Android Auto support would be awesome. Locus Map is, by far, the best out there, I'm at a bit of a loss to understand why you'd choose to deliberately turn away such a huge potential customer base. Frankly, I don't use Locus much any more as most of the use I need is in the car; I've had to turn to inferior apps.

Long time user here adding a plea to support Android Auto! I use Locus when walking and when riding trail bike. When my car had an Android head-unit, I used to use it there as well. Now with a new car, it has Android Auto. I'd like to use the same nav app for walking, riding, and driving off road. It is a pity that users are encouraged to look for another app just because they've got in a car. Thanks.

I agree, it would be nice to have this on Android auto. I usually drive a lot 4x4 roads to go hiking or camping, and Google maps it's no as good as locus maps, but I'll rather have it running on my car screen than in my phone.

As already written, Locus is an outdoor app and not for the car. If the developers no longer know what to do, then you can take care of it. But at the moment they have much more important tasks. There is a great connection from Locus to google Maps. Maps is a great car app.

When I go hiking, look for a parking space near my route at Locus and share it with Google Maps. Then I drive to the parking lot with maps. Then Locus takes over again and I hike.

Very strange, if it not a app for a car, why can you make a route for a car? Why can you choice car by record?

Google Maps is not so good with Point of Intrests and the map layer like open street map.

Hi guys,

freischneider is correct for now. From some quite old statistics, we know that around 25% of users, use Locus Map in the car. But ... it's "only" 25%. Android Auto is quite a big task and we, because of limited time resources, have to choose priorities. And priorities for us are more and more "hike & bike" tasks. That's a fact that won't change.

I'm not saying "never", because it looks like a really really interesting area, but not in the nearest year(s), sorry.

Now the first motorbikes start to support Android Auto, it was just announced for the Honda Africa Twin .

I use Locus on a tablet for adventure riding and I am a mostly happy user since many years.

If one day it will be possible to buy a motorbike which has a large enough screen and the connectivity to run Locus it would be awesome

I your phone is rooted, there are apps which allow to mirror the phone screen to Android Auto.

See here https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/screen2auto-new-app-for-aa-smartphone-mirroring-only-for-root-devices.4062787/ for details

Sorry, but as i read this https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/04/start-your-engines-launch-new-android.html i although think it would be a great deal to have Locus Pro on your Android Auto Display - mainly for Geocaching to route fast from one Geocacheparkingplace to the next ... not only offroad. IMHO i think you should be the first to do this, an the Market is yours. I use Locus Maps Pro since years and i wish to have it in my car

Gaia GPS, Mapy.cz, and Sygic all now work on Android Auto, with Gaia in particular providing some excellent worldwide and regional topographic and outdoor sources and Mapy.cz supporting its excellent worldwide maps. OsmAnd is expected shortly. Locus support would still be very, very welcome.

Locus Map in Android Auto integriert, das wäre auf unseren 4x4 Touren mehr als hilfreich. Wir verbinden Outdooraktivitäten mit Offroadaktivitäten und es gibt eine große Gemeinde, die gleiches tut. Schade, dass jetzt auf gerootete Geräte sowie alternative Apps verwiesen wird.

I like this idea, Because Locus Map is for my the only app. Where you can easy add waypoints and to navigate to it.

+1 when possible.

Menion: 4x4 offroad is an intensive outdoor activity also, and not only "use of Locus in the car".

And Locus is superb fot 4x4 (with some minor upgrades that are in the Forum and here at Help Desk).

Für mich wäre das auch interessant, weil ich da auch meine Karten habe die ich gerne auch im Auto nutzen will.

Gruß

Danjel

I use Locus for all the primary purposes; hiking/geocaching, biking, plus kayaking. But ALL of those activities involve driving to a start point. Locus makes it SO easy to set up waypoints, trails, tracks and even river/lake access points, plus mark amenities and avoidances. Locus becomes the central repository for our trips and activities. Having Locus send a trailhead or access waypoint to Google/Android Auto works well but Google does not make it easy to drive offline when we hit the true wilderness areas with no cell signal. Locus becomes my 'backup' auto navigator if I happen to miss downloading a patch of wilderness area map tile in Google.

Locus is the best and most versatile tool for our outdoor activities. Lack of resources to support Android Auto is not a deal breaker for me. But it sure would be nice.

There are now Android Auto Motorcycle units, this would be amazing option to have it work. Only thing missing for an excellent application. If the developer is willing I might be interested in sponsoring this feature financially.

I'm using Locus Map Pro since multiple years for geocaching, it's really great. It's also great to show OSM maps, that are in my opinion a lot better than google maps.

Since I will get soon a car with Android Auto it would be very great to be able to display these very informative OSM maps and the geocaches with Locus Map if it would support Android Auto.

In addition, I beleive, that Android Auto will be available for more and more cars (and motorcycles). Locus Map support for these would be great!

It is overdue - and the Locus positioning based excuses do not hold, as this thread shows.

Píše se rok 2023. Stále platí, že Locus nikdy nebude mít podporu AA? Mám předplatné Gold, ale nebránil bych se ani předplatnému "diamond", pokud bych mohl můj oblíbený Locus používat i v autě.

Hi guys,

more about this topic in the already existing idea here.