Important
FermataX is free and open source. If you paid for the app through an unofficial website or seller, you may have been scammed.
FermataX is a GPL-3.0 fork of Fermata Media Player, customized as a car-friendly media hub for Android Auto.
It brings local media, IPTV, Xtream and Stalker Portal, Internet Radio, Podcasts, Audiobooks, Stremio-compatible services, YouTube and Web media together in one interface. Favorites, Recent, playback progress, voice control, and media controls are integrated across supported sources.
Every pull request targeting main and every push to main runs the repository's verification pipeline. CI executes the Mobile and Auto unit suites, Web/TV UI-shell guards, UI single-writer and architecture boundary guards, Android Lint, and a three-dot git diff --check against the pull-request base (or push base). After every successful run, the workflow packages and uploads exactly one unsigned universal debug APK for phone and Android Auto/DHU device testing. Release signing and publishing remain separate maintainer actions.
- Dashboard-first interface designed for quick access on Android Auto screens.
- Left or right navigation rail with customizable and scrollable items.
- Adaptive SmartTopCard on Android Auto/DHU with Now Playing, Continue/Recent, up to three Quick Recent rows, and width-aware Play/Pause and Favorite actions; phone keeps the ordinary Dashboard without SmartTop.
- Local audio and video playback with folders and playlists.
- IPTV and Xtream Codes with M3U, XMLTV EPG, Catchup, Live TV, Movies, and Series.
- Stalker / Ministra portals with MAC-based authentication, Live TV categories, and playback links resolved on demand.
- Internet Radio with user-added sources and online station discovery.
- Podcasts with search, subscriptions, downloads, and playback progress.
- Audiobooks from local storage, OPDS, LibriVox, and Audiobookshelf sources.
- Stremio-compatible services with catalogs, metadata, streams, subtitles, and supported P2P sources.
- YouTube and Web media access inside the same media hub.
- Multilingual in-app voice control for supported navigation, search, and playback actions.
- Unified media experience with Favorites, Recent, playerbar, MediaSession, and playback progress.
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- Download the official FermataX universal APK.
- Install and open KingInstaller 1.5.
- Grant KingInstaller the following permissions:
- Manage all files
- Install unknown apps
- If FermataX was previously installed with a different signature, back up your settings and uninstall the existing version.
- Open KingInstaller, select the FermataX APK, and tap Install as King.
- If available, enable Unknown sources in Android Auto developer settings.
- Restart Android Auto, then open Customize launcher and enable FermataX.
Note
Compatibility depends on the Android version, Android Auto version, device manufacturer, and current security policies. KingInstaller may not work on every device.
If the installation is unsuccessful or FermataX does not appear in Android Auto, visit FermataX on Ko-fi for the latest installation instructions and supported options.
FermataX does not request every runtime permission when it starts. Grant a permission on the phone only when the feature that needs it asks. If Android Auto says a permission is required, safely stop the car, open FermataX on the unlocked phone, grant the requested permission in Android Settings, then reconnect Android Auto.
Screen mirroring always requires Android's system screen-capture confirmation on the phone. FermataX
cannot accept that confirmation automatically. The Android Auto launcher exposes the main FermataX
entry and the supported fermataX Mirror projection entry; the experimental FS fermataX Mirror
entry is intentionally hidden.
YouTube audio follows the phone's Media volume, not its notification volume. If video audio is quiet while notifications are loud, play a video and adjust Media volume on the phone before changing the car volume.
FermataX is a media player only. It does not provide, host, sell, or distribute media content, playlists, TV channels, IPTV services, Xtream accounts, Stremio addons, subtitles, or torrent sources.
Third-party services and addons are operated by their respective providers. Users are responsible for the sources they add and for complying with applicable laws.
For safety, do not interact with video content while driving.
If you enjoy FermataX and would like to support its continued development, you can buy me a coffee:
FermataX is based on Fermata Media Player by Andrey Pavlenko. Additional open source components and their licenses are listed in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.
FermataX is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. Copyright and attribution notices from the original Fermata project and included open source components must be preserved.