Miscellaneous
How do I add shortcuts on the Shortcuts screen?
AutoMate's shortcuts screen is a handy place to add app shortcuts, Android shortcuts, and AutoMate shortcuts. To add new shortcuts, visit the shortcuts screen, and tap the red shortcuts button. This will bring up the add shortcuts screen. Here, the ...
Why do I see a running notification when AutoMate is closed?
If you see a running notification stating that "AutoMate is active", this is because you may have enabled a feature that requires AutoMate to listen in the background for certain events. This may include features such as: Start/Exit on Bluetooth ...
I can't uninstall the app.
You can uninstall AutoMate like any regular Android app. However, if AutoMate is set as a device administrator (required for some features to work), this needs to be disabled before the app can be uninstalled. Launch Android settings > Security > ...
Does AutoMate support MirrorLink?
At this time, AutoMate does not officially support MirrorLink.
Will AutoMate run on my car's infotainment system?
At this time, AutoMate will only run on an Android 4.1 device or higher. It can be installed on a phone or tablet, but it will not run on (or be mirrored to) systems like MirrorLink, MyLink, Sync, iDrive, etc. It will also not run on systems that run ...
How does AutoMate use the permissions it requests?
AutoMate asks the user to grant certain permissions to optimize how the app is used. Starting Android 6.0, certain permissions are requested while the app is running, and can be granted or denied as the user sees fit. The following is an explanation ...
How do gestures work?
Gestures work by using the proximity sensor on your device (and is not supported on devices without a proximity sensor). Hover your hand 1 to 2 inches over the sensor in different ways: Wave hand once over the sensor Wave hand twice over the sensor ...
Does AutoMate support custom intents for Tasker integration?
AutoMate supports the following intents. Note that on Android 8.0 and higher, the package name (com.bitspice.automate) needs to be specified. Intent Action com.bitspice.automate.AUTOMATE_LAUNCHED Broadcast when AutoMate is launched ...
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Change Log
Version 2.3.0 (December 15, 2020) Removal of background location permission as per Google Play Policy Version 2.2.4 (July 03, 2019) Bug fix speed limit not updating Version 2.2.3 (May 25, 2019) Bug fixes for OpenWeatherMap Version 2.2.2 (April 30, ...
Terms of Use
Last updated: February 11, 2017 Introduction Welcome to AutoMate - Car Dashboard, which is owned and operated by BitSpice, INC. (“AutoMate”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). Please read these terms and conditions of service (these “Terms”) carefully. By ...
What languages does AutoMate support?
AutoMate has full and partial translations for Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Galician, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish, with more languages to come in the future. ...
Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 10, 2019 Introduction This "AutoMate - Car Dashboard" branded mobile application and any services provided through this application (collectively, "AutoMate") is provided to you by BitSpice, (referred to as "we", "us" or ...
Is offline navigation supported?
At this time, AutoMate does not support offline maps or offline navigation. What if I have offline maps saved in the Google Maps app? Will AutoMate be able to use that? Unfortunately, Google does not allow third party apps to use any saved map data ...