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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sailor1173:
You know what, Angelviper007 ?!! It now works..... albeit the previous failed attempt.:confused: .... So it's kinda an intermittent issue here.

Regardless, another observation made (if it helps the Developer here) is that - As I was playing my music, looking at the Google satellite map on the Headunit and then my Facebook Messenger header (that round irritating FB photos of my friend) came in. I thought I would be kicked out of Drivelink again if I want to see the Facebook conversation but I was wrong...... I was able to click on the round icon, view the conversation, reply by typing on the keyboard (at my Alpine headunit) and drag the round icon to the "X" to remove it.

That puzzled me because that's exactly what I hope to achieve via the Shortcuts for all my the other apps. :confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prerunnerseth:
Sent

I hope I did that right.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
Would there be any chance you could make a quick youtube video demonstrating this feature on the JVC so that I can send it to Alpine? The Alpine support team said it would add some weight to have this implemented by their developers if this was something that worked on competing units.

Would just need to see the unit playing music from the headunit source (e.g. attached USB key mp3) while running a mirrorlink app like Sat Nav etc.

This is one of a number of features I am trying hard to get them to implement as well as looking into why full mirroring doesn't work with your apk.

If you could do this when you have some time it would be very much appreciated. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuRoN89:
ok, i'll post the video tomorrow :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angelviper007:
I assume you are referring to the KW-NSX1? If so, that has a 'breakout box' for smartphones. Maybe it's this box that has the ability to run drive link apps and the radio at the same time.

I'm seriously considering selling my Alpine unit and go for either the JVC or the Sony.

I'm leaning towards the JVC because of the ability to run Drivelink and the radio. This is a big plus for me.

I really hope the Alpiine dev team can come up with a solution soon,otherwise it's bye-bye Alpine which would be a real shame. All my cars have had Alpine gear in them.

Below is a link to the user guide for that JVC head unit.

Link

Page 78 shows the box
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
Great thanks :)

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Hmm that's interesting. So this "breakout box" is a requirement for this headunit to work with smartphones?

Page 78 has an interesting quote :

"If the smartphone cannot receive GPS signals, connect a GPS antenna (KV-GP10: separately purchased) to the Smartphone Adapter unit, so that it can be used as the antenna for smartphone"

Does anyone know if this GPS antenna works with Android? I have the GPS antenna for my Alpine and I found out later that it only officially supports Nokia (symbian). Again ANOTHER issue I am trying to get Alpine to address.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuRoN89:
the external smartphone adapter isn't the reason.

JVC NSX600 and NSX700 doesn't have the box, but they still support that.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olywa123:
Ah, my screen gave me away, yeah not far :) Just wanted to say, I did a bit more searching yesterday and found a standard sony stalk adaptor cable on ebay, took a punt and ordered, fitted this evening and it works fine (change source, volume, next/prev track all there) so glad you mentioned othrwise I would never have known.

BTW - In searching about I saw that you asked on another forum whether the music volume fades out for navigation voice, I think someone replied and said it was unlikely, well I'm happy to advise it does. Whatever you are listening to (mp3's/radio) will fade out for incomming phone calls or nav commands and then come right back after.

Olywa
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
You Sir are awesome. I even asked on the Sony forum and some randomer said its unlikely. Just hope they add extra functions into the drivelink app now. If your interested, the TomTom module can be ordered via Sony UK number (I have the number if needed) as I could only find the USA version. Its gonna be around £200 - £300 I think.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olywa123:
yeah I had a look for the Nav module and got the same results (only USA), price is a bit steep I think and I really prefer Sygic Nav software for Android so hoping that DriveLink gets updated to allow any Navigator app to be used (seems to have the right options for it just a case of sammy implementing it).

Like you say, I just hope they make frequent updates to the app as it could be really good but it is far from perfect yet.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
What is your phone cradle and how it is attached as i like it there on your photo
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olywa123:
It's actually a garmin mount - holds it very tightly with a silicone gel skin/case on the phone.

I just removed one of the spare button blanks, bolted it to that and popped it back in. Its fairly close to the gear stick when in 1st but not quite enough for your hand to hit it or anything.

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This is the same one, only a few quid on ebay - I just removed the back bits for vent mounting:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250839171094&ssPageName=ADME:L:eek:U:GB:1123
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
I was hoping it was a quick, nonbutcher my car type holder lol. I will just chuck my phone down by cigarette lighter like i normally do.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olywa123:
Fair enough mate, actually only took about 15mins to do this though and the idea of doing it on the blank button was so I can just remove it and put a new blank in if needed (can get those for couple of quid on ebay) :)

BTW - I did take a leaf out of your book and move my mic - should be better here (although might move it towards the windscreen slightly yet so it's not so close to the door/window).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
yeah seems natural to put it there. IM gonna put it in corner of windscreen. Bit of protection from rain when door open
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Oh dear thats disappointing that you can't run maps and bluetooth calls at same time. That makes the headunit only half a unit. That kind of makes me want to cancel the installation. Can you test this for me.... Run a map app, pull the lead, make a call, plug the lead back in, does the map then carry on navigating back on headunit screen easily?

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Sorry forgot to say when you make a call do it through bluetooth

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Oops sorry, just reread what ive asked and ive made it sound like an order rather than a favour lol. Sorry. Would be grateful if you could try it. Thanks mate
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
I'm thinking about just buying the TomTom add on for the unit for navigation. Only that its expensive and I probably wont use it that much. Google voice navigation over Bluetooth while playing music is good enough. Only that if I want to see the map I have to look at my phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olywa123:
No problem dj, just been and gave this a shot - short answer is no, not 'easily'. Long answer:

Run 'navigation' via drivelink and head off towards destination. To make a call via bluetooth you then need to yank the usb cord from phone, exit the drivelink app, switch on bluetooth, then go into call menu on the headunit and make your call. Reverting back after the call means switching off bluetooth on the phone, start drivelink again, plug usb cable back into phone, and go to mirrorlink on the headunit. Selecting navigation again does seem to carry on with your journey as you left it but as you can see this is cumbersome to say the least.

I can understand you considering cancelling your install (perhaps until they resolve this), have to say though, I'm very pleased with everything else the sony does but this is a pretty major oversight on samsungs part (assuming it's the app at fault and not a limitation of the headunit).

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cell128,

like yourself, after playing around with it the last week and making a few trips for work I am now settled on using my phone for the navigation (Sygic) and the headunit for music and calls. I couldn't figure a way to get the nav audio over bluetooth though (this may be a limitation of Sygic) but this works for me until they update the software. I'd also considering the TomTom module but the price is silly consider we already have a screen.

I see you are also using the same Sony headunit - hope there is someone here with an Alpine stereo who also has these issues (so we can at least know if it's the Sony firmware or the Samsung app that is at fault).

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cell, I just went back through the thread and saw your post about how to do the bluetooth audio - got it working but I see that you have to be in 'bluetooth audio' mode on the headunit which means you cannot be listening to the radio or mp3's from the headunit at the time (only music on the phone). Also using it this way the music doesn't fade to allow for nav voice (just plays them through different speakers), is that your experience too?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spscoral:
Thanks for all of the great info. I hope Samsung/Sony fix things (mainly not being able to use the headunit for a phone while Mirrorlink is going. Honestly, I'm no longer upset that the US versions of the S3 don't work for Mirrorlink yet. It makes it rather useless at this point (only being good for Nav, really). Fortunately, the head unit is a good one without this feature. My main gripe is the beeping after turning off the car with the faceplate installed. Why can't we turn that off, Sony?!?!?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fubu2k:
you are right: music doesn´t fade out while nav voice is talking. i´ve got this problems with mobile navigator 4.x. with my old bluetooth radio every is working fine. i think its a firmware problem in the headunit.

maybe this is a bug too: playing audio files through bluetooth does not show up the length and the album cover of a song - i also do not get the song name displayed in the headunit.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
In my unit, while playing Pandora the music does fade when receiving notifications. It does not show album art over Bluetooth music, I play my music on a flash drive though as I have more control. I'm not sure if sound fades over bluetooth music but it does over USB music.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
When connected via bluetooth can you search contacts and dial or can that only be done using drivelink
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olywa123:
spscoral, fubu, cell - thanks for all your input/info. Seems like we are all having pretty much the same experiences.

dj - yes the headunit has it's own phone menu for use via bluetooth which allows syncing contacts from your phone without the need for drivelink. Did you put off your install in th end?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Nah, its booked to be installed at 3.30 today
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Got it all installed and looks and sounds good. The frame around the screen is loose/doesn't fit properly so need to get halfords to look at that. Because of that the headunit can't be detached easily. Connected via bluetooth and made a phone call. I then connected via mirrorlonk (with bluetooth still enabled) and still could make a call and play through speakers and mic just like before I connected via drivelink. I then turned off bluetooth and the sound went back to phone speaker instead.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olywa123:
dj, looks really good, I'm actually jealous that you have the silver surround - looks so much nicer than mine (I ordered an after-market one that was supposed to fit but the din slot was about 5mm short on the height and wouldn't take the stereo - gutted).

Glad you figured out the a way to jump from mirrorlink to bluetooth calls easily. Seems the trick was to initiate the bluetooth connection first (when I tried I did mirrorlink first without bluetooth). I will have to have a play with this. Still hope they manage to get calls routed through the drivelink/usb connection though (had a look around at the Nokia Drive Mirrorlink software and from the videos and what I’ve read I think that can’t do it so hopefully Samsung can also implement it).

Re your bezel being loose - it seems to not sit as flush as mine - looking more closely I don't think the bezel you have there is the same one that comes with the stereo. If you look back a couple of pages at my pictures, my bezel has rounded inside corners where as yours are square. My bezel is fixed very tightly and is actually pretty hard to take off so defintiely take that up with them. Probably telling you something you already know but when removing the faceplate you do have to lift the left side as you pull it forward (rather the a straight pull forward – if that makes sense – there is a diagram on the back of the faceplate).

Just curious – where did they put your rear USB cable?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angelviper007:
Unfortunately, those two models are not available in Australia according to the JVC website.

Bugger.. They only list the NSX1 as having mirrorlink in Oz.

Might need to move to another country!!!:laugh:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuRoN89:
Tadaa, here is the video proof.

Please note that i'm still uploading the video, it will be available in a few minutes.

[YOUTUBE]gj0_QIqdjzA[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _E_L_F_:
Hi everybody.

I'm fom Russia, so excuse me for my english skills.

I have JVC KW-NSX1 with Mirror Link function. Does somebody know could I use this function with every android-phone or it works only with Samsung & Nokia models?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kashinoda:
Also very interested.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
Fantastic. Thank you so much for making the video. Hopefully Alpine will will take notice when they see that the JVC can do this. I'm very impressed at the speed of the JVC interface too.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
I hope Sony see this and implement this to keep up with the competition
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murso74:
I've come to realize last year that Sony could care less
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hockeybus:
Tested and no go

Did a test on my s3 and x8 and it was a no go. App started and was running, i was able to add shortcuts but as soon as i started an app it was back to x8 setup screen. However, the tunein.com radioapp worked. Go go go Auron and i hope you solve the full mirror soon.

<EDIT>

After reading here once again i understand that the mod should support full mirror however, after trying for hours, it wont wotk with my s3 and x8. I can, as written before, add shortcuts inside the app BUT starting a shortcut always returns me to SET UP on the x8 [ tunein.com radio app works ] meening leaving the mirroring. App still runs on the s3, without crashing, but thats all there is.

YES, i have installed as i should, empty cache and all other stuff, enable all there is to enable and YES i have latest firmware on s3 and x8 and YES ;) the x8 and s3 is switched ON and, at last, i do NOT have an issue with vehicle in motion since i have a by pass for that already!

<//EDIT>
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herrjon:
Vehicle In Motion message?

Any new news on the Vehicle in Motion message problem?

I just got a JVC KW-NSX1 installed today and I'm trying to use a Samsung Galaxy S4 with it...

It's really cool - but most applications don't work because of the "vehicle in motion" restriction.

Thanks in advance!

Jon
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuRoN89:
For unknown reasons, the full mirroring DOES NOT currently work on Alpine Units.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hockeybus:
Ok ... sorry i missed that while reading. Can the fact that tune in radio app is working be a clue to why mirror on alpine is hard to sort out? Tune in IS working with your mod app on my x8.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tdogg383:
Media Volume Bug

Not sure about you all, but i'm getting mixed results with the media volume levels still. My media volume will be set to max, but when i connect the device and Drivelink .28r3 loads, often times, the media volume will get set to zero.

now i think it might have something to do with Tasker since i am using that to automate a few items when i connect my GS3 to the head unit.

essentially i am doing the following to save battery, phone temp, etc:

if USB power AND connected to Headunit Bluetooth

Start Task

>[SETTING]turn auto brightness off

>[SETTING]turn display brightness to 0 (zero)

>[SETTING]turn notification volume to 0 (zero) (this avoids music interruption)

>[SETTING]set display timeout to Infinity (so the screen doesn't go to sleep)

>[SETTING]set media volume to 15 (this is max volume in tasker)

Exit Task (if either USB power is lost OR Headunit Bluetooth disconnected)

>[SETTING]set media volume to 0 (zero) (since there is no way to truly pause or mute pandora/slacker/etc, this is a workaround)

>[ACTION]Go to Home Screen

Now according to tasker, any commands with a type of [SETTING], automatically get reset to their original values upon exit of a profile, but if you manually set them to another value on an Exit Task, the original value reset feature DOES NOT happen. So my long drawn out question...lol...is:

could there still be something in the Drivelink Code that is adjusting Media Volume?

Android: 4.1.2 Stock Verizon GS3

Drivelink Version: 1.1.028r3

Head Unit: Sony XAV-701HD

p.s. I did however make a workaround in Tasker:

Context Event: Application > Drivelink

Start Task:

>Set Media Volume to 15 (if %VOLM != 15)

Exit Task:

>Set Media Volume to 15 (if %VOLM != 15)

what this does is if the application gets or loses focus, it checks the media volume level. if that level is not 15 (aka the max), then set it to 15. the app will get focus when you click the HOME button in drive link, and will lose focus if you launch a third party music app
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 787tech:
Icsx7hd

I I think I am going to give up on mirror link. There are new units coming out with hdmi inputs that also can control the phone thru the head unit. As of now my galaxy s3 and alpine don't like each other. Google maps freezes up on my unit's screen but not on the phone, which forces me to close and reopen mirror link. My alpine is now no more than a basic unit with a screen. I could've saved $300 if I knew this was going to happen. The demographic just isn't big enough for companies to update mirror link immediately.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coupe110:
Drivelink 028r3 works nice on my Sony XAV 601BT.

I have testet Drivelink app on S3 Stock 4.2.2 and CM10.1

CM10.1 copy TmServer.apk to system/app

Thanks for fantastic work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heinrich1:
Will this ever work on Galaxy s2? If yes please help the s2 owners. If not would there be any development for the s2?

Kind Regards
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I've been wondering this as well... the s2 is still a very capable smartphone, I'm not ready to upgrade quite yet.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slovenskisin:
I think it's up to samsung to include tmserver on our devices (I have the note 1), but I don't think they care about us anymore.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1totalpro1:
mod drivelink

I have the alpine ICS-X7HD with Galaxy sIII SGH-T999 ver 4.1.2 . full mirror improved with shortcuts, will activate app from head unit to phone then is cut off to blank screen on head unit when apps are activated. No cigars yet.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saukrates03:
For those of you that are getting a tether data error with sprint (GS3) ( i believe its error 67 or something) you may want to jump on the Synergy ROM.

Once I did that this app worked perfectly! It doesnt work on CyanogenMod (at least i couldnt get it to work).

Hope this helps.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1792499
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hockeybus:
A q from me

Can anyone tell me if this app is still to be developed here or is the case closed? Is there a chance for it to work on Alpine X8 at all? Please, i would be happy for an answer.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
If that's all we need, can't we just use a custom rom that has it? Or is that something samsung has to do?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antilogic32:
Force Rotation.

Have you tried using an app to force-rotate the phone into landscape mode? I found this to be essential to get my JVC to play along with apps like spotify etc... (apps that don't natively support landscape mode...)

Goodluck! :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sprinkles:
still having problems

Hi Guys,

There's a lot of posts here and I could really use some help.

I'm running a s3 GT-i9300 now with cm10.1-nightly.

I've got drivelink 1.1.028r3

and I've installed TMserver to the system/apps directory.

First off, drivelink crashes when I try to open it.

When I get to system/apps and locate TMServerApp.apk and run it, it tries to install and says "app not installed."

I think this is where I am going wrong...from getting the zip from my downloads folder and getting it in here.

If anyone here can help me troubleshoot, that would be great.

Thanks.

Just an FYI: Drivelink works fine on stock 4.2.2, but touchwiz is really really terrible.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuRoN89:
Hello, you can't install a system apk in that way.

You have to put TMServerApp.apk in system/app folder, and then, reboot the phone.

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i'm still working on that and on the vehicle in motion message. i'm just busy with the my job and other little things.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sprinkles:
Thanks for the response.

When you say put it in that folder, do you mean the zip or just the app and restart?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuRoN89:
only the APK.

please note that you may need a DEODEXED ROM. or i think it will not work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sprinkles:
That worked. Thanks!:cyclops: