WARD DRIVE OS

Full-screen car launcher for Samsung Galaxy S20 / S21 (Android 10+): built-in turn-by-turn navigation on a satellite map, voice and lane guidance, speed limits, Spotify controls, every app one tap away, and incoming messages read aloud.

Download APK · v2.1.0 (3.0 MB) See every feature verified on-device (39 screenshots)

What it does

Android launcher: set Ward Drive OS as your Home app (⚙ → Default Launcher). ⊞ opens an app drawer with Phone, Messages, Maps and Camera pinned and every installed app searchable; the Home key always returns to the dashboard.
Messages on the dash: incoming texts and chat notifications appear in a banner and are read aloud (toggle in ⚙), so the phone stays in its mount.
Search any place or address with live suggestions; Home, Work, favorites and recent trips one tap away.
Route preview with alternatives, then in-app turn-by-turn: spoken prompts (Spotify ducks while it talks), lane arrows, exit numbers, ETA and automatic rerouting.
Satellite or street map, heading-up driving view, auto night mode at sunset.
Posted speed limit sign with over-speed warning (OpenStreetMap data).
Guidance keeps running in the background with a live notification when you switch to Spotify.
Voice: say a place, "go home", "go to work", "play", "pause", "next", "mute", "end route".

Install

Tap Download, then open the file from the notification.
If prompted, allow Install unknown apps for your browser. Installing over v1.x keeps your settings.
Open Ward Drive OS → Allow precise location and notifications. Turn on Location if asked.
For Spotify controls and message read-aloud: ⚙ → Spotify & Messages Access → enable Ward Drive OS. If greyed out: Settings → Apps → Ward Drive OS → ⋮ → Allow restricted settings.
To use it as your home screen: ⚙ → Default Launcher → choose Ward Drive OS. Press Home from any app to get back to the dashboard.

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