Write software to integrate Android Auto with Prius via Entune Smart Device Link

I don't think the touch screen interface would work.

 

I would love an Entune app that interfaced with Android Auto. Without knowing the details of the Entune SDK it's hard to say for sure, but the existing apps support the touch screen so it may be possible for other apps to.

 

prime doesn't use entune 3.0...

 

But I assume they will send out updates, right?

 

You realize the Prime does not have Entune 3.0, right? The only car I have heard that has it is the 2018 Camry.

 

@Tideland Prius was told there are hardware differences.
That is just like me expecting my iPhone 6 to automatically be updated to an iPhone X.

 

That is not what Tideland said. As I recall he said some features that depend on newer hardware wouldn't work. There are many improvements that should work just fine with existing hardware. Very few of the features I read in the promo would require new hardware.

 

what entune version is in prime?

 

your analogy is false. It's more like expecting to be able to install the latest IOS on your iphone6 but accepting that face recognition won't work.

 

If and When Toyota upgrades the prime to Entune 3.0, and If and When they decide to make it available to earlier versions of the Prime (really, other then Tesla, do any car manufacturers work that way? Usually they just expect you to upgrade your car) then *maybe* you would be able to do so, *IF* you get a developer license and *IF* Toyota allows you to sideload development apps.

You can't spoof an existing app (google code signing). That would be an enormous security hole.

I can't see Toyota allowing such an app in the general sense. They lock their systems down pretty good when in motion for safety reasons so to allow device mirroring in their vehicles would go against everything they've done so far.

 

ok.... so let me understand. you ask software developers if something is possible. when highly experienced developers respond you now say that you don't believe them and that there is a FAR easier way to do it.

Honestly, if you have enough coding experience to believe you know the answer then do it. several people have told you it's not possible, so go ahead and do it. I'd love to see it happen.

Unfortunately it's NOT possible.

The reason they don't do this? THEY DON'T HAVE TO. I'm sure they've done their research. If putting android auto in would have resulted in sufficient sales to cover the development effort/licensing costs, then I'm sure they would have done it. Software isn't free, there is a huge cost to develop software. Toyota isn't in the business of extending the reach of android auto, they're in the business of selling cars.

It might be important to you, but apparently since you've already bought a prime, then it's NOT important enough to sway you to a different brand, so Toyota wins... they sold the car and they didn't have to pay for the software development. Win for Toyota.

 

If it is that important to you, nothing is stopping you from contracting a trusted developer to develop the software for you.
You could then market it to others.

 

@Tideland Prius said Entune 3.0 uses different hardware. Although there may be updates to Entune 2.x, I would not expect 3.0.

 

so let's reiterate.

Prius is Entune *2*.0 NOT *3*.0

there is no SmartDeviceLink available... period... totally different software which the prime doesn't have.

and even if it was there, there's no way to spoof another application at least without access to a supercomputer and a few hundred years to crack the key (maybe if you wait long enough a good quantum computer will come along but no one really knows how to program them yet).


And just to set the record straight... In the past I was a principal engineer at Qualcomm. Now I make my living doing computer learning based high frequency algorithmic trading for a wall street firm.

Take it from me. it's not going to be an easy or cheap thing to do.