User Guide

Learn how to use all features of AI Car Launcher. Tap and long press interactions, navigation controls, and music player.

Main Screen

Map + Music View

Hover over the numbered markers to see what each element does. Detailed descriptions below.

Map controls
Navigation
Music player
AI Car Launcher main screen showing map with navigation and music player
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Signal Meter
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Favorite Places
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Speed Limit
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Compass
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Map
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Position Arrow
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POI Filter
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Action Buttons
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Destination Prediction
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Music Source Switcher
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Album Art
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Track Info
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Playback Controls
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Incidents Row
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Navigation Instruction

Shows the next maneuver — turn direction, distance, and street name. Appears during active navigation.

Long press — Shows + and − buttons to enlarge or shrink the navigation instruction.
2
Favorite Places

Opens the panel where you can manage your saved favorite places — home, work, and custom locations.

Tap — Show / hide your favorite places panel. Add, edit, reorder, or navigate to saved places.
3
Speed Limit

Displays the current speed limit for the road you are on. Visual warning when you exceed the limit.

Tap — Toggle speed alert on/off. When enabled, the app warns you when you exceed the speed limit.
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Navigate Button

The main navigation action button. Starts turn-by-turn navigation to your selected destination with voice guidance.

Tap — Start navigation to the current destination.
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Recenter (Crosshair)

Centers the map on your current GPS position. Useful after manually panning the map to quickly return to your location.

Tap — Recenter the map on your current position.
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Action Buttons

Vertical column of buttons on the left side: Apps, Music, Contacts, Charging Stations, Voice Command, and Settings.

Tap — Opens the respective panel (apps launcher, music player, phone contacts, etc.)
Long press — Resize the button. Exception: long press on Settings closes the app.
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Destination Prediction

AI-powered buttons that predict where you want to go based on your driving history. Appear automatically when the app learns your patterns.

Tap — Instantly start navigation to the predicted destination. No need to search or type.
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Route Progress

Shows remaining distance and estimated time of arrival during active navigation.

Tap — Opens the Drive Info widget with a detailed journey overview, timeline, and nearby points of interest.
Long press — Resize the route progress display.
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Album Art

Displays the album cover of the currently playing track. Behavior depends on screen orientation.

Tap (landscape) — Open fullscreen music view with large album art and controls.
Tap (portrait) — Close the music widget and switch back to the map view.
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Track Info

Shows the current song name and artist. Also serves as a quick selector for your favorite stations or playlists.

Tap — Open a list of your favorite radio stations or playlists to quickly switch.
Long press — Shows + and − buttons to enlarge or shrink the text for better readability while driving.
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Playback Controls

Standard media controls for the currently playing music or radio.

Tap — Play / Pause (center), Previous track (left), Next track (right).
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Incidents Row

Bottom strip showing a summary of traffic incidents on your route — road closures, congestion, accidents, and roadworks.

Tap — Opens a detailed list of all traffic incidents along your route with distances and descriptions.
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Music Source Switcher

Switch between different music apps — Spotify, YouTube Music, World Radio, MP3 player, Radia.sk, and any other active media app.

Tap — Opens a list of available music sources. Choose from Spotify, YouTube Music, World Radio, MP3 player, and other active media apps.
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Compass

Shows the current map orientation. Toggles between north-up and direction-of-travel view.

Tap — Switch between north-up and your direction of travel view.
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Map

The 3D map with buildings, roads, and points of interest. Supports gestures for panning, zooming, and tilting.

Long press — Change the map tilt angle.
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Position Arrow

Shows your current GPS location and driving direction on the map.

Long press — Move the map center point up or down. Positions your location higher or lower on the screen.
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POI Filter

Filter points of interest displayed on the map — restaurants, gas stations, parking, and more.

Tap — Select which points of interest to show on the map (restaurants, gas stations, parking, etc.)
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Navigation Panel

Control panel for active navigation with options to manage your route and guidance preferences.

Stop navigation — End the current turn-by-turn navigation and return to free driving mode.
Toggle highways — Switch between routes that prefer or avoid highways.
Voice navigation — Turn voice guidance on or off during navigation.
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Signal Meter

Shows the current mobile signal strength and network type in the status bar.

Tap — Opens the Android Wi-Fi settings panel to quickly toggle Wi-Fi on or off.
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Notifications

Shows incoming notifications from your phone directly on the navigation screen so you don't have to look away.

Tap — View the latest notification. Read messages, calls, and other alerts without leaving the navigation screen.
Controls Detail

Navigation & Map Controls

These two views show the controls in detail. Left: map with destination set. Right: active turn-by-turn navigation.

Map view with destination set showing navigation controls
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Action Buttons
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Recenter
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Navigate
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Speed Limit
Active turn-by-turn navigation with maneuver and progress views
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Navigation Instruction
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Route Progress
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Action Buttons
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Speed Limit
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Incidents
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Navigation Panel
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Notifications
Quick Reference

Long Press Actions

Many elements support long press to resize. This lets you customize the interface to your screen size and preference.

Element Tap Long Press
Navigation Instruction — Resize
Route Progress Open Drive Info Resize
Speed Limit Toggle speed alert —
Navigate Button Start navigation —
Recenter (Crosshair) Center on GPS —
Apps / Music / Contacts Open panel Resize
Settings Button Open settings Close app
Album Art Fullscreen / close widget —
Track Info (song/artist) Favorites list Resize text
Destination Prediction Navigate to predicted place —
Playback Controls Play / Pause / Skip —
Incidents Row Show incidents list —
Music Source Switcher Choose music source —
Compass North-up / direction view —
Map — Change tilt angle
Position Arrow — Move center up/down
POI Filter Select POI categories —
Navigation Panel Stop / highways / voice —
Signal Meter Open Wi-Fi settings —
Notifications View notification —