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[Android General] proxonic:
guys - i just wanted to share, that i'm impressed by that unit every day more and more.....

everything works..

- rooted

- market, maps, calendar

- other igo

- sygic

- smart launcher

- all buttons for the steering wheel control (fyi if someone needs - for Toyota RAV4.3 - connections is V1 - SW1, GND - SWG, AUX1 - SW2)

- luckily my unika came with all wires correctly connected.

- internet via bluetooth sharing from nokia 515

but all of that would be not possible without this thread - thanks to everyone

i had previously wince roadrover which was not bad, but nothing special... then tried china thing with android 4..... which was piece of ****..... and at the end decided to go for the smart..... and that was really good choice.
[Android General] traveaso34:
Hands free text messaging app

I miss my handsfree text messaging from my Honda 2013 when I installed Parrot Asteroid Smart. I was wondering if there was anyone that would know if there is an app that will do this over bluetooth over my iphone. AN app that will run on the Parrot and when I receive a text message it will show up on the screen and read it to me, then ask me if i want it to reply and then it replies with whatever message I say.
[Android General] zeusakatkm:
I'm going to be "that guy" and say you probably shouldn't be texting in any form while driving. Hands free does not mean distraction free.
[Android General] Taomyn:
So you're also the guy that stays totally silent in the vehicle, won't converse with passengers, doesn't listen to the radio or does and never retunes to another station, won't be thinking what to be buying at the store, working out if they should take one route or another to work today, reading the advertising in the side of the road.

Why exactly do you have an Asteroid? Everything's a distraction.
[Android General] traveaso34:
If your going to write useless crap don't even bother wasting my time.
[Android General] delboydell:
I use tablet talk on mine and it works great. but it does not read them out. but because the texts come as a notification perhaps another app would read them aloud?
[Android General] kiswum:
I have never used something like that, but you should not set up text messages while driving. Even phone calls can extract you much more then talking to someone who is next to you in the car. I sometimes have phonecalls in the car and I make sure that I keep it as short as possible (< 1 minute)

Back to texting, if you write a message via your voice, you properly need to check and correct the messages, you are for at least 10 seconds more focused on the message than driving.

Changing a radio channel will cost you 1 second, changing radio to music from the SD will cost you 1-2 seconds.

Sent from my Xiaomi mi2 with Tapatalk. This is why my message could contain spelling mistakes.
[Android General] the-unknown:
i solved my problem with the video playback. i downgraded to an older firmware. it worked. so i updated to the 2.1.5 and it worked as wel. :D
[Android General] hbkekko:
1) guys i've a problem to root my device. i don't have any sd card reader and my usb pen drive is not read by astro file manager in order to install farmaroot. any help? thanks.

2) do you think i need one of this?

http://www.ebay.it/itm/6x-Savvies-S...S_Accessories_Software_ET&hash=item51ba06f67b
[Android General] proxonic:
tuner issue

guys,

tuner app in my smart works somehow strange. Manual FM, AM and adding the station to the Favorites - work. Selecting the favorites - works as well.

But as soos as i want to make the Full Scan - smart goes to switch off gps, bluetooth, radio, sound, everything actually - and makes something like small reset.... there is no new station after that.... and no sound - i need to make real reboot after that.

Once the full scan was succesfull..... but what should happened after that? Is there somewhere the list of found stations? It has not been added to favorites or any list which i can see & scroll.

What can be the reason?
[Android General] limited_imagination:
Torque with a USB-to-OBD II cable

So I'm still stumbling towards progress in using Torque with a USB-to-OBD II cable (via a PL2303 USB-to-RS232 coupled with an OBDLink S), and I discovered a couple of things worth noting.

It's true that the Asteroid Smart loads the Prolific PL2303 drivers at boot, and that it will "see" the serial cable. On an unrooted Asteroid Smart, if you sideload the android terminal apk, and then enter "dmesg" in the terminal window, you will see the record of the Asteroid loading this driver.

However, if you don't root the device, then "out of the box", Asteroid Smart will

NOT

grant permissions to any software that wants to use this cable. It does not matter that the drivers are loaded at boot. The permissions need to be changed.

That turns out to be the reason why Torque would not "see" my USB cable, even when I selected the correct /dev/ttyUSB# option in Torque.

Once I rooted the Asteroid Smart, then it was possible to grant permission for the PL2303 cable to be used.

I ran the terminal again, typed "dmesg" again, and confirmed that the PL2303 was installing itself at /dev/ttyUSB0.

Then I entered "su" in the terminal window, and then I entered "chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0".

This command, "chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0", grants the permissions required. Once that's done, it's possible to check the status of the device by entering, "stty -F /dev/ttyUSB0 raw" which will give you the current baud rate that has been set for the PL2303 serial cable.

I then sideloaded the apk for "Serial Port API Sample" by Cedric Priscal (I can't embed html links here). If you run this app after entering the "chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0" command, it appears to be possible to lock the baud rate to your own choice.

At this point Torque recognizes the OBDLink S device, and *almost* connects properly.

The adapter status in Torque shows the manufacturer as "SCANTOOL.NET LLC", and the firmware shows in Torque's "Adapter Version" window as "STN1101 v3.3.0, identifying as: ELM327 v1.3a".

However, the connection keeps cutting out, and I never get any live vehicle data transferred into Torque.

Torque's OBDII adapter status page shows "0 errors", but the number of "other faults" starts racking up shortly after connection is established. Once the "other faults" get up over 16 or so, the connection is completely lost and the status window loses the info for adapter manufacturer and firmware version. I then get lots of messages that say, "No response from OBD Adapter, Did you select the right baud rate?"

So some progress, but no complete resolution yet.

This cable and OBDLink S device work just fine on my Windows 7 PC, so I'm certain that it's not a hardware fault.

If anyone has any great ideas, please post up, otherwise I will post again if I have any useful new info.
[Android General] PrimalNexus:
Quick question. I've rooted my smart, installed Google framework, the market, and Google maps. When I launch Google maps most things work fine but I'm getting a login failed when accessing certain services. When I try to sign in in maps most of the time I get "You have signed into your Google Account (null)." Any ideas?

Rooted using these instructions:

http://asteroid.doisara.com/rooting-and-sideloading-apps/rooting-sideloading-and-android-market/

Installed Maps using these instructions:

http://asteroid.doisara.com/app-compatibility/google-mapsnavigationlatitude/
[Android General] proxonic:
it was happening the same on my smart..... but once i saw the messages/requests in the left top corner from the google account to give for application account access. Since then it works. Maybe try to login into your google account and check the security messages, if there is no access requests pending.
[Android General] PrimalNexus:
So this was an easy fix. I uninstalled maps and reinstalled. Selected login, and received 3 permission requests in the notifications bar. Just selected and accepted request. Thanks.
[Android General] PrimalNexus:
Update: Now it cycles back and forth between being logged in and failing to login. It causes a lot of issues with the maps software. Any recommendations?

Any way to wipe all of the maps data and then reinstall? I'm running 6.8.1 and I've seen the apk for 6.14 running around here but I'm having no luck installing it? Sparcing error.

Update 2: I reset to factory settings and formatted the SD card. Interestingly enough, most of the files and directories remained intact after the hard reset (Oh well). After rooting, I installed the latest Market (which immediately switched to Playstore). I installed maps version 6.14.4 and boom, I'm all good. Maps and Navigation runs very stable on this version and a few new features.

You will find the steps that I took below:

Rooted, Installed Google Framework, and the Market per instructions

http://asteroid.doisara.com/rooting-and-sideloading-apps/rooting-sideloading-and-android-market/

Updated to Playstore per instructions (Newer Market 1st but within 3 minutes it updated to Playstore)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18988162

Last Google Maps w/ navigation supported by Gingerbread (6.14.4)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2485892

Unzipped, installed like a normal app.

Installed Voice Search per instructions

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2449005&page=51

Installed Street View like a normal app

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2449005&page=102

I couldn't get Navigation to announce proper instructions or street names with Parrot or Picco so I downloaded IVONA TTS by performing a simple search in the Playstore.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ivona.tts

You'll need to download a TTS voice file afterwards. It's a large file so be prepared. My Parrot actually restarted twice while downloading. I was pushing it hard so it's best to just let it sit and download the file.

After switching the TTS engine, Navigation purrrrd like a kitten. Settings>Advanced>Voice Input Output (something like that)

Hopefully this helps others. It's partially for my own benefit as I wouldn't be surprised If I needed the info again. Remember to "Thank" those who provided the original info at each step.
[Android General] joeyvaz:
Lost sub Out...won't reset any of my setting

So, I installed the Asteroid Smart about 5 days ago. Was listening to it on my way to work-all was fine. Parked the car and go to work. When I get out of work 8 hours later, the unit turns on and all is working except output to the subs.

I took the little face plate off and hit the reset button, but nothing changed. All my settings, radio station favorites, etc. are still there. Shouldn't the reset have wiped that all out? Today I left the faceplate out all day while I am at work. So we'll see if that changes anything when I go home this afternoon.

Next course of action:

-test the actual sub (it is also brand new installed at the same time) I will put another sub to test that way.

-test the output from head unit's sub out (going to use the rear outputs to the sub input on my JL HD900. Just to see if I get sound out of the sub channel on the amp.

-Test the RCA's on the sub channel by running another set loosely outside the car.

Any other steps to do some testing?

Thanks.

PS

Not rooted or anything. Only thing I did right before turning off the car was testing my Verizon 3G USB modem. It picked it up and I was able to browse the internet. Turned off the unit, then the car, and went to work.
[Android General] fotolom:
It is not "reset" button. It is "reboot" button. You can make factory reset from Menu - Settings.
[Android General] joeyvaz:
WOW, didn't realize that. I never would have know since the manual says it is a "RESET" button.

Thanks. I will try to reset from the menu then.

Thanks!
[Android General] pdappcgeek:
Could somebody answer these for me:

I have a S4 and my bluetooth tethering button most of the time (but not always) unchecks Itself after I turn off my car. This means that next time I get in my car I have to recheck it & reconnect within Parrot. So is there anyway I can just make it stay checked all the time on my phone?

One more bluetooth related question: is it best to use torque through usb rather than bluetooth? My Internet stops tethering when I go to dual bluetooth mode to connect to torque. Is there a seem less way to use torque?

Thanks!
[Android General] joeyvaz:
swapped the RCAs from the rear channel to my sub channel. no output to the sub.I connected a speaker to the sub output to check if my sub was having issues. no output to the seaker. So I believe my sub channel has an issue. Which is crazy because it worked when I shut my car off. So I guess I need to either repair my amp or get one to run the sub.
[Android General] arosas:
What Launcher are you using on yours?
[Android General] breakthestatic:
Stock android turns the Bluetooth tethering option off every time you toggle Bluetooth, so if you leave Bluetooth on 24/7 and never reboot it's fine. However, if you toggle Bluetooth or restart your phone, you'll need to re-check the option. To alleviate this you can get an app called Bluetooth auto tethering and use it in conjunction with tasker. The BT app will allow you to set the option on boot. By default it can't set the option when you toggle, but it does expose a tasker plugin, so I have a profile set up in tasker to set Bluetooth tether to on whenever Bluetooth itself is toggled on.
[Android General] pdappcgeek:
Terrific solution. Thank you for the reply
[Android General] tbd@immigrantsong.de:
I've never had the tether option turn off on a reboot as long as you always leave Buetooth on.
[Android General] pdappcgeek:
Hey guys, I replaced my framework-res.apk in /system/framework. And now the radio won't boot up.

I backed the old file by adding a .old at the end of the file extension. How would I go about mounting the file system to fix this.... or do I need to do a factory reset? If so, how do I do the factory reset when I can't finish boot?

Thanks!
[Android General] fotolom:
I think you forgot about permissions:

You needs now to update firmware:

Put on a USB key Asteroid_Smart_Update.plf file with a computer

Plug your USB key

Turn Off your car (and remove the car key)

Remove front panel and push on the hard reset button during 1s. (with a needle)

Move 2 fingers on the screen during 5 seconds while your turning on your car

The update should start

Put back the front panel and wait the end of update
[Android General] hbkekko:
guys, after rooted, which version of tom tom have i to install? thanks
[Android General] pdappcgeek:
Thanks fotolam. That got me out of my jam relatively unscathed. I only had to reroot and reinstall Market then I was right back where I was.
[Android General] Psy87:
New version of Asteroid Tweaker:

http://asteroid.fab-uleux.com/

Fix Global Volume offset management (2.1)

Improve Keyboard managment (re-assign keys) (2.1 - beta)

Allow to standby up to 5h! (2.1 - beta)
[Android General] jaanusj:
Can anyone sneak out how the tweaker changes the standby time - i would like to turn off the display and put my unit to standby with tasker...
[Android General] proxonic:
guys,

i'm using the Parrot Smart with Unika in my Toyota Rav4.3. Actually everything works... but....

- if i push volume+ or volume- on the steering wheel, the first what i hear is a short beep, then the sound is little bit muted and then goes to the level, which i wanted. The beep i hear only once at the beginning of changing the volume. After some time of doing nothing - when i start playing with volume again, the beep comes again with first volume button push.

Is it possible somehow to remove that beep, and that muted break before going to wanted volume level?

I'm not sure if i described it clearly enough with my english - hopefully someone will understand and help me.
[Android General] lepaske:
Just install the last one !
[Android General] proxonic:
EDIT:

new info:

it is not Parrot Smart..... it iGO Primo makes that beep and mute sound when i'm pushing the volume+ & volume- on steering wheel control.

Anyone knows, if it is possible to change in iGO ? Some change in Sys.txt ?
[Android General] lepaske:
Unika update

[MENTION=5389783]donaldta[/MENTION] :

Hello Donald,

Did you tried the manual update of the Unika firmware ?

Parrot has just release a new firmware for the Asteroid Smart but they've not included the Unika update in it like they said they will do, I think, so I was wondering if you managed to do it yourself ?
[Android General] Bikegeek:
The latest firmware I believe is 2.1.5. Where did you find something newer?
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
Parrot has released version 2.1.9 for the PAS, but as always some language versions are released earlier than others. Just check their homepage.
[Android General] Taomyn:
Who will be the first to brave the update to see if it remains root-able afterwards? :confused:

I'd try it but I need mine to be working tonight - so won't brave it until the weekend now.
[Android General] Bikegeek:
I'm still showing 2.1.5 for US......
[Android General] perfektny:
Try UK flag - there is 2.1.9
[Android General] hbkekko:
which one, in your honest opinion, is the best navigator? i think that igo is good but too "cheap" in its maps
[Android General] Bikegeek:
Saw that, not sure if it's OK do use that plf though.
[Android General] perfektny:
I prefer TomTom, but better buy it from PlayStore because of lifetime updates.

---------- Post added at 06:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:38 PM ----------

Don't worry You can use all versions. Sometime I use US sometime UK, last time also for Mazda vehicles depend of which one is the newest.
[Android General] Bikegeek:
Did the UK 2.1.9. Change log:

IMPROVEMENTS

Market&Apps

- Update Asteroid Market version

- Update iGO firmware (not maps data)

GPS

- GPS module firmware upgraded

Interface

- Change font

- Wallpaper by default is changed

- Add new wallpapers

BUG FIXES

- Audio lost on boot sometimes

- Sometimes loss of all music sources when plugging an iPhone5 (or 5c or 5s)

COMPATIBILITY

3G keys: Update of compatibility support

---------- Post added at 04:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:12 PM ----------

Look here - http://forum.parrot.com/usa/viewtopic.php?id=28423
[Android General] m.a.c.:
Cannot select an alternate default keyboard.

I installed a Smart in my car this past weekend after getting it rooted and installing the google play store framework, etc. Unfortunately, I have one problem that I have not been able to figure out.

I'd like to install Swiftkey and have it be my default input method. I have Swiftkey installed and it works for a while but it keeps reverting back to using Japanese IME. When it's in this state I cannot get the control panel to select Swiftkey (or the Asteroid keyboard). I can only get Swiftkey to work by reinstalling it and I've done that a couple times already.

I uploaded a brief video which demonstrates the problem. http://youtu.be/2DfbAUwETT4

Can anyone offer suggestions how to get Swiftkey to be the default keyboard and for it to persist? I'd like to completely uninstall the other two foreign keyboards but haven't figured out how to do that either.
[Android General] Taomyn:
Have you tried Titanium Backup to either freeze or uninstall them?
[Android General] m.a.c.:
I do have TB installed and did uninstall one package (nervously after being warned that it could brick the unit). It's difficult to determine by name which one(s) to uninstall. I'll take another look.

Regarding the inability to select Swiftkey - any suggestions? Seems like a permission problem, but I'm not sure what to do.

Edit: I got one of the keyboards uninstalled but the Japanese IME remains. Also got Swiftkey working again by reinstalling it; not expecting that fix to last based on prior attempts, though.
[Android General] tbd@immigrantsong.de:
So, who will be the first to validate that rooting with Framaroot still works? Surely easiest if the unit is still standing on your desk, not in your car.
[Android General] philippe565:
root still works after update , i did it yesterday.

As always, i had to launch framaroot , reboot, and it worked !
[Android General] ronsno:
I've got TomTom, Sygic & Waze on my PAS. Sygic has the best graphics but a lousy interface, by that I mean it's very awkward to enter go to addresses. It doesn't actually display the address I put in (just a range). There's nothing special about TomTom. I've ended up using Waze all the time. While Waze has the worst graphics, I find I don't actually look at the screen that much but listen to the directions. Waze's voice isn't that great either. But what Waze has going for it; it's the easiest to enter destinations and has great look up features (It's owned by Google). It also pulls from your phones contact list. It also has the easiest and most efficient routing for the fasted routes and it has the whole social interaction. So people are inputting traffic issues, cops etc. So while it's graphics and voice aren't that great, it ease of interaction makes up for it's deficiencies.
[Android General] Taomyn:
I too have performed the update and confirm that root can be recovered.

I do like the new font, looks much better and I find it easier to read.
[Android General] nojkepop:
I thought the update was just for UK users, after going to Asteroid Smart support the update is available for all regions. Not sure if this was my misunderstanding or not. Just wanted to clarify if anyone else thought it was UK only and was hesitant to install.
[Android General] N715DP:
same here, no issue getting root back... and the new font is much easier to read
[Android General] hbkekko:
how to get root back after update? just lunch farmaroot?
[Android General] Taomyn:
Yes, exactly
[Android General] dragon788:
I'd suggest grabbing Tasker. You should be able to create a Tasker task that changes the IME back to Swiftkey, or you can use the Tasker plugin that changes your input method automatically depending on the application.
[Android General] m.a.c.:
Thanks. I used the Secure Setting Tasker plugin to set it at boot time. Seems to be working.
[Android General] SilverTipp:
I think I know the answer to this based on extensive searching, but I thought I would just ask to be sure ... Are we still stuck using 2.3.7? Have we still not been able to port CM or something to this device? If so, what's preventing it? Unlocking? Dev support?
[Android General] kronikings:
Japanese IME

I am having the same issue which the Japanese keyboard setting itself as default. Not sure why I can't find it in titanium and delete it. I'll try the tasker route soon. VERY annoying.
[Android General] m.a.c.:
Waze stuttering?

On to my next problem. The voice navigation in Waze isn't coming through without interruption. Sometimes it'll miss the first part of the instruction; other times it'll miss the last. Playing radio at the same time doesn't seem to make any difference. I've read that some people have solved this problem (on other devices) by downgrading the application version; I've tried that but it didn't help. I've also tried switching between Parrot TTS and IVONA TTS engines; no difference.

Anyone encounter this problem and find a fix? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
[Android General] Taomyn:
Has anyone else tried Sygic SatNav on their unit?

I'm giving it a go on the free 7-say trial, and it seems to run really well, unlike TomTom which is sluggish and the voice often stutters. I think I need to tweak more settings as I the voice isn't reading out place/street names. At least it makes more use of the screen by removing the top status bar.

Not sure if I want to drop more money on another application considering I already did that for TomTom (Play version not Parrot).
[Android General] lepaske:
Strange !

I've been using Tomtom from month now and never had the problem you described...It runs perfectly well and smooth on my Asteroid Smart.

Maybe there is something in your config that don't work too well with Tomtom...?