Main Screen Templates

Each head unit manufacturer supports a set of user interface templates. These templates determine the position and size of the text, images, and buttons on the screen. Once the app has connected successfully with an SDL enabled head unit, a list of supported templates is available on ((DisplayCapabilities) sdlManager.getSystemCapabilityManager().getCapability(SystemCapabilityType.DISPLAY)).getTemplatesAvailable().

Change the Template

To change a template at any time, send a SetDisplayLayout RPC to Core.

SetDisplayLayout setDisplayLayoutRequest = new SetDisplayLayout();
setDisplayLayoutRequest.setDisplayLayout(PredefinedLayout.GRAPHIC_WITH_TEXT.toString());
setDisplayLayoutRequest.setOnRPCResponseListener(new OnRPCResponseListener() {
    @Override
    public void onResponse(int correlationId, RPCResponse response) {
        if (((SetDisplayLayoutResponse) response).getSuccess()) {
            Log.i("SdlService", "Display layout set successfully.");
            // Proceed with more user interface RPCs
        } else {
            Log.i("SdlService", "Display layout request rejected.");
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onError(int correlationId, Result resultCode, String info){
        Log.e(TAG, "onError: "+ resultCode+ " | Info: "+ info );
    }
});

sdlManager.sendRPC(setDisplayLayoutRequest);

Available Templates

There are fifteen standard templates to choose from, however some head units may only support a subset of these templates. The following examples show how templates will appear on the Generic HMI and Ford's SYNC 3 HMI.

Media

Media (with a Progress Bar)

Non-Media

Graphic with Text

Text with Graphic

Tiles Only

Graphic with Tiles

Tiles with Graphic

Graphic with Text and Soft Buttons

Text and Soft Buttons with Graphic

Graphic with Text Buttons

Double Graphic with Soft Buttons

Text Buttons with Graphic

Text Buttons Only

Large Graphic with Soft Buttons

Large Graphic Only