prototux/AARE
A proof-of-concept opensource implementation of Android Auto's client side (phone side)
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AARE is an open-source reimplementation of the phone side of Android Auto. The phone talks the Android Auto projection protocol (AAP) to the car's head unit, draws the car screen itself, and runs apps that Google's Android Auto keeps out: F-Droid builds included. library: podcasts, radio, local players. conversations read aloud, marked as read, answered with the car keyboard when parked. assistant, or another one you pick. Assistants with a car app, such as Lapin, run on the car screen and hear the car's microphone. It needs no Google Play Services. What Android Auto or the protocol offers that AARE doesn't do (yet). Not planned (rare, or redundant with what AARE draws itself): On Android 17, wireless head units and the head unit server's network mode also need the Local network permission (asked during setup): without it, Android silently drops the connection to the head unit. desktop head unit. Download…
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- AARE
- What works
- Not done yet
- Requirements
- Installing
- Using it
- Which apps appear
- Voice assistant
- Car audio
- Testing without a car: the desktop head unit
- Compatibility: read this before trying it in a car
- Tested on real head units
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What this repository does
A proof-of-concept opensource implementation of Android Auto's client side (phone side)
Repository facts
- Owner
- prototux
- Primary language
- Kotlin
- Stars
- 283
- Forks
- 17
- Open issues + pull requests
- 10
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Archived
- No
- Default branch
- main
- Created
- 2026-10-23T01:25:32.000Z
- Last push
- 2026-10-26T03:20:06.000Z
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