Warning

Royal Enfield contacted the OpenDash project, and after discussions the project is removing dash connection/projection protocols, proprietary code, and dash wallpaper functionality from future releases. OpenDash is being refocused as a clean, independent app around route preview, vehicle management, maintenance, garage, expenses, and downloadable wallpapers. Existing dash-related builds may continue to work only while the dash still allows them, but dash connection issues will not be fixed going forward.

OpenDash

OpenDash is an open-source Android app for motorcycle ownership, trip prep, and ride-adjacent tools. The project is moving forward without dash connection, projection, reverse-engineered protocol, or proprietary integration code.

The new direction is simple: keep the useful rider tools, make the app clean and independent, and rebuild only around original app-only features.

Current Focus

• Route preview from shared map links or geo: links.
• Vehicle profiles with odometer, PUC, insurance, and service details.
• Garage and maintenance tracking for parts, service intervals, and service history.
• Expense tracking for fuel, repairs, accessories, riding gear, food, stays, transport, and other ownership costs.
• Downloadable wallpaper pack in Settings.
• Material 3 UI themes.
• Local-first storage, with optional bring-your-own Firebase/Google sync where configured.

Removed Direction

Future OpenDash releases are not intended to include:

• Dash pairing or connection flows.
• Dash projection, video streaming, media/call cards, or hardware control.
• Reverse-engineered dash protocol/session/auth code.
• Dash wallpaper upload or playback features.
• Bug fixes for dash connection behavior in older builds.

Install

1. Open the OpenDash Releases page.
2. Download the latest APK for your device. The universal APK works on most phones; ABI-specific APKs are smaller if you know your device architecture.
3. Allow installation from your browser or file manager.
4. Install or update OpenDash.

First Use

1. Open OpenDash.
2. Add your motorcycle in Vehicles.
3. Add odometer, PUC, insurance, and service details.
4. Log fuel, maintenance, and ownership costs in Garage and Expenses.
5. Share a destination or geo: link into OpenDash to preview a route.
6. Use More for account, sync, appearance, map provider, and wallpaper downloads.

Main Tabs

Tab	What it does
Vehicles	Add/edit vehicles and choose the active vehicle
Expenses	Add, filter, review, and export expenses
Garage	Odometer, mileage, spare parts, and service logging
More	Account, sync, themes, navigation provider, units, help, and wallpaper downloads

Route preview opens from shared destinations and saved locations instead of being a permanent bottom tab.

Build From Source

git clone https://github.com/subtlesayak/open-dash.git
cd open-dash
./gradlew :app:assembleLocalDebug

Windows PowerShell:

.\gradlew.bat :app:assembleLocalDebug

Run local unit tests:

./gradlew :app:testLocalDebugUnitTest

Release signing uses your own keystore through Gradle properties or CI secrets. Never commit keys, APKs, logs, local.properties, key.properties, google-services.json, keystores, tokens, or other private files.

Release Variants

• localRelease builds APKs for GitHub releases with application id com.opendash.app.
• playRelease builds the Google Play app bundle with application id com.subtlesayak.opendash.
• Mapbox routing is the primary route-preview provider when configured for release builds.

Privacy

• App data is local-first.
• Expense exports are created locally and shared only when you choose to share them.
• Firebase/Google sync is optional and bring-your-own-project.
• Release builds should avoid logging full URLs, coordinates, account IDs, or device identifiers.
• The app should not collect dash credentials or connect to motorcycle dash hardware going forward.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome for the app-only direction: route preview, vehicles, garage, maintenance, expenses, sync, themes, and downloadable wallpapers.

Please remove personal data from logs and screenshots before sharing: coordinates, SSIDs, account IDs, tokens, and device identifiers.

License

OpenDash is distributed under the terms in LICENSE.

References

• norbertFeron/better-dash - Early motivation
• adityadasika21/NorthStar - Original app base