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[Android General] EmphasiS:
Parrot Asteroid (tablet)

Hi all,

As Asteroid Tablet is similar (hard and soft) to Asteroid Smart, I just wanted to confirm that I managed to get Sygic working on it, as well as other applications (a REAL Spotify App, ADW Launcher, Root Explorer, etc...).

For those encountering problems with Google PlayStore, which I did not spend to much time on (crashes, probably not good version, but don't care), just use Aptoide instead. If you bought the products you download, then you should feel good to go (as Parrot doesn't provide support for Google PlaySore, at least for the moment).

I did not encounter any install (nor launch) difficulty for any app other than Google Play Sore. I used last Framaroot to get root access.
[Android General] AL-d82:
Play Store / Market ROOT on Parrot Asteroid Smart

Hi i just did it like this way

You try it in u'r one risk

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1893410

1. Root your Parrot Asteroid Smart - Framaroot --> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2130276

2. Downloaded and install the GoogleServicesFramework.apk

3. Download Vending.apk. (its the Pkaystore APP)

4. Using a file explorer app on the Fire with superuser permissions AND the system file permissions set to Read-Write, move Vending.apk to /system/app.

5. Change the permissions of Vending.apk to User - Read/Write, Group - Read, Others - Read

6. Install Vending.apk (playstore APP from /system/app )

Reboot your Smart ( reset button)

Now u can start pkaystore and add u'r Google account

For the latest Vending.apk (playstore APP) just Google playstore.apk

I used ES File Explorer - 2 change permissions , copy & install the playstore APP

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk 2
[Android General] sneakk:
Thank you this worked for me, followed it and all is well now, no more force closing when trying to update or download apps

can we get this post moved to the first page for those who are just getting there smart
[Android General] fatdoggie:
It sounds like the Unika is only seeing one of the resistance ladders. When you swap V1 and V2, you are swapping the resistance ladders the Unika sees - half your buttons are on one ladder and half are on the other. The Honda resistive interface is a little different than the Nissan in that I only have one resistive ladder to contend with.

In my application, I connected V1 to the single resistive control wire and joined the V2, Unika GND (they have mating bullet connectors), and the resistive network ground from the car's wiring together.

One bit of research I did was look at how other brands of control interfaces connected (to get an idea of the way the wiring worked) and compare that to the closest Parrot doc I could find.

Metra AXXESS module for Nissan

Parrot Unika for some Nissan

I would probably try connecting V1 to the first resistive switch line, V2 to the second resistive switch line, Unika GND to the resistive GND and see if that works.
[Android General] djeresia:
Finally works!!!!

Finally the tutorial of AL-d82 works, but i changed permissions after copying the vending to system/apps.

ES Manager has not changed the permissions, i used Root Browser.

Thanks Man!!!!
[Android General] fatdoggie:
This worked perfectly for me as well. I was able to download and install my purchased apps.
[Android General] sneakk:
I cant download any of my purchased apps, they all show as not compatible work this device, curious how you were able to accomplish that, I can only sideload apps and update those.
[Android General] dustbarb:
Got the Play Store working, downloaded a few apps, etc. Replaced my vehicle's battery, Play Store no longer showing up in the apps drawer. :confused: Using Root Explorer dug down to the system/app folder and Vending.apk was still there, permissions unchanged from before. Going to reinstall the software, but still... confused.

Has anyone else had this occur?

Sidebar:

XDA needs a forum dedicated to this device.

Any music players available for Android that can access an iPod? Default app is mediocre at best.
[Android General] fatdoggie:
I didn't download *all* of my purchased apps, as I know many of them have special requirements. The ones I did download worked OK, I did not do anything special?

I did not use ADB at all, just used Root Explorer to copy the APKs from the SD card to /system/app and change the permissions. I also did not attempt to install any of the APKs that were copied into /system/app, just reboot and let Android find them.

I did not install the newer "Play Store" apk - I just copied the Framework and Vending APKs and rebooted via reset button.

After reboot, I ran the old "Android Market" app and input my gmail account info. Then went to "My Apps" inside the Android Market app and clicked on an item that was displayed as "Purchased" and installed it.
[Android General] djeresia:
Before you have to copy the vending to system/app, after with root browser change permission " Owner read write excute" Groups and Others only read.

Bye
[Android General] danger355:
The first thing I did was try it this way (sorry, should have been more clear). The only way the UNIKA sees anything at all is when it's connected one-to-one like you mentioned above, but I only see half of the button presses this way. This is also only while switch #1 is up and all others are down. You're spot-on with it only seeing one resistance rail, only... I don't know why this is.

I actually tested it with my cheap-o multimeter and I can see my button presses on both rails all the way to the bent pins just before it reaches the actual board.

I read another in another forum somewhere that switch #1 on enables V1 and switch #2 on enables V2, so I tried it that way. Nothing.

Switch #1 up, all others down and: Combine Ground/V2 - nothing. Combine Ground/V1 - nothing. Combine V1/V2 (for SnG's) and leave Ground separate - nothing.

So... I emailed Paser again with the schematics/pics I posted last time, and they got back to me this morning - told me to try V1 and AUX 1, with only switch #1 on. I'll try that tomorrow and post results.

Thanks for all your input though. It helps that at least someone out there has been able to get this working in resistive mode. I'm gonna get this damn thing figured out eventually :)

Out of curiosity, what DIP switch setting are you using?
[Android General] fatdoggie:
I am fairly certain I used the DIP switch settings for non-OEM radios (sw1 ON, others OFF).

Hopefully Paser will get you headed the right direction - I remember reading that the AUX lines were for additional resistance lines, but never saw any documentation that indicated how to wire them up.

I had seen someone, somewhere (I can't remember if it was on here, the Parrot official forums, or the Parrot dev forums), mention having a better/more complete manual from "an Italian company that makes the Unika", which I assume to be Paser. Have you seen such a manual? I've searched and been unable to find such a thing.
[Android General] dustbarb:
Easier way to reboot: install a power widget. I used Power Toggles and when I hit the reset toggle on the widget, I get a sweet "Your phone will reboot" with Cancel and Yes options.
[Android General] danger355:
Success!

So I hooked it up like Paser said, and it worked :victory:

For anyone else who searches for this:

Pathfinder > UNIKA

GND > GND

Down > V1

Up > AUX1

DIP Switch Setting: #1 Up; #'s 2, 3 & 4 Down

I'm pretty sure I remember seeing that same post about the manual this past weekend. I tried retracing my steps earlier today with no luck. I'll look in my google search history later this week and see if I can find anything. But fwiw, I do remember looking at the manual that (s)he mentioned, and unfortunately it was par for the course from what I can remember and didn't help much at all.
[Android General] donaldta:
That's kind of racist and ignorant statement. Apple's iOS products are made by Foxconn which is well known Chinese manufacturer. While they both have fairly high and strict Quality Assurance standards, occasionally a few bad units still gets into the hands of the consumer. That's the problem with mass manufacturing; an occasional defect is bound to happen due to the chaos theory.

Yes, there are techniques and processes which reduce the probability of bad units which are not necessarily observed by lesser known manufacturers in China. But, it is impossible to eliminate it altogether. So, juxtaposing Parrot (a French Tech Company) with generic China Manufacturers is pretty ignorant. Especially, if you pay close attention to the packaging that the Asteroid Smart comes in which states, "Designed in France, assembled in China".

Personally, I think you got one bad unit from a lot of many and are too quick to irrationally judge the entire manufacturing range because of it.
[Android General] arshavir:
I understand it, China - I mean like unknown Chinese brands (not racist statement) :)

So I love Parrot and I hope that problem will solved and will work without issues.
[Android General] donaldta:
Yes, Tasker . It is a great app to help automate many things in Android. There is a 7 day trial version from the developer's website if you're not sure about the purchase. There are also several other Tasker Alternatives to Automate Your Android that you can play with.
[Android General] arshavir:
in my unit also no light in power button, when that illuminated? is it should illuminated when unit has powered on?
[Android General] donaldta:
Yes. The white led behind the power button is illuminated when the unit has +12VDC to the ACC (red). And, it will also flash slowly if you manually turn off the screen by holding down the power button.
[Android General] jonnyjett:
EQ/Sound/Audio - Room Correction app, anyone used?

Has anyone successfully used a room correction app, such as the "AudioTool": https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.julian.apps.AudioTool&hl=en , to help EQ'ing their car space? If so, what app did you use and how well did it work?
[Android General] donaldta:
It looks like Andrei Mandychev updated his Cyclops apk to version 0.1.1 which fixed the problem that I had with the Xbox Live Vision. It turns out his program did not detect the available resolutions appropriately. The default mode of the cam was MJPG 160x120 but his program required YUYV 640x480 but it did not recognize it. But, now the current version does work appropriately.

:good: It also adds the option to flip the screen horizontally and vertically.

I've attached a copy of the logcat while Cyclops is using Xbox Live Vision appropriately in case anyone is curious.
[Android General] fotolom:
This plug-in works correctly with Locale. You can create two or more profiles with different +/- correction of sunrise/sunset time and brightness values, so that brightness change becomes graduated.
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
Does this plug-in also work correctly when using the option "Dynamic Location"?
[Android General] fotolom:
Yes, it works perfectly.
[Android General] stoffe_US:
Add extra camera

As I have seen some discussions regarding the possibility to add an extra camera like a front camera I will post this here as well as in the Parrot forum.

As I am driving a big car I was looking for a solution to add a front camera as well as the backup camera to my SMART. Since there is only one trigger in the SMART to start a cam and I wanted the cam to get onto the screen automatically when activated I came up with the following solution. This is not installed yet since we are currntly having really cold weather and I do not have a garage.

The beauty with this set up is that you need no USB cam update to the system, you need no special app and the camera will be shown on the screen as soon as selected. I guess also the fact that bying two small relays (NC) and a diode is a very small cost does not hert either smile

1. Create a RCA split cabel with two females and a male and connect both cameras to that cable and the SMART

2. Create a very simple solution containing two realyes to make sure that

a) when activating the front cam the current to the back camera is broken so that only one camera is giving signal to the split RCA cable at a time

b) when activating the front camera we will get current on the lead indicating reverse

c) as a bonus feature I also connected this so that when reverse is actually activated the current to the front camera is broken and current sent to the back camera. In this way when parking in tight spaces I will only have to activate the front camera and the stereo will switch automatically between then cameras as I change gear.

It is not easy to write schematics in text but this is pretty much what I did ( also try to attach a better version as attachment):

12V back camera ----------------------------------------------------- Relay 2 NC -------------------------- back camera

12V front camera ---- switch -------Realy 1 NC ---------I----------- Realy 2 coil ----------------------- front camera

diode

I

Reverse signal from car -----------Relay 1 coil ------------------------------------------------------------ SMART reverse indication

I can come back with more information once installed if there is any interest. If anyone thinks there is a reason why this should not work please let me know so I can do any changes before installing into the car.
[Android General] nonmindo:
Just thought I would mention that the Pebble smart watch can connect and control Pandora (side loaded dunno bout the one from asteroid market) it will not show the track tag data on the watch, but meh

This might change with the next version of pebble firmware but I dunno, as of right now it works with

Pebble firmware: 1.4.1

Pebble app: 1.9.6

I haven't tried controlling any of the other apps I have, but just for pandora alone its useful
[Android General] donaldta:
There's a Pandora App in the Asteroid Market? What country are you accessing it from?
[Android General] nonmindo:
I got tunein on asteroid market mixed up with Pandora....not sure how I did that, but yea...your right no Pandora in the asteroid market, lol
[Android General] neildo:
Asteroid + Unika - not responding to some SWC button presses

Hi all,

What a big thread this is... started reading during the Christmas holidays. Needs to be broken down into separate threads in its own forum...

Anyway the problem I have is that the Asteroid + Unika are not handling 2 button presses from the SWC, namely the 'MEDIA_NEXT' and 'MEDIA_PREVIOUS' (CH+ and CH- on the SWC respectively). I've uploaded to youtube capturing the problem:

youtube.com/watch?v=qVbHV58kxhs

Button press and result codes from my SWC:

Vol- 25

Vol+ 24

Ch- 88

Ch+ 87

Mode 240

As you can see in the video, Chris Boyle's excellent keytest app is showing that CH- and CH+ are being received correctly according to the MultiCC_KBD.kl but nothing happens pressing those when listening (or idle at the home screen) to either the tuner or mp3 playlist (using sdcard in the front of the unit).

I've been in touch with Parrot UK support who say as the car (2005 Honda Accord) is not on the compatibility list then there is nothing they can do. They repeated the install and programming instructions which I obviously had already done otherwise the VOL-, VOL+ and Mode (source) wouldn't work. I can't find definitive information about whether rooting the Asteroid voids the UK warranty? Not sure if Parrot UK support are cool with rooting...

I've considered using Tasker to intercept those incoming values (88 + 87) to emulate MEDIA_NEXT but can't find the right options while attempting to set up a profile to monitor for an event.

Any advice would be appreciated?
[Android General] donaldta:
Do you have third-party media apps installed? I find that some apps have OnKey listeners which will block the Asteroid apps from responding. However, that usually ends up with loading the app and skipping to the next queued song instead of the Parrot Media Player. Do you get the same results while actually inside the Parrot Music Player listening to the music in the SD or Radio source?
[Android General] neildo:
Donald, I owe you a big thank you. Went out to the car and had a look, decided to fire up 'Rocket Player' - lo and behold it reacted to the buttons. A force stop, uninstall and reboot and the Ch- & Ch+ are now working with the built-in player (good enough for me) woohoo! :)
[Android General] donaldta:
You're welcome. Glad to help. Maybe consider pressing ":good: Thanks" on the post that helped you. That would be help boost my forum stats. ;)
[Android General] arshavir:
Finally I repair my Asteroid Smart and installed (everything is OK now), but I have another problem - installing Parrot Unika.

My Car is Suzuki Grand Vitara 2008.

UNIKA SETTINGS:

DIP - 1-0-0-0 (without OEM radio)

V1 - to pin 9 (for Suzuki cars)

V2 - Ground

Connection diagram shown on picture.

Problem is when I connect with this way, my unit not get +12V DC ACC.

Unika symptoms - when ACC ON, flash light red once.

When pressing buttons on steering wheel - nothing happens.

What's wrong? Is it my Unika defective too:( (3V is low I think, 12V ACC get from car, but don't get from UNIKA).
[Android General] donaldta:
In the dip switch setting 1-0-0-0, a single red blink indicates it is in programming mode and is waiting for resistance values to appear on V1, Aux 1, 2 or 3 wires.

I'm looking at the Pac Audio instructions for their adapter. Their SWI-X's "white" wire is equivalent to the Unika Pink (V1) in 1-0-0-0 mode. It is measuring resistance to ground. Although, they number the pins on the car's connector differently than Parrot (9 vs 19) by their description it looks like your SWC controls are in an open resistant loop which would require you to connect pin 20 to ground. I think the V2 to ground is wrong. I have never had to connect V2 to anything in a resistance SWC controls.

I found that most Unika has the Red/Yellow and Blue/Yellow wires as crossed from the factory. Check Post #1050 for the correct power connections. Don't pay attention to the V1 & V2 because that diagram is for a voltage reference SWC. When wired properly, the Unika intercepts the ACC to the Parrot Smart/Table and provides its own 12VDC signaling over the Blue/Yellow wire.
[Android General] arshavir:
But why I get about 3V on Blue/Yellow wire from UNIKA? I give to Red wire 12V from Car Battery, Yellow wire - 12V when ACC ON, but I get 3V from UNIKA Blue/Yellow wire which is annoying.
[Android General] donaldta:
Probably because the Unika is not yet programmed yet. In the earlier firmware versions, the Unika does not power on the Asteroid Smart/Tablet until programming is complete. The Unika should supply the correct voltage once the programming is complete and you power off/on the ignition. It also prevents the Asteroid Smart from powering on immediately after it uploads a firmware update into the Unika to prevent from being disrupted while installing the update.
[Android General] nojkepop:
USB Fusion Control Knob

Has anyone gotten the mute button on the USB Fusion Control Volume knobs? I have found mixed information with it mostly pointing towards no. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Not sure if its just a key layout file we need or what.
[Android General] donaldta:
The Volume_Mute (164) keyevent was not implemented until Android 3.0 (Honeycomb - API Level 11). Since the Parrot Asteroid Smart and Tablet are at Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread - API 10), so you'll need to use another program to intercept it, like the one [MENTION=922953]K_Hismoom[/MENTION] attached in Post #1125.
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
I just got a reply from the developer of the Twilight plug-in. He's looking into the problem and will probably release a new version of the plug-in soon.
[Android General] nojkepop:
Awesome thank you. I'm a regular on here and somehow I still missed that. Xda really needs to split this up into individual discussions.

I got another question any idea what it would take to change the color of the volume control screen. It is extremely bright at night time. Wishing night mode would change this buy it doesn't appear to unless I am missing something once again.
[Android General] donaldta:
You might want to ask the developer, [MENTION=922953]K_Hismoom[/MENTION], about that.
[Android General] nojkepop:
I was actually asking about changing the color of the stock volume control screen. It doesn't appear to change with night mode.
[Android General] donaldta:
My bad. I guess you'd have to ask Parrot then.
[Android General] arshavir:
I have installed rear view camera, it works fine, but only video (without guidelines), but I saw that video comes with guidelines (on promo photos), is that camera dependent?

Thanks
[Android General] donaldta:
Yes.
[Android General] N715DP:
you are correct, it is camera-dependent... I have had a couple in my car over the last year, one did not have lines, the other did (both were connected to the smart.
[Android General] djxbass:
Hi, this is my first post here.

I'm spanish, so excuse for my bad english :silly:

Reading some Internet info and some donaldta's posts here (many thanks), I have been able to remap my steering wheel buttons.

I have an Alfa Brera with a Connects2 interface.

Here you have a full explanation what I did with a resume at the end of the post (In a perfect spanish languaje, of course :D)

alfistas.es/foro-alfistas/navegadores-y-carputer/todo-sobre-el-parrot-asteroid-smart/msg1088269/#msg1088269

Now I want to complicate it a bit more...

Would it be possible to assign specific functions for a long-press button in the steering wheel?

Thank you in advance.
[Android General] donaldta:
No. This would have to be supported by the developer of the individual apps.
[Android General] djxbass:
Maybe is a stupid question but, could there be some way using third party apps like "tasker"?
[Android General] donaldta:
Sure but I haven't found a way in Tasker to listen for keyboard commands. I would appreciate it if someone does find a way to please let me know.
[Android General] jaanusj:
It is possible with tasker and scripts. I have found one description but it is in russian - the script is in english. Maybe some russian speaking will help us.

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=173935&st=7780#entry23702923
[Android General] m.a.c.:
Asteroid or generic "AN-21 U"?

Hello, I'm torn between buying an Asteriod Smart (and rooting it/installing Google Marketplace framework, etc) and one of the many generic Chinese Android radios being sold on ebay. Is there anyone who's replaced one of those with an Asteroid, or has some experience they can share?

Things that are important to me:

stability

reliability

community support (in this development forum)

One of the things that's scaring me away from the Asteroid is the old version of Android that it's running. I'm wondering if the Smart is going to be updated (replaced/discontinued) soon.

Please be gentle with me. There's an awful lot to read in just the few threads that I've found, but very little subjective feedback between these units. :)