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I want to create a Custom Android auto app without doing driver distraction. I went through a lot of blogs and sites and I saw that there used to be custom apps that were blocked since the version 3.0. The developers of those custom apps were using an unofficial Android Auto SDK (https://github.com/martoreto/aauto-sdk) which has been removed.

Is there a way to build a custom Android auto app which is completely legal?

Is there any open source SDK-for-auto that is still available?

(Note: Please don't mark this as duplicate as I went through the other questions & solutions and tried everything but none worked so far)

Rolf ツ
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As far as I know, there isn’t any open source version of the SDK that is supported by Google. The Android Auto FullScreen SDK to build custom apps is only available for use by Automotive OEM partners that have signed agreements with Google. So even if you can find one, if you’re not a signed partner, the app still won’t be able to be published to the Play store.

The Android Auto public templates that are available for developers to build off of, support either media or messaging only.

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  • Thanks for the information. How could i contact these Automotive OEM partners ? I couldn;t find any contact-support from their website. – Ravi Kumar May 25 '18 at 02:55
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    Sorry, i don't have any info on how to contact the automotive partners directly either. I have a feeling though that a part of their agreement would include not sharing the sdk. – salminnella Jun 08 '18 at 19:15
  • Thanks for the information. How could contact these Automotive OEM partners ? – Nitin Karande Jun 28 '21 at 06:55