Does Android Auto seem like a very limited and somewhat boring system to you? Although it is a very “hackable” system with the appropriate applications, it is not without its lack of logic. And few apps are as suitable for installation on Android Auto as Fermata Auto; a real one car entertainment tool box.

Fermata Auto covers the main functions of third-party applications for Android Auto in one application: Playback of YouTube and local videos, DTT and mirror channels from your mobile phone So you can use any app. This is a great power that comes with the great responsibility of only using it when the car is stationary and not running.

Superpowers for Android Auto

We have previously seen apps to watch YouTube in the car like Cartube, apps to watch DTT like IPcarTV, and apps that allow us to watch videos recorded on a mobile phone like LocalVideoPlayer. Fermata Auto can do it all and more, making it one of the best apps for Android Auto.

Fermata is a multimedia player that you can download from Google Play, but be careful, the version you download from Google Play is not a magic version. If you want a good version for Android Auto, You must download the APK From Github. If you install the app and it does not appear in Android Auto, you will need to enable Android Auto developer options and enable apps from unknown sources.

But before you get in the car, you need Configure several Fermata Auto sections on your mobilein addition to granting certain other permits necessary for its operation.

Fermata Auto on mobile

If you are going to watch DTT on your mobile phone, you will need to open the DTT tab and use the floating button. Add a list of m3u channels Like in TDTChannels. If you are going to use it to watch videos you have saved on your mobile phone, you should add the folders containing the videos to the system by going to the folders tab (Folders).

Four apps for the price of one

When you get in the car, you’ll find not one, but four Fermata Autos. The app is split into four to give you all the functions in a less confusing way than if they were all in one. These Fermata Auto applications and the purpose of each:

• Fermata Automatic: It is the usual Fermata Auto, which looks like a mobile player. Here you can watch DTT channels, local videos from your mobile phone and YouTube with a player based on the web version of the streaming service.
• Fermata Mirror: Show off your mobile screen with a custom launcher where you can pin specific apps. You will need to grant Fermata special permissions on your mobile phone, including accessibility (this means you must first unrestrict its permissions). This allows you to use any app on Android Auto, including the YouTube app, WhatsApp or any other app. The system tries to force the horizontal orientation of the mobile phone.
• Fermata FS Mirror: It is exactly the same as the previous one but full screen (FS is Full Screen), which can be more interesting if you use the system to watch YouTube videos while the car is stationary and you do not need to have Google Maps as a secondary application.
• Fermata Media Service: This is the Fermata media player according to Google specifications. That is, it plays audio, not video. This is the same thing you get if you install the Fermata player from Google Play.

DTT channels in Android Auto

You can use it like this Fermata will watch DTT channels on Android Auto, as long as you have configured them on your mobile phone before. The system works very well and even adds additional information about the program you are watching when possible.

A common problem with similar applications is that it is often difficult to navigate between different content, but the Fermata player always has a lower playbar and a floating button to return This is very practical.

YouTube and other apps

Although you can watch YouTube in the appropriate tab in the Fermata Auto app, the experience is better if you opt for Fermata Mirror or Fermata FS Mirror instead. This is because instead of using the web version of YouTube, what you see is Official YouTube app mirrored on Android Auto. More options and all your subscriptions at your fingertips.

Fermata mirroring is going greatIt has more than acceptable video and audio playback capabilities, but you have to be careful about battery usage as you need to keep the mobile screen on while using it. It’s easy to imagine how this would cause the mobile phone to overheat on a hot day.

Fermata Mirror Has its own launcher to which you can add apps from your mobile phone without restrictions. If you want to add WhatsApp nothing can stop you.

Once again, it is admirable that they always show this. two overlapping buttons to make it easier for you to navigate apps: with one you go back and with the other you go back to the app launcher.

Mobile audio and video

Finally, using Fermata Auto you can: Play videos you saved on your mobile phone, like the best memories of your holiday. To do this, you must first add the appropriate folder to your media library in the Fermata configuration on your mobile phone.

Again, the player works great and means you can use the same app (free and open source) to do the same thing as the other four apps (YouTube player, DTT, mobile streaming and local videos). If you call Android Auto fun when the car is stoppedYou won’t find anything better.

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