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Version 20250331 based on Android 13 for ZXW devices running on GT6 (SD665/SM6125) platform, built on Monday, March 31, 2025.

Summary:

• New themes KSW_BMW_ID8_GS_DOUBLE, KSW_BENZ_GLC and KSW_BENZ_FY3
• Zlink app updated from 5.4.45 to 5.4.100
• New “External mic output” factory setting
• Czech language

Changes since 20241129GT_KSW built 4 months earlier:

• New theme KSW_BMW_ID8_GS_DOUBLE with id="53" with a secondary screen support in the launcher, containing various information like live GPS data
• New theme KSW_BENZ_GLC with id="54" as a second theme so far with navigation bar support, like KSW_BENZ_VITO
• New theme KSW_BENZ_FY3 with id="55" with blue, green, orange, purple, red and yellow options that looks to be relatively well-supported by most built-in apps. Seems to require ALS_6208 client value and potentially have a lyrics functionality in the Music app.
• Initial changes to for upcoming KSW_BMW_ID9 with id="56", although it’s not implemented in various apps yet
• Ivicar app: Vehicle speed display setting (turned on by default) and improvements to automatic file deletion where recording should temporarily pause for 0.1s
• Zlink app updated from 5.4.45 to 5.4.100 with CarLife mode, minor UI updates and screen DPI settings for Huawei HiCar.
• New “External mic output” (<externalMicOutput>) factory setting in Function section with “I2S” and “AUX” options, which will change output device ID in AudioManager
• New “Car without gear information” (<withoutGearInfo>) factory setting in Vehicle section
• New “Mercedes Benz Vito bottom status bar style” (<benzVitoBottomStyle>) factory setting in Special Benz section with “Default” and “Temperature Control” options
• New “Google Voice” factory setting in Function section
• Changes in USB connection around host and peripheral modes
• Updated various translations
• Added new file extensions that media apps will be scanning for: .dsf, .dst and .dff for audio and .rm for video files
• Swapped build server to Jenkins CI
• New “Sample Location Attribution” app with a single “Modify app location permission” button, asking for background location Android permission (?)
• Changed <bool name="config_disableUsbPermissionDialogs">false</bool> to true which would affect the logic in Android’s UsbProfileGroupSettingsManager at https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base.git/+/master/services/usb/java/com/android/server/usb/UsbProfileGroupSettingsManager.java#1076

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