Car Hotspot

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Car Hotspot (harbour-carhotspot) for Sailfish OS

Car Hotspot(github) is an intelligent, automated Wi-Fi hotspot management utility for Sailfish OS. It seamlessly turns your smartphone into an in-car Wi-Fi router by activating mobile tethering the moment your phone connects to your car's Bluetooth hands-free / infotainment system, and safely turning it off when you leave.

 Features

  • Smart Automation: Automatically activates Wi-Fi hotspot upon pairing with your designated car Bluetooth device.
  • Grace Period (Delayed Shutdown): Configurable disconnect grace timer (0 to 10 minutes). Avoids turning off the hotspot during brief disconnections (e.g., fuel stops or momentary signal drops).
  • Cellular Keep-Alive: Automatically ensures mobile data is powered on and connected via ConnMan technology before starting tethering.
  • Battery Drain Protection: User-defined minimum battery threshold (5%–50%). Will not start or will automatically power down if the battery is low and the device is not on a charger.
  • Roaming Guard: Protects against unexpected carrier charges by preventing auto-activation when roaming abroad.
  • Haptic Feedback & Sound: Haptic vibration confirmation (via NGF session bus) and sound cues when connected to the car and hotspot starts successfully.
  • Background Daemon & Autostart: Optional systemd --user background service (harbour-carhotspot.service) that monitors Bluetooth in the background and starts on phone boot.
  • System-Aware Localization: Follows system language settings (English and Bulgarian supported out of the box).
  • Active Silica UI & Cover: Real-time status banner, paired devices discovery, manual override, and cover actions.
    Screenshots: 
    Application versions: 
    AttachmentSizeDate
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.1.29-1.aarch64.rpm118.71 KB18/09/2026 - 18:29
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.1.30-1.aarch64.rpm164.66 KB20/09/2026 - 16:57
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.1.31-1.aarch64.rpm157.61 KB21/09/2026 - 10:27
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.1.31-1.armv7hl.rpm149.76 KB21/09/2026 - 11:30
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.1.32-1.aarch64.rpm168.63 KB21/09/2026 - 21:31
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.1.32-1.armv7hl.rpm161.09 KB21/09/2026 - 21:31
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.1.33-1.aarch64.rpm171.32 KB23/09/2026 - 12:23
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.1.33-1.armv7hl.rpm163.43 KB23/09/2026 - 12:23
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.2.4-1.aarch64.rpm187.21 KB26/09/2026 - 11:11
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.2.4-1.armv7hl.rpm178.88 KB26/09/2026 - 11:11
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.2.5-1.aarch64.rpm194.09 KB08/10/2026 - 22:02
    File harbour-carhotspot-0.2.5-1.armv7hl.rpm186.13 KB08/10/2026 - 22:02
    Changelog: 

    v0.2.5:
    - Fix Wi-Fi vs Hotspot AP activation on Sailfish OS 5.2
    - Eliminate flapping connect/disconnect notifications with a 7s debounce filter
    - Add Bluetooth Subsystem Recovery tool & dedicated diagnostics page
    - Clean up main screen by moving activity log to the secondary page
    - Complete translations across all 34 supported locales

    Comments

    sistux's picture

    On XA2 can't be installed, unfortunatelly

    lorenzo's picture

    Beautiful.