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android auto alternative plz (lemdro.id)

submitted 2 days ago by goofsqueak@lemdro.id to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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im not entirely sure if android auto is a privacy nightmare but im not risking it, so is there anything like it thats open source and stuff??

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[–] hyacin@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Empty stub APKs, for the other Google Android Auto dependencies (e.g. Google Maps, TTS Text To Speech, …)

Can it be redirected rather than empty? I tried to use 3rd party GPS software with Graphene + AA and it still forced me to install Google Maps for even the 3rd party software to work :-/ ... I do want GPS with traffic, I don't want Google knowing every move I make and using it to make their executives richer.

[–] Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

No, I tried by changing the package name of another app to Google Maps, it did not work.

You can install 3th party GPS software though, but depending on the app, you might need AAXLU or KingInstaller to make the 3th party software show up in AA.

I've written it out in the AA4MG docs here