Trip logging bugs and feature requests

[jeff]

Starting a dedicated thread for bug and feature request discussions.

[sidbmw]

I’ve noticed an issue with the Acura a few times now. Since it’s a dial based control system and not touch (at least the top display isn’t which runs CarPlay), I have to scroll to what I want to click on. The item being “hovered on” is hard to see on the main screen. Can you maybe change the colour of the object that’s actively being hovered/selected? I think it gets slightly bigger? rn but it’s very hard to see.

[sidbmw]

Another thing I've noticed, my particular OBD2 scanner seems to have some sort of power saving mode where it can detect when the engine kicks on after which it tries to connect to my phone. Turning ignition on alone is not enough (and required unplugging to get it to connect to my phone).

As a result of only being able to connect to the scanner after the car is switched on, sometimes the scanner is connected to after I start driving. This messes with the initial fuel level quite a bit. Maybe a change in the logic would help?

If speed > 0 && (current fuel level >= fuel level at end of previous trip):
fuel level at start of current trip == fuel level at end of previous trip
else if:
....

Might get a little tricky considering the edge cases like obd2 scanner connecting after leaving from a gas station lol

[sidbmw]

Thinking ahead, just thought of this…if I skip a song via my steering wheel, a pop up in sidecar similar to Waze would be cool!

[jeff]

I’ve noticed an issue with the Acura a few times now. Since it’s a dial based control system and not touch (at least the top display isn’t which runs CarPlay), I have to scroll to what I want to click on. The item being “hovered on” is hard to see on the main screen. Can you maybe change the colour of the object that’s actively being hovered/selected? I think it gets slightly bigger? rn but it’s very hard to see.

This is fixed in v1.19 — let me know if the new buttons are still hard to read though with the dial focus!

[jeff]

Another thing I've noticed, my particular OBD2 scanner seems to have some sort of power saving mode where it can detect when the engine kicks on after which it tries to connect to my phone. Turning ignition on alone is not enough (and required unplugging to get it to connect to my phone).

As a result of only being able to connect to the scanner after the car is switched on, sometimes the scanner is connected to after I start driving. This messes with the initial fuel level quite a bit. Maybe a change in the logic would help?

If speed > 0 && (current fuel level >= fuel level at end of previous trip):
fuel level at start of current trip == fuel level at end of previous trip
else if:
....

Might get a little tricky considering the edge cases like obd2 scanner connecting after leaving from a gas station lol

This should also be improved in v1.19

[jeff]

Thinking ahead, just thought of this…if I skip a song via my steering wheel, a pop up in sidecar similar to Waze would be cool!

What does this look like in Waze? I do have a debug integration of Apple Music built into Sidecar which shows the current playing album art on the map but haven't prioritized getting it production-ready yet. Now that CarPlay widgets are live though I'll probably bump this up the priority queue a bit.

[sidbmw]

What does this look like in Waze? I do have a debug integration of Apple Music built into Sidecar which shows the current playing album art on the map but haven't prioritized getting it production-ready yet. Now that CarPlay widgets are live though I'll probably bump this up the priority queue a bit.

I misremembered about how this feature works. Waze has an audio/music panel in the phone app but not in CarPlay. Something similar to the phone app would be nice where the goal is to never leave the app unless I want to change playlist.

There’s a screenshot here for what I’m referring to: https://developers.google.com/waze/intro-audio