AutoMate - Car Dashboard

The smart driving app for maps, music, messaging, and more, all hands-free.

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AutoMate - Car Dashboard

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App stats

By: BitSpice

Users: 3,240,672

1.20K

Rating: 3.86

(12,827)

Version: VARY (Last updated: 2021-02-10)

Creation date: 2015-12-28

Email: su*****@bitspice.net

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Identity: find accounts on the device, add or remove accounts

Calendar: read calendar events plus confidential information

Contacts: find accounts on the device, read your contacts

Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)

Phone: directly call phone numbers, read phone status and identity

Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Microphone: record audio

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity

Other:

bind to an accessibility service
manage document storage
control media playback and metadata access
receive data from Internet
Modify Google service configuration
view network connections
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
disable your screen lock
full network access
close other apps
change your audio settings
run at startup
draw over other apps
use accounts on the device
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
modify system settings
set an alarm
read Google service configuration

Ranking

# 28,153 ▼ 62

Other rankings

#4 in automate keyword 62 #9 in automation keyword 62 #16 in auto keyword 79 ▼ 5 #26 in dashboard keyword 28 ▼ 6

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App summary

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AutoMate makes common services available to while you're driving. With AutoMate, you get the right information at the right time, so you can focus on the road.

Basic features
• Maps – Search for directions and launch your favorite navigation app for turn-by-turn directions.
• Places – Search for nearby places such as gas stations and restaurants, with one click.
• Phone – Call your favorite contacts, see call log, and easily dial a number
• Messaging – Send and reply to SMS messages, hands free replying available for many popular messaging apps
• Voice – Take control of the app through voice commands for navigation, music, and more
• Contextual Information - Receive weather updates, see recent searches, receive speed limit alerts, and more
• Media Control – Control many popular media apps using buttons or gestures
• Shortcuts – Keep your favorite apps and Android shortcuts at your fingertips. Includes quick settings toggles.
• Data – View real-time engine data from an OBDII adapter with Torque integration.

Premium Features
• Set AutoMate as a launcher while it is running
• Hands free gestures! Wave your hand over the device to perform different actions
• Traffic camera alerts, never get a red light or speed camera ticket again!
• Customize wallpapers for day and night themes
• Startup options to make AutoMate even more effortless to use

Links
• About: http://www.bitspice.net/automate/
• FAQ: https://support.bitspice.net/portal/kb/automate
• Join the beta: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.bitspice.automate

Permissions:
• This app uses the Device Administrator permission. It is used to automatically lock the screen, if that option is enabled. Otherwise, we do not request this permission.
• This app uses Accessibility services. We request this permission on devices older than Android 4.4 to mirror certain notifications on AutoMate's home screen.
• Other permissions used explained in more detail here: https://support.bitspice.net/portal/kb/articles/automate-permissions-explained

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Good alternative to Android Auto for non-compatible head units.
User-friendly interface.
Automatically starts with car's Bluetooth connection.
Intuitive design and various features.

Cons

Frequent crashes and bugs, especially with navigation.
Voice commands often do not work or execute.
Premium features frequently do not work or are inaccessible.
Requires app restart for changes in settings to take effect.
Poor integration with Google Maps and issues with SMS notifications.

Most mentioned

App crashes and freezes frequently.
Difficulties using navigation features.
Premium features not functioning as promised.
Need to restart app for setting changes.
Voice command issues and lack of hands-free SMS functionality.

User reviews

Navigation does not work. Changing to waze or google maps does not return to automate after starting direction even with that setting toggle on. Voice commands record, but don't execute. App keeps crashing: more than 20 times in the hour since I downloaded it. I wished I noticed that the last change log is from 2020 and the most recently noted update (not in the change log is from 2021). Is this app still supported? If not, how can it still take money for 'premium' features that don't work?

Jason, 2023-01-02

I wanted this to be a good alternative to Android Auto and Google Driving mode. It is not. When I try to use Google maps, it freezes. When I receive a text it reads it, but crashes when I try to reply. It displays the current street accurately about 30% of the time. Usually only displays the street I started on. It is quite useless. I'm disappointed.

Angie Dutton, 2022-12-28

SMS messages don't actually send. After you give your message, app doesn't prompt to send as it does in the screenshots. On the main screen, the current location bar works maybe 10% of the time. After adjusting settings in the app, it is necessary to completely exit and restart before changes are active. Switching from map apps (Google Maps to theirs) causes app to crash. Selecting a location to go to doesn't work and the map will not start giving directions. This app is 50% functional.