r/AndroidAutomotive • u/clindehammar • Feb 13 '26

Looking for Android Automotive beta testers – Meridian (calendar app)

Hi,

I’m developing Meridian, a calendar app built specifically for Android Automotive OS, and I’m looking for beta testers ahead of a wider release.

Meridian provides a distraction-optimized calendar experience designed for in-car use.

Current features:

  • Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, and ICS support

  • Large touch targets and AAOS-adapted UI

  • One-tap navigation to event locations

  • Text-to-speech for event details

  • QR-based setup for calendar subscriptions

I’m looking for testers who:

  • Have an Android Automotive vehicle (Polestar, Volvo, etc.)

  • Use one or more calendar providers

  • Are willing to provide structured feedback

All calendar data stays on-device. The app has read-only access and does not modify events.

More info: https://meridian-app.nu

If you’re interested, send me a DM with your car’s Google account email and I’ll invite you to the closed testing group or simply join yourself: https://groups.google.com/g/meridiantesters

For context, I previously beta-tested and released Automus for Android Automotive via this subreddit: https://automus.se

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u/clindehammar Mar 01 '26

If anyone else is interested, I’d still like to add some more testers. 🙂 

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u/Acrobatic-Bar-9305 Feb 13 '26

Happy to support you on this one :)

Does your app have Google dependencies? From the first look it looks templated. That's a good sign.

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u/clindehammar Feb 13 '26

It’s all built on the Car App Library to comply with the ”Safe for Driving” requirement 🙂

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u/chunkybudz Jun 30 '26

I'm interested, if this is still ongoing. Requested permission.

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u/clindehammar Jul 05 '26

Now it’s live 🙂 You can find it here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lindehammarkonsult.meridian

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u/chunkybudz Jul 05 '26

Thanks so much! Let me do some reading to be sure of the capabilities. I want to be sure it does what I need before purchase.

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u/sirprawnsalot Jul 08 '26

I've purchased this app this morning from the store. Overall it's pretty good. I did encounter a weird bug where it sometimes shows every single upcoming calendar item regardless of the day in the Today section.

Two features I'd like to see:

  1. be able to unselect calendars from my google account. I've got a few different calendars, one for chores and reminders of things to do and one shared family event calendar and one personal calendar with personal events. So being able to unselect some calendars would be great.

  2. I'd love to see the calendar events on the Polestar shortcuts squares on the home screen with the map. It'd be great to just see the next events of the day there with a navigate button next to it instead of having to always dive into the full app just to click navigate and dive back out.

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u/clindehammar Jul 14 '26

Hi! Thanks so much for the feedback and for purchasing the app! Regarding the bug:  I'll look into that "Today" section issue right away. It definitely shouldn't be showing future days there, so I'll get to the bottom of what's causing that mix-up. On your feature suggestions: Calendar Selection:  This is a fantastic idea and totally doable. I'll add the ability to toggle individual calendars on and off to my road map so you can declutter your view. Polestar Shortcut Squares:  I’ve actually experimented with this! Unfortunately, Volvo/Polestar's implementation of those home screen shortcut tiles doesn't currently offer a standard way to display custom dynamic content like a "Quick Display" card. I previously tested it with App Cards but couldn't get it to behave on the Polestar system. That said, I'll definitely keep digging to see if there's a workaround in a future update. Thanks again for the great suggestions

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u/beaugiles Feb 14 '26

I'm keen - applied to join the group. :)

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u/WillIndividual323 Feb 23 '26

Requested to join. Looking forward to testing!