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[Android General] jonnyjett:
Works for me just fine.

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BUMP for my questions:

1. Is there a way to create a shortcut or widget to the Subwoofer Cutoff settings?

2. Is there a widget for a system reboot? Asteroid Tweaker has one, but I don't know how to add it when running ADW Launcher EX. All others seems require ROOT, which I don't have.

3. Is there a more consistent way of lowering the media volume to 0 before shutdown? Tasker does not do it consistently and is very sporadic and only works 50% of the time. (Why do I want this? Because I don't want to hear the fracking radio when it boots back up later!)
[Android General] sweeetcopcar69:
mine says it's not compatible?

most aftermarket launchers will have the shortcut options. as for the volume I am using a manual control instead of digital. much easier
[Android General] ansvlug:
There are many apps for which Google Play says: "Not compatible with your device" but that actually work fine if you install them some other way. Why does Google Play say it's not compatible? How can we make it see it is compatible?
[Android General] sweeetcopcar69:
So download and install from another source you reckon. Silly googleplay. Go home, you're drunk.
[Android General] s0ulseller:
Or try Market Helper?
[Android General] ansvlug:
Has anyone been able to enable bluetooth tethering on the phone and let the Parrot go online using the bluetooth connection using the phone's data plan?

(The Parrot can get internet access using WiFi Tethering, but I have to enable that on my phone every time I get in my car; bluetooth tethering is always enabled).
[Android General] edit:
BT tethering works great 90% of the time with my phone : Samsung Galxy S3 international, stock 4.1.2, no root.

From time to time i have to turn off the phone BT and then back on because it gets stuck and fail to communicate to the Smart or works everything but fails to start the BT tethering.

If you have set up the phone and Smart and it does not work I guess is a software compatibility problem...
[Android General] ansvlug:
Market Helper

Yes, Market Helper works like a charm! Thanks!

I wouldn't display correctly on the parrot, making it impossible to push buttons. I downloaded Ultimate Rotate Control (nl.fameit.rotate - I'm not allowed to post links yet) and forced Market Helper to be displayed sideward (portrait).

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I have the same phone. What do you do on the Parrot to make it use BT tethering? Do you have to look up the phone in Settings > Wireless > Bluetooth? Then tap what?

Thank you.
[Android General] delboydell:
I am using a galaxy s4 on 4g and have no problems with the tethering , make sure that the use for internet is checked on the parrots Bluetooth options for the phone, and on my phone under more networks / tethering / tick Bluetooth tethering.

The parrot has to be in single phone mode though.

my only niggle is that some apps wont work with a blue tooth connection and need wifi, how can we make them change ?
[Android General] Joe333x:
I tried market helper and it didnt do anything for me, it said on google dashboard that is was an S3 but the market still showed that Weather Bug Elite was incompatible. I just ended up loading it with titanium backup from by phone but would be nice to get market helper to work.
[Android General] edit:
[MENTION=480592]ansvlug[/MENTION]
[Android General] ansvlug:
Bluetooth tethering

I see. When I tap it it says: "This will disable the dual-phone mode". Perhaps Bluetooth tethering outweighs mine and my husbands phone connecting to the parrot simultaneously; for the passenger phone calls are not convenient anyway as the microphone is directed at the driver. I'll try disabling the dual phone mode and see if this solves the bluetooth tethering.

Thanks again,

Ans.
[Android General] s0ulseller:
Anyone know the display resolution? I am trying to make a custom boot animation.
[Android General] DrWarrenKruger:
Answers to the above:

1. The Gallery app is very picky about video file encoding specifics. You can use the full version of VLC on a PC to see what codecs your files are using. Since nothing is playing you'll need to transcode the files into an acceptable format. Handbrake is good for this. See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41987176#post41987176.

2. To conveniently fix this problem you must root. See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41861974#post41861974.

4. When you have a video working in the Gallery app, touch the screen and some icons will appear in the center. One of them is for rear screen activation. Touch that and the video will display in the rear (and send its audio to the external video's audio outs), then you can hit the home icon on the Smart and launch whatever else you'd like for the main screen.

Good luck.
[Android General] s0ulseller:
Found it on another site, its 800x480. I got it working (sorta) I was hoping it would take the place of Parrot logo when it first boots but it does not, it comes up after that.
[Android General] AXP:
Same problem =(

Is there any solution?
[Android General] ansvlug:
Bluetooth tethering

Indeed, bluetooth tethering appears to be working. A pity, though, that dual mode and using bluetooth internet are mutually exclusive.

Thanks again!
[Android General] edit:
Awww, i didn't knew that. I'll look into it and write a ticket to Parrot to ... maybe they will fix this?
[Android General] asp1:
Thanks for your reply. Any chance to get some replies to all the other questions?

As to issue 1, what do you mean by "Handbrake"?

As to issue 2, can't I use the unit with Parrot's customized Android without rooting? I like this interface. This is the reason I preferred buying a known brand's unit and not some OEM from China..

I'll check your answer to issue 4 although it's really an awful situation I can't do that using any other app that is supporting all video codecs.

Thanks a lot!
[Android General] s0ulseller:
Handbrake is a video encoder program, google it.
[Android General] DrWarrenKruger:
Rooting doesn't change the look or feel of the Parrot interface at all. It just gives you access to the full file system so that, in this case, you can access your USB-based storage devices from any app. You'll also get the benefit of conveniently being able to load almost any Android app directly via the Play store. I was hesitant at first too, but once you do it you can really enjoy the full power of the Smart. The sooner you give in, the happier you'll be.
[Android General] xd_sjo:
Tried searching this thread but no results.

Has anyone got Ingress working on the Smart?

:)
[Android General] VenomousSVT:
that is an EXCELLENT question :o

i work in a shop and we sell the asteroid.... i looked into installing it in my truck, but I dont really need a radio per say.. i think im gonna buy a new dash bezel and just flush in a nexus 7 instead.
[Android General] mrfatmen:
Question for the tomtom users.

If i sideload the tomtom app onto the asteroid. Can i use the live services then?
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
I haven't bought any Live Services, but if you sideload TomTom on the Smart, then you have all the options that are in the app, including Live Services, so I don't see a reason why it shouldn't work.
[Android General] n.lust:
Framaroot

Hello,

Impossible to root my parrot smart.

Framaroot is intalled (1.4.3 and then 1.5.1) and when i click on root, framaroot shut down and do nothing else.

What's the problem ?

An other way to root the parrot smart ?

Thanks !
[Android General] BykaZoiD:
I had the same problem. Try Framaroot 1.4.1, this worked out for me.
[Android General] n.lust:
Thanks

Thanks the 1.4.1 works great !

Now i want install icoyote.apk but I have a problem.

I freeze the original coyote with Titanium Backup

I instal icoyote.apk and the parrot say me that coyote is a system application. Ik press okay update and at the end it say me that icoyote is finally not installed.

I hope you understand me ;)

Is there a special manipulation ? or perhaps change the icoyote name to keep the original coyote and icoyote.apk ?

Thanks a lot !
[Android General] xd_sjo:
I do need a radio, and the answer to this question pretty much will make the purchase decision as to whether or not I buy the Asteroid Smart!

Anyone with a Smart willing to give it a try for me? :good:
[Android General] mrfatmen:
I tought maybe they can see it's a patched version. Because the play store isn't availible?
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
Why is it a patched version?

If it needs the Play Services to validate your license then you shouldn't be able to launch it in the first place.

But if that were the case you could still root the device and install the Play Store and Google Play Services.

My Google account even lists the Asteroid Smart when I'm using the Play Store as a registered device, so I don't see any problems there. Every app that's using my Google account to verify the license works.
[Android General] Viper87227:
Since I saw some people talking about it in the thread, here's how to enable live wallpapers. This requires root.

Search for and download "android.software.live_wallpaper.xml" and "livewallpaperspicker.apk"

Change system permissions to R/W

Copy android.software.live_wallpaper.xml to /system/etc/permissions/

Copy livewallpaperspicker.apk to /system/app/

That's it... LWP should work now.

Credit to devoidx, btw. I only copied over his information from elsewhere.
[Android General] devoidx:
lol, thanks for rewording my post from parrot's devzone and bringing it here...

anyways, I posted this a while ago on the parrot's devzone, the problem is that while the livepapper does work on a third party launcher, still not being able to get it to show up on the stock launcher's wallpaper....

Also, just copying the livewallpaperpicker.apk should suffice to get livewallpapers load up on a third party launcher.
[Android General] Viper87227:
I wasn't intending to take credit. I found the information a while ago and had it saved in a text file on my computer. I remember it taking me a lot of digging to find the first time and didn't really think to go back and figure out where I found it. The information wasn't posted on XDA that I could find. Sorry if you felt my intentions were poor, I edited my post appropriately.

FWIW, using ADW Launcher and just copying over the APK didn't work for me. The app installed and I could view the installed LWP's, but it would FC when I tried to apply anything.
[Android General] devoidx:
What I really wanna figure out is how we can change the LWP on stock launcher....when I select the LWP on the stock launcher, nothing happens to the main wallpaper but interestingly the background of parrot's clock app does change to the LWP..driving me crazy

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[Android General] casoft:
wifi shuts off when sleep

Hi Friends, have a next quiestion.

Im need when press the shutdown button or off the car the Wifi conection dont shutdown.

Im try install "Wi-Fi Keep Alive" but dont work.

Im possible modify any file of my Asteroid the disable this function?

Im like install for example a GPS tracker program to my Asteroid by need the Wifi conection all time.

Thanks for your help.
[Android General] runy:
This is impossible because the parrot is down cut off the energy.

Enviado desde mi C6603 usando Tapatalk 2
[Android General] s0ulseller:
Has anyone played with custom bootanimations? Is it possible to replace the PARROT logo on startup? Would love to replace it with a Subaru animation I created to give it more of an OEM feel.
[Android General] Viper87227:
There is a neat app someone made called AsteroidTweaker, and one of the things it does is replace the boot animation.

http://asteroid.fab-uleux.com

I haven't tried it... but the option is there. I've seen a youtube video also where someone has an Alfa boot animation on it... so it's certainly possible. I'd love to have a Hyundai one myself.
[Android General] s0ulseller:
Do you have a link for the that video? I used the asteroidtweaker and it didn't work out very well, i must be doing something wrong.
[Android General] devoidx:
Have you tried replacing the stock bootanimation.zip with the zip one you have made? that should be the first thing to try...
[Android General] s0ulseller:
No I have not, I found that youtube link, looks like I have been using the wrong resolution though I don't think that will solve my issue. Despite the units resolution being 800x400, you need to use 736x400 because of the buttons on the left. Also, the stock bootanimation is located in /system/media. I will play around with this and post back.
[Android General] jonnyjett:
Does anyone have a music player that will resume an MP3 at the same spot in the song? Winamp will only resume the same song at the beginning of the song. That's no good for long tracks.
[Android General] Viper87227:
Play music does. I have all access and have been streaming, and it picks up where I left off. I see no reason why the same wouldn't be true for files stored on the unit.
[Android General] jonnyjett:
is that the one that came stock?
[Android General] Viper87227:
From Parrot? No. It's the official Google music app.
[Android General] Jr.beronha:
Digital Tv receiver Wifi

Hi guys! I'm from Brazil and had a Parrot asteroid Smart.

My Smart had a root. I buyed this digital tv receiver TVIZEN WIFI RECEIVER ( tivizen.com) and install a app. I have a problem, in my iPhone or ipad working great, but in Smart after 5 minutes it lost The wifi connection with tv receiver.

Somebody have a idea whats a problem?

Thanks! And sorry about my english
[Android General] edit:
[MENTION=778698]jonnyjett[/MENTION]

The only one I know is Mortplayer.It's free, it works ok on the Smart, extremely customisable, it can see the hidden mount points of the USB drives, it playes FLAC, the only problem is that the Smart equalizer (and all the sound settings for that matter) does not work with Mortplayer
[Android General] RudeDog99:
Does anybody know if you can use one of the USB type A port (so not the miniUSB port) for connecting ADB? Do you need an adapted USB type A - A cable like you use between 2 pc's because of the power issue?
[Android General] jonnyjett:
Thanks, I'll try it out.

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By the way, has anyone else experienced a problem where the Smart doesn't fully bootup, where it gets stuck when displaying "Parrot Asteroid"? This happens to me once a day and I have to do a hard reset, grrrr...
[Android General] redge76:
OK I received my HID keyboard and I managed to assign the media action to the 6 buttons. I got a demo video but can't post here because I'm under the 10 post rule.

Cheap hardware remote for 8$ ... great...

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You root the system, use KeyEvent Display to find keycode and then you create a keylayout.
[Android General] xd_sjo:
Hi,

Thanks for the info + files. I managed to get contacts sync working, and gmail. But a couple of problems:

- GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk does not show up in 'install app from sd' list. I even tried copying it to /system/app and still nothing. Do you have to do anything special?

- MarketUpdater - what exactly does this do? Do you install from SD, copy to system, or something els? Does it even need to be run manually?

Right now in my app sync options I have: gmail, picasa, ingress, contacts. Also the marketplace doesn't seem to know what apps I should have access to, included paid apps. I need to figure out a way to get my paid Copilot installed.

Is there a version of the market place which supports multiple accounts? I know they updated the app a couple of years ago to add this functionality. Can we make use of it?

And yes, hidden above, INGRESS DOES WORK. You have to spoof our device identity using market helper - I configured it as a Nexus 7. Ingress runs but is a bit slow and the screen isn't really big enough for chat etc., but that may not be a deal breaker.

Any advice on the calendar and market stuff appreciated. Thanks!
[Android General] redge76:
link to the video is: youtube.com/watch?v=2hLaYl8b08s

If someone knows where to by a remote switch that can be attache to the wheel, It would be great !

redge
[Android General] asp1:
Unit not working...

Hello all,

After having many problems described in my previous message in this thread (mainly inability to watch many movies and have them displayed on an external monitor connected), I wanted to try some of the solutions offered to me in this forum. However, when I tried to turn on my unit, I saw nothing happened. I tried to reset it a few times and then started to get, randomly the following:

1. Unit doesn't turn on at all.

2. Unit turns on and letting me know it should be loaded with factory defaults and then resetting itself.

3. Unit gets stuck a few seconds after the menu appears, then a "boom" sound is heard from the speakers and the unit is turned off.

4. A monster image appears on the screen with a message saying that the unit has to be rebooted (I don't remember the exact phrasing...).

This all happened after less than 2 weeks from the installation and I'm so disappointed, I can't even explain.

In addition to that, Parrot's email support is not communicative at all and I'm waiting for more than a week to get a reply from them to the same questions I posted here.

What can I do now???

Do you know this phenomenon? Is my unit faulty and needs to be replaced?

Please help.

Thanks.
[Android General] DrWarrenKruger:
I'd suggest you download 2.0.1 and reinstall the full system from scratch, then follow the exact instructions for rooting, etc., from previous messages. Unless you have a hardware problem requiring replacement of the unit, it will work. I had to do the same thing after mine got stuck in a bad boot loop. Works great now...love it.
[Android General] asp1:
I can't reach a steady state...

Is there any way I can reach a state in which I can try to upgrade/downgrade my OS ver?

It seems the device is stuck and I have no idea what to do..
[Android General] DrWarrenKruger:
Download the OS from the Parrot website (I suggest 2.0.1 here for the US version). Put it in the root directory of a USB thumb drive formatted to FAT32, rename it to "Asteroid_Smart_update.plf", and plug it in to your shutdown Smart. Start swiping your fingers across the screen fairly rapidly from side to side and keep doing that while powering the unit up. Don't stop swiping until you get the loader screen. If you do it properly it will let you load the OS from the thumb drive.
[Android General] Joe333x:
Can I downgrade my OS from the about screen? Im so sick of having to enable my steering wheel controls everytime I turn my on. It didnt happen out of the box, started happening after I updated it.
[Android General] Viper87227:
Is anyone using Google Maps with TTS working properly? If so, what version are you using? I've got an APK for 6.14.3, and TTS voices aren't working. All I get is "turn left in 100ft, turn right now" and such, no street names. TTS works fine in Copiloit.

Doing some googling shows a lot of people had this problem early on with 4.0.2, but I found nothing related to GB.
[Android General] abstraction21:
Yes, the default TTS is the one that comes with Parrot so it only works with Parrot Apps.. you have to go into Advanced Settings and change it to the other option, I believe it's Pico. Works just fine on my Google Navigation now although the voice sounds a bit cheap and outdated.
[Android General] Viper87227:
Parrot's TTS works great with Copilot. So it's not limited to just Parrot apps. Were you actually in the situation where it didn't work when set to Parrot, but changing to Pico fixed it? If thats the case, I'll probably just keep it on Parrot and use Copilot. Pico sounds like crap by comparison.

Another odd issue I have had... with Copilot, sometimes when it cuts in to give directions, Google music will skip to the next track when it regains focus. Other times it will just resume playing the track like it should. Anyone have a guess why?

EDIT: Looks like you were right. Pico works for Google maps, and also fixes the issue I was having with my music skipping while using Parrot's TTS with Copilot.
[Android General] jonnyjett:
Anyone else's unit freezing when booting up at the "Parrot Asteroid" screen?

Does anyone have a suggestion on how to fix this from happening?
[Android General] redge76:
Android smart video recording

Hi,

has anyone found an app capable of recording video from "video in" or from the back camera ?

(to use as a dashcam....)

Redge
[Android General] DrWarrenKruger:
I believe the unit's correct resolution is 800x480. With the buttons on the left, the useable space is 736x480 (not 400), which is the size of the image in bootanimation. It may be that when the notification bar is present on top of the screen, the available space is down to 736x400, but I haven't confirmed that.
[Android General] unlimited:
Hello. Here you have a guide (in perfect spanish :p ) that I made for alfistas.com:

For more info you can visit our Asteroid Smart section:

h t t p :// w w w .alfistas.es/foro-alfistas/navegadores-y-carputer/todo-sobre-el-parrot-asteroid-smart

Sorry, I can't post web links yet.. :(

Regards!

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Same problem here. Not every time... But sometimes my unit freezes at startup and I have to reboot it.
[Android General] darkm857:
Is it possible to get maps 7.0 running on the asteroid smart? I tried to export it off my gs3 to the parrot and it just tells me that the package cannot be parsed.
[Android General] RudeDog99:
The Volvo SCT (Sensus Connected Touch) misses the miniUSB port. Does anybody know if you can use one of the USB type A port (so not the miniUSB port) for connecting ADB? Do you need an adapted USB type A - A cable like you use between 2 pc's because of the power issue?
[Android General] iSNin0:
So finally after 4 months of owning this thing i finally got around to rooting it and getting the play store to work along with other sideloaded apps,

the key to this is to use a file manager where you can make the changes to read/write accordingly

Anyways i have the latest version of the play store on my smart, it has no issues really, with the exception that ive found that many of the apps when i try to download them they say 'your device isnt compatible with this app' i know there's a way around this, i tried using market helper but i'm having no luck. i can still download the desired apps i simply download them on my phone back them up and put the .apk file into the sd card then install from the smart, i just wish i didnt have to do this everytime its kindof annoying.

Anyone know of a way around this issue?
[Android General] darkm857:
Could you explain in detail how you have the latest version of the play store working? I'm running a version where it's the old style just called "Market". Couldn't find an apk of app store that would work other than the one I have.

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Oh and check out http://codekiem.com/2013/02/13/market-helper/
[Android General] MightyDrakeC:
I apologize for the noob question, but I've spent an hour searching, and I can't penetrate the One Giant Thread model of sharing information here.

I've rooted my Parrot. The next step is to install GoogleServicesFramework.apk and Vending.apk (links helpfully provided earlier in this thread.) I know I can sideload the first one. But, I cannot figure out where to find a safe copy of a root explorer/browser to sideload in order to move Vending.apk. I keep seeing "I've managed to install root explorer" but never a link to a safe apk.

Can someone help me out here?

Thanks,

Drake
[Android General] RigWig:
Root explorer is the name of an app from the play store that most of us probably bought and then backed up the apk to sideload onto the smart. I believe es file explorer is a free alternative that some people have used though.