On April 10, we have launched the feature eWeLink on Apple CarPlay, which bring safty and seamless smart home experience to iPhone users when they are on the road, and at the same time, lots of Android Auto integration requests overwhelm us, of course we heard and know that should be supported, here, i’m happy to let you know that we are about to finish.
We have figured out how to make this happen on the simulator (see the picture upon there), and step to the coding and integrating phase, we are aimed to roll this feature out on the next Android version update in the middle of June, and Early Access Enroll opens for all users who are interested.
By leverage this feature, you’ll be able to control eWeLink manual scenes on Android Auto, giving you the ability to safely and seamlessly control the scenes that you want via Android Auto while you are in the car!
Android Phone Phones with Android 9 or earlier need to download the Android Auto app and run it anytime you’re on the road via the Google Play Store, while phones with Android 10 or later don’t need to because Google have make the App build-in.
If you are interested please follow the steps below, if not, ignore this post or tell us it’s not suitable for you.
How to enroll?
Just reply to this topic, and eWeLink staff send the invitation link to you separately via message of the forum once we finish coding and packaged the App, which expected will be by the end of May.
I will move some Android Auto related topics and posts previously below for further discussion and keep it all in one topic, and you guys don’t be surprised if you see some post may haven’t in the proper way/thread/time as it should be.
I’m using your application from long time, and I’m very satisfied. I get even android screen for my car, to control my garage door. The problem what I have after that was the application was not fitting to the screen. The application is made to be used on phone (vertical) screen, but on tablet (horizontal) screen I cannot see half from the application screen, and I can log in. The android player what I use is Junsun 32gb Ram and 128gb memory
Hi all,
Yesterday I configured the Samsung SmartThing to use eWeLink device.
Then on my android Auto I opened the SmartThing app to access my favorites scenes, like the one that will open the gate to access with the car.
This kind of configuration is a but tricky to be done and some time fail too.
Are you maybe planning to have a compatible app for Android auto and maybe Apple Auto to access directly from the car screen the favorites scenes?
As APP for cars, we don’t have a plan yet, but one consideration is that if the experience of control device via touch-screens from cars is safety and convince, or the integration of voice assistant is better than an APP for cars.
it better to use app on car screen rather than phone as on car screen, you just need to scroll thrubthe app. on phone, holding phone with one hand, looking at ewelink on phone, scrolling, etc, is not safe
i have tried it out on home assistance, it much safer
We have launched the CAST app for tablets month ago, some of the users downloaded and installed it on there cars, but I’m not sure if it can be done with different cars, which is all controled by the car’s manufacture.
Adding IOT to a car seems like a bad idea to me, but I’m an old man and I don’t follow trends.
In terms of safety in the car… do you people use this while driving? Do you need to open the gate while driving? This is probably trying to force the problem and inventing a threat… stop the car and open the gate safely!
Some services cost extra, unfortunately…
If HA has it implemented and it is a good solution, why not use it? Sonoff/eWeLink can work with HA…
Does Android Auto have the ability to create buttons? Something like the url shortcut… Then a webhook would be enough and it can be done without $$$. The question is whether Android Auto has something in it or you can install something additional, shortcut applications.
On Android auto a shortcut that will make an http call to a defined webhook that will initialize the Sonoff device. If someone doesn’t want to pay for eweink web, you can do it for free using https://sequematic.com/
It’s just a matter of initiating the call url on the AA side. Of course if, AA has access to the Internet all the time…
Thank you in advance!