I can make an automation with a trigger android auto on. I can choose as action play media. But I can't choose the phone itself as player. Any workarounds as I would like to start playing a specific podcast on Spotify when it's morning and I'm driving to work. Second question, can I display notifications ont the screen in my car, I can do it on my watch, on my media players, but can it be done on the car screen?
#playing music in car when android auto is on + notification on screens
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you can control spotify from the phone but will take some trial and error using the command_activity notification command https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/notifications/notification-commands#activity this forum thread may have some helpful hints on how to get it to work https://community.home-assistant.io/t/android-intents-sending-receiving-list-starting-activities-too/276192
to display a notification in the car you need to use teh following parameter in your action https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/android-auto/#notifications
updated that last link to be more informative 🙂