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[Android General] iwcarbon:
I am also looking for a simple and easy way to send notes like addresses from my pc to my parrot unit... like very plain text that i can pull up in my car like and address and maybe click on it and have it load navigation.... or just some urls. any suggestions ? I was looking at gnotes but that requires sending an email to myself for notes.. maybe OneNote would work but i want it plain and simple.

I think google keep will do the trick.
[Android General] iwcarbon:
Sorry for the quadruple post.

For GPS based weather so far WeatherBug is the only one that worked. (Thank you for the suggestion)

Google Keep cant even install it package crashes, i would like that to work.

Also having problems getting google calendar to sync.

I think i will compile a little blog with all the apps that work and solutions for everyone's reference. I will post a link once i am done.
[Android General] DrWarrenKruger:
I use ColorNote Notepad Notes, available on the Play Store. It has sync capability, but only between Android devices. Works perfectly on my phone and the Smart, with notes entered into either device showing up on both. If you have to use a PC, why not just create a Document for this purpose using Google Drive accessed via browsers?
[Android General] devoidx:
ADB

Issue I have is I'm trying to use adb to sideload apps (i know i can do them via SD too) but when I run "adb devices" on cmd, the connected parrot doesn't show up for me at all..are there any drivers I need to install for adb to see the parrot? Thanks.
[Android General] abstraction21:
I like one called "koolcat's Clear". It's a simple textpad for notes but it's also very aesthetically pleasing.
[Android General] LAYGO:
What was the exact process to get this changed? I mounted the OS as Read/Write, changed permissions on the file, still wasn't having any luck getting the file changed.
[Android General] coreyzw:
I just rooted, opened up ES File Manager and used root mode, browsed to \etc\whitelist.xml and opened it and saved it.

It didnt work though and the Parrot dev wont give any clue on modding it. They stated it was for liability reasons.
[Android General] codertimt:
Not an actual answer question to your post, but as mentioned other places in this thread the harness has a ground output with male end and the green parking brake is female. Simple plug them together and then this becomes a non issue. I know you have to pull the unit to make it happen, but, really, it's like they want you to do it...but just can't officially approve....
[Android General] coreyzw:
Yeah, sadly with the developers' response... ive decided to just ground my wire this coming weekend. Figure I will have the dash apart anyways... but was really hoping to avoid it.
[Android General] LAYGO:
I was using ESFE attempting to modify it.

If grounding the cable makes the prompt unnecessary, I might not have mine sufficiently grounded.
[Android General] hootzter:
Hi, does anyone have an idea, how to modify the asteroid tablet, so that the "app safety controle" is disabled by default after rebooting?

Thanks

Hootzter
[Android General] devoidx:
WeatherBug needs Network connection to provide the weather info so Im not sure how its working for you solely based on GPS. i disconnected my parrot from internet and weatherbug kept giving network problems errors and ceased to update the weather
[Android General] iwcarbon:
Well i have my phone tethered via bluetooth not sure if that helps, but it is the only app that was able to guess my location right away.
[Android General] philippe565:
Hi everyone, a new firmware of asteroid smart is available (2.1.1)

I hope root is not deleted after upgrading firmware.I try, i'll tell you !
[Android General] philippe565:
same issue for me, not recognized .I shortened the file name by removing "_M1C", and update works, but no changing after that, still the same version in smart.I think this is not the good file.
[Android General] Bikegeek:
I had this for the file name - Asteroid_Smart_update_M4.plf

I now get a message that an update is available, but even with good WiFi signal it's way too slow to download. I guess someone is working on it.......... Gonna try to USB it again.
[Android General] philippe565:
try removing "_M4", it worked for me
[Android General] devoidx:
yeah you probably are sharing internet via Bluetooth. it does detect location based on GPS but does not provide any weather information without a network connection which sucks....search goes on......
[Android General] Bikegeek:
That worked - thanks.

Also, from the Parrot forum - http://asteroid.fab-uleux.com/
[Android General] LAYGO:
Anyone who updated lose root?
[Android General] philippe565:
nope , root is still working. Just tasker doesn't work anymore, it's crashing.I should try to reinstall it.
[Android General] Bikegeek:
Tasker is working fine for me.

GPS updated then Unika. Possible bug. When I change from the USB to the tuner it mutes the sound. Going back to USB (with mode button on steering wheel) the sound is not muted.
[Android General] abstraction21:
Thanks for this... I was looking in the INIT files to see if there was anything I can do to turn that feature off by default when the unit turns on but I couldn't find anything. I want to see if there is a similar file for the EQ controls (which I'm sure there is). I want to be able to add my other music apps to the list of apps that the stock EQ can use. I've tried downloading EQ apps per other XDA users' recommendations but they don't sound as good. I have a factory Bose system and I tweaked the settings perfectly to where the bass sounds amazing right now. I'll try to dig into this a bit further but haven't had time, but if anyone knows how to do this, please let me know.
[Android General] Solviken:
Ahh 2.1.1 still havent come to Norway... Have to wait :P
[Android General] abstraction21:
After I read this, I know I won't updating to the new firmware.

SafetyControler : Remove option to deactivate this safety feature (legal conformity reasons)
[Android General] runy:
But this is not important because you can connect the green wired to ground and yo will can uses all applications

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[Android General] devoidx:
yeah its stupid..now you can't even open up some third party navigation apps instead of the crappy igo without needing to pull over.
[Android General] Solviken:
What apps dont work when the green wire aint grounded??
[Android General] runy:
All, is like the handbrake always is on

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[Android General] devoidx:
pretty much nothing except crappy igo and radio
[Android General] albert.r:
What is preventing you from grounding the green wire? Just out of curiosity...

-albertr
[Android General] Bikegeek:
Update. I had installed the app that lets you tweak things that I found on the Parrot forum. I had a thought maybe it was causing the problem so I uninstalled it and no more problem.
[Android General] Solviken:
Good thing i grounded mine when i innstalled the unit!
[Android General] devoidx:
kingluu sometimes

same thing that prevents people from traveling across country on horses when planes are available...practicality and availability of more sensible options ...not adding options that we keep asking for is one thing, removing options that we like is just annoying.
[Android General] Joe333x:
Grounding a wire isnt difficult. In order to do the same thing with a pioneer hu you need to install a relay, atleast on the parrot you simply just ground the wire.
[Android General] deanesn:
Here is the deal guys. Ground your green wires and stop complaining. Parrot just like any other company are required by law to disable these functions while the car is moving period. Blame this on your governments not on Parrot. I am sure they got in hot water because they had originally the option to bypass it. If you go buy Kenwood or Alpine or the rest of them you WILL have to ground your wire to bypass the safety feature there is no software workaround.
[Android General] devoidx:
I know, not saying its a difficult task but since my unit is already installed, its an extra hassle i have to go through which wasn't relevant up until 10 hours ago...
[Android General] abstraction21:
I heard that grounding that wire would work but I haven't tried it yet (been too lazy to remove stereo again). I'll give it a shot when I get home later and if it works I'll probably just upgrade. It's a pet-peave of mine not to update to the newest version of something.
[Android General] albert.r:
Can someone who already upgraded to 2.1.1 confirm that media player now resumes playback of last track/position for USB media upon startup?

-albertr
[Android General] Bikegeek:
Seems to be working. I could only take so much of Bob Marley, Is This Love.......... USB does not auto-start, but the tuner does if you left it in tuner "mode".
[Android General] albert.r:
Thank you for confirmation! What happenes if ignition is turned off while sound track was still played off USB media? When you start Media player next time, are you getting straight into the screen of last played track? Is it paused on last position? Does it remember the source, i.e. USB1, USB2, etc and mode, i.e. Flat Directories?

I often listen to audio books stored on USB attached media, and being able to recall last track/position is very important to me...

-albertr
[Android General] Happy Grumpz:
Anyone else lost steering wheel controls after updating?
[Android General] Bikegeek:
After the 3rd boot (2.1.1 update, GPS update, THEN Unika update) I had a Unika update. I did not try the SWC prior to that and mine are functioning ok. Have you seen that update? Check the change log I posted a few pages back to see what all the changes are.

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I have to try it. I purposely left it in tuner mode so when I get in the car it starts automatically.
[Android General] omaharacer:
I've lost root after updating from 2.0.0 to 2.0.1, & again from updating from 2.0.1 to 2.1.1. Just a pita to reload framaroot & copy over vending.apk, requires a couple reboots, but everything still works. GPS is working a little better. Instead of only fixing on 6 & seeing 9, it is now fixed on 10 & seeing 12. Tuner auto starts on boot now. Option in location settings to disable led light on GPS dongle.
[Android General] deanesn:
No. My Unika still controls the Asteroid just fine. I actually did notice the controls being tiny bit faster (probably my imagination) :D

I will check this weekend to see if maybe just maybe Unika after the new update understands that my car (2011 WRX) has 8 buttons instead of 7.

I lost root also. The google services are gone. The play store shows up but it forces closes because the google services are missing. Same as you I did notice that tuner auto starts now. I turned my car off in a middle of 1 hour mix and I will see what happens in few hours when i get out of work. Hoping I will be able to resume from the point it ended. I don't care if it auto-starts on USB. I think tuner is good enough.

Oh, one more thing I noticed. The BT does not detect my OBDII adapter which I was hoping it would since it was listed in the new update.

[Bluetooth] Add option to search for nearby Bluetooth devices Settings -> Wireless & network -> Bluetooth -> Search for devices (ASTEROID must be connected to a phone before searching)

[Bluetooth] Add possibility to change default pairing code "0000"

My Nexus 4 was connected at the time.

I might try my work iPhone to see if it makes any difference.
[Android General] vilord:
Yes, there is an option to change the frequency gaps from 100 to 50

It does with the latest update, yes

It depends on the app, with copilot you can set the volumes independently because copilot uses the 'notification' audio instead of the 'media' audio

I've used Waze and CoPilot without issue, I haven't tried tomtom.

I installed the latest 2.1.1 update today, and now my steering wheel controls from the connects2 harness don't work. grumble grumble.
[Android General] albert.r:
Can anyone with 2.1.1 please test if last track/position gets remembered in media player when playing from USB attached storage?

-albertr
[Android General] devoidx:
Just thought to bring up this question, to see if anyone has any answers for it...
[Android General] Bikegeek:
Seems like it. When it booted up I went to the USB and it started playing where it left off.
[Android General] twokidsandaphone:
I did, but I have a Connects2 + Asteroid lead steering wheel adapter as Unika is not available for Saabs. When the firmware update cannot communicate with the (absent) Unika, it disables the steering wheel controls. Major suckage!
[Android General] albert.r:
Great! Thanks for testing it out!

-albertr
[Android General] deanesn:
Yes if you install 3rd party launcher.
[Android General] devoidx:
I see, thanks, although I have installed smart launcher and still cant create a shortcut for "tuner"
[Android General] iwcarbon:
So what's the trick to save your Google services and whatever else it messes up before I upgrade to new firmware?
[Android General] sneakk:
Just upgraded using usb thumb drive and all is well, Google play store and all my other apps are fine I didnt loose anything
[Android General] mdsmds:
Tasker

Can anyone confirm whether you need to root and install the play store before being able to use Tasker? I've got the tasker apk from another device but then trying to install it I'm getting an error saying that the package cannot be parsed?

Cheers
[Android General] devoidx:
Your tasker apk is for android 4.0 and up, you need to get Tasker version 1.6, which is for earlier versions of the android including Asteroid's
[Android General] albert.r:
Uprgaded to 2.1.1. US firmware via USB attached drive. Rooting needs to be re-done after upgrade.

-albertr
[Android General] deanesn:
Everything works good so far for the exception of Unika get's disabled from Asteroid when it completely turns off. It is annoying to enable my steering wheel controls after 4-5 hours but I can live with this for now.
[Android General] antlane:
Thanks for this. Just one more question about frequencies: in the UK, our MW frequencies go up in steps of 9 however, I believe in the US, it's steps of 10. Do you know if this can be changed as well?
[Android General] @lpher:
Nope, you dont.... Just choose the English flag instead of the Norwegian flag and Your on ;)

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Just spoke to Connects2, and they have just released a softwareupdate for their steeringwheel Interfaces that takes care of this issue :)
[Android General] vilord:
Any ideas how to make use of this? Do I need to pull the CT kit out of the dash and somehow connect it to my computer?

(In other words, how did you get in touch with the connects2 folks?)
[Android General] @lpher:
I'm awaiting more info on how to do the software update, but i suspect you have to have the latest series from them where the partnumber ends in ".2"
[Android General] Happy Grumpz:
Alpher, can you let me know if you get an update from Connects2 please
[Android General] Bikegeek:
My Unika was fine for a day. Now on start-up it's not working. A reboot will get it going. Maybe another update is necessary?
[Android General] devoidx:
Has anyone been able to have live wallpapers? I'm not seeing the live wallpaper option anywhere.....
[Android General] deanesn:
I am kind of hoping they will fix it too but I am not holding my breath. My Unika had no issue when I was on 2.0.0. All the reports that Unika would disconnect were from 2.0.1 so I never upgraded.

I think the issues is that when I enabled the steering wheel buttons that setting does not sick through a full power off. I am sure there is a way to enabled it through one of the .prop files on boot.
[Android General] iwcarbon:
no i been wondering that myself. Maybe some launcher allows this ?
[Android General] devoidx:
Thats what I thought too but I have smart launcher installed which does support live wallpapers and still don't see a live wallpaper option...
[Android General] iwcarbon:
So the trick is to put the update on USB, and i saw some people had to rename the file ?

P.S

Just got this in the mail

http://store.fusioncontrolcentre.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=62&product_id=61

and its sweeet! The dial glows!
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
Also had to re-root and copy Vending.apk, etc. after installing the update (M2 version).

So everyone considering the upgrade should best make a backup of the apks copied to /system/app before doing the upgrade.
[Android General] iwcarbon:
What's the M2 version ? The file i downloaded is just Asteroid_Smart_update.plf with no version info. The download URL contained M4 tho.

http://download.parrot.com/Asteroid...ate_M4.plf&product=80&version=2.1.1&langue=us
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
That's what I meant, they offer the M1C, M2, M4 and M5 version, depending on localization.

Maybe there are other differences that are not that apparent and I can only speak for the German version though, that's why I explicitly mentioned M2. Sorry, if I confused you.
[Android General] fab-uleux.com:
Hi, You can find here: asteroid.fab-uleux.com an application to disable safety controler completely (your responsibility ;)) and use the update freely !

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Connects2 delivered a new update to be compatible with 2.1.1 ;)

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Hi,

For your OBDII, you should try to wait some minutes before trying to search the module. I noticed that when the asteroid try to search my phones, it does not see any device by search but when auto-connection is finished, search works well!

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Hi guys,

You can find here a little application: asteroid.fab-uleux.com that allow you to disable this blocking screen.

It's also allow auto restart on USB/SD/iPod source ;)

I hope you will like it.

Don't hesitate to do me a feedback!

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Sorry about that! I update the app (1.1) Normally it should fix your issue.

keep me update ;)

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No issue with mine, perhaps it depends on the car, wich one do you have ? CAN or resistive ? mine is Peugeot 207 ;) in CAN

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Yes !
[Android General] Happy Grumpz:
Yes I know that, I just don't know where it is... :confused: Have you seen it?
[Android General] @lpher:
Just spoke to the guys at Connects2 again. As of now you have to contact the dealership that sold you the Interface, and they will fix it for you.

At the moment they will have to return the Interface to Connects2 for a reflash. But i guess the plan is for the dealers to handle this themselves eventually :)
[Android General] Happy Grumpz:
What a nightmare, I bought mine online from a company at the other end of the country!

Does anyone know where I can download the older Firmware, I'm just going to try and roll mine back.
[Android General] twokidsandaphone:
The CT .pdf brochure states that you need a programmer module and module to adapter cable, and that both are (will be?) saleable to a consumer. Seems like that is a heavy investment to do an update, even if I could find where to buy them, which I can't. I am in Canada and had to buy my ....001.2 from the UK (no local source, and the Connects2 product is the only option for Saabs). I've raised a ticket with both Parrot and Connects2 to see what options there may be.
[Android General] Happy Grumpz:
Fabou has just posted the following on the official forum...

Hi everybody,

We are working on a solution with Connect2 to avoid flashing your Connect2 with the new version.

It's one of our major priority at this moment, don't worry.

I've gone back to the old firmware for the time being, hopefully the update won't take too long
[Android General] vilord:
Which piece are you referring to as being 001.2? Someone else mentioned needing at least a rev .2 of something.

I have access to programmers for multiple different controllers and lots of specialized cables through a workshop space I'm a member of. But I need some sort of direction as to what chip is in them, what the hookup procedure is, and where to get the firmware... I guess I'll try calling the CT tech guys.

If I get it figured out and updated I'd be happy to help out anyone else on these shores.

I live in the Boston, Massachusetts, USA area, so "bring it back to the dealer" is a $40+ round trip ship across the atlantic.
[Android General] deanesn:
I have 2011 WRX with resistive controls. I just thought about this and i might have an idea of what it is. It might work fine during the boot but it might get disable when I start the car during that quick reboot. I will check later and report.
[Android General] vilord:
^^ Thanks connects2. I'm pushing them to see if there's any way, it would be cheaper for me to toss this lead out the window and order another then to pay shipping back to the UK, and I'm not thrilled since I just bought it a week ago.

I do hope the parrot people work out a better solution...
[Android General] Happy Grumpz:
vilord,

Lets hope that Parrot work the issue out between the new Firmware and the C2 leads as promised :good:

Waiting a few days seems like a better idea than having to send leads back to retailers etc...
[Android General] LAYGO:
Pictures of it glowing please! This has piqued my interest!
[Android General] coreyzw:
Gotta say I am really glad the new update included the BT Pairing updates and the instant tuner on feature.

Not too happy about the removal of the safety precautions disable but since I grounded the parking brake wire, it doesnt affect me anymore.
[Android General] Bikegeek:
Hmmm.... I happened to use the SWC before "full" boot and after "full" boot they work. If I let it boot without using them at all they don't work without a reset.
[Android General] Joe333x:
So are the swc not working with the new update? I have a forster and am going to be installing soon.
[Android General] Solviken:
hmm after the upgrade i lost the possibility to choose norwegian language.. Even on the keyboard.. Wtf.. Clicked on the Norwegian flag and all..
[Android General] Scoundreltgn:
How do you ground the brake wire? I imagine you use the green wire but where do u connect the wire tip?
[Android General] Solviken:
Just connect it to the black ground wire. It is that simple!
[Android General] devoidx:
Yeah just did that yesterday ..works like a charm
[Android General] deanesn:
They work but in my case if i let the radio boot before i start the car during the start it restarts the radio and unika is disabled in the settings so i have to go enable it which is annoying.

The way i overcame the issue is to start the car before parrot gets to the bout animation.
[Android General] iwcarbon:
Here a pic of the volume knob, I ordered an actual knob for it as well.
[Android General] Joe333x:
And that didnt happen before the update? Also did the update allow the unika to reconize all the buttons or do the voice command and answer call button still do the same thing?
[Android General] Solviken:
Anyone here using spotify? Can they confirm that the asteroid wont sync local files from computer even if they are on the same wifi? (dont show up in devices on spotify client either)
[Android General] wacko37:
voice command

each and every time i open voice command, neither the music or contact symbols are highlighted, and almost immediately I get an error

"no voice recognition source is available"

anybody any ideas?