Car Dock Example in Android

This example will show how you can put your activity in car dock mode. CAR DOCK is a safer way to access the applications while driving.

Algorithm:

1.) Create a new project by File-> New -> Android Project name it CarDockExample.

2.) Write following into main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">

        <TextView  
        android:layout_width="fill_parent" 
        android:layout_height="fill_parent" 
        android:text="The purpose of this application is to show how to create a custom car dock application."
        android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"/>
</LinearLayout>

3.) Run for output.

Steps:

1.) Create a project named CarDockExample and set the information as stated in the image.

Build Target: Android 4.0
Application Name: CarDockExample
Package Name: com. example. CarDockExample
Activity Name: CarDockExampleActivity
Min SDK Version: 2.2

2.) Open CarDockExampleActivity.java file and write following code there:

package com.example.cardockexample;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.UiModeManager;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.KeyEvent;

public class CarDockExampleActivity extends Activity {
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
    }

        @Override
        public boolean dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
                return super.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
        }

        @Override
        public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
                return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
        }

        @Override
        protected void onDestroy() {
                UiModeManager manager = (UiModeManager)getSystemService(Context.UI_MODE_SERVICE);
                
                manager.disableCarMode(UiModeManager.DISABLE_CAR_MODE_GO_HOME);
                
                super.onDestroy();
        }
}

3.) Compile and build the project.

Note: – For better results check on device.

Output