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by drnick1 90 days ago
You should be able to install Android Auto, Google Maps, etc. in a separate user profile with Google Play on and no autolock.
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jazzyjackson 89 days ago
Thing is Android Auto only interacts with google blessed devices, iirc device manufacturer has to pay license fee to support android auto. Android auto is not FOSS, I don’t think any automaker would allow their smartphone mirroring to work with rooted hardware that may not comply with safety regulations.
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drnick1 89 days ago
I don't think this is true, AFAIK Android Auto works on Graphene. Google Play isn't FOSS either and also works in a sandboxed mode.
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goda90 89 days ago
I haven't tried anything advanced with profiles/private spaces yet. But I did successfully get Android Auto to work with sandboxed Play Services and Google Maps just this last week on my "new" GrapheneOS Pixel 9 Pro XL.
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diowldxiks 90 days ago
I did try that as a first solution. I found switching profiles to be pretty unusable. Having it all in a private space so that it's accessible from main profile was much more ergonomic but does come with some privacy downsides for sure.
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