About this app

AALinQ is a new way to use Android mobile device in the car. Large fonts, vivid colors make it simple to navigate your music in the car!
Use it through AUX jack, Bluetooth or GROM car specific hardware.

Features:
- No advertising or spying. Free to use.
- 5 band equalizer on all supported devices (2.3+)
- Large fonts and icons, bright colors for in car use
- Gestures/swipe control of the playback, random and other functions
- Create dynamic (on-the-go) playlists from any folder(s) or stations
- Swipe left right for track change
- Large track seeking bar
- 3D cover art animation
- Auto switch to Playing Now screen
- Bluetooth controls supported
- Lock screen controls displayed
- Non-ASCII charsets supported
- When connected to GROM HW and Bluetooth, choose which quality of the stream you want (icon next to time slider)
- FLAC, WMA, AAC, OGG, AAC, MP3 supported
- Automatic cover art download
- Gapless (almost) playback
- Browsing available by: Folders, Artists, Albums, Playlists and All Songs
- Fast navigation by Folders, Artists, Albums, Playlists via gesture up and down in Playing Now screen

For best integration with your car stereo- use GROM hardware interface (http://gromaudio.com) and get digital clear sound, charge and full control from the factory radio.

Hints:
To enable USB Streaming to GROM HW simply exit the AALinQ app and run your favorite music app.
To enable GROM connect: Attach phone to GROM USB device and start any song in AALinQ
When connected to GROM via USB and Bluetooth, use route button next to time slider to switch between digital USB and Bluetooth A2DP streaming.

With GROM direct car interface the operation is simple for music tracks:
1. Disk 1 is a On-The-Go playlist. Disk 2 is the first playlist, Disk 3 is second and so on
2. Titles and cover art displayed in player in portrait in and landscape mode
3. Full control from either AALinQ or GROM. Player stays in sync with stereo all the time

Troubleshooting when used with GROM interface:
1. Make sure you have latest firmware installed from http://gromaudio.com/software-usb2.html or http://gromaudio.com/software-usb3.html
2. On older phones (2.3.x) to operate you will need to turn USB Debugging option ON (Settings->Application->Development), follow suggestions from AALinQ
3. Submit support ticket if nothing helps http://gromaudio.com/support.html

Note: AALinQ works best with GROM-USB2P, GROM-AND2 or GROM-MST3 module installed in your vehicle.
Note: GROM-USB2P and GROM-MST3 must be updated to the latest firmware for all features to work

Permissions:
WRITE_SETTINGS - changes in Media DB for non ASCII characters support
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - cover art extraction
INTERNET - GROM connection and cover art update

New features

OGG parsing fixed

App Permissions

Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.