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name: Bug report
description: Something in Gearslip broke or behaves wrong.
labels: ["bug"]
body:
- type: markdown
attributes:
value: |
Thanks for reporting. Check the [open issues](https://github.com/Seb3thehacker/gearslip/issues) first, in case someone has already reported it.
- type: input
id: car
attributes:
label: Car
description: Make, model, and year.
placeholder: 2019 Honda Civic
validations:
required: true
- type: dropdown
id: head-unit
attributes:
label: Head unit
options:
- The one the car came with
- A factory unit from another car
- An aftermarket unit (Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine, and so on)
- A homemade or open-source unit, such as LIVI
- I don't know
validations:
required: true
- type: dropdown
id: connection
attributes:
label: Connection
options:
- USB cable
- Wireless dongle
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: what-happened
attributes:
label: What happened
description: What you did, what you expected, and what happened instead.
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: log
attributes:
label: Log
description: |
On the phone, open Logs from Gearslip's home screen and tap Share log. Drag the file here.
The log records your phone, its Android version, the Gearslip version, and why the connection ended.
placeholder: Drop the log file here.
validations:
required: true
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name: Car report
description: Tell us whether Gearslip works in your car, so others know before they install.
labels: ["car report"]
body:
- type: markdown
attributes:
value: |
Reports from working cars help as much as reports from broken ones.
- type: input
id: car
attributes:
label: Car
description: Make, model, and year.
placeholder: 2019 Honda Civic
validations:
required: true
- type: dropdown
id: head-unit
attributes:
label: Head unit
options:
- The one the car came with
- A factory unit from another car
- An aftermarket unit (Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine, and so on)
- A homemade or open-source unit, such as LIVI
- I don't know
validations:
required: true
- type: dropdown
id: connection
attributes:
label: Connection
options:
- USB cable
- Wireless dongle
validations:
required: true
- type: dropdown
id: result
attributes:
label: Does it work?
options:
- Yes, everything I tried works
- Partly. It connects, but something is wrong
- No, it never connects
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: notes
attributes:
label: Notes
description: What you tried, and anything that didn't work.
- type: textarea
id: log
attributes:
label: Log
description: |
Needed if the car doesn't work. On the phone, open Logs from Gearslip's home screen and tap Share log. Drag the file here.
placeholder: Drop the log file here.
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blank_issues_enabled: false
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name: Feature request
description: Suggest something Gearslip should do.
labels: ["enhancement"]
body:
- type: textarea
id: problem
attributes:
label: What do you want to do?
description: Describe the problem, not the solution. "I can't see my next turn while music plays" helps more than "add a turn widget."
validations:
required: true
- type: textarea
id: idea
attributes:
label: How should it work?
description: Your idea for a fix, if you have one.
- type: textarea
id: apps
attributes:
label: Apps involved
description: Any apps this touches, such as a map or music app.
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/build
local.properties
# Reference checkouts only - never referenced by the build; safe to delete entirely.
/cloned-repos
# The head unit certificate. Never committed or shared beyond who Seb sends it to directly.
/cert
# The release signing key and its passwords. Losing these breaks app updates; leaking them
# lets anyone sign an APK as Gearslip.
# Keys
*.jks
*.keystore
keystore.properties
/docs/cert-sweep.sh
archive/
CLAUDE.md
*.pdf
extraction/
.claude/
todo
logs/
# Native build cache.
.cxx/
# Testing
/docs/cert-sweep.sh
extraction/
/cloned-repos
# Internal
*.pdf
todo
logs/
# For AI code
.claude/
CLAUDE.md
# Other
archive/
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# Contributing to Gearslip
Thanks for helping. Bug reports from real cars are the most useful thing you can send, so
start there if you aren't sure where to begin.
## Reporting a bug
Open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/Seb3thehacker/gearslip/issues) and include:
- your car's make, model, and year, and whether the head unit is the original one; and
- the log from the drive. Open Logs on the phone app's home screen and tap Share log.
The log records your phone, its Android version, the Gearslip version, the head unit, and
why the connection ended. Most car bugs can't be fixed without it. Head units often report
only a part number, so the log can't name your car for you.
## Building
You need Android Studio, or the Android SDK with JDK 21. Gradle downloads the NDK, CMake,
and the speech library on the first build.
```
./gradlew :gearslip:assembleDebug
```
The APK lands at `build/Gearslip-debug.apk`. It installs as Gearslip Dev, next to the
regular app.
## Pull requests
- Keep each pull request to one change, and explain the problem it solves.
- Say how you tested it: which car or head unit, which phone, and which apps.
- Code written with AI tools is welcome. Read it, test it, and stand behind it as you would
your own.
- Gearslip asks for no adb, root, or Shizuku. A feature must work with ordinary Android
permissions and on-device consent dialogs.
## Writing
Text that users read, such as screens, release notes, and docs, follows Strunk's
[*The Elements of Style*](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37134). In short: use the active
voice, state things positively, cut needless words, and use the serial comma.
## License
Gearslip is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and your contributions are too. The author also sells a
commercial license, described in [NOTICE.md](NOTICE.md). By opening a pull request, you
agree that your contribution may be offered under that license as well.
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doesn't ship a car interface of its own.
- **Weather and the day ahead.** A dashboard screen shows the week's calendar next to
the current and coming weather.
- **Notifications.** Read and reply to notifications from the car screen, using the same
on-screen keyboard.
- **Messages.** New messages appear as a small card on the car screen. Gearslip reads
each one aloud, and you reply by voice or with a quick reply. Speech runs on the phone,
so it needs no Google account.
- **Notifications.** Only messages, missed calls, alarms, and reminders interrupt you.
The rest wait on the dashboard.
- **Car controls.** Steering wheel buttons, control knobs, and D-pads all work.
- **Themes.** Choose flat buttons or skeuomorphic ones that look like real keys.
## Status
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- **Templated apps work.** Gearslip renders all 16 template types that the Car App
Library defines, and it draws its own keyboard for search, sign-in, and text fields.
It has been tested against several real navigation and media apps.
- **Gearslip works with [LIVI](https://github.com/f-io/LIVI),** LIVI, used in open source car dashboards, is fully supported by Gearslip.
- **Gearslip works with [LIVI](https://github.com/f-io/LIVI),** the open-source head unit
used in homemade car dashboards.
- **Some apps refuse Gearslip.** Spotify, Waze, and Google Messages use a version of
Google's car library that accepts only Android Auto itself. Spotify still plays through
Gearslip's own player.
- **For now, Gearslip works with cars from before 2020.** Newer head units reject its
certificate.
- **Calls use the car's Bluetooth,** as they do in Android Auto. Pair the phone with the
car to hear calls through its speakers.
- **Audio reaches the car by capturing playback, not by mirroring the screen.** Android
requires a screen-share style consent dialog and indicator for this, even though
Gearslip never reads the screen; that grant is the only way a non-privileged app can
tap another app's audio. The consent normally repeats every drive; two optional adb
commands in the setup guide reduce it to a one-time grant.
shows a screen-share consent dialog for this, even though Gearslip never reads the
screen; it is the only way an ordinary app can capture another app's audio. The dialog
appears once per drive.
- **Gearslip needs no adb, root, or Shizuku.** Every feature relies on an ordinary
Android permission or an on-device consent dialog. The two adb commands mentioned
above, for audio, are the sole exception: both are optional, and both only remove a
dialog that the driver would otherwise see once per drive.
Android permission or an on-device consent dialog. The setup guide offers two optional
adb commands: one removes the audio dialog for good, and the other keeps notifications
visible while audio plays.
## Building
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[docs/BUILDING_APPS.md](docs/BUILDING_APPS.md) specifies how to write apps that Gearslip
can render: templated apps, media apps, and the Gearslip app protocol.
## Trademarks
Android, Android Auto, Google Messages, and Waze are trademarks of Google LLC. Spotify is
a trademark of Spotify AB. Gearslip is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by
any of these companies. All other names belong to their owners.
## License
Gearslip is licensed under AGPL-3.0; see [LICENSE](LICENSE). The author offers a separate
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# Gearslip 0.1.0-alpha
This release lets you read and answer messages by voice, and the speech runs on your phone with no Google services.
## Messages and voice
- Messaging apps such as Signal and Molly open to your recent chats.
- Gearslip reads a message aloud, and you reply by voice. Say "cancel" or "change it" before it sends, or tap a quick reply such as your arrival time.
- Voice works on any phone, GrapheneOS included. Gearslip turns speech into text itself, so it needs no Google account.
- New messages show as a small card at the top right, even while you drive. A bar shows how long until the card closes or the reply sends.
- Only messages, missed calls, alarms, and reminders pop up. Everything else waits on the dashboard.
## Map
- The map stays loaded when you switch screens, so it no longer flashes black.
- Map apps draw more reliably and keep their connection when the phone is locked.
- The Home button shows your map app, so it no longer appears twice.
- The next turn shows in the nav bar when you leave the map.
## Controls and settings
- Steering wheel buttons, control knobs, and D-pads now work.
- To see the whole song title and artist in the nav bar, choose Settings > Player in the nav bar > Song title.
- Choose miles or kilometres under Settings > Units.
- "Button style" is now called "Theme".
- Try the voice assistant and the vehicle data screen under Settings > Experimental features.
- Logs now say why a car ended the connection.
## Known issues
- Spotify, Waze, and Google Messages updated to a version of Google's car library that only accepts Android Auto itself. Their own car screens won't open in Gearslip. Spotify still plays through the Gearslip player, which has the green check.
- Calls go through the car's Bluetooth, as they do in Android Auto. Pair your phone with the car to hear calls on its speakers.
## Install
Download `Gearslip-release.apk` below and open it on your phone. It updates 0.0.05-alpha in place and keeps your settings.
Found a bug, or a car where the buttons don't work? [Open an issue](https://github.com/Seb3thehacker/gearslip/issues) and share the log from the Logs screen in the phone app.