How To Install A 7” Android Tablet & Relocate Your Radio

[bigbaldbloke]

Sounds great Dave. Your launcher sounds similar to my car dock app on my Android phone.

I sideload quite a few Android apps on the PB, sadly I think it's the limitations of the GPS chipset rather than a lack of decent software.

[DaveyC]

Originally Posted by bigbaldbloke

Sounds great Dave. Your launcher sounds similar to my car dock app on my Android phone.

I sideload quite a few Android apps on the PB, sadly I think it's the limitations of the GPS chipset rather than a lack of decent software.

If you use the apps from XDA, your tablets GPS chipset is bypassed and you use your phones GPS. My tablet takes forever to lock on as its buried in the dash. I use this setup and its instant. Try it on your PB.

[Cockaa]

There's just no stopping you is there Dave

A very convenient way to stash your ever increasing porn stash without the misses finding it, got your number matey haha

[Kyletrek]

Don't suppose you got a picture of how you mounted it from behind did you?

[DaveyC]

Will post pics up when I have fixed my laptop.

[PenfoldXT]

Also try using the Automatelt app.

In my personal opinion I think it is so much better than Tasker, and it's free.

Tasker is just too complicated to use for it's own good. Whereas Automatelt does everything you want it to do.

Give it a try and let me know, I'll share my triggers with you.

As it is now this is how it works;

When my tab receives a 12v power supply the following happens;

1. Wifi, GPS and BT on
2. Screen orientation locked to landscape
3. Wifi connects to my phone
4. When BT connects to the BT adapter, Spotify launches
5. Screen brightness 100%
6. Volume 100%
7. Screen timeout set to 23h59m59s

All this happens within a couple of seconds.

When there is no 12v power supply, all the above is reversed, with the addition of;

1. All apps are killed regardless of what state they are in
2. Screen timeout set to 5 seconds
3. After screen has timed out for 10 secs, an app launches in the background called Fast Reboot which silently restarts all services on tab and clears all RAM for next use so it's not laggy.

I've also got a nifty little app called Black Screen Saver, where when you tap it it just turns the screen black and tap it again and it comes back on. I find it handy for night motorway runs.

[jubbarelly]

Originally Posted by PenfoldXT

Also try using the Automatelt app.

In my personal opinion I think it is so much better than Tasker, and it's free.

Tasker is just too complicated to use for it's own good. Whereas Automatelt does everything you want it to do.

Give it a try and let me know, I'll share my triggers with you.

As it is now this is how it works;

When my tab receives a 12v power supply the following happens;

1. Wifi, GPS and BT on
2. Screen orientation locked to landscape
3. Wifi connects to my phone
4. When BT connects to the BT adapter, Spotify launches
5. Screen brightness 100%
6. Volume 100%
7. Screen timeout set to 23h59m59s

All this happens within a couple of seconds.

When there is no 12v power supply, all the above is reversed, with the addition of;

1. All apps are killed regardless of what state they are in
2. Screen timeout set to 5 seconds
3. After screen has timed out for 10 secs, an app launches in the background called Fast Reboot which silently restarts all services on tab and clears all RAM for next use so it's not laggy.

I've also got a nifty little app called Black Screen Saver, where when you tap it it just turns the screen black and tap it again and it comes back on. I find it handy for night motorway runs.

Ive dl and installed the automate app, which is brill, but how do you get it to close all the apps when the 12v supply is turned off? Cant see an option to do this in the Action tab.

Thanks
Jub

[bigbaldbloke]

Great suggestion but...... my phone GPS chipset is lousy too!

[Mikeal1]

Originally Posted by PenfoldXT

Also try using the Automatelt app.

In my personal opinion I think it is so much better than Tasker, and it's free.

Tasker is just too complicated to use for it's own good. Whereas Automatelt does everything you want it to do.

Give it a try and let me know, I'll share my triggers with you.

As it is now this is how it works;

When my tab receives a 12v power supply the following happens;

1. Wifi, GPS and BT on
2. Screen orientation locked to landscape
3. Wifi connects to my phone
4. When BT connects to the BT adapter, Spotify launches
5. Screen brightness 100%
6. Volume 100%
7. Screen timeout set to 23h59m59s

All this happens within a couple of seconds.

When there is no 12v power supply, all the above is reversed, with the addition of;

1. All apps are killed regardless of what state they are in
2. Screen timeout set to 5 seconds
3. After screen has timed out for 10 secs, an app launches in the background called Fast Reboot which silently restarts all services on tab and clears all RAM for next use so it's not laggy.

I've also got a nifty little app called Black Screen Saver, where when you tap it it just turns the screen black and tap it again and it comes back on. I find it handy for night motorway runs.

Any chance of some photos?

[PenfoldXT]

With automatelt you can have torque pro launch when it connects to your OBD2 adapter