Drive Assistant

The companion app for Drive Assistant — a small, round display for your car dashboard or bike handlebar. The app connects your phone to the display over Bluetooth Low Energy and sends it your Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation (maneuver icon, distance, street name) and your current music, so your phone can stay in your pocket with the screen off.

What the app does Reads the ongoing Google Maps navigation notification (with your permission) and forwards the maneuver icon, distance and street name to the display — about once per second, only when something changed. Mirrors the current media playback (title/artist) to the display's music screen and executes the display's buttons (play/pause, next, previous) on your phone's active player. Keeps itself alive in the background with a small permanent notification, so the display keeps working on long drives. Includes a test packet button so you can verify the connection before you drive.