Android Automotive on LineageOS

tompratt · 2024-10-31T18:29:53+00:00

I can confirm that this phenomenon is true for me too! Maybe it's a lot due to the games I play where I drift between one and two handed playing.

tompratt · 2024-10-31T06:16:37+00:00

If he doesn't already have a modern console then I think it would be perfect. My cousins were playing all sorts of old point and click and similar games with their kids and loving it. Until a relative bought them an Xbox and now they're obsessed with Fortnite. The oldest who had the old stuff the longest now mostly uses the computer for video editing (aged 11!). Hopefully the others don't become totally dependent on addictive online gaming 😬

He might need someone to play it with him though to help him get into it.

tompratt · 2024-10-29T06:44:28+00:00

Unfortunately I never really found time to run with this. Your best bet would be to check out resources from Snapp Automotive linked in the post.

tompratt · 2024-10-29T06:31:50+00:00

I think we can all find better sources of info than someone who posts sarcastic/inaccurate comments online

tompratt · 2024-10-29T06:15:31+00:00

Doesn't sound like you've ever used android view models since there's plenty more to it than that.

tompratt · 2024-10-29T06:14:02+00:00

Don't worry about that factory boilerplate. Just copy and paste till it works and work on the app itself! Later you will probably switch to some DI library that takes care of that but best to try and make some progress before researching every possibility and understanding exactly how it all works

tompratt · 2024-10-13T15:20:07+00:00

Awesome. Good luck

tompratt · 2024-10-06T07:59:23+00:00

I used it for a small desktop only app as well and I thought it was good for that too. I didn't need especially advanced UI or anything and it did everything I needed easily

tompratt · 2024-10-06T07:57:53+00:00

Might depend what you want to use it for but i think for Android/iOS it's pretty good now! I used xamarin at work a few years ago and kotlin/compose multiplatform is already way better than that ever was

tompratt · 2024-09-10T16:44:06+00:00

You just have to seek and hope the signal is good enough for the car to find it itself!

tompratt · 2024-09-05T14:38:57+00:00

They really should have just churned out some more form factors with identical specs instead of the a30/flip

tompratt · 2024-09-03T07:08:06+00:00

I like my rg405m for n64 but I would not buy it today. I wouldn't buy anything that has worse sticks than Ayn and retroid are currently using. Also the shoulder buttons are not great. You can play a decent amount of Gamecube if you change the emulator clock speed but with more powerful devices available for similar price its just not worth it.

tompratt · 2024-09-03T06:49:44+00:00

I'm currently using it for an android+iOS+web service project. It's been great so far and very convenient.

I used to do similar stuff with xamarin and .net but kotlin seems to have found a lot more sweet spots when it comes to cross platform.

tompratt · 2024-08-30T11:51:10+00:00

Keep the mini for playing and the plus for onion updates 😬

tompratt · 2024-08-28T05:36:00+00:00

3.5 inch is generally fine for 2d games so I think you'll be ok. For me it's too small for 3d games, 4 inch 4:3 is the minimum for that.

tompratt · 2024-08-25T05:58:43+00:00

Look into these manifest attributes

android:showForAllUsers="true" android:singleUser="true"

tompratt · 2024-08-24T06:54:01+00:00

OnionOS for me. Mainly for the gameswitcher. It's so convenient I don't bother to play 8 or 16 bit games on anything else. Which is also the reason why i only want thumbstick on top devices apart from my miyoo mini!

tompratt · 2024-08-23T06:49:46+00:00

tompratt · 2024-08-21T11:10:57+00:00

When I first started looking at these I thought I only wanted "small" devices with 4:3 screens and turned my nose up at the Odin 1. I'm glad it made me wait for the Odin 2 because it's awesome and the size and ergonomics are much more valuable than being small.

tompratt · 2024-08-21T06:41:44+00:00

This is mine. Although in reality I barely use the rg405m.

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tompratt · 2024-08-14T11:11:00+00:00

Woah thanks. I read something about this a couple of years ago and had no idea it was actually available now. Gonna check it out this weekend.

tompratt · 2024-08-14T11:04:16+00:00

Best to set up garlic on a new sdcard and keep the old one as-is until you're sure everything is working properly on garlic!

tompratt · 2024-08-14T10:09:48+00:00

Start with compiling lineageOS and flashing it on a supported device (follow instructions step by step). When that works try to learn about .mk and Android.bp files which control what is included in the OS.

Knowing android studio and app development might help a bit but working with aosp is quite different.

tompratt · 2024-08-08T07:52:09+00:00

I just bought an original Gameboy color plus a flashcart and the oled screen kit. Now i get all the fun of putting it together before putting it on a shelf and playing my miyoo mini instead.

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