Bluetooth media controller

twistdinfinity
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Bluetooth media controller Jul 18, 2016 20:56:18 GMT via Tapatalk

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Post by twistdinfinity on Jul 18, 2016 20:56:18 GMT

Okay so I don't have steering wheel controls that I can use with a joycon etc to be able to tell my tablet to change tracks.

I'd like to still be able to change tracks with a physical button instead of the soft buttons on the screen whilst driving.

Does anyone know of a Bluetooth media controller I could mount near my steering wheel? I don't need volume control as that's done by a separate panel that controls my processor.

Preferably the change track button would work on any currently playing media player, as I switch between Spotify and power amp. Like my watch is tethered to my phone and can change tracks on my phone, however I have to specify which app it's connected to, it can't do whichever is active.

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Bluetooth media controller Jul 18, 2016 21:19:12 GMT

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Post by Admin on Jul 18, 2016 21:19:12 GMT

Jul 18, 2016 20:56:18 GMT twistdinfinity said:

Okay so I don't have steering wheel controls that I can use with a joycon etc to be able to tell my tablet to change tracks.

I'd like to still be able to change tracks with a physical button instead of the soft buttons on the screen whilst driving.

Does anyone know of a Bluetooth media controller I could mount near my steering wheel? I don't need volume control as that's done by a separate panel that controls my processor.

Preferably the change track button would work on any currently playing media player, as I switch between Spotify and power amp. Like my watch is tethered to my phone and can change tracks on my phone, however I have to specify which app it's connected to, it can't do whichever is active.

Seen this in Timur's forum, may have something for you

Hey guys, I have been working on my in car tablet for a year and a half now but only recently I discover a device that improved my experience massively with controlling the tablet while driving.

www.amazon.co.uk/Contour-00496-0-Design-ShuttleXpress-Black/dp/B0032Y0OH0

This device was actually lying unused in my house so I decided to write an app that would let my control the tablet using it.

github.com/freshollie/ShuttleXpressDriver-Android

This app is written in B4A and has no UI. The app has to be started in the background when the tablet is woken from sleep.

Best way to do this is run

am startservice com.freshollie.shuttlexpress/.ShuttleXpressService

as SU

Currently because I have not written a UI the commands for each button are hard coded.

From the left:

First Button [Enter] or [Hold (300ms or more) Launch google play music]

Second Button [Launch com.freshollie.radioapp (DAB Radio app)]

Third Button [Launch pocketcasts]

Forth Button [Launch Maps] or [Hold (3000ms or more) Launch maps driving mode]

Fifth Button [Home] or [Hold (1000ms) Launch voice control]

Jog wheel clockwise [TAB]

Jog wheel anticlockwise [Up Arrow]

Ring clockwise all the way [Music track next]

Ring anticlockwise all the way [Music track previous] or [Hold (300ms or more) Back button]

If you do not have these apps the driver will still function.

The programming is pretty messy and could be cleaned up, the app was designed for my use only, but I thought I would give it out just in case anyone had an interest in it.

APK link github.com/freshollie/ShuttleXpressDriver-Android/blob/master/Objects/result.apk

Because the backend is all programmed it is very easy to customise the buttons with a small amount of programming experience. Feel free to fork the project, though I guess the requirement of B4A does make it much less straight forward for devs to program with.

To reiterate, this works really well for me but that's because I wrote it for me.

Last Edit: Jul 18, 2016 21:19:49 GMT by Admin

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Bluetooth media controller Jul 18, 2016 21:22:39 GMT

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Post by Admin on Jul 18, 2016 21:22:39 GMT

Jul 18, 2016 20:56:18 GMT twistdinfinity said:

Okay so I don't have steering wheel controls that I can use with a joycon etc to be able to tell my tablet to change tracks.

I'd like to still be able to change tracks with a physical button instead of the soft buttons on the screen whilst driving.

Does anyone know of a Bluetooth media controller I could mount near my steering wheel? I don't need volume control as that's done by a separate panel that controls my processor.

Preferably the change track button would work on any currently playing media player, as I switch between Spotify and power amp. Like my watch is tethered to my phone and can change tracks on my phone, however I have to specify which app it's connected to, it can't do whichever is active.

These look quite nice too

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00RM75NL0/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00824948U&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=7P38H4EKS8FV2433AB76

twistdinfinity
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Bluetooth media controller Jul 19, 2016 9:37:20 GMT via Tapatalk

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Post by twistdinfinity on Jul 19, 2016 9:37:20 GMT

Jul 18, 2016 21:22:39 GMT Admin said:

These look quite nice too

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00RM75NL0/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00824948U&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=7P38H4EKS8FV2433AB76

Oh that's pretty cool!