Support & FAQGeneral QuestionsWhat is Drivemode?Drivemode drastically simplifies the way you use your phone while driving with a no look interface that allows you to focus on the road while accessing your favorite features on your Android. You just need to rely on only broad swipes, taps or your voice to control navigation, change songs, contact friends and respond to messages without looking at the screen because as you get used to it, youll notice that you just need to rely on our voice narration, bright colors and large animation using your peripheral vision. Drivemodes automotive grade interface is so safe that various automakers like Honda are talking to us to build Drivemode car. https://goo.gl/tTWdG8 Is Drivemode really free?It is absolutely free, and there is no advertisement. If you want to remove our signature from the app, you can pay to do so, but functionality does not change. How can I download Drivemode?Please download it from the Google Play Store here. I need help / I found a bugYou can join our Facebook community to find an answer, or contact for help. What languages are supported, and how can I help translate?We are adding new languages often. As of May 2016, we are supporting English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Danish, Turkish, Hungarian, Polish, Bulgarian, Tamil, Hindi, Dutch, Hebrew, Russian, Chinese (Traditional) and Japanese and everything is translated by our users.
2 simple ways. First theres a button in your notifications which you can access by swiping down from the very top of your screen. Also, there is a shutdown button on the left side of the Main Menu (thats the colorful one with navigation music and other options). You can even have Drivemode turn off automatically when you finish Driving by going into Settings > Launch & Close and then checking out our Driving Detection and Bluetooth options. I can't use Drivemode on my Xiaomi Redmi/Mi PhoneA critical permission is not granted during the installation of Drivemode in some Xiaomi phones and that prevents the Drivemode Tab (on the left) to show. How: go to your devices Settings -> Installed Apps -> Drivemode -> Manage permissions -> Popup Notification -> Accept How to take a Bug ReportFirst you need to enable Developer Options.
Second. The next step is to replicate the problem you had in Drivemode and then immediately after take a bug report to email to .
Communication (Calling/Messaging)Can I remove the text that is automatically added at the end of each message?Yes. You can go to the premium store from the setting screen and purchase the option. Can I change the auto reply message?Yes. To change the auto-reply message, go to Settings > Set Preset Texts, tap the desired message, check the box Set as Auto Reply and then Save. You can add a new preset text from this setting page too. What messaging apps are supported?Hands-free messages reply feature supports the following message apps on devices with Android 5.0 Lollipop and up:
*Note: To use these apps for replying to messages, Google requires you to install the Android Wear app. Dont worry, you dont need to have a Wear Device or use the app, it just needs to be installed. Can I make calls from Skype, Tablet Talk and other dialing apps?Yes. An experimental feature that enables you to make calls from dialing apps such as Skype and Table Talk can be turned on at: Settings > Drivemode Labs > Place Calls From Any Calling App. Let us know how that works for you! How do I delete my favorite contacts?In Settings > Favorite Contacts, tap on a contact and then youll be asked whether you want or not to delete them from the list. Yes. MMS receive and reply is supported. Enable Settings > Drivemode Labs > Handle SMS by Notifications. We Support:
*Note: We can not detect when a message has an image and a text so Drivemode will just read out the message on Facebook Messenger. MusicHow do I easily get back to the music player after minimizing it?2 ways to do this. The first one is just by swiping open the main menu and selecting music. Theres also a shortcut! If you have a green side tab on the left side, place your finger on the tab and swipe in a downward motion. This will open back up the music player. You might have to practice a few times to do this first, but after you get the hang of it, its super useful. What music apps are supported?Almost all music apps are supported, though some may take a few more steps than others to get going. The following apps tend to work great for regular music playback:
NavigationWhat navigation apps are supported?Most of the major navigation apps are all supported. Heres a quick list of the ones that work best with Drivemode:
Its easy! You just need to make sure that the address format exactly matches the way Waze has in its database. Things like Apartment number or wrong use of comma would make Waze search the destination. Can I just start a navigation app without destination?Use our handy App Launcher feature (the purple rocketship on on the main menu). You can add any app you want there and then just launch it! How do I delete my favorite destinations?Head on over to Settings > Set Favorite Destinations and then press and hold the destination you want to delete. Dont worry, a pop-up will confirm your action before deleting. Premium FeaturesWhat is KKP controller? How do I get it?KKP Controller is a bluetooth controller that you can attach to a steering wheel that is designed by DENSO and manufactured by Braveridge. Its currently only sold in Japan, however its possible to buy it in other countries using proxy buyer. Product page: http://www.products.braveridge.com/kkp/ Once you have set up the KKP, please go into Settings > Drivemode Labs > and ENABLE Add KKP to Premium Store. Once enabled, the KKP option will now appear in the premium store at the top of Settings. Theres also a community created by our KKP users. Some threads in it discusses how you can get the controller. Click here to open the community page. Please note that the KKP can only connect to devices that support Bluetooth Low Energy and that have Android OS 4.4 or newer. Also, as were not able to test on all devices, we cant assure it will work on your device. A device we know for sure that doesnt work is the Galaxy Tab4. AdvancedDoes Drivemode accept custom intents from other apps like Tasker?Yes! You can launch and close Drivemode using Tasker and other apps.
Not at this time. We are looking into ways to integrate Mirror Link into the Drivemode support ecosystem. Why does Drivemode require various permissions?Drivemode does need several permissions to help make your phone safer. A few of the important permissions are related to Notifications. This is required by Android so we can help you reply to messages by voice and answer calls. Drivemode transforms your phone while driving and that means it needs to work in a lot of areas which require permissions so we can make those functions safer in the Drivemode interface. If you ever have concerns about a specific permission, dont hesitate to ask us directly at We are always happy to chat! How can I start and close Drivemode automatically?Check in your settings for Launch & Close. In there you can find can several great ways such as by driving detection or if you have a Bluetooth device connected. Sure! You can buy a cheap writable NFC tag and program it with commands to launch Drivemode. Once you have a NFC tag in hands, do the following:
By default Drivemode will display in your systems language, but you can change the language going into Settings > Language & Text-to-Speech > Language. You may also want to change the text-to-speech language to match the language selected. How can I change my TTS (text-to-speech) engine?Jump into Settings > Language & Text-to-Speech > Text to speech and you can switch it from there! How can I turn off voice narrations and sounds coming from Drivemode?In Settings at Sound & Vibration you can set the volumes to zero for voice narrations and/or sound effects and theyll all be turned off. Voice search doesn't work!Yikes! You might have run into a bug, sorry about that! Drop us a quick message at and well get it sorted out for you. Drivemode is draining my battery while I am not using it.You may have been a victim of the battery vampire bug which haunts Lollipop and some Marshmallow Android phones. If this is happening to you, please let us know a few more details about how often this happens, if any other apps might be related, and taking a bug report can help us wondefully. You can do so in our Google+ Community or with a quick message to DevelopersI want Drivemode to support my Music app.Thats awesome! Drivemode uses the MediaBrowserService/MediaSession to integrate with music apps. If your app already implements it and supports Android Auto, all you need to do is to add Drivemode to your apps whitelist and notify us at . Here are our signatures that need to be whitelisted. |