Car Home Ultra

This app makes it a lot less distracting to use your phone while driving. The buttons are big, so there's no need to stare at the screen and struggle with finding the buttons with your finger. The shortcuts are also very helpful. The only issue I've found is that when I go to play Spotify through the app, it doesn't always display the song, sometimes it just says "Spotify." I've figured out a way to get around this by opening Spotify from the app, pressing play on the song, and then returning to the car home app, but it'd be nice for it to work straight from the car home app. Not sure if this is a fixable issue, but I'd be happy to see this work.

Outstanding app. Use it every day. Recently had a question regarding a setting I wasn't sure about and emailed an address on their support site. They responded very quickly, answered the question and even took the time to offer a suggestion that might work for the way I use it most. Highly recommended and a thank you to the developers.

Update on March 18th 2017: thank you very much for fixing the Slacker media controls and also it now shows the artist information properly. One strange thing I've been noticing that is still not fixed is when this app is active the Okay Google phase response no longer works properly. It starts and then instantly stops. When I'm not running this app it works fine. Excellent design, well thought out and very customizable. I really love the day / night mode, media control, address display and location announcement. The ability for the Home button to bring you back to the app is really nice too. I emailed the developer about the title and artist not displaying for Slacker and he said if the app sends the info, he displays it. Maybe Slacker is sending it in a different way but I know there is some way for it to be displayed. My Moto 360 displays Slacker info just fine. Also, he said he was working on an issue with the Title / Artist not clearing from the Media Screen once the source app is closed (Pandora, Google Play, etc.). For example, when I'm playing something from Slacker, the last song I played on Pandora was displaying. Hopefully he can make the buttons on the Media Screen more customizable, such as color, solid (not just outline). They are very hard to see in daylight. I have to use these now since the Media Controller buttons no longer work and I was told those are going away. Other than those few things, I love the app!

The best in-car app you will find on the play store. Love the new phone call pop up (No more sideways contacts in landscape mode)

Many options available in settings, affordable one-off licence cost of $4.22 to purchase after 30 trial expires. May need manual backup of settings because app is not linked to a cloud account for syncing...could be wrong, more testing on my part is needed :) Thanks!

I have even using car home for many years. Note 5, Samsung touch wiz and Android nougut 7.0 are causing car home ultra to not work properly. First, the dial screen when on a call cannot be reached. So you can't even dial numbers or hang up a call. Second, android keeps asking for default app for home button and then a second screen to confirm it. There has to be a work around devised

This has been my default docking application for years, went Pro immediately. (Even after buying an iBolt cradle, I still prefer this app to the cradle's companion iBolt app.) It has been simple to customize and simple to use.

It skips right past all voice commands, which is pretty much the opposite of what I want in a car home app.

Used to be the best car dock but since last android update home goes back to default for every call

An essential component of my In Car Entertainment and Navigation. There's simply nothing that compares.

Util dar foarte scump pentru un progrămel care îți oferă doar niște scurtături ca butoane mărite.

With the latest update, now when I make. Call through the app with a quick dial, the end call button only mutes the call. There is no way to end the call without leaving the app.

Best car dock app, period.

Best car dock app available.

After last update the call screen keeps turning off and on. Please fix.

Trial

I've used CHU for a few years and agree that it's the best car dock out there but the OK Google voice activation is broken now. I have a button on my blue tooth device that will launch Google now for me as a work around but completely hands free is desirable and I want it back. 3/7/2017 I received the nougat update and the ok Google command from any screen still does not work when running CHU

Awesome app for safe driving. "Okay Google (aka Google Now voice recognition) does not work for me if I check the box "Start/Stop Car Mode" in "Startup Options." If you have this problem, uncheck this box, clear Car Home Ultra from all your default applications, then restart Car Home Ultra. The home button will no longer return you to the Car Home Ultra home screen. However, you can now say "Okay Google open Car Home Ultra" to get there instead.

Ever since the last update to 7.1 on the Pixel, it will not show the caller ID on the phone or Moto 360 watch. I thought it was an issue with the Android System Car mode, but Android Auto which also activates car mode does not prevent caller ID from showing on the phone and watch. This app used to be 5 stars, however, this issue drops it significantly because of its importance. Please fix and I already talked to Google and it's not an issue with the phone.

Like the app a lot but it's not good for my main use - Google maps. It's great for customization, Google Nav & adding apps of your choice. I wish they could adapt & add Google maps. Adapt to remove clutter for driving like Moto Drive app on my old phone & make easy to exit (right now need to click 5 times). Google Nav is good but it does not show as much detail & traffic on smaller roads - i use big traffic view to change route on the fly - sat nav not as adaptable as me. Edit: found a great maps app so Car Home Ultra is now 5 star for me.

I just downloaded it tonight. I want to like it but I can't control Apple music with the media GUI. It would also be nice if I could access Apple music playlists from the GUI. Maybe I'm missing something obvious. I'll keep playing with it to see if I can get it to work. Thanks for the generous trial period. If I can get it to do the things I want I'll happily pay for the unlock code.

Been using this app for years and it has always been great, all of my family use it now. Only problem I have is random crashes and restarts on my new s7, thought it was something else but it seems to be this app. Not gonna Uninstall but can't use it with Google maps now.

I've had this app for years, with a number of different phones. I've been very happy with it. But, since I bought a Google Pixel phone, I've had a few minor, but really annoying issues. My phone is set to vibrate 99.9% of the time. However, when this app starts, the phone goes out of "vibrate" mode and the ringer volume goes to about 30%. I wouldn't mind this undesirable action so much if it returned to its previous setting when the app closes, but it doesn't.

After closing, continues to run in night mode during daytime in background, until you open it, when it then instantly returns to day mode. Unfortunately, whilst it is locked in night mode, it locks other apps into thinking it is night-time and they too stay in night mode until you reset Car Home Ultra. In fairness this didn't happen on my old Sony Xperia Z but does on my Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android 6.0.1 Very frustrating as I have to put CHU in Day mode and manually switch it to night mode when driving at night. Ironically, if left in manually in night mode, it doesn't affect other apps.

"Set media volume", one of the main features why I use this app does not work correctly. It only adjusts to media volume level you set when you open up settings. It does not work when the app is opened. Please fix and I'll contribute $. My phone: Google Nexus 6P.

I've been a paid user of Car Home Ultra for several years, and to this day it's still absolutely the best Car Home launcher out there - "miles" beyond Android Auto. :) I use it literally every single time I get into my car, to launch my GPS app (Waze), my podcast app (PlayerFM), and my dashcam app (Autoboy), and sometimes I use the audio player function when I'm not listening to podcasts with Amazon Music. Car Home Ultra does a fantastic job of managing everything.

Help me! I love this app, but since switching to Pixel it's not working: I can't answer incoming calls, and speaking Google Now results in a beep, but no voice recognition starts. I would love to put my review back to 5 stars, but need these two issues resolved!

Fantastic but let down by recent inability of Google Voice Search to work with it. According to support, it is a Google introduced bug, but it counters the whole purpose of having a safe driving dashboard if voice control doesn't work. Back to 5 stars, when fixed

Does everything I want and makes the buttons a usable size for my eyesight when set up as sat/nav, music & radio player and phone through the aux in my van.

The new Google Assistant can't complete a voice search when CHU is running. Tried clearing defaults as suggested, but this didn't correct the issue.

I'll give it 5 stars if you make an option to let the app exit when disconnected from the car Bluetooth.

Wow App For my Tab which is placed in car. Wonderful functionality. Can provede some options like opening other apps in window mode or full screen. So that we can always see the speedometer, altimeter with external apps

When i open this app my phone goes shut down it happen with me twice... So i will not suggest this app to anyone.

Great App! I have using this app since back when I had a Samsung GS3 and an iBolt car dock that would output audio through the USB micro port. Now using it with the Google Pixel and it is great. Huge distraction saver for me to start up apps like Play Music, which I can control through CHU. Also lets me launch Waze, GasBuddy and any other apps I need while I'm driving. The direct dial (basically speed dial) function is great too.

Development. Never replied to my email but I disabled and then reinabeled CHU and today OK GOOGLE works.

Been paid for years, won't let me dial or use Google voice search on Nexus 6p, I see someone on a pixel is having the same issue, please fix ASAP, and I will rerate.

I use it a lot, it's good but on Motorola G 4 the cellphone goes to sleep even if I select on the menu that prevent the cellphone to sleep, lots of potential, it's a shame.

Been a good app and have used it a long time. Would like to see some UI updates. Doesn't exit when undocking.

Best car dashboard app ever! Have been using it for years, tried many after that, but even the latest apps can't beat it!

It doesn't play nice with Google Assistant on 7.1.1