Apps for infotainment

[Decks515]

I noticed in poking around the radio settings that it is Android based and, more importantly, has the option to install apps from a USB.

Has anybody made apps for the tech-package infotainment system either for the Integra or the Civic with the same system?

Personally I'd love a digital gauge cluster to display boost pressure and Temps without physically modifying the dash or a-pillars in any way. Not a fan of how everything is being replaced with an idiot light

 

[Tony503]

Not yet for the current gen cars. There is a product called Honda Hack for the 10th gen Civic that people have been trying to adapt to the 11th gen (see civicxi.com forum thread) but no luck so far.

 

[Decks515]

Not yet for the current gen cars. There is a product called Honda Hack for the 10th gen Civic that people have been trying to adapt to the 11th gen (see civicxi.com forum thread) but no luck so far.

I wonder if the 10th gen's system also ran on an auto version of Android, if so it should be relatively simple due to the same or very close operating system

 

[Tony503]

Yes it was an older Android version. The same technique is used to enter developer mode

 

[captainchadl]

Yeah, the old 10th gen civic uses android 4.2 or 4.4 I can't remember exactly. The new operating system, at least in my Integra, is Android 8.

 

[Decks515]

Yeah, the old 10th gen civic uses android 4.2 or 4.4 I can't remember exactly. The new operating system, at least in my Integra, is Android 8.

It's a shame they didn't keep it updated. The benefit of android is the ongoing Google updates for most things, and cars typically stay on the road a lot longer than the 2-3 years people keep cell phones

 

[captainchadl]

@Decks515 Yeah, but this newer infotainment is, in my opinion, better than the 10th gen civic infotainment. Just my speculation, but I think they started working on this infotainment OS back when Android 8 was first released. As far as the custom gauge apps on the infotainment screen, that would depend on what information is being sent to the infotainment system by default.