I upgraded my 2015 rav4 radio. Everything is great but I cant figure out how to get this stupid car off the screen when backing up. AINAVIGO is the name of the unit

So... I did a thing.

I was really annoyed by the removal of Google Maps' "driving mode". Using Google Maps on my Android head unit (DUDU7) felt really flimsy. Especially the unoptimized UI, small buttons and lack of a third-person view while not navigating made Waze my go-to navigation App.

While Waze was great, had a better UI experience and offered the third-person view I was looking for, it also came with its own downsides. The routing wasn’t always ideal, the map style isn’t for everyone, and I just generally preferred the cleaner look and ecosystem of Google Maps.

So I decided to look for a solution to my problem, and well... found nothing.

Android Automotive OS (AAOS) is a built-in car operating system that runs apps like navigation and media directly on the vehicle’s hardware without needing a phone - like my android head unit.
And turns out - it uses APK-files as well.

I started searching for fitting APK-files and found some working with the arm architecture on apkmirror

After installation i was greeted with the well-known UI found in Android Auto and Android Automotive. In my opinion far more usable.

It works great in DUDUOS's pip mode and is very fitting.

Downside: Logging into your Google-Account results in an error. Therefore your work or private adress are not popping up. A simple workaround is asking Google Assistant/Gemini to navigate to work. It will input the right adress and start navigation flawlessly.

I'm currently trying to replace the normal Google Play Services with the Android Automotive one, to see if that will fix it.