Checks GitHub's latest release once a day when the app opens and after a
drive. A new version shows as a card on Home, a notification after the
drive, and a card on the car screen at plug-in while parked. Downloads are
checked against GitHub's SHA-256 and never install while the car is
connected. Update notifications can be turned off in Settings.
Gearslip now reads messages aloud and takes replies by voice. It asks
whether to reply, reads the reply back and sends it after a countdown.
Say "cancel" or "change it" to stop or redo it, or tap a quick reply.
Speech-to-text runs on the phone with whisper.cpp and a small Whisper
model, so voice works without Google services. The model ships in the
repo, so a fresh clone builds with nothing to download.
New messages show as one card at the top right, with a bar counting
down to when it closes or sends.
Other changes:
- Steering wheel buttons, knobs and D-pads drive the car screen.
- Smoother car audio: chunks wait for the car instead of dropping.
- Sharper, more responsive video.
- The Gearslip switch in Settings now stops it taking the USB
connection.
- Apps that refuse Gearslip say so instead of loading forever.
- The phone asks for notification permission.
- The home screen stays upright.
- The car screen shows what's new after an update.
Push-to-talk voice control, gated behind experimental settings alongside a new raw vehicle sensor screen. Spotify now shows as partial instead of working since its browse tile rejects Gearslip as a host. Fixed a gap where a live nav app couldn't take a fresh destination without a full reconnect.
- Weather from Open-Meteo with a place name, a forecast screen and a nav bar icon; a fresh
location fix is requested when the last one is stale
- Map controls are solid, one size, and fade out after four seconds; pinch to zoom works
because every finger now reaches the app
- Map templates draw their content in a floating card; toggle and radio rows show their state,
the Back and Pan actions work, and details text and buttons are larger
- Home player gains Lyrics and Minimise buttons; minimised, it lives in the nav bar
- Media apps that hide their library show what they are and can still be controlled; apps that
refuse Gearslip as a host say why
- Debug mode switch, session report in the log, and log sharing as a file attachment
- Launcher, phone apps, weather and calendar load at startup
- Web app opens DuckDuckGo by default
- Home screen lists the setup steps; the launcher marks apps tested and working
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