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Document Android Auto app in launcher required for notifications - #1397

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Add an extra note about car_ui:

Note: The Home Assistant app must remain enabled/visible in the Android Auto app launcher. Removing it from Android Auto may prevent car_ui: true notifications from appearing on the car display, even though notifications continue to arrive on the phone.

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  • Document existing features within Home Assistant Companion App
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Add an extra note about car_ui:

Note: The Home Assistant app must remain enabled/visible in the Android Auto app launcher. Removing it from Android Auto may prevent car_ui: true notifications from appearing on the car display, even though notifications continue to arrive on the phone.
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jpelgrom commented Aug 3, 2026

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I feel like removing it isn't a very common thing to do, maybe move it down to below the example and add it in a :::note box?

Please use backticks for inline yaml code like this: `car_ui: true`.

@jpelgrom jpelgrom changed the title Update android-auto.md Document Android Auto app in launcher required for notifications Aug 3, 2026
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Well I removed it as a cleanup operation since I see no point in having it on screen of the car and it was only 2 weeks later I noted that automations didn't work anymore and it took me some time to figure out that this was the problem...

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Fix syntax + move down

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:::note
The Home Assistant app must remain enabled/visible in the Android Auto app launcher. Removing it from Android Auto may prevent `car_ui: true` notifications from appearing on the car display, even though notifications continue to arrive on the phone.
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:::note: The Home Assistant app must remain enabled/visible in the Android Auto app launcher. Removing it from Android Auto may prevent [`car_ui: true`] notifications from appearing on the car display, even though notifications continue to arrive on the phone.

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:::note: The Home Assistant app must remain enabled/visible in the Android Auto app launcher. Removing it from Android Auto may prevent [`car_ui: true`] notifications from appearing on the car display, even though notifications continue to arrive on the phone.

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