CarDash
Car Head-Unit Dashboard
What it offers
A private Android driving dashboard that unifies navigation, live trip information, local media, photos, apps, and journey history for a dedicated car head unit — while also adapting safely to a phone.
A stock car head-unit can open apps, but it doesn't create a real driving workspace — this was built around one vehicle, one screen, real commutes.
How it started · 8 Aug 2026
“I built a card dashboard app to use it on my car. app seems ok wrt UI/UX. but Music folder and photos folder is problem, i need this app to allow any external app to be inline with in the app frame and then make them...”
How it evolved
- Audit found real defects across a 2,100-line core file
- Fixed an infinite rescan loop and the 60-track cap
- Re-measured every UI dimension for the actual head unit
- Chose a keyless weather API — no key to leak
- Split into automatic Car and Mobile modes
Patterns
From Shape — the shape of the conversation, not its content.
AI use · 2 sessions
AI use
CarDash · Car Head-Unit Dashboard
Declared by JP · sessions from Shape build history
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