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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gehrke:
everybody quit???

Hi guys,

lets put this thread back to live. I did find a way to receive the update data from the adayo an6b01.

Considering I do have an AIKON I would like to know how are my chances to brick the device going through the update.

I verify that some of my apks are "foryou" which are the same from the adayo.

Any tips?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mancubus99:
Hi, I've had this unit for a few months now and I was able to root it using the z4root app that is available on the pay store. I haven't really done anything fancy except backup the files using titanium backup. I'm using the Adayo version by the way.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] border200:
I too have just managed to root my device with z4 ... :)

I am currently working on a better launcher solution using " home simple " as a base and modifying it

Ill try and get some screens and post some stuff up tommorow...

Im really pleased this has rooted ok... now its time to mod the hell out of it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mancubus99:
I'm currently using Car Home Ultra which works pretty good. When it's in dock mode, the home button returns you to the home screen in the app.

Give that a try, there's a 2 week trial
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kazzxtrismus:
If your rooted.. FIRST THINGS FIRST!!

DO A NANDROID!! And any other kind of backup image you can!!

POST IT HERE!!

We will need it... At least to help others!!

Please post anything you can.. Or development is nearly impossible

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] border200:
Ok ..

I am definatley rooted with z4 root , and all seems to be working ok

I am not a new andoird user , i have had android since the original google G1 phone.

I know how to edit some .apk files and create some new stuff ... but i have no programming or image cooking with android so will need some help to get whats required off of my stereo.

I have never used nandroid or any app like this, the most i have ever done backup wise is apps to an sd card.... lol.

I am willing to do anything i can to get files to you brainier guys to help me make my stereo better and help others improve theirs also.

I have an update file that also does a factory reset of the unit .. I have edited these files a bit before adding them ..nothing major just splash screens and such like.

I do still have the original update files and can get any of the files off my stereo with a bit of a " HOW TO " from some of you guys that want to help figure this thing out.

So

anyone who wants to gimme a little bit of a how to ... to get the files needed off my stereo .. WITHOUT BREAKING IT ... lol.. please feel free to gimme a few tips / pointers and ill defo give it a whirl.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Younio:
Nice day for all.

I too have this unit, but I am unable to root it. The z4root app installs normally, but after I press root permanently or temporarily it just gets me the spinning logo and does nothing. I left it for half an hour, maybe I have to wait more?. I tried to reboot the device before but it didn't help.

Would you be so kind and explain how you rooted your device in detail?

I would be really grateful if anyone could help.

Also here is my firmware version

UBoot Version: UBOOT-20130110

Kernel Version: KERNEL-2.6.32.9-20121119

OS Version: OS-20130222-16.30

MCU Version: MCU-V1.38-130111

MPEG Version: MPEG-0B.1.43-120927

Hope this helps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mancubus99:
Your version is significantly newer than mine. My info:

UBoot Version: UBOOT-20111203

Kernel Version: KERNEL-2.6.32.9-20120308

OS Version: )S-OTTO-v1.0-20120423_18.59

MCU Version: MCU-V1.27-120418

That could explain why you're having problems getting Z4Root to work. Do you know which version of Android your device is running? Is it 2.2? I'm very interested to figure out what (if any) the differences are between our versions. Can you do me a favor and check the software versions of your software, i.e. radio, etc.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Younio:
Hi, thanks for the response.

Here are the APK Version numbers:

INIT-V1.00-20130118_16:12

RADIO-V1.00-20130131

REAR-V1.00-20130118_12:00

EQ-V1.00-121214-16:30

UPGRADE-V1.00-121219

Music-V1.00-121127

iPod-V1.00-12130222

AuxIn2-V1.00-121119

Video-V1.00-121119

BlueTooth-V1.00-0-1302122

AuxIn1-V1.00-121119

SETTINGS-V1.00-130222

ATV-V1.00-130109

SWC-V1.00-121214-16:30

DVD-V1.00-121119

Camera-V1.00-121119

Also I have an upgrade file with all of those apk's, but I don't know how to extract it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gehrke:
Adayo on AIKON?

Hi, only to be sure, are you using the adayo software version on a Aikon unit?

If yes that means the update files I do have from Adayo will work for a factory reset, and I should be able to root the device with the z4...

Let me see, some more things:

is there any chance of bricking the device only by running the z4boot?

my unit did not come with the ipod program, so I install it from the update apks, but it do not work...

do your unit have a IR sensor my remote control seems not to be working...

Thanks everyone for keeping this forum alive, I do think there a lot to develop in those units.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lyve:
Cool to see this thread growing :)

I didn't install the 1.19 update as my unit apks and all that are newer than inside of the 1.19 update.

The z4root sounds very promising, I'll try to do that and then do a full backup to try installing a custom rom such as Cyanogenmod. My board seems to be a "sec_smdkv210", seems to be used quite often. Google doesn't bring up much when searching for "sec_smdkv210 cyanogenmod", I have to continue searching for a version that may be compatible....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mancubus99:
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My unit is an Adayo and I am using Adayo firmware as well. Also, to be honest, I've never tried the IR remote as it is just as easy for me to control the unit from the driver seat. I was thinking of picking up another for my SUV so I can take advantage of the rear outputs and install monitors in the headrests for the kids. I'm hoping for a newer version to be released though. Hopefully one running Android 4.x+ with a capacitive touch screen.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kazzxtrismus:
Ok.. To connect and get a NANDROID is probably gonna be a pain..

It is possible via wifi

As there is a adb via wifi app(s)

Basically.. If it were a phone you'd

Install adb on your computer

connect via usb.. (probably wifi in this case)

Run the command (i think it's something like "adb backup"..

Even within adb you can get a list of commands and it's in there...

Adb is a command line /terminal (dos like) screen.. Really easy to do..

I typically use all in one programs..

But without something like CWM or 4ext we're starting from scratch.. As they need to be tailored to each device

A quick Google search will give you everything you need.. Adb backup or NANDROID are universal to android and a super common first step

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] border200:
A few screens

Have been pretty busy lately doing other mods to my van , but managed to grab a couple of quick screens of my stereo and showing some of the stuff I have done to it.

You can see it has Z4 root applied , and the super user icon is the app drawer.

I have also created my own splash screen , with the small ford logo swiping to unlock the unit.

And I have used " home simple " as a gtemplate and modified it to match my head unit colour

Hopefully I will have time to get some more info on this and get some info on how we can go about modding it fully.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gehrke:
default players

Hello gentlemen,

I managed to root my device with the Z4 and am aiming to install the titanium pro to tweak the default players (video and music). First idea is to freeze the system application...

Does any one of you have the annoying default player starting, and obviously closing the current player (poweramp for example), every time you use the equalizer, end a telephone call or power the unit down and back on?

Other question, can someone help me to change the splash screen without installing a new ROM? If possible...

Thanks a lot.

Let see how far we can improve this unit.

Gehrke
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pray59:
Interesting thread I just stumbled on. I have one of these units in my junkbox in the garage. I bought it Jan 2012, and it was pretty cool for a while, but it has given me several instances of grief before I got fed up and pulled it. I first had a software crash in April 2012, and ended up getting a firmware update for it. The firmware I had before would not let me upgrade Market to Play Store, and I could not purchase any apps. The new firmware is:

ALFT-OTTO-2012.5.9.rar

uboot:1203

kernel:1210

os:1222_generic

MCU:V1.19

mpeg:0B.0.18

It took me a dozen attempts to flash, but finally it worked, and I was back up.

I really hate their Music.apk so I installed Winamp Pro, but that disabled the ForyouEQ.apk and I could not adjust the fader or sub, but it did give me a working 10 band EQ. Later I installed ADW loader, and several other apps to try and improve things, but that just messed things up more. It was not a very forgiving device, and my Android skills are very limited. I can follow directions, but cannot root or do serious stuff on my own.

Well I wanted to see if I could improve the sound quality (which is horrendous at best), so I tried to connect a USB DAC (Odac) and somehow it burnt out the rear USB port. Now I can only use wifi if I plug the dongle in the head unit. The wifi dongle mine came with is the white long thing, and really looks ugly, so I found a smaller Ralink 3070 type that would work.

I had tried to re-flash several times to clean up the system from all my failed APK tests from trying to improve the device, but for some reason, I cannot get the system to re-flash.

With all the correct files on the uSD card, and following the steps below, I never get the Foryou logo, instead it just boots to the Android screen.

1 Press and hold the MENU and BACK buttons at the same time.

2 Power on while still holding the MENU and BACK buttons.

3 When the Foryou logo appears, release MENU and BACK buttons.

SO, lousy hissy sound output, a 90 second boot time till mp3 file playback resumes, and fighting their damned launcher made me pull the device, and build a Windows PC based head unit instead.

The device is sitting on the floor under my workbench in the garage. If you guys get so far as to root and install a recovery like clockworkmod for it, and build a ROM for it, I'll be willing to try any experimental stuff, without fear of bricking it, as it's been in the junkbox for several months already, and I paid $1,150 for mine off ebay.

-Robert
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinder88:
I bought my head unit about a month ago. Its Wince6 and Android.

A few questions:

1. Will Z4root work on my stereo?

2. Is there a way I can back up the whole system just in case something stuffs up?

3. Its running android 2.3.5. and i primarily want to root it so i can add a usb bluetooth adaptor - for the torque app.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gehrke:
Hi, I am no PRO in android but I really think you will not be able to (or should not) root a device that has no android launcher. Your head unit runs windows and emulate the android system, so rooting the device could mess up some windows stuff.

Let see what the "pros" will say about it.

best regards...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] border200:
incorrect comments

Im no pro either , but ... this is an ANDROID system running FROYO ( the exact same as an android phone ) ...not windows

I have successfully rooted my system and it works perfectly.. as shown in the pictures above.

Sorry

Not being rude and please do not take this as an attack at you , but please commenting incorrectly on something you admit you know little about isn't going to help anyone.

It is possible to root the ADAYO version of this device , I cannot say its possible for other versions as I do not know.

If you or anyone has something constructive to add ... please do

Im still trying to do things to mine , but I am also in the process of moving house and time is very short.

Whatever I do find I will post..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mancubus99:
I only paid about $550 for my head unit and while it blows away anything else available 'over the counter' for that price I still wanted more so I loaded some apps which in my opinion take this unit to another level:

Holo Launcher

This app helps me miss Android 4.0+ a little less since the launcher emulates the look, feel and features of the stock ICS+ launchers.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.hololauncher

Icon Changer

This app lets me change some of the stock app icons since I find some of them ugly.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jy.iconchanger.ad

Car Home

This app is essentially my default launcher and is a must IMO as it makes the unit very easy to use while driving down the road at 70MPH. A bonus is that it allows you to map the home key to return to the home page of the app which is another plus. It's not free but there is a 2 week trial.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=spinninghead.carhome

Titanium Backup

This app needs no introduction. Besides being able to back up my configuration, I use the 'Freeze App' feature to kill the default apps to use better alternatives.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup

TuneIN

With this app I've essentially removed any need for the default (and not that great looking) stock radio app. I'm using the paid version for a bit more functionality but the free version works just as fine.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=radiotime.player

PowerAmp

My replacement for the stock music player. Beautiful interface and very easy to operate at a glance. It's not free but worth it IMO. There is a demo available for this one too.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxmpz.audioplayer.unlock

Llama Location Profies

This is what brings it all together for me in my set up. This is essentially a better Tasker (IMO) which is made even better by the fact it's free. I use this to automatically start up Car Home Launcher when I start the head unit. When it connects to my phone which is in tether mode, it announces 'Internet Connected' so I know that I can start to listen to my Internet Radio. On the phone side, the same app turns on WiFi tethering when it detects that my phone has paired with this head unit and then turns it off when the Bluetooth pairing is broken after I've turned off the radio and left the vehicle. I bought Tasker at full price and this app has essentially replaced it due to the fact that it just looks and works better (more reliably and easier) than Tasker.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kebab.Llama

I have many more apps installed but for me, these are what make this unit a joy to use (for the most part) and take it from being 'OK' to being great.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] truDanki:
I have the unit as well and i must say i loved it but it defiantly needs some updating, ive rooted and flashed number of android devices so i'm willing to test something if any one could whip something up... I also had been able to do the update to 1.9. But now i have trouble logging into my google account. It says that it cant find a connection, i'm using wi-fi. I tried using my home connection and my cell hot spot, my internet(browser and everything else is working just fine but when i try logging into my account it says that it there is no connection any ideas??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] truDanki:
:o Well i was finally able to resolve my problems with the connection to google market place plus i was able to get google play on it and everything seems to work quite well i must say...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gehrke:
non taken

Hello, and don’t worry, I am definitely not offended by your comment. I was only trying to help. The comment which I reply mention a unit with wince 6.0 and android, and those units are not native androids. I do agree with you that this thread is about the Adayo (aikon, rydeen, foryou and many other brands for almost the same equipment). As I mention before, I do also have rooted my device, why should I said it is impossible?

Well, this forum is to bring positive (or negative) experiences with our devices and not argue, so let talk about “constructive” things.

I do manage to freeze the native music application without jeopardizing anything else at the unit. The next step now is to force the poweramp (my music app choice) as the native music and that’s where I´m stuck.

Regarding control… almost no music app accept the remote control, only the native one… this is sad… does anyone can change music without changing screens (gps running for example)?

Thank for keeping the thread alive :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinder88:
I also have one of these WInce6 / Android devices. I would like to know if Z4 will work on it so that I can connect a bluetooth dongle to get torque pro to work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gehrke:
wince 6.0 and android

Hello Pinder88

so, as I mention before (and therefore politely criticized by border200) I do not know if a unit that runs android and wince 6.0 can be rooted. Maybe some of our friends here could help you further.

Best regards and good luck ;)

Gehrke
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] truDanki:
Just a little head us with the bluetooth ODB2... I had the same idea and i went ahead and purchased the bluetooth odb2 unfortunately i cant enable the bluetooth on the headunit it self and pair up (i own the FORYOU it might be differnet on the wince6/droid). I noticed that since the "BLueTooth" option is not present in "android settings" the only way that i can enable bluetooth is through the native app that came stock with the head unit and when i try downloading a 3rd party bluetooth app to enable it, it just gets stuck on "turning Bluetooth on" and nothing happens. Maybe some one know a work around to turn the bluetooth on? like i mentioned my unit is rooted so i can edit the system files if necessary. THanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mancubus99:
Does anyone else have the problem when using Google Maps for navigation that it doesn't seem to re-calculate your route if you go off the suggested course?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snetsplit:
I did! Talk about WTF. The fix is to install a different version. The bug showed up in Maps 5.11 and affects Froyo. So your choices are: ditch Froyo or install Maps 5.10. Google can't seemed to be assed to fix it, but 2.2 isn't very wide spread anymore.

I would love to upgrade out of Froyo. It's a dino. However at this time the only option seems to be to find a Maps 5.10 apk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kazzxtrismus:
See if you can find and force install of the settings app from a phone with froyo..

Make a nandroid first tho... This could be a problem

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mancubus99:
Thanks for the info.I did some searching and was able to find the 5.10 apk here.I haven't installed it yet but will likely do so later today.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ckodnoazh1tjgd2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snetsplit:
Oh I almost forgot. Another problem I had, and not sure if it was related to Maps 5.10 or something else I did, was Text To Speech in Navigation errored out. Voice directions were replaced with ding noises.

The solution was to download a different TTS engine, and set it as the default. My car, forged of Detroit steel, now has a posh British accent.

On the issue of the unit as a whole one issue I'm having is getting it to play bluetooth audio when I have the navigation up. What happens is the sound stops when I leave the bluetooth app. I would like it to continue. Here's my notes on what I know so far incase anyone else has any ideas.

audio remains playing if I go to the homescreen

leaving the homescreen for any other app but the bluetooth app kills the audio

If I try long pressing home to bring up the recent apps list and switch that way, for some stupid reason it shows me home then the recent app I pick, killing the audio

However, and this is the ray of hope, if I an app has a notification, and I switch to the app via it's notification in the notification tray, bluetooth sound continues

I suspect one of two things:

the bluetooth app, at least the audio part, is written as an activity, and gets killed as such

the default home screen actively kills the bluetooth audio when it loses focus

If the latter, a different launcher should fix it

if the former, well then it gets tricky:

my first thought was write an A2DP sink app to receive the audio. However not feasible for me:

the device doesn't use the standard Bluetooth stack on android.

I believe this because I managed to get into the real android bluetooth settings, and android wouldn't let me enable bluetooth

this is because the android Bluetooth stack doesn't support A2DP sink, which is needed to receive audio over Bluetooth

implementing A2DP sink on android would require low level things I don't have the skills for.

that doesn't matter anyway, because it uses it's own bluetooth stuff
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acontrasto:
Win CE + Android Combo units / Torque

I'm interested in picking up one of these radios, but I'm not sure what to get.

This one looks like a Ca-Fi knockoff. Link

In Specifications tab, that one says:

Motherboard 776multi-media processor,533MHz,win CE

Android CPU 1GHz

This makes me think that Android is not being emulated since it has its own CPU, but then I'm not sure why Win CE is necessary.

I saw a vid on youtube with a guy who had Torque running with a bluetooth dongle on a usb hub. Not sure what radio he had though.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa8j7VAfH30

Ultimately I'd like to find the most flexible radio.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danibri82:
Because Google Maps doesn't have Offline Maps. There's a way to do it, but I've forgotten how.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blazingwolf:
Newer versions do. Tap on the 3 dot menu in the lower right corner of the screen and then tap make available offline. Then pan and zoom to the desired level and save.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julio_prieto:
Did you found a solution for you problem? I have the same problem.

---------- Post added at 07:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 PM ----------

I have an Akon UH but don't have the ipod app. How can I install the ipod apk? Where can i get this app?.... Tks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] julio_prieto:
Link off

The link of the update is offline... can you upload again?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karliforever:
Hi there,

has anyone tried this update for the unit: docs*google*com/file/d/0B6YWI9RLMsAaRU9KUnZYeGlBdTA/edit?usp=sharing

It's listed on www*nilsschneider*de/wp/2012/11/22/car-radio-android-head-unit-review-adayo-an6b01-nakamichi-nmmc-1300-ottonavi-k1-rydeen-dv621/

Hope that helps. Cheers.