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Is it possible to manually install applications to the 2025 Blazer EV?

1.9K views 29 replies 8 participants last post by  Old Dog New Tricks  
#1 ·
Does anyone know of a way to manually upload applications to the 2025 Blazer EV? I would love to be able to add P cominrime, Netflix, Disney, etc..
 
#3 ·
people need to chill out with all this anxiety over watching TV in the car. When you get a modern car and its not equipped with stuff you have to accept you have no clue if or when new capabilities were added. The way things work with AAOS is we have to wait for apps to be added and updated, that's just how it goes. I've seen numerous people asking about how to jailbreak their infotainment systems because they cant go another day without watching streaming video. THis feature was not advertised or guaranteed when we got these cars. It's great that its going to happen, but we didn't buy or lease these cars with a promise from Chevy that video streaming was part of the package. This reminds me how everyone was going crazy because they were upset about waiting for Tesla SC access. People were cursing GM and calling them incompetent (even though they got access before numerous other OEMS) and were in panic mode because they had upcoming road trips. Now that the access has been a thing for 8 months or so no one even remembers all the waiting and whining.
 
#8 ·
I think that you might be the one who needs to chill. I got rid of my Tesla and really like my Blazer EV. As you probably know, this was a standard in the Tesla and was very convenient when my partner dragged me shopping with her. I would often catch up on my binge shows.
 
#9 ·
I'm not saying some people wont get use out of it. I'm talking about people constantly asking (here or in the FB groups) for someone to give them the secret code to bypassing whatever Google and GM have setup and hack their way to more apps. My point is everyone other than SS owners are in the same boat- if there was some easy way to bypass whatever GM is doing it would be widely known by now. If there was some "secret" hack, it surely wouldn't be secret at this point considering how many people have asked about it. And my point still stands- whether its a Tesla, a Ford or a Chevy the customer really has no transparency into how the OEM decides to roll out stuff. As a former Tesla owner you surely get that- they are well known for missing deadlines or in some cases not delivering on long promised features. This is just the way things are in this new era of selling a car that will gain functionality (slowly it seems) over time.
 
#10 ·
To answer your question, the play store on AAOS GM vehicles is limited to GM approved apps. To over simplify, GM has to whitelist apps for download on the cars.

As far as locally adding the apps via adb or rooting, you can’t because GM enabled a secure ADB mode so you can only connect with an authorized GM device.
 
#11 ·
There is a way to install whatever you want, the hard part is they must be apps you sign yourself with your own developer account. So if you can manage to overcome the hurdles of learning to gather source code, adapt it to run under AAOS , and compile / sign it with your signature, then yes, you can push it to the car and run it. Obviously, this is going to be a bridge too far for a lot of folks without the needed skill sets to pull this off.
 
#12 ·
I would just be happy if the internet I pay for gave me speeds faster than 0.3 Mbps and if Apple Music were added to the Play Store. I am not reaching too high here. I know that Apple is the one holding it up, but that doesn't mean I am less interested in the app becoming available on the Play Store, since CarPlay will never be a thing.

I was at the dealership on Wednesday and informed them that after getting the loaner car with Apple CarPlay, I am more determined than ever to ensure that I will not purchase a Chevy EV again if they do not add it. I even told them that when this car is ready to be traded, I will look at Kia, Honda, Volkswagen, Audi, or I will go a whole new direction and look at cars that should have HFCV's available on the market and go that direction with the manufacturer that builds them with CarPlay.

For now, I will make the most of my car-driving experience and enjoy the time I have with this car.
 
#13 ·
I would just be happy if the internet I pay for gave me speeds faster than 0.3 Mbps and if Apple Music were added to the Play Store. I am not reaching too high here. I know that Apple is the one holding it up, but that doesn't mean I am less interested in the app becoming available on the Play Store, since CarPlay will never be a thing.

I was at the dealership on Wednesday and informed them that after getting the loaner car with Apple CarPlay, I am more determined than ever to ensure that I will not purchase a Chevy EV again if they do not add it. I even told them that when this car is ready to be traded, I will look at Kia, Honda, Volkswagen, Audi, or I will go a whole new direction and look at cars that should have HFCV's available on the market and go that direction with the manufacturer that builds them with CarPlay.

For now, I will make the most of my car-driving experience and enjoy the time I have with this car.
everyone is certainly entitled to their opinions and preferences. What comes of that is anyone's guess.

I know I do not use apple or google for music at all. I have my own media streaming service, and use bluetooth to stream it to the vehicle infotainment. Nothing changed for me.

Google and apple maintain separate ecosystems, and both want you to be locked into their framework and profits.
 
#16 ·
the new version of CP is a complete takeover- but it will still be enabled by the owner so the OEM will still need some sort of interface that comes with the car- but the intent of the new apple dashboard is that you will be totally in CP while in the car to control everything and never come out of it. Not sure how that will work with android users/devices- none of the articles really addressed that.
 
#18 ·
this false info has been stated a couple of times. AM does not exist in the play store period. I believe I clarified this before, this is not a GM thing as much as some people want to blame them for apple not offering an app. I know with apple folks the company can do know wrong. tesla and rivian have their own agreements (likely at substantial costs) to provide apple music- it has nothing to do with the playstore and I know with rivian its only available via subscription paid to Rivian- a detail you keep leaving out. I even posted a link about this a couple of weeks ago, Rivian didn't even initially admit their OS was built on AA and their iteration is much different and more customized vs other OEMs and they do not have playstore on there. So no, there is no proof that GM is holding apple back here. GM has ZERO reason to not want apple music. In fact, it would probably be one of the top things they would like.
 
#24 ·
I’m an Apple fan and I’ll be the first to say they do plenty wrong like every company out there.

The fact of the matter is though there is technically a version of Apple Music for AAOS since Rivian’s OS uses this as a base. Think similar to how Samsung has their own version of Android.

All GM needs to do is have it compiled to work with their version of AAOS. If that means working with Apple so be it. GM has to initiate the conversation.
 
#25 ·
I’m an Apple fan and I’ll be the first to say they do plenty wrong like every company out there.

The fact of the matter is though there is technically a version of Apple Music for AAOS since Rivian’s OS uses this as a base. Think similar to how Samsung has their own version of Android.

All GM needs to do is have it compiled to work with their version of AAOS. If that means working with Apple so be it. GM has to initiate the conversation.
It does not exist for any car that has AAOS with the play store. Rivian's application is TOTALLY different in that certain apps are built into the interface directly- if you pay for the necessary plan. As I said, Rivians do not have Google play store, they have a one off solution that they worked out with apple. Chevy does not have that system so the fact that Rivian (and no one else) has AM doesn't really mean much to blazer owners. Nissan, Ford, Honda, etc. do not have apple music either and they all use AAOS. Rivians only get the apps and functions that Rivian directly rolls out- they do not have general use apps- this is why Rivians cant access Plugshare or ABRP apps AFAIK. So again, you have not presented any evidence that GM is preventing apple music from rolling out on this platform. If apple makes the app available, all vehicles with AAOS would be able to use it, full stop.
 
#27 ·
You are talking apples and oranges..I didn't say the manufacturer has no input over rollout, I'm saying the app doesn't exist on THIS version of the platform and you have yet to show us which cars with access to the play store have it. If you can name one then share it with us. You said GM is blocking the app but you haven't shown us any proof it's on AAOS playstore.. What rivian is doing is not the same system even if it's based on Android. It's a one of that is made to disguise it's roots as Google based. For example in a rivian the navigation isn't labeled as Google maps and it's not integrated with that app in the outside world. I've seen owner videos that note complaints about rivian navigation compared to GM and AM. Ford does have YouTube on AAOS but I've not seen anything showing that they have prime video and the subscription video streaming apps yet so these things are not hitting all brands simultaneously but we know GM is now rolling out video streaming apps on Google playstore
 
#28 ·
Rivian uses Google's AAOS as the base level of their system. That being said, they do not use Google Android Services or GAS, and roll their own UI elements, and provide all services themselves.
So, to be more clear here, there is no AAOS compiled version of apple music. That being said, it would not be that difficult to port it to plain AAOS as in use by GM.

I have no desire to do so, but it would not be difficult at all to obtain the source code for the plain android version of apple music and port it over myself. It is literally changing a few parameters in the configuration files, and compiling , signing the code. It would then push directly to the car via the developer console.
 
#29 ·
I also have no interest in doing so. If apple thinks it's important they will act accordingly. Obviously it's not and people want to blame everyone but apple. Not smoking that at you but similar sentiments have been expressed here and on FB for a year plus and no one wants to mention Apple's role in this. The app doesn't exist because of Apple, not Google or GM
 
#30 ·
it's one thing to roll it for yourself, but you will never get it past the storefront approvals because the code is owned by apple, and google would also need to approve it, then GM is the final hurdle. Honestly all that is a bridge too far. It's one thing to fart around with it for your own testing purpose, but the path to a true private release is impossible.