"Building a Highly Customizable Theming Engine for Android Automotive using Jetpack Compose"
summary
A production infotainment (Snapp OS) built on Android Automotive and Jetpack Compose that packages entire UI skins as themes as APKs deployed through a custom App Store and firmware pipeline, allowing color/typography/shape and system UI to change live without reboot — typically rolling out in about 30 seconds. Runs on inexpensive Samsung tablets, supports drive-mode-specific layouts, translates DP units across layers, pushes builds twice daily, and demonstrates live theme swaps that reliably work on constrained hardware.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and team
- 2:11Challenges in car software
- 4:59Snapp OS and infotainment system
- 8:10Companion app and connectivity
- 10:36Customization layers explained
- 13:03Jetpack Compose theming engine
- 16:12Live demo of theme switching
- 18:39Q&A and closing remarks
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