aCar - Track your vehicles

[Armond]

I have moved from my palm and went pro. I have not found something i though was handy. i had an option to click to show the next service reminder for a car. So instead of waiting for the automatic reminder or digging threw the list i could see say when my next future oil change is due. Am i missing somethings/feature request ?

Thanks

The feature you're looking for is already there! On the main screen, use the "next" and "previous" icons at the bottom vehicle bar to navigate to your desired vehicle. Then tap on its name and you'll go to Vehicle details page. There you can find all the active reminders:
- Green means you still have time for the service
- Yellow means an upcoming due
- Red means on overdue

Let me know if it doesn't work for you.

 

[Armond]

I may be alone in this, but I cannot seem to enter any decimal points when inputting dollar amounts or gallons for fuel. Any ideas?

Do you use hardware or soft keyboard for data entry? By the way, do you use a none English locale on your phone?

 

[Armond]

After a couple of hard working days I've just released a new version (1.3.0) which includes one of the most frequently requested feature: Data Export to Excel compatible CSV format!

Yes!! Now you can export your data to view on your PC using your own spreadsheet software!

Enjoy!

 

[cigar3tte]

Ran a search for registration and no results, am I the only one whose donation transaction ID doesn't work to get aCar registered?

 

[Armond]

Ran a search for registration and no results, am I the only one whose donation transaction ID doesn't work to get aCar registered?

Thanks for letting me know. I've already emailed you the correct donation reference ID to use. Please let me know if it doesn't work.

Cheers,

 

[kokiangel]

I'm a bit slow checking out the changes but I get to them eventually. I just checked out the import/export feature. Or rather, the export part. I have always kept an excel spreadsheet of my car maintenance and mileage so comparison was quick and painless. This is wonderful! No more duplicating my efforts. One entry and done. Such a wonderful app and dev support.

 

[Armond]

I'm a bit slow checking out the changes but I get to them eventually. I just checked out the import/export feature. Or rather, the export part. I have always kept an excel spreadsheet of my car maintenance and mileage so comparison was quick and painless. This is wonderful! No more duplicating my efforts. One entry and done. Such a wonderful app and dev support.

Glad to see the Export functionality has come handy to you

Looking for more feedback on Export...

Cheers,

 

[Armond]

I have moved from my palm and went pro. I have not found something i though was handy.

Would you please let me know what application have you been using on your Palm? I'm trying to capture the famous mileage tracking applications on other platforms to add direct/first-class import support from.

Thank you,

 

[KevinM]

I was using Trip Deluxe. The data was collected on hotsync to a file on teh pc and there was an excel file with macros that put the data into a spreadsheet.

Very simple, but very effective.

 

[Armond]

I was using Trip Deluxe. The data was collected on hotsync to a file on teh pc and there was an excel file with macros that put the data into a spreadsheet.

Very simple, but very effective.

Thanks a lot for the info. Is Trip Deluxe considered a popular mileage app in Palm world? Does it have Palm Pre support as well? Also I would be glad to have a copy of its exported file (in CSV?). You can directly email me if you like.

 

[Armond]

Guys,

I've recently heard about AutoMobile on Palm and going to find out if it's widely used and worth to add a direct import support for?

Anyone any idea?

 

[alb]

Is there a way to see your most recent MPG after a fill up? The bottom of the screen shows all time average MPG for the car. I'm not even sure where it would go as not to clutter the screen but I liked that option on my previous software.

 

[Frantic Ferret]

The most recent MPG is plotted on the Fuel Efficiency MPG graph.

 

[alb]

Thank you. I had it set to show me all data points on the Fuel Efficiency screen so it was hard to see what number the last one represented. I changed it to one 1week and now I can read it.

 

[Dark Jedi]

Nice app. Remind DS me of gas buddy for the IPHONE. Anyway. I can get my Info off gas buddy and on your app. ?

 

[BY724]

Why can't I find this app in the market?

I'm using an Eris v 2.1

I even tried going to androlib.com and scanning the barcode for it, and it showed up saying no file in the market...

 

[momoceio]

Hey, it'd be great if you made a widget or shortcut that would open a pop-up that would allow us to quickly add fill-ups.

 

[Armond]

Nice app. Remind DS me of gas buddy for the IPHONE. Anyway. I can get my Info off gas buddy and on your app. ?

There isn't any direct/first-class support for importing from Gas Cubby. But since aCar can import any plain CSV file using its very dynamic approach, it's just a matter of knowing if Gas Cubby can export to CSV format (one header line at the top following by data records from second line).

If you're going to import any CSV file using "Plain CSV import" feature, please make sure to carefully read the "Help & Usage Tips" I've put on that screen before using it.

Best Regards,

 

[Armond]

Why can't I find this app in the market?

I'm using an Eris v 2.1

I even tried going to androlib.com and scanning the barcode for it, and it showed up saying no file in the market...

There is an odd problem going on with Market. Once in a while I get a complaint like this! I have not applied any limitation to aCar. Any 1.5+ device should be able to see and download it.

The only factor I doubt is the "Copy Protection" flag I have since day one. Some ROMs have problem accessing protected apps. On the other hand I'm somehow stuck with this, because Android 1.5 devices will get into problem if I change the protection flag (due to a bug). There are 30-something% of Android 1.5 devices according to statistics and I just can't ignore them. I should wait a while till more and more 1.5 devices get upgraded to a recent version then do the switch!

Fortunately there are alternate markets you can directly download aCar from. One of them is "SlideMe.org". They have a market application like Google Market. Install it, search for aCar and download it easily...

Best Regards,

 

[Armond]

Hey, it'd be great if you made a widget or shortcut that would open a pop-up that would allow us to quickly add fill-ups.

Thanks for your feedback and for sharing your thought. Yes, that will be nice to have widget for aCar. I already have this in my list but I still haven't planned it for any specific release. Even a second widget to show the latest status and some very brief statistics can be fine also!

Cheers,

 

[BY724]

There is an odd problem going on with Market. Once in a while I get a complaint like this! I have not applied any limitation to aCar. Any 1.5+ device should be able to see and download it.

The only factor I doubt is the "Copy Protection" flag I have since day one. Some ROMs have problem accessing protected apps. On the other hand I'm somehow stuck with this, because Android 1.5 devices will get into problem if I change the protection flag (due to a bug). There are 30-something% of Android 1.5 devices according to statistics and I just can't ignore them. I should wait a while till more and more 1.5 devices get upgraded to a recent version then do the switch!

Fortunately there are alternate markets you can directly download aCar from. One of them is "SlideMe.org". They have a market application like Google Market. Install it, search for aCar and download it easily...

Best Regards,

Never knew there was an alternate market, downloaded it, but is that market 100% safe?

Thanks!

 

[mdkboom]

Armond, please include a currency imput method so that people can set their currency without you having the trouble to predict all existing ones.

Keep up with the awsome work!

 

[Armond]

Never knew there was an alternate market, downloaded it, but is that market 100% safe?

Thanks!

I don't know how the safety of a Market must be confirmed, but I've never had any problem with it. It's popular among the alternate Android markets.

Regards,

 

[Armond]

Armond, please include a currency imput method so that people can set their currency without you having the trouble to predict all existing ones.

Keep up with the awsome work!

I'm torn between adding all the possible values built-in (as well as how they must be formatted) and letting users do it. After all, I've kept both the request in my feature request list. These issues has got lots of votes! You'll get one of the features in a future version.

 

[kokiangel]

I thought aCar showed a per fill up mpg already on the track your vehicles screen. I see the number of gals then mpg then a price/gal. right under the date of my last fill up. What is that big mpg if not the average for that last fill up?