Snapp Automotive

We have the pleasure of continuing a trend that we've followed with previous #Android releases, by making publicly available an Android #Automotive OS emulator for the latest release of Android less than 24 hours after the source code became publicly available.

There are a few changes to #AAOS 16, and we look forward to hearing folks opinions and experiences.

Details on how to access the emulator can be found at https://github.com/snappautomotive/README?tab=readme-ov-file#using-a-pre-built-image

Exciting news! Today, we’re publishing free #Android #Automotive builds for the Khadas VIM3, allowing anyone to create their own affordable developer kit!

With our builds, anyone can:

- Run Android Automotive on real hardware for under $200
- Test with any touch display to simulate car setups
- Get started in 15 minutes
- Use any Android version from 15 to 12

Check it out: https://www.snappautomotive.io/developer-kit

Developing for the "Happy Path" is where #automotive companies spend a lot of their time, but, in many cases, how an #infotainment system handles failures is just as important to users.

Al Sutton, our CTO, wants to start a conversation about how we can make sure drivers aren't left without navigation, hands-free 'phone access, and many other key driver-experience features in a car, just because something hasn't happened as expected.

https://www.snappautomotive.io/blog/we-really-need-to-take-infotainment-error-handling-seriously

Google posted the hashtag#Android15 source code to the Android Open Source Project last night (for the European timezone), and, as we normally do, we've started to create the hashtag#Android hashtag#Automotive OS emulators for the new release.

We're currently putting them through our QA tests, but there seems to be no new large user-facing changes, as we expected. We're looking to make these available later today or tomorrow.

#AAOS #Infotainment

It was great to see #Google announce the early availability programme for #AAOS on the #PixelTablet last week at #io24.

We've long believed in using Tablets to simplify #automotive development, especially in the area of #ivi and #AAOS, which is why we've been using Android tablets for development since 2021.

We also have EA #AAOS builds for the #PixelTab up and running, and it's shaping up to be a great platform for #AndroidDev folk interested in automotive development.

One of the features we're finding useful in the recent #Android #Automotive 14 release is the app switcher; Long pressing on the apps grid button allows users to move quickly between apps they've recently used, which can be extremely useful when you're taking a break on a long trip.

If you've not tried it, you can use our recent #AAOS14 emulator releases to try app switching and other new features.

You can find the instructions at https://snapp.to/aaos-emulators

Since we're at the center of the car industry's transition to #Android Automotive, we wrote down our view on the state of Android Automotive in 2024!

Where do you think #AndroidAutomotive is going this year?

https://www.snappautomotive.io/blog/the-state-of-android-automotive-in-2024

If you’re at #CES2024, and you’d like to see how #SnappOS could fit into a multi-screen environment, you can visit the DRIMAES booth where you’ll find SnappOS on one of the screens of their amazing multi-screen exhibit.

#AndroidAutomotive

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mobilitydrimaes_ces2024-ivi-sdv-activity-7150501473234092032-54Dr?utm_source=combined_share_message&utm_medium=member_ios

@MishaalRahman@androiddev.social It sounds like you one of the groups of folk we want the dev kit to appeal to. In our view developing and testing automotive apps shouldn’t require a car.

@MishaalRahman@androiddev.social Thanks! We’ll release specific details as and when we’re confident we’re closer to locking down a design.

We don’t want to dive deep into the details at this point in case we want to pivot on a few things, but when we do share more details we’d really appreciate your feedback.

We’re excited to announce our #Android #Automotive Developer Kit!

We believe that being able to easily iterate and test in a real environment is the key to great software. A lack of access to physical devices makes this too difficult for automotive software. We want to change that!

For more information please visit
https://www.snappautomotive.io/developer-kit

#androiddev

Today, less than 24 hours after Google publicly released #Android14, we're making available an #Android #Automotive OS 14 (#AAOS) emulator build.

Instructions on how to download the #AOSP based AAOS 14 build can be found in our GitHub repository at https://github.com/snappautomotive/README#using-a-pre-built-image

Come visit us at IAA MOBILITY in Hall A3 - Booth B208 and try SnappOS, our Android Automotive infotainment system!

#android #androidautomotive #aaos #infotainment #hmi #uxdesign #iaa23 #iaamobility

We're excited to announce that we're partnering with DRIMAES!

We're combining our strengths to integrate SnappOS, our infotainment system, with DRIMAES' cutting-edge automotive-grade hardware. This partnership marks another significant step forward in our mission to simplify integrating premium automotive user experiences by offering a complete package of both software and hardware!

We'll be showing a demo together at IAA MOBILITY, see you there!

https://www.snappautomotive.io/news/snapp-automotive-and-drimaes-join-forces-to-introduce-an-integrated-in-car-software-and-hardware-bundle

#aaos #android

One modification we've made to #Android #Automotive OS (#AAOS) is adopting #JetpackCompose for the #UI (including the System UI). This allowed us to follow the current #Google UI/UX best practices, and to create a theming engine that can be easily adopted by system, in-house, and third-party apps to provide a high level of UI customisation.

If you'd like to know more about this work, and #SnappOS, here's a talk given by two of our team at #Droidcon Berlin last month.

https://www.droidcon.com/2023/08/01/building-a-highly-customizable-theming-engine-for-android-automotive-using-jetpack-compose/

Today we're making an #Android13 #AAOS build available for the Raspberry Pi 4.

The build isn't consumer-ready, but, instead, is aimed at the firmware community to provide a starting point for folk looking to experiment with RPis and Infotainment systems.

More details can be found in our blog.

https://medium.com/snapp-automotive/android-automotive-os13-on-a-raspberry-pi-4-b00d554aaa6f

This week we've been at #autotech Europe showing off #SnappOS, our IVI system based on #Android Automotive OS.

At the show, some of our developers were live-coding changes based on feedback from attendees, which we feel is the best way to show how we can help accelerate the development velocity of Automotive teams.

Thanks to everyone who dropped by our booth, and we look forward to meeting even more people next year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzxf1_T4bSI

We're delighted to announce that we're on the European Informa Tech Automotive Awards "European Start Up of the Year" shortlist.

Our work on providing amazing automotive experiences, and improving development velocity for Android apps and firmware in automotive contexts, is resonating with various companies across the industry, some of who we're now working with.

We will be Autotech: Europe next week and look forward to talking to folk about how we can help them.

https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/600126687/european-informa-tech-automotive-awards-announces-shortlist-2022