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Smart Drive IVI on Windows Pc

Developed By: SFO Automotive

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 2 votes

Last Updated: December 28, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.1.6
Size 18.7 MB
Release Date January 29, 23
Category Auto & Vehicles Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (20)]

What's New:
Added the initial help screen.Speaker enabled call answer if AUX not connected. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Fully functional remote control app for the system is available free of cost.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sfo.rds.smartdriveiviremote&hl=en


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About this app

On this page you can download Smart Drive IVI and install on Windows PC. Smart Drive IVI is free Auto & Vehicles app, developed by SFO Automotive. Latest version of Smart Drive IVI is 1.1.6, was released on 2023-01-29 (updated on 2023-12-28). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10. Overall rating of Smart Drive IVI is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Smart Drive IVI on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Smart Drive IVI on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Smart Drive IVI on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Smart Drive IVI using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Smart Drive IVI" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Smart Drive IVI on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Smart Drive IVI" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.1.6.

Download Smart Drive IVI 1.1.6 on Windows PC – 18.7 MB

Fully functional remote control app for the system is available free of cost.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sfo.rds.smartdriveiviremote&hl=en


SmartDrive is a gesture based professional In Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) system with an intuitive user interface. SmartDrive features ranges from easy call management system to GPS perfected speedometer and direction maps. The app features can be fiddled at ease while driving. SmartDrive users can traverse through all the music and video files in the phone with just a hand wave gesture. Music play/pause and call accept/reject are performed by simple hand gestures. Specially designed screens allows to keep your eyes on road. Along with SmartDrive app you may download a remote control app which can be used by the rear passengers to control the SmartDrive features. SmartDrive application uses your phone's internal GPS module to calculate your current speed and displays it in a classy analog speedometer dial with realistic look to complement your car dashboard. Audio and visual speed limiter warnings can be turned on to warn the driver on custom set speeds. Turn your smart phone to a perfect driving companion with SmartDrive.
Main Features:-
• Call Management System: Dedicated dialer listing phone contacts and an easy to use dial pad. Accept/Reject calls with simple gestures.
• Music player: Experience your music library in an all new way. Your entire collection is prelisted and made easily navigable with gestures, minimizing risk of distraction.
• Navigation: Navigation support using Google maps.
• Speedometer: The current speed of your vehicle is displayed in a tailor made analog meter along with the your geographic location.
• GPS compass: Know your travel direction even if your phone has no inbuilt compass.
• Video player: The player finds all videos automatically for you and makes it traversable with gestures. Users may easily switch to full screen mode too.
• Speed warnings: Audio-visual speed warnings may be triggered upon attaining the preset speed levels set in the settings screen.
• Remote control: A remote controller app can be downloaded from the store to control the media players or to initiate phone calls from anywhere within the car.
• Time display : Classic analog and digital clock displays

Please note that while we have tested our SmartDrive app on several Android devices. There are way too many different Android devices in market to guarantee that it will work just fine on all of them, so if you encounter any problem with the application, just drop us an email with your phone model, android version and also keep a short description of your problem; we shall do our best to fix it ASAP.
Added the initial help screen.
Speaker enabled call answer if AUX not connected.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether.
Allows modification of the telephony state - power on, mmi, etc.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to read from external storage.