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--- android_carpc [17.08.2013 00:49] – Pascal Suter
+++ android_carpc [17.08.2013 04:40] (current) – Pascal Suter
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   * keep screen on (do not sleep) while charging: settings -> developer -> stay awake
     * enable dev. menu: settings->about tablet-> click 7 times or so on revision number (countdown appears afer a few clicks)
-  * auto power on even when turned completely off as soon as ac power is connected: ([http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?s=74726822035361988c86543c19a6a53f&p=39633079&postcount=9|source])<code>fastboot getvar all
+  * auto power on even when turned completely off as soon as ac power is connected - this makes the power button obsolete in an in-car installation where you have power to the device as soon as the ignition is turned on: ([[http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?s=74726822035361988c86543c19a6a53f&p=39633079&postcount=9|source]])\\(in order to run fastboot you need to boot your device into the bootloader first! (power + vol down on the nexus 7)<code>fastboot getvar all
 (bootloader) product: herring
 (bootloader) version-hardware: REV 51
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 (bootloader) off-mode-charge: 1
 all:
-finished. total time: 0.004s</code>change off-mode-charge setting<code>fastboot oem off-mode-charge 0</code>
+finished. total time: 0.004s</code>change off-mode-charge setting (if it was not listed before, try to set it anyway, it might still work, did so on my nexus 7 with CWM)<code>fastboot oem off-mode-charge 0</code>
+  * [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apdroid.tabtalk&hl=en|Tablet Talk]] seems to be a nice app to control your phone from your android tablet
+  * [[http://mehrvarz.github.io/nexus-7-usbrom/|Nexus 7 USB-Rom]] provides support for many usb devices and adds tons of features which are very good to have in a car pc installation.
+  * [[http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-corvette-general-discussion/3275269-another-android-vette-build-thread.html|buildlog]] for a nexus 7 in corvette install. fulfills almost all my personal requirements
+  * [[http://www.mp3car.com/general-hardware-discussion/155841-nexus-7-built-in-to-double-din-enclosure-external-dac-usb-drives-auto-on-sleep.html|summary]] of the above
 ===== complete units =====
 there are also a few complete units out there, but they all seem to have alot of proprietary hardware embedded (like the gps receiver, radio integration etc.) and run an old android version (2.2 and 2.3) without a chance of an update any time soon because of the proprietary hardware and therefore the lack of kernel module sourcecode.. anyhow, they would probably be cheaper and easyer to install.
-two features i want would be missing:
+things that keep me from buying such a unit
+  - first and far most: more and more apps are being discontinued for android 2.x as is TomTom, my favourite navigation app. therefore alone, android 2.x drive devices became a no-go. expect more apps to disappear from the market on your 2.x devices any time soon..
   - dab plus support: it is probably not possible to use the aux in and run a different app at the same time, so connecting the above mentioned dab plus receiver might not be possible
   - the unit will shut down completely when the engine is turned off and will boot when the engine is started --> either no resume of the last state or only a partial resume is possible when using the built-in apps.. but continuing the audiobook where it has been left off when i start the engine is certainly not going to work without user intervention each time. the same is true for webradio, dab plus and subsonic audio streaming as well as for programmed destinations in the tomtom app i am almost certain.. in a custom built unit i would supply a little battery that keeps the system running for a few days and only shuts down when the car is standing around for longer.. by then it will not be necessary to resume anyway.