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[Android General] B3rt:
Yes, i love android in the car..

I can freely choose the navigation software, run trafic apps which warn me on traffic jams, laser traps, redlicht and speed camera's/controles, use your own favorite music player, stream music (spotify), watch video/youtube or listen to FM/AM and even internet radio aswell. (i myself have a 3/4g wifi router in my car with a large data bundel to access internet for all passengers and the radio)

Also you can use some very cool car apps such as torque (pro) to display all vehilcle info and create a very nice display/layout or use them as widgets on the home screen to create your personal car interface.

So absolute YES i recommend android, but only when the hardware (and android version) is up-to-date otherwise it can be a disapointment..
[Android General] refedit:
Messed Up Touch Screen config

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[Android General] B3rt:
what his to do with the parrot asteroid smart?!?!
[Android General] bollefinn:
Someone have this version of Deezer in

.Apk file? I want to try it out in my car that runs android 4.0.4 if it possible :)

https://parrotasteroid.com/asteroidmarket/en/productdetails?contentRef=92
[Android General] Cattivik73:
Smart cam apk link is now unavailable. Could you resent it please?

The link of smart cam is now unavailable. Could you resent it please?

Thank you
[Android General] B3rt:
I am interested as well!
[Android General] kalish:
Here you go :D

https://mega.nz/#!m4gRFACA!ZjowNh_kL7MMzlxr-8feucWkRYCIS1mIQ4EmhmZ0jn0
[Android General] Cattivik73:
Thank you very much!!!!
[Android General] CCliff:
I wanted to buy that for myself, but there are some cheaper variants
[Android General] B3rt:
thx!

update: sadly it does not work on 4.4.4.

It will not intstall ...
[Android General] Cattivik73:
Smart cam show green rows video

Hi, I installed the application but Smart cam show green rows video meanwhile the default rear camera application shows signal camera clear. Do you know if I have to configurate something before open the app?

My hardware is Asteroid Tablet connected via usb to a UVC adapter and a analog camera.

Thank you again

Claudio
[Android General] kalish:
Hi, never tried on the Tablet but on the Smart I think there was no configuration needed before lauching the app if I remember right (I don’t use that device anymore).
[Android General] Abios:
Hello all.

I do also own one of these in my car, if I could have chosen it probably would have been something else, but it is standard in my car.

There are a lot of things that this device does lack in my opinion, specially hardware-wise. The standard navigation is a shame.

I've putted Waze on the device, and while it still is far from perfect it is better as the standard garbage.

Most of the small things I can live with, but one in particular is really getting me crazy.

Why can't this device remember where the song was when I get back after multiple hours? Most of my tracks are mixes of 1 hour or longer, and it is stupid that this device will start to play at the beginning of the song each time again if I don't have been in my car for multiple hours...

Maybe I'm overlooking something simple?
[Android General] iceeman:
is there another gps navigation app that works on asteroid smart

is there another gps navigation app that works on asteroid smart ???

the navigation apps on asteroid store are outdated and don't update and tom tom no more

tried offline maps which is good but keeps asking for google play service and google play which i can get to work ??

does anyone have a link to a google play and google play services that works with the asteroid smart

waze and navfree OK but again are old versions , tried few newer versions and crashed , so uninstalled them .

maps.me lite OK and works but is lite version as full version won't install

so looking for a good navigation app that works on asteroid that works better , any one have ???
[Android General] iceeman:
Can anyone give me link too sygic 11 or 12 that works with asteroid smart or even Tom Tom 1.4 that work so

Cheers

---------- Post added at 10:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:46 PM ----------

hi

do you have links to either tomtom or sygic that works with parrot asteriod smart

thanks
[Android General] Tigrowski:
Anybody had a problem with displaying CD covers with some tracks when they didn't include the cover from the very beginning? I have some music files which I didn't know didn't have covers in their tags back when I first put them on the flash drive so I plugged them back into the PC, fixed the cover issue but for the love of me, I can't make Parrot see the covers now.

All the new files' covers of course work, the old ones still do but the ones which Parrot played at some point in time _without_ the cover seem forever cursed to never display the cover. I'm sure I've fixed the tags correctly so it seems like maybe some cache is storing this? Or does Parrot keep such data in hidden files in some location? Cause it's clear that the problem is not with the file as the cover is now properly saved as with all the other files that do work.
[Android General] Tigrowski:
Is there some class of USB modems that don't work with this Parrot? I used to use Huawei E173 and it worked liked a charm but recently decided to replace it with a D-Link DWM-157 since it's HSPA+ as opposed to the Huawei's regular HSPA. I can't get it to work, though - Asteroid doesn't recognize it at all. The LED on the modem is lit (which, according to the manual, means "modem registering on network" as opposed to the blinking "modem connecting to network") and the device does not recognize it.

Anybody had a problem like this? I'm sure the modem is working cause I just checked it with my PC and it establishes connection instantaneously and starts blinking like it should but Asteroid does not want to recognize it :(
[Android General] fotolom:
Yes, it's realy so. The simplest way to solve your problem: temporaly remove problem files from USB stick, plug it to Parrot, wait for database update, than put files back and plug stick again.

My favourite program to fix tags and album covers is mp3tag. Always an excellent result.
[Android General] Tigrowski:
Oh, haven't tried that one, thanks a lot [MENTION=4610808]fotolom[/MENTION]! And yep, I second mp3tag, that's what I'm using as well :)
[Android General] thomaschristiansen:
Rooting the Asteroid Mini

Hi.

Has anyone had any success rooting the Asteroid Mini?

I have the Asteroid Smart in one car, rooted and everything and installed different goodies.

I have an Asteroid Mini in my other car, but has not been able to root the device.

Could anyone point me in the right direction (correct framaroot etc)?

Thanks in advance

Thomas.
[Android General] arno_nuem:
Hello,

since a few days the search function inside the spotify app isn't working anymore. It just returns no results found, whith common searches that always worked. I cleared the cache and reinstalled the app, but problem remains. Anyone else has the same problem or even a solution?

Greetings

Marc
[Android General] liko2127:
Hi,

I use my asteroid smart since a few years ans today I have a new phone. A honor 6x. I can connect the phone and everthing works as well but in call I can hear but my correspondant can't hear me.

I've try to reset my phone and my asteroid without success.

Is someone have solution to this issue ?

Thanks a lot
[Android General] jmlimaomendes:
Hi. I need help. I,m having probems with the microphone of the parrot. When i make a phone call the person doesn,t hear me but i hear them. The voice control are ok. thanks
[Android General] Stevenxz:
Parrot Asteroid Smart Software Update

Hello guys, someone can send me Parrot Asteroid Smart Peugeot Software Update please? I try update my radio with stock Parrot software but dont work.. Need Peugeot Software first.. Thanks
[Android General] TheRealFreeman:
Does anyone of you guys could share a firmware 2.1.9 or older for to downgrade my PAS?

Thank you in advance! :)
[Android General] fotolom:
2.1.9 EN

https://yadi.sk/d/cMWI9nQkm4bjr
[Android General] Stevenxz:
Someone can help me?
[Android General] Stevenxz:
In tutorial reflash parrot asteroid smart, appear "close two contacts" How? Someone know?
[Android General] fotolom:
[IMG="Bottom side"]http://s16.radikal.ru/i191/1707/7c/49efedf28fab.jpg[/IMG]
[Android General] Stevenxz:
I see this picture, but with a clip? :S unite the 2?
[Android General] caymera:
Hi , i dont know if this is the right place to ask , But are there any apps for android that allow you to control volume by vocal command , preferably ones that work offline (exmpl : say volume up would increase the volum) Thank you
[Android General] mysterd:
Bluetooth phone call : people don't hear me

Hello,

Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask.

I have got a Parrot Asteroid Smart, with a Huawei P8 Light 2017 connected to it via Bluetooth.

I am able to initiate bluetooth phone calls, I can hear people talking through the car speakers, but people can't hear me through the parrot microphone.

The different tests i tried :

* I am able to use the same phone (Huawei P8 light / Android 7.0) with other bluetooth head units or handsfree kits with no problem

* I am able to use the parrot asteroid smart with older phones (such as Huawei P7 / Android 5.1.1) with no problem.

So the parrot's microphone seems to be working properly...

Does anyone have any idea ? Could it be because the phone's Android 7.0 is too new for the parrot asteroid smart ?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Myster D
[Android General] ptolomeo:
Would you buy this Parrot Asteroid Smart again?

Hello, I want to update my 2009 Volkswagen headunit, and was looking for a (1) robust (2) stand-alone GPS, (3) handsfree device with (4) decent audio quality.

Point 1 and 4 (robustness) made me discard all Chinese unknown-brand junk, as they (usually).

Someone advised me to get a Parrot Asteroid Smart, but looking at the specs it looks as a very old device (which on the other hand is OK because I wanted something stable) but I fear Android 2.3 will lack many possibilities (does the Google store still work on them?)

I've been looking for a more modern system, but they seem to be nonexistent because many of them rely on the smartphone and I don't want that, or way too expensive.

So the question is this (if you own a Parrot Asteroid Smart: If you were to buy a GPS head unit today, would you buy this same one again?

Thanks in advance for your opinion.
[Android General] incogn1to:
waze ppk

Can somebody please share waze and/or deezer versions from asteroid market?

Is there a proper way of converting *.ppk to *.apk?
[Android General] incogn1to:
[MENTION=4442332]Darkman[/MENTION], can you please explain how you where able to convert ppk to apk?
[Android General] Darkman:
[MENTION=8700682]incogn1to[/MENTION]

Hi, you do not need to convert anything. You can push the APK to the Asteroid and install the APK. After installing the File is a ppk
[Android General] Tigrowski:
Anybody managed to get the Spotify app to work like it's supposed to anymore? It's been deteriorating steadily for some time now, with more and more of the functionality ceasing to work (presumably because of the old API calls getting obsolete) but now it's rendered pretty much completely useless. Searching for anything yields no matches, out of my ~30 saved playlists, only two keep working and the other ones are just listed as "Loading..." and produce a never ending loading screen when pressed, the songs you save in your library are nowhere to be found for quite some time as well. The only thing that seems to be working is the new albums section.

Any way to fix this or any good alternative to the official Spotify app? Of course I do have the latest version from the Asteroid Market but this doesn't help in any way. Also, it seems that it's been pulled down from the Market anyway which seems to indicate there may not be any official support anymore.
[Android General] CocZamudio:
Loud "POP" and then no GPS

Recently, my Parrot Asteroid Smart (running Sygic Maps) was operating properly with the FM radio playing when I heard a loud "POP" on the audio and the system rebooted. When it came back up, the home page was visible on the LCD screen but the Sygic Maps app icon had had disappeared. When selected, the FM receiver plays normally. The GPS mode is simply gone.

I haven't started a really deep investigation into what happened beyond the usual superficial troubleshooting steps.

Before I begin a deep dive into problem solving, has anyone else experienced this event and, if so, what did you do to resolve it?

I love my Parrot Asteroid Smart (although the FM function is terrible, at least in my car) and I don't want to get another in-dash GPS unit.

Help, please!
[Android General] lollo78:
There's a way or a trick to upgrade the asteroid smart with DAB radio and Android auto?
[Android General] Bikegeek:
Anyone upgrade to Oreo and lose the contact syncing? Just spins around and never sync's my contacts.
[Android General] Pablosky.cl:
LOST SD

Hello my friends! I lost my original SD card. I emailed Parrot.com and they told me I needed a new SD card then they wrote me back telling me this time I didnt really need the original SD, just replace it with a generic SD card. That sounded good, especially after I asked for the original SD card at the dealer store, It cots more than USD 100 american dollars.

If I factory reset the Asteroid, Would I need the original SD CARD? Can I simply download a ROM IMAGE and burn it into a generic SD CARD to do this? Do I really need the original sd? (after all I use almost downloaded APK out of blackmarket...)

Thanks in advance,

Pablo.
[Android General] fotolom:
You can use Parrot Asteroid Smart even without any SD card. SD card is only for user's data. You can replase original card and use any card you like up to 64 GB.

No ROM IMAGE is required for working.
[Android General] gizmobinky:
does google support the playstore for android version 2.3.7 yet?

I would like to put the playstore on the parrot smart but if android 2.3.7 is not supported, it makes no sense to root it and put the playstore on it if it is no longer supported.

is already no longer necessary I have the playstore working ....

thank you in advance.
[Android General] ludude75:
Power light only

I picked up one of these Parrot Asteroid Smart radios cheap but I cannot figure out how to reset it.

The only thing it does when powered on is the power light comes on.

I tried pressing the reset button and rubbing two fingers in the middle while putting the cover back on but nothing happens.

Is there any other way to get it to boot or at least get something usable on the screen to restore this thing?
[Android General] fotolom:
You can try to reflash Parrot using Linux PC.

Original website doesn't exist. There's saved copy, instruction in russian and files for flashing.
[Android General] nfshp253:
Anyone have the Smart Cam apk? My Volvo has a version of the ASTEROID system but doesn't allow installation of the Smart Cam application.
[Android General] Jkteam:
I love/used to love the unit.

Bought it January 2016 since I felt that it was better than the Chinese brands.even with Android 2. Something it was worth it.

Since a few weeks I am thinking on change it to a Chinese Brand (xtrons te706pl to be precise).

The reason for that is that Spotify doesn't have support anymore. Can still use another version but example search option make it crash.

Using waze.still working but old version.the other day I opened it on my phone and was like ok wow this is how it is now.

Torque.old version even tho I don't think the new one has that many new features (at least for my usage)

I am worried about the sounds quality of the Chinese one as well as maybe Bluetooth. But on Amazon after reading the reviews the xtrons I mentioned doesn't seem that bad.

I like the fact that with the parrot you can use voice commands like''open waze,open spotifyt''when you are offline.

Not sure if it will work on the Chinese one. But it's not a big think worst case scenario.

The Chinese one has split screen feature.can be usefull.

Parrot doesn't have that many apps that are still working.

As I said I feel like 2 years ago even if the smart had a few years it had still a huge advantage.

Paid 260$ for it so I think I am ready now to spend the same amount of the one I mentioned .I think in 2018 the xtrons with octocorr and 4ram will have some better and worst stuff but that I won't be disappointed compared the the 5 year old (or more) parrot with no more support
[Android General] smcabete:
Did you go for it

I'm in the same boat. Except I've had mine since 2013
[Android General] Jkteam:
I did it, I order the xtrons te706pl BUT on the androidautoshop.com version.

it's a px5 so apparently it makes a big difference

i took the androidautoshop version since they add a dedicated DSP. +root

With a chineese brand,one of the top reviewd model and an added dsp+root I think it will be enough to outperform the asteroid smart from a solid Parrot compagny

It's actually been shipped today so should receive by the end of the week and install over the weekend. will keep you posted
[Android General] smcabete:
When you get a chance let me know if you can do bluetooth internet tethering from your phone to the radio. One of the most important feature that I'm looking for.
[Android General] Jkteam:
ok will check. never did it tho. why not just hotspot?
[Android General] smcabete:
Bluetooth tethering doesn't turn off. I make too many stops and it's pain always having to turn on the hotspot. The speed is really low but for maps it's good enough.

I'm also hoping that the radio plays from last selection like aux input, I do have a diesel truck with dual batteries so it shouldn't be a problem to keep the radio on sleep mode for multiple days like I do with asteroid smart.
[Android General] Jkteam:
Will check.

On my phone I have an option to keep hotspot always off if you make stops.

Apparently the boot time is superfast.will see

Should receive it friday.but I am not at home Friday and then it's the weekend.i almost feel like cancelling my day hahah
[Android General] Jkteam:
Hi

Didn't finish the installation but so far I think I will have no regrets.

Obd2 did connect no problem so I should be able to add other Bluetooth devices without problem tomorrow.

Sound for the radio was very good
[Android General] smcabete:
On the Parrot it automatically "most times" connects the Bluetooth tethering even after long sleeps and reboots. I might just go with the regular one thru Amazon though
[Android General] daveo132:
Hi guys,

Can someone let me know what the latest available way is to add google play onto the device?

I need it to keep my Co-Pilot GPS working.

Edit.

Ok so I got those working and can get the app store up but everything is incompatible with my device.

Where do I go from here?
[Android General] Gomex_10:
Good afternoon! I have it in my car but I have a problem...

Whenever I use TomTom GPS the sound of the notifications is too low and I can not reconcile with music from the radio because it is difficult to perceive the information given by the TomTom application. Is there a way to solve this problem? Whether through the device settings or through an application that allows me to set the volume for each program individually.
[Android General] sav_za:
2 Years later and it looks like it's the end of the road for the Asteroid - Waze is not working anymore.

Before I go through the trouble of installing, can anyone confirm if Google Maps is still working?
[Android General] Konan555:
I have a feeling it may have died today. I've had it happily sitting on the last version of google maps 6 for years but, as of this morning, it won't calculate routes either in maps or in navigation. I get the feeling the google servers are now rejecting the requests. I've got another one in my other car which I'll compare it to when I get a chance.

Pretty gutted as I love the build of the device, I really was happy with how it was working. See what happens.
[Android General] Konan555:
Yup - exactly the same behaviour on a 2nd one. Looks very likely google have chopped it.

*edit* - when I say 'last' version, I mean the last version that worked on 2.3 android 6.14.something
[Android General] sav_za:
Thanks, that's very sad. I've also got 2 units which are now pretty much obsolete, or in terms of navigation at least. :(
[Android General] Nerds2You:
Oldest supported version for Android apps is version 5, Lollipop
[Android General] snowdream79:
waze app force close on start

I have the following problem from about 10 days now the Waze on my parrot asteroid is force closing at start.

I did the following stuff

1. uninstall the waze

2. install again from market

3. reset to factory the unit

Same behavior

Anyone solved that ?
[Android General] Konan555:
Yeah - it's a real shame. I have them because I've only got very basic requirements. Decent hands free (the Parrot being much better than any of the miriad of double DIN android units I've tried) and google maps.

I was very happy not to have all of the other Google junk like play store updating and crashing in the background. Get it working... leave it alone.... I just need it to do it's job. Plus it's a very clean unit - when I purchased the first one around five years ago, all the alternatives lit up and flashed like a council house at Christmas.

I'm just trying to find out if this is some permanent change to their API (might packet sniff it and see what it's actually coming back with when it requests a route) - I don't wanna ebay off 2 head units I really like, buy two Xtrons and then find out it was a temporary issue.
[Android General] sav_za:
Same here - good handsfree, Waze/Google Maps, play music from SD/USB and running Torque Pro. That's all I wanted from them.

I suspect it's a permanent issue, especially since both Waze and Google Maps have stopped working, but I'd also like to know if Google is actively blocking old devices.
[Android General] Konan555:
It might be a week or so till I get a chance, but I'll have a look at the data that's going between them.

I wonder if it's something daft like Google switching the part of the API that handles 'Go from A to B' to require https and the application is still using http.
[Android General] Konan555:
I've had a very breif look. I can see traffic going to and from google when I send a request for a route, so I don't think it's having any problems establishing connections (not great, as that would be the easier bit to fix IMO).

I suspect it's "this please...." "bog off". Which makes me think the formatting of the request used in version 6 has been depricated. Problem is it's all encrypted so i'll have to spend a bit of time at the weekend to set up some SSL decryption. This in turn will be a pain if it's not easy to import a cert authority into the parrot.

Version 7 of maps still works fine, but that needs Android 4.
[Android General] gizmobinky:
I can also confirm that google maps is stopped, no route can be calculated any more :crying:

maps version 6.14.
[Android General] sav_za:
Turns out Waze 3.8.10 is still working 100% for me.
[Android General] Jkteam:
android has stopped support for 4.0 i bealive.

I changed to the te706pl but from androidautoshop since june and I am very happy with the upgrade. Finally a chineese android stereo that is doing the job
[Android General] Konan555:
Thanks for the heads up. I've never been a Waze user but I'll give it a shot and see how I get on with it. It should at least keep me going whilst I work out what to do with maps.

I tried the iGO that came with it for 20 minutes... it made me angry ;)
[Android General] gizmobinky:
because of the no longer working google maps I used a google chromecast 2 in combination with an hdmi audio / video converter and the screen of my nokia 6.1 casting via hotspot ..... this way I can still google maps via the screen of use the parrot astroid smart.

I did the set-up at home via an imac and then installed the cromecast in the car.

of course, the touchscreen does not work.

ps, Waze 3.8.10 unfortunately does not work for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNSVHbqEDI4