feat(auto): enable Android Auto messaging notifications#5265
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Declare the app as a messaging app for Android Auto via the automotive app descriptor. This allows MessagingStyle notifications (which are already properly structured in core:service) to surface on car head units. Users can now read and reply to mesh messages through Android Auto's native messaging interface.
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All good, someone on reddit noticed car play had support so I was looking into adding supported and realized how much of a lift it was gonna be so I figured I'd at least do the simple task of adding notifications. |
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yep garth kicked off co-pilot to add auto support here too once he got it figured out on iOS 😂 |
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Declare the app as a messaging app for Android Auto via the automotive app descriptor. This allows MessagingStyle notifications to surface on car head units. Users can now read and reply to mesh messages through Android Auto's native messaging
interface.
What changed
How it works
The existing MeshServiceNotificationsImpl.createConversationNotification() already builds notifications with all the structure Android Auto requires — MessagingStyle, typed Person objects with unique keys, CATEGORY_MESSAGE, and wired ReplyReceiver / MarkAsReadReceiver actions. The only missing piece
was this manifest declaration telling the Android Auto host to look at the app's notifications at all.
With this change:
No new code paths, no new dependencies.