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[Nexus 7 General] _Variable:
You reminded me of my lg p350, 175mb ram and was so slow, and thats with the os fitting in it, Froyo.

1.5 horrible and torturing years later, here i am, with 1gb ram and enjoying it.

Be thankful you even have a gig of ram.

__________________

Sweet Devil >_<

GT-P3100 | Android 4.0.4 ICS | Sun Cellular

PM me if you need help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rojo0709:
Hi guys,

I recently got a Sony Xperia Ion HSPA. Because of the road rules I need a voice dialing app. The Xperia didn't have one included. I contacted Sony but apparently there are no such apps offered through Sony. I then downloaded a few from the Google play store (both free and purchased apps) but none of the apps downloaded worked for me or has the functionality needed. In a nutshell I went through everything that comes up on the Google play store when you search for voice dial or voice dialling.

I was wondering if you guys could help.

The phone:

-) The phone runs on Android 4.0.

-) I got a wired headset with the phone, will occassionally use bluetooth

App requirements:

-) Must start up on either pressing the answer button on the headset or on use of a 'magic word'.

-) Must not use the internet as I do not have a huge data allowance.

-) Must allow me to make calls by saying a name.

Note:

-) I got a built-in voice command app on an old Sony Ericsson Cedar J108 which works a treat. I am looking for something similar.

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] romy134:
Anyone else having this issue? The app itself works great, but the widget just sits at refreshing status... Any ideas on how to fix this?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] anisite:
Hi Everyone,

I need to flash my Qualcomm APQ8060 processor (From a SGH-T989D (hercules))

Big thanks in advance!
[Android General] qs504792:
Product found here-

http://www.parrot.com/usa/products/asteroid-range/parrot-asteroid-smart

product review ces-

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6642/...asteroid-smart-a-double-din-android-head-unit

would like to hear from the people who own this unit.

interested in one for my benz.
[Android General] Khael:
hi :)

use this post to collect information about this unit!

thanks
[Android General] nrtower1:
I own this device and the previous classic model. The classic model was junk. The Smart is amazing. Absolutely no crashes, great audio and nav. I would definitely suggest installing one. It runs on 2.3.7. The only complaint is it doesn't include Google accounts or any gapps. I have successfully installed the Google framework and managed to get google music, maps, and plus working. Play store functions but crashes on downloads. Google talk crashes immediately. I would like to figure out how to get into the recovery and possibly flash the gapps to see if this fixes the problem. Anyway...super happy with the out of the box product.
[Android General] wessel99:
Same experce here. Owned the classic in a previous car and just installed the smart this week (including the Unika canbus interface). Steering wheel buttons work perfect and the unit is supersmooth. Multi tasks really well (music, tomtom, radar trap alerts) and also pairs really nicely with my phone. Only have to convince my galaxy nexus to automatically tether bluetooth internet connections, but a GNex problem not the smarts.

No crashes to date (with a lot of sideloaded apps), great soundquality (if maybe not too loud, but loud enough in my alfa 159) and equalizer possibilities and the buttons work instantly, a problem that the classic had (laginess with the unika interface).
[Android General] Khael:
Thanks for your review.

So TomTom can be used without problem?

If you receive a bluetooth call during Navigation what happens

Is possible to install widget to have a result like this? (http://www.pioneer.eu/images/products/carnavigationpackage/pioneer/avic-f320bt-blue_thumbnail.jpg) using beautiful widget in example?

there is a night mode?

Last question: is possibile to switch mute fastly?

Thanks in advance....but i can't find more information about this unit!
[Android General] nrtower1:
I sideloaded adw launcher and have no issues customizing the home screen. Im currently testing just about any app I can....subsonic, opera, pandora, dolphin...work perfectly. Ill try some widget apps and report. This unit has a lot of promise...
[Android General] danger355:
I'm going to get one of these too for my Pathfinder... as soon as I can find someone to sell me one. I've never had this much trouble even getting in contact with someone at a stereo shop... :confused:

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Do you mean the steering wheel control peripheral that is included with the head unit, or is this thing compatible with controls that are built in to the steering wheel from the factory?
[Android General] nrtower1:
Crutchfield is where I would suggest purchasing one. They offer everything you need to install it, harnesses...etc. for free. Plus, they have a no questions asked return policy. If you have factory steering wheel controls you will need to purchase the UNIKA controller from parrot. It has seamless integration. I don't recall the price.
[Android General] wessel99:
Haven't received a call during navigation yet, good question. I remember using my smartphone as nav and getting called 5 minutes before I arrived, navigating small streets and getting lost by losing directions. Tomtom works without a glitch, very fast and smooth, albeit that it takes some time to boot.

Widgets seem to work, haven't tested a lot yet.

I'm not sure what you mean with switch "mute"? There is no specific mute button, but a pause button which will kill the radio or mp3s playing. Switching between inputs is very fast too (click music -> whichever source you need).

Night mode is switched automatically and has a few options: car iso-lead (if it has lights in the iso lead), unika interface (this is the canbus interface for steering wheel controls and various other info like reversing lights etc. Should even support park distance control in the future as stated in parrots dev forum), and also GPS using sunlight hours.

There is no remote control included, just the radio, the leads and the usb-gps receiver. What I meant is that if you buy the additional Unika interface, this can be configured to listen to the cars resistive (old school) or canbus steering wheel messages and deliver them to the parrot. Added functionality of the canbus option is that is can read more messages on the canbus like when the car is in reverse, lights etc.
[Android General] danger355:
Ah, so that's what the UNIKA interface is, thanks!

FYI, looks like they're sold out at Parrot... looks like I'll have to hunt around for it.

edit:

Looks like newegg has them: newegg.com
[Android General] Khael:
could you explain how you installed google maps (navigation)?

Tomorrow i'll buy it
[Android General] danger355:
if you're getting it from Crutchfield, use this coupon: 3A788

you'll get $25 off ;)
[Android General] wessel99:
Looks like someone got Torque running:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwXyrxHbuNs
[Android General] 0space_monkey0:
Thanks! Your coupon made me jump in and make this purchase. I've been eyeballing this system for awhile!

Ordered mine today and will report back after I get this installed. Super excited to start developing for this. (maybe a custom rom)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD4LSdZ3OBs
[Android General] hootzter:
Hi,

I also bought one and installed it in my car. At the moment the device works fine. But I also want to install the play store with a working google account to install my legaly bought license of Navigon. Did someone manage to get the PlayStore and a google account to work?

I'd also be interested in root, a custom rom and recovery mode. Are there any plans in this direction?

Regards

hootzter
[Android General] danger355:
Welcome :)

Looks like you may have got the last one for now lol.

Mine should be delivered tomorrow (maybe today - fingers crossed). UNIKA interface is out for delivery now :victory: :D

I'm all in for helping out if you need testing. Not too good at coding yet.. still learning, but I'll help out where I can!
[Android General] crater:
Got my smart this weekend and have been tinkering all week long in my breaks at work. Replaced an an original Asteroid(now called Classic). I had no issues with the classic originally. Didn't like how it was limited to android 1.5, and the non-standard display and controls limited apps that would work. Eventually It developed issues related to heat. Could be 90 out, but my car sitting in the parking lot apparently got the inside of the dash too hot and the radio would over heat, POP all the speakers and lock up till it cooled down. After weeks of battling back and forth with support they shipped me a refurbished unit. Connected it, made sure it was all working and did not have the same issues (yet) and then pulled it out and put it on ebay. Using the cash I bought the smart and have not looked back.

Android 2.3, standard interface and touch controls. So far every app works. some things will causes app crashes, but very few and far between. Installed google framework, Maps/Nav (and used the make offline feature to get maps of pretty much all of LA county and the inland empire and everything in between offline). Pandora, SiriusXM, Spotify, Torque(tho i can't pair my ELM due to non 0000 pair code) and Trapster. Everything working great. Lets you set custom backgrounds and such just like standard android which is nice for a customization feature for a headunit.

Bluetooth has been working nicely to my SGS3 on sprint. Using wifi tether treve mod for internet connectivity.
[Android General] danger355:
How about going from ODBii > Smart via USB cable instead of bluetooth?

Does Torque support USB?
[Android General] hootzter:
I found a hint on the parrot developer zone how to adb the parrot asteroid smart, if this is connected to your computer via usb. You need a login to the developer zone, so I post the plain text here. I hope there is someone, who can and will use this information for root, custom rom, add google account and all the other nice things :).

################################################################################################

Developing on an ASTEROID target

If you have an ASTEROID device, you can test and debug your application directly on it. It requires that your ASTEROID device is connected to your computer using a USB cable via the device micro USB port.

For Windows users:

To be recognized by your computer and by Eclipse IDE, you need to define your device as a Composite ADB Inerface:

Locate the Android SDK folder (we call it <android_sdk>)

Go to <android_sdk>/extras/google/usb_driver

Open "android_winusb.inf" file

Look for the list of predefined ADB interfaces blocks such as "Google NexusOne" and add the folowing block:

; ParrotASTEROID

%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0451&PID_D102&MI_01

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0451&PID_D102

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0451&PID_D102

%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0451&PID_D102&MI_01

%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_0451&PID_D102&MI_01

Simply restart your adb with the command "kill-server"

That's it !

If you are encountering issues while installing your device, you may refer to the following forum post

For Linux users:

Create a file in /etc/udev/rules.d named parrot.rules with this content:

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="19cf", ATTR{idProduct}=="1000", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0451", ATTR{idProduct}=="d00e", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0451", ATTR{idProduct}=="cafe", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0451", ATTR{idProduct}=="d102", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0451", ATTR{idProduct}=="d100", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

This file supports ASTEROID Smart, Tablet and Mini devices

It will permits to have you device accessible by adb (or flash) using the USB connector without running adb usb in root

It is not compatible with ADB over Ethernet.

So, if exist you must remove this line in init.parrot.sh "setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555"

####################################################################################################################
[Android General] nrtower1:
I've already been into it with ADB. As far as I can tell there is no stock recovery. I've tried several attempts to root the thing, to no avail. Going to fire up Linux and see if I can make any headway.
[Android General] dalamario:
I changed it to 200 dpi with "dpi changer" from play store. It change only 3rd party software btw, it looks like asteroid smart interface can not be changed like normal android phones.
[Android General] sofakng:
I got this car stereo the other day and I'm comparing it to the Pioneer AppRadio (well, actually the new Pioneer AVH-X8500BHS with "Advanced App Mode").

I've rooted the ASTEROID Smart and have noticed problems with unsupported applications:

* Dish Anywhere (Slingbox player) is very laggy (CPU limited?)

* VLC is also very laggy (AppRadio plays the same 720p MP4 files flawlessly)

* Pocket Casts doesn't play video podcasts (just get a black screen)

Has anybody tried any of these applications?

I was hoping that the big advantage to this receiver was being able to root it but so far the apps I've tried really don't work too great.

On the other hand, the screen looks MUCH nicer than the Pioneer because the apps are running natively and not other MHL/HDMI.

Also, has anybody compared these two stereos?
[Android General] badass989:
I had the appradio 2 for about a week connected using a razr hd maxx. It didn't work very well for me.

Several issues I found;

1. I had issues with it pairing via bluetooth, the pairing screen would come up on the phone and ask you to click yes or something but it would immediately go away before you could do anything.

2. If I didn't pair it via bluetooth for app control it would constantly try to pair, I could hear my phone dinging over and over and over.

3. If I was listening to pandora and tried to switch to app mode it would have to repair bluetooth.

Just those issues were enough for me to return it, even though I got it for only $270 it just wasn't functional enough.

Now, if I could easily root my phone and could have gotten ARLiberator on it I may have been satisfied enough.

Still, The asteroid smart is going to be better for me since I won't even have to take my phone out of my pocket, it gets old having to plug up the hdmi and usb connection on the appradio 2.

So far I have the asteroid smart rooted, pandora and google navigation installed (plus several other apps). I have tasker on the asteroid smart that launches google navigation and pandora when it gets a wifi connection (not perfect but functional so far). I've tried to get tasker setup on my phone to turn wifi hotspot on when bluetooth is connected but I haven't gotten it to work yet. For now I use a widget to toggle the hotspot manually.
[Android General] sofakng:
Do you pay for tethering? It scares me a bit to depend upon that since AT&T does send out notices to people to people who are tethering without paying.

I looked into a dedicated 3G/4G USB key or dedicated hotspot but the cheapest I found was around $30 a month which is too much just to dedicate to the car stereo.

Also, doesn't tethering really drain the battery, so don't you have to plug-in the phone to charge it anyways?
[Android General] badass989:
I have a Verizon share plan so tethering is free, just have to watch the data usage. I haven't had the smart long enough to see how based tethering hurts the battery life but I have a raxr HD maxx that has a fantastic battery and I'll plug it into a charger on long trips.

I've thought about a USB modem or hotspot device but its $20 a month on Verizon to add to my plan and I would still be limited to the same amount of data.

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So I just read that torque will work with USB obd2 devices. Unfortunately the one I have didn't work. I saw a post on one of the generic android radios where someone had updated firmware for android 2.3.7 to add support for USB obd devices. Maybe this would be an option instead of trying to get lucky with a 0000 pairing Bluetooth obd...
[Android General] byrddogx:
Anyone had any luck with using a different keyboard? I'd like something that uses a little less real estate screen.
[Android General] danger355:
I ordered mine from Crutchfield. They send all the necessary wiring adapters that plug right into the vehicle harness for the speakers/antenna/etc. based on your vehicle - all you have to do is connect the leads to the Smart's wires, so the Asteroid itself is pretty simple to install.

I took a look at your wiring diagrams - ours are very similar. What stock system do you have? Do you have steering wheel controls?
[Android General] sofakng:
Just so you guys know, Metra makes vehicle-specific wiring packages specifically for Parrot so you literally don't have to cut or splice a single wire (except for steering wheel controls if you want them).

Anyways, I have another quick question. Does this car stereo allow showing a video on a rear monitor while GPS is displayed in the front?
[Android General] gregfl450:
Torque working with 1234 pairing code

Thanks for all the great info in this thread. I've had my Asteroid Smart for about a week, installed in my Jetta TDI. Bought from Crutchfield, and the wiring/install went smoothly. I'm rooted, have Play Store installed and working, and just got torque working. I'm using a PLX Kiwi Bluetooth OBD2 adapter, which has the newer 1234 pairing code. The solution that I found for pairing is to load the Bluetooth Auto-Pair app. I am using version 1.1 of the app. It took several times of putting the app into the scan mode for it to find the adapter, but once it did I entered 1234 into the Device Pin field, and then it showed the adapter as paired. If you look at bluetooth devices in the settings on the Parrot, the OBD2 adapter shows up, but shows as disconnected even when Torque is working. There is a discussion about this here in the Parrot forums: (add back the http)

forum.parrot.com/usa/viewtopic.php?id=27863

I've been able to power everything off and on several times and it continues to work. It takes 30-45 seconds to go through the reconnect process after you've powered the adapter back on, so be patient. Keeping my fingers crossed! Now if someone could fix Google Wallet on my Note 2 (after Jelly Beans update), I'll be totally happy!
[Android General] loveshackdave:
I use Kii, it works great.
[Android General] tzortst:
Has anyone tried loading maps onto it from different country?

This unit is $1000 in Australia, or I can get it off amazon for around $500 delivered!

Wondering how hard it would be to load Australian maps onto the US version

Better yet has anyone tried loading tomtom onto it?
[Android General] dalamario:
I use the asteroid smart US version in Brazil with sygic gps navigation.
[Android General] sav_za:
Tomtom works 100%

I haven't had any luck loading different iGo maps.
[Android General] byrddogx:
Thanks! I'm trying that out as well as Gingerbread Keyboard. Still takes up most of the screen, but cleaner looking interface - which i like.

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Does anyone know of a way to download all of the Google Maps (North America) at once for Offline Use?

I know you can highlight areas, but it would be nice to download all of it at once.
[Android General] sofakng:
I'm not sure if you can download all Google Maps offline, but unfortunately you still need a data connection for navigation even if you have the maps offline :(

By the way, has anybody figured out a way to move the iGO maps to a larger SD card?
[Android General] dalamario:
You can not move iGO to another SD card because the license parrot used is tied to SD serial number, see http://forum.parrot.com/english/viewtopic.php?id=13284
[Android General] nickCR:
Hey Guys,

Hoping to get some help as I finally got the Parrot Asteroid Smart installed in my 2007 Pathfinder over the weekend.

I would like to add in Waze, but I don't know where to download the version that is compatible with this version of Android. Side loading seems pretty straight forward.

Also has anyone got Skype side loaded on the device? I don't have an android device so I can't pull the software off of it.

I suppose getting an older phone with the same version of android would be the ideal situation.

Can't wait to see how this platform develops as it's by far the best deck i've owned and the response time is fantastic in comparison to the original Asteroid Classic.

Thanks guys looking forward to your answers!

Nick
[Android General] sneakk:
I sideload app backedup from my note2, any friends that can download it for you?
[Android General] sav_za:
I've eventually managed to install Play Store and it's working 100%. Next step is to change the identifier because a lot of apps are not available in the store currently.
[Android General] sofakng:
Can you explain how to change the identifier?

I'm not familiar enough with Android to know what to change but it looks like changing a build.prop file somewhere?
[Android General] Psy87:
Does somebody else has the problem that sygic isn't running in background? I get no voice commands...
[Android General] Taomyn:
I haven't tested that, so I will tomorrow on the way to work and let you know.
[Android General] CCJ22:
What made you all choose the parrot asteroid over the pioneer app radio? I'm on the fence.
[Android General] jonman364:
I've had problems in the past with it freezing when it loses Internet connectivity. I hasn't occurred recently as I haven't driven anyplace where I have lost cell service. I never have the freezing issue if it never connects to the Internet for the trip. I have downloaded 2 updates since this happened, so this may have been fixed.
[Android General] ka73ka:
2.1.9 root

Hello,

i didn't root asteroid before (just bought it). I have 2.1.9, after installing Framaroot and reboot I cannot write to /system/apps folder. It says that file system is read only. I'm running Ghost commander in root mode (root granted). Any idea what could be causing that?
[Android General] jonman364:
You must remount /system in read/write mode. In Ghost Commander at the bottom, in Root Mode, there should be a button Remount /system. You might have to scroll to see it. Or in a console

su
mount -o remount,rw /system
[Android General] ronsno:
My voice recognition stopped on AS. Any ideas? I recently updated to 2.1.9 and also the latest Tweaker 2.1.
[Android General] nonmindo:
I have the same problem

I haven't tried anything to fix it...are you running asteroid tweaker?
[Android General] m.a.c.:
No. It's on my list of things to try, but I didn't see anything obvious that might affect how TTS would work. To tell you the truth, I should see if other nav apps have the same problem; I assumed it had to do with Waze, but the problem may be more fundamental. Hope not.
[Android General] nonmindo:
Perfect, well we can rule out being a side effect of the tweaker mod, I say this because I have the mod and you don't.... I thought it might have been one of the volume tweaks from the mod messing with the fade out of music or fade in if voice....
[Android General] kronikings:
Insufficient Storage

I am trying to figure out a way to move more apps to the sd card. Is this impossible? I don't have that many apps installed but I am out of space. :confused:
[Android General] lepaske:
The "Global volume management" bug is now solved with the last release (2.1) of AsteroidTweaker...