There are two types of shortcuts in Android. One performs an action in an app (navigate to a specified destination, start a music playlist), the other just starts the app.
In CarHome Ultra you can set both types of shortcuts:
To set a application shortcut (start an app): tap a empty button –> tap applications –> pick the application you would like to launch.
To set a action shortcut (performs an action in an app): tap an empty button –> tap the shortcut type you would like to set (like Contact) –> an application dialog from the app you picked should open –> complete the details for the shortcut (for Contacts you would pick a contact) –> CarHome returns with the shortcut button set.
Follow these instructions to reset the default “car mode” app on your device:
1) From the main home screen press menu –> settings –> manage applications
2) Pick the app that currently launches when you dock your phone (or start car mode)
3) now press Clear Defaults.
4) The next time you dock your phone you should be presented a list of Car Mode apps.
5) Pick the one that you want to launch (please pick CarHome Ultra!)
6) If you don’t want to see this dialog every time you dock, check the box called Make Default.
If you don’t have a car dock that will automatically start CarHome, you can also have CarHome Ultra start automatically when your phone connects to a bluetooth device like a car handsfree device.
Here’s how:
From within CarHome Ultra press menu -> settings -> bluetooth settings -> select the BT device in the list called “Start CarHome on connect with:”
So, if you picked something like a BT handsfree device. The flow would be something like this:
1) You get in the car
2) (Optionally turn on BT if it is not already on)
3) The handsfree BT device in your car will automatically connect
4) A service sees that the chosen device has connected
5) The service starts car mode manually (simulates a hardware dock)
6) CarHome Ultra launches as if it were placed in a compatible dock (CarHome Ultra is now the home screen)
7) You use your phone in the dock
8) You turn off the BT device
9) A service detects the chosen device is disconnected
10) The service takes the phone out of Car Mode and exits Car Home Ultra
If you have trouble with CarHome not exiting properly when the bluetooth device disconnects, try increasing the Bluetooth Timeout value in the CarHome Ultra Bluetooth Settings menu.
