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GrapheneOS Should Support Android Auto In Next Release (grapheneos.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Android Auto support for our sandboxed Google Play compatibility layer has been merged into GrapheneOS and should be available in the next release. It's currently going through final review and internal testing leading up to being able to make a public Alpha channel release.

The implementation uses the compatibility layer to eliminate most of the special privileges that are usually required. It provides 4 permission toggles for enabling different access for wired Android Auto, wireless Android Auto, audio routing control and phone call control.

No special access is granted by default. We've made subsets of the standard privileged permissions for these toggles for granting only minimal required access. Wired Android Auto is close to working with 0 special access required but not quite so it still needs a toggle.

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[–] TCB13 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It should and that's about the only reason holding me back from it.

[–] Scholars_Mate 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is great to hear! The lack of Android Auto support was pretty much the only thing stopping me from considering a Pixel+GrapheneOS. My Galaxy S10 still has some life left in it, but I'll probably consider replacing it with the Pixel 9 or 8a whenever those come out next year.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Same. I simply use auto too much, which sucks but it's reality.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Glad to see you're considering. :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean if work profile really is just straight up impossible, then sure I'll take this.

[–] barcaxavi 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean? I know it's not baked in and not perfect, but running the work profile with the Shelter app is running fine for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll check that out later I guess. The stock google work profile functionality didn't work when I started my current job and the only thing I could find on the topic seemed to imply that it was incompatible with graphene differences to standard android. Also the work email specifically requires work profile to allow me to sign in via app instead of browser.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Auto requires a lot of privileged permissions, but this seems to be the best way.