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[Android General] Sockmeister:
Has anyone had this problem? I am having this exact problem where the landscape mode casting from a PTV3000 (On AVH-4100NEX) appears to be the wrong aspect ratio.

bluebell424 seems to have solved the issue but he didn't state how. I'm attaching his screenshot to show what I mean. Any help is appreciated... Thanks!
[Android General] Area51©:
To fit the screen properly: When you are in APP mode go to Settings->System->Input/Output settings->AppRadio Video Adjustment. Then position the yellow lines around the part of the screen you want to see (so that the black sides are not included) , press preview and then Ok.
[Android General] Sockmeister:
Thanks. For some unknown reason, I haven't tried this even though I have done it several times already for when I was casting with an MHL cable. (When I display directly from an MHL cable, the display is fit appropriately. Switching to Miracast + PTV3000, the display is messed up).

Let me try this again and make sure I have it correct. Thank you Area51 (If this is the solution I'll feel stupid for not trying it already) and thanks for an awesome App.
[Android General] Sockmeister:
Confirming AppRadio Video Adjustment fixed the issue (duh) as Area51 is probably tired of telling people. For some reason I just overlooked that. Thanks.

My latest project with this is to get Tasker to automate Miracast Screen casting when the phone is connected to the radio. I've been doing a lot of research, but so far, it seems like there is no straightforward way for Tasker to automate activation of Miracast (Sony Xperia Z3V -> PTV3000).

Otherwise, I've gotten it to dim the screen brightness to 1 with a simple file write task and activate ARUR upon BT connection, among a few other simple things.

Miracast automation is the final piece of the puzzle - if anyone has gotten this to work automatically, I'd be very interested. Saw one or two solutions involving launching "Cast Screen" App that weren't successful for me.
[Android General] pug1:
This is my profile for getting in and out of my car with tasker and autoinput

Works very well [emoji2]
[Android General] Area51©:
The alpha version of Reloaded has support built in for automatic connection to Miracast and Chromecast devices.

On Nexus devices with stock Android it can connect to Miracast and Chromecast (it also enables the hotspot).

On Samsung devices it can connect to Miracast. The reason it can't connect to Chromecast yet is that it need to be done from the Chromecast app and currently automation is only added for casting devices that can be connected from the phone's setting app.
[Android General] pug1:
Thanks for your reply Area51

Is the samsung not able to connect to Chrome cast automatically because they took the feature away?

So what I have set up is the best way so far or can I improve the task?
[Android General] righi:
nvm
[Android General] bttista:
Invalid license

Hello I download today and install from playstore and when I star give me " INVALID KICENSE".

I have a Huawey Honor 6 rooted and a SPH-DA100 Pionner.

Is there a solution?

Complements
[Android General] Area51©:
No it's because I have not extended the Acccessibility service that does the automation to also handle the Chromecast app to make a connection.

If it works it's good I guess. I am not an expert in Tasker.
[Android General] pug1:
Thanks again

Are you able to extend it to Samsung devices?
[Android General] Asad.c:
Battery charging problem!!!

Hi guys. Sorry if this has already been brought up before but a Google search hasn't helped and this thread has 984 pages which is a lot to search through.

I have a Samsung galaxy S5

I am using the provided hdmi cable and provided usb cable. I am using an official Samsung mhl adapter And it works fine. I know the headunit doesn't output enough to charge the phone so I have the USB plugged into a usb cigarette lighter port. 5v 2a.

My phone is still draining battery and not charging or even maintaining charge.

What am I doing wrong?

I need my phone to be able to atleast maintain charge if charging is not possible.

What do I need to do be able to charge or maintain battery

Thanks in advance
[Android General] Sockmeister:
Thanks for the tasker profile. I was wondering if simply using auto input was the way to go... A couple months ago I had an almost identical profile for connecting to my Chromecast. I stopped using it because it was too unreliable with the Chromecast - half the time "no Chromecast devices found" would be the scenario, and the task would hang.

I'm using a PTV3000 now with Miracast. So far, much more reliable, but I haven't found a way of turning Miracast casting on without using auto input. Even that is tricky - the Screen Mirroring option on my Z3v is in the quick-menu pulldown from the notification bar. I would prefer something that worked even with the phone locked or screen off.

The Alpha version? Can you share a link to an apk? If it has miracast connection support, I would love to check it out if possible. I have the paid version of ARUR right now.

---------- Post added 01-05-2016 at 12:13 AM ---------- Previous post was 30-04-2016 at 11:49 PM ----------

I wouldn't say you're doing anything wrong -- using MHL connectivity puts a high load on the processor and in turn you get faster battery drain. For me personally, I have a Sony Xperia Z3V -- and even while charging, with MHL connected and active, the battery still slowly drains. You'll probably find that to be the case regardless.

One thing that certainly helps is a tasker profile or application to dim or (this is possible) completely turn off the phone's backlight while it is connected via MHL - you might find that this negates the drain on battery enough to keep it with a steady charge while MHL is connected.
[Android General] shaikhfaisal13:
I want this type of connection (see attachment)

Your app shows bluetooth
[Android General] bttista:
I have a question I´m new with this app, it takes about 5 minutes our more to connect to the Pionner device, it´s normal??
[Android General] pug1:
Evening all

Can I ask what app (if you use one) you use to mirror the screen?

I have to use Google Cast to get the image to my AppRadio by "cast screen/audio

I need an alternative as it freezes at random and is very slow to connect to the hotspot and be detectable by the Chromecast.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated ?
[Android General] peewoy122:
need help

have anyone use tronsmart dargo h2 droidstick connect with x8550bt?

when i connect it. the btsetting on headunit appears but when i touch into virtual button they become to black screen and have icon not touch on the conner. they are no screen like connect to tv. :crying:
[Android General] flukez:
My screen shows a ring for the touch position -not where I touch

I have an MK808b stick connected to DA110

I can connect and calibrate the screen and it all works ok but after I power down and re-connect I get a small ring displayed on the screen which I can drag around, the top left edge of this ring seems to be where it registers a touch no matter where I touch the screen.

I have tried clearing AR unchained app data and starting again but the same thing happens - perfect until I re connect and then the touch screen shows this ring making it impossible to use on the go.

Any ideas please?
[Android General] jojo61366136:
Any update on a Non-Root version for us Galaxy S7/S7 Edge owners?!? I will gladly pay for another version of this app in non-root format.
[Android General] cwalkin:
Have a Galaxy Note 3 rooted with Hyperdive. My note 3 has taken a ****, not charging properly along with other issues, namely connection port is suspect. Have a replacement Note 3 but it has most recent software (which 6 months ago was not rootable, at least to be able to mirror with App radio 3). Is there a way I can root replacment Note 3 with Hyperdive so I can continue to mirror (via HDMI) to my App radio 3? Last I checked my replacement Note 3 could not be due to upgraded firmware. Replacement Note 3 hasn't been used, is there anyway to resolve?
[Android General] cody2:
ARU MHL charging

Hi all,

Been using ARU for a number of years now, going through different phones and AR-generations - overall, very satisfied :)

However, the last few phones i have had are running into the same sort of issue - lack of charging when using ARU, no matter what the adapter/charger used.

Now i have upgrade to the HTC 10 and tried 3 different kinds of HDMI>USB-C converters. Both with seperate USB-C charging port and without.

No matter the charger, amperage does not go into the positives with using the phone attached - even less so, opening apps for navigation or music.

Without the adapter attached, amperage is fine and phone indicates "charging rapidly". With it, only USB-charging occurs with a max of 750ma.

The net-effect of this is that i can only use ARU for a max of 3 hours from 100% before the phone goes dead.

So i am wondering if any of you have been able to find any adapters that support Qualcomm's quickcharge methods, and that pass it through the USB-C connection?

It might be an interface limitation when using HDMI over USB-C. If so, it would also be nice to know.

Thanks in adavance :)
[Android General] Nelinski:
I haven't used unchained for a year or so and feel a little out of the loop.

I have a nexus 5 and want to mirror the screen. Is miracast a good solution to this? I've seen lots of "no, google has dropped support" to "yes, you don't need a WiFi hotspot for miracast".

Thanks (and sorry for the stupid question!)
[Android General] Area51©:
In Android 6 Miracast is disabled by default but you can enable it by adding a line to build.prop. Then it works fine.
[Android General] jdkbph:
I'm not sure where to post feedback and questions regarding the alpha, and nothing much seems to be going on over in the Google + ARUR area so i'll try here.

So I have two questions....

Question 1....

Hi. Is there any documentation for this alpha version of ARUR to help me get it properly configured? My setup is as follows:

Oneplus2 64gb

Android 5.1.1 (Oxygen OS)

AppRadio3

Chromecast 2

I can manually make the required connections for phone mirroring to the head unit (bluetooth, screen cast, etc) so I know it works... but how do I set up ARUR to automate these functions?

Optimally, I would like to have it do the following:

Trigger: bluetooth connect to the head unit

1. shut off wifi and enable hotspot

2. connect to the Chromecast device

3. cast screen

Trigger: bluetooth disconnect from the head unit

1. shut down the cast app

2. shut off the hotspot

3. turn on wifi

I haven't had any luck automating this reliably with Tasker. It seems that timing is a real issue here, so I'm hoping this can be event driven rather than relying on best guesses as to how long something usually takes to complete. Is any of this in scope for this new version of ARUR?

If so, how would I go about making it happen? A step by step would be awesome... I'm not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer where it comes to this stuff.

And question 2....

I have been unable to make ARUR perform the final action to cast the screen to the head unit. It just sits there indefinitely on the cast screen page until I manually click the name of the cast device I want it to connect to. I've tried every combination of names for the casting device that I can think of (not many... it's either Chromecast or CC2Honda - the name I gave to the Chomecast v2 device when I set it up). Either ARUR just doesn't work (yet) or I did something wrong with the configuration of either ARUR or the Chromecast device when I initially set it up in the car.

Anyone have any ideas?﻿
[Android General] pug1:
jdkbph, you need a couple of apps to get what you want. It is a little clunky as we are relying on the chrome cast 2 to connect when the mobile hotspot is activated.

You need taster and auto input. See pictures of 'get in my car' and 'get out'.

Did take me a few hours to get the sequence but works most of the time
[Android General] Area51©:
It might not work with the OnePlus2 yet as it's GUI dependent and I don't have an OnePlusX to try it out. Some questions: Does ARUR switch on the hotspot properly? When the cast screen is shown, does it show the Chromecast that you want to connect to? If so, the name that you have to configure is the name that is shown in the Cast screen. There's 2 things ARUR checks and that is that the Chromecast name is show and that the status (right under the name) is 'Chromecast'.
[Android General] jdkbph:
OK thanks for the reply.

I wasn't aware that ARUR was supposed to switch on the hotspot. I have Tasker doing that now and it's wonky because for some reason it would occasionally switch on and then immediately switch off again. Sounds like this may be why that was happening. That's one reason for asking if there's any description or documentation with this alpha that at least describes what it's supposed to do or what you intend for it to do. I just don't know when and where I might need something else (like Tasker and Auto Input) to take up the slack.

Second, I *think* there are two different ways to make the Chromecast connection. One is the built in cast function I see when I pull down the menu from the top of the screen. The second is the Google Cast app. I'm assuming these are actually two completely separate and unrelated apps or functions, so it always confuses me when someone is talking about cast methods without specifying which method they're using. So when you say "cast screen", which are you referring to?

In the pull down it does show the cast device name "CC2Honda" (the screen says CC2Honda followed by Chromecast) that I gave it when I first set up the device in the car. That's what I initially put in the ARUR config. When that didn't work I tried using "Chromecast" (the screen says Chromecast followed by Chromecast) , but that didn't work either. Both of these values are shown on the pull down cast config screen while it's sitting there doing nothing. To make the connection I can just click with my finger, but I don't think that's the intention here.

I'd really like to help here, so please ask away for any info, specific tests or procedures you'd like to me to try.

JD

---------- Post added at 02:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:52 PM ----------

OK here are some general questions regarding how this alpha is supposed to work.

What is the trigger to activate the whole process and what app or function is reading the trigger and initiating the connection process?

eg, I used to have ARUR launching at boot and running continuously. I'd then use Tasker to detect that the HDMI was connected. That was until the cell phone designer geniuses decided that HDMI ports were no longer needed.

So what do I use for the trigger now?

Should ARUR be started at boot? Or should the trigger, whatever it is, launch ARUR via Tasker, then shut it down when the trigger inverts?

It sounds like ARUR will initiate the hotspot activation all by itself so I can remove that action from Tasker and hopefully this will make the whole thing more reliable. It also seems to handle the whole bluetooth thing by itself as well.

That leaves the final connect to the cast device. I asked about that in my previous post so I won't describe that again.

If we can answer those two questions:

What is the trigger for the whole process? and

Should ARUR be running at boot or started from Tasker?...

I think that will help me get this thing properly configured.

Thanks.
[Android General] Area51©:
Well, it's not really rocket science. There's a short description in the Reloaded alpha community that describes how to set it up.

It as developed with a 'pure' Android on a Nexus 6 and a Samsung S4. For other phone brands it probably won't work fully as each brand has it's own GUI.

The casting automation is triggered by detection of the Bluetooth connection to the head unit. That's why you have to set the 'Connection trigger method' to 'Bluetooth-Screencasting' and at 'Head unit bluetooth address' select the Bt connection to the head unit.

Then for a Chromecast set casting method to 'Chromecast'. When set to Chromecast what is supposed to happen is that the 'Tethering & portable hotspot' settings screen pops up in which then the hotspot is enabled.

After a bit then the Cast screen from the phone settings pops up in which then the Chromecast is enabled.

Basically that is all that is required to make a connection.

When Bluetooth disconnection to the head unit is detected, the idea is that the hotspot gets disabled which then ends screencasting as well.

One important thing to do is to go to the Phone's 'Settings->Accessibility' and enable 'ARUnchained Reloaded'﻿ as without this ARUR won't get any events from the phone's GUI.

Why it probably doesn't work with the OnePlus2 is that in order to detect the Hotspot switch and the Chromecast reliably some knowledge about the structure of the GUI is built in in ARUR but currently that's only for Nexus and Samsung devices. For it to work with other devices I need to add this for those as well. If I had a device it would be fairly easy to do but unfortunately I don't have one available. There's logging built in ARUR that can help to get info about the GUI structure but it may not be enough.
[Android General] johnsv:
Bought an S7 edge recently to replace my old note 2. Trying to connect through screenbeam mini 2 but failing. When I try connecting to my tv screen everything is great. When I try connecting to my appradio screen

1) I plug the screenbeam to power via usb. It turns on. The s7 discovers it.

2) when I plug the screenbeam to my appradio pioneer through hdmi the connection between the mini 2 and the s7 is lost!!!!

Please help! If anyone has step by step specific instruction on connecting an s7 via screenbeam I woud greatly appreciate it!
[Android General] jdkbph:
OK thanks for the info. Understanding what ARUR is *supposed* to do is a big help. I stripped everything else out of Tasker... Et, voila! I get a consistent connection.

Now all I need to figure out is how to force everything to reset to the starting state at disconnect. ARUR seems to be getting hung up on the "cast to device" screen. I'll have to check the key words there to make sure everything is set right... but as of now, I'd consider this a rousing success.

One bit of info that might help is whether or not you'd recommend ARUR to start at boot and be left running through multiple connects and disconnects? Or should I use Tasker to start ARUR when it detects the Bluetooth connection, then shut ARUR down when Bluetooth is no longer connected?

Thanks.
[Android General] Area51©:
Start at boot should not be enabled. Bluetooth detection is event driven so it will automatically start ARUR when required.

Also when everything works correctly there's no need to use Tasker. The whole point of providing casting support in ARUR was to remove the need to use Tasker.

Are you saying that now the connection process works? The hotspot is started and the Chromecast connection is initiated?

ARUR should also stop the hotspot and stop casting. Does it stop the hotspot?
[Android General] jdkbph:
Thanks, yes, the connection process is working. It also shuts down the hotspot.

The remaining issues that I see are minor. Basically just clean up.

When it shuts down the hotspot, it leaves the phone sitting at the connect to chromecast screen. I think this is interfering with subsequent reconnects. In order to get past this, I need to manually shut down the chromecast screens.

Also, it doesn't always turn the WiFi back on. Sometimes it does, sometimes not. I'm not sure if this is even built into the app, or if it's something else I did that caused it to happen. I'll test this a few more times to confirm and let you know what I find.

Thanks again.
[Android General] Bartleby3004:
hey guys been a bit was just hoping to get a little bit of help with some trouble i am having. i used to run aru on my One M8 and it worked great but i recently bought a new phone which is the hauwei honor 5x. got my root done installed the latest beta aru but for some reason i still wont connect to my appradio 3 it shows the bluetooth logo is connected and then on the appradio screen it shows to plug in my mhl but every time i do nothing ends up happening. my question is since this isnt a supported phone is this why its not working or could it possibly be another reason. also i have the mhl adapter from pioneer hopefully someone can help and thanks in advance
[Android General] Area51©:
Does the Huawei 5X have MHL connectivity? The specifications that I found suggest that it doesn't. The Honour 7 doesn't have it either, see here: http://xdaforums.com/honor-7/help/mhl-connectivity-t3207479

The only way to make it work would be to cast the screen wirelessly with a Miracast or Chromecast adapter. But first check if that is supported by the 5X.
[Android General] Bartleby3004:
thank u for your response going to check out that wireless cast option. how would that work just throw my miracast into the back of the deck or would i need something else?
[Android General] Area51©:
Yes and connect it to the USB connection of the head unit for power. Probably it's better to use a HDMI cable also so you don't have to take the head unit out if you need to replace the Miracast adapter.
[Android General] jdkbph:
OK I think I can confirm some behavior that I'm seeing here.

Managed by ARUR (031) alone (ie, no Tasker or other "help"), from a clean configuration (ie, as from boot up) the connection process works flawlessly.

However, when you disconnect the phone from the head unit, ARUR will not consistently shut off the hot spot, nor will it ever (in my limited experience) close the "Tethering and Portable Hotspot" screen or shut down the cast screen (where it says "No nearby devices were found"). If you don't manually reset the device to a "clean configuration" (eg, hot spot off, cast apps shut down), it will usually fail on reconnect.

Obviously not a deal breaker from a user perspective, but as I did agree to participate in the test effort and provide feedback , I just thought I would mentioned it.

:)

Also a question: On the aforementioned cast screen, there's a setting called "Enable wireless display". I believe it is unchecked by default. Should this be checked or unchecked for ARUR?

Thanks

JD
[Android General] mkst:
Any idea why the touch doesn't work in the paid app for me? I can get it to work fine in the free version. Diagnostics check out fine.
[Android General] Area51©:
On what device are you running the app?
[Android General] Area51©:
Thanks for the feedback. ARUR is supposed to shut off the hotspot. Might need some improvement on your particular device. To do so can you make a logcat as described here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/111891656892288203217/posts/U2ds2tsdzTc

That logging enables me to get an idea why the hotspot shut off fails.

"Enable wireless display" enables connection to Miracast devices. Since you are using a Chromecast there's no need to enable it.
[Android General] mkst:
Tried on a LG G2 and a LG G3, both casting the screen to a Chromecast.
[Android General] Area51©:
Do you get a proper Bluetooth connection (the status is then 'Connected')?

If so then please do 'Reset calibration' from the menu and reconnect if you were already connected.
[Android General] mkst:
I'm fairly certain I tried that already but I'll give it another shot. It shows as connected, and it's even without the "no touch" icon on the headunit. Phone is rooted.

Another question, are there any phones that display in landscape properly? What is casted on the screen does not look to great, most likely due to the LG UI.
[Android General] Area51©:
Also make sure that 'Invert XY-coordinates' is not enabled in the settings. If it is, disconnect, disable it, then do 'Reset calibration' and finally connect again.

If it doesn't display properly you can try to use another launcher like Nova launcher for instance. For Samsung this is necessary as the Samsung launcher can't handle landscape. Not sure about LG but it might help.