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[Android General] Sauveur:
But I'm confused--is that still true if I have the North American version of AR3?
[Android General] MonkeyTime:
Yes, that's all you need.

The EU version can just be grounded, it accepts a constant signal. The NA version needs a pulsed signal, some call it the heartbeat to tell the radio your're parked and allow settings/video/ect.

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I've actually seen this before in my father in laws vette. He could be driving, plug in his car charger and funny things in the car would shut down electrically. I think it ended up being the main board in the car.
[Android General] hoops129:
It has to do with the push start. I'm seeing an indicator light on the dash that suggests I don't have the key fob even though I do. This is probably not a big deal- I'll just get used to starting the car first (or at least turn it to acc mode) before plugging in my phone.

If I took it in to get checked out, everyone would just be pointing fingers anyway. I doubt I'd get anything resolved.
[Android General] hoops129:
Well, I didn't have this problem this morning. So I'm not sure what was happening last night.

However, I came across quite a few issues this morning:

1) I can not see the screen outside (of the garage). And I can not find a setting to adjust the screen brightness. Obviously, the brightness adjustment on the phone won't help.

2) The audio kept dropping in and out when streaming pandora. I tried both through the mirror mode where I setup Pandora as one of the icons in CarHome Ultra and I tried the Pandora icon from the Appradio home. Either way, the music was choppy. Thinking this could be a network connection problem, I disabled bluetooth and did not have the problem with the audio.

3) In mirrorlink mode, the display was cutting in and out. I'm assuming this is just a bad 5-11 pin connector but everyone else was reporting snow. I know I should order the official Samsung one, but when I checked last it was out of stock and I had already ordered one from monoprice before I read through this forum. Now I just have to wait and get an official one.

4) Does the ARU app automatically put the device into car mode? I see an icon show up indicating car mode which puts me into landscape mode automatically. Just trying to figure out what's doing that so I can work on my tasker actions. Anybody that has tasker working properly please let me know what actions you're performing for entering and exiting the vehicle. Thx.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
4. ARU doesnt not put in auto car mode. i can share my tasker profile later on today after work.
[Android General] hoops129:
OK. Thanks. I wonder what is doing that. I have disabled all my profiles in tasker too.

Another thing I noticed is that the bluetooth profile for AppRadio as 2 of them: 1 for call audio and 1 for media audio. It will only let me check the one for call audio. Is this expected? Why doesn't it let me check the one for media audio. I wonder if this is the cause of my audio dropping in and out...
[Android General] rossitec:
Top marks to our main man of the show!!!

I have been following this thread for a while now (since ARLiberator went pear shaped) and I have only just received my AppRadio 3 so I have given the ARUnchained a try and I must say I am very impressed! Hence I have just made a donation to Area 51 (love the name) for his hard work.

I am an electronics designer who likes to experiment and I have just put together a simple circuit that should work as a hand break bypass for the American version as mine is imported from the US. Too bad it is a region one DVD player rendering it almost useless here in the UK. We do live in a very restricted world.

As soon as I have tried my home made bypass switch I will post the schematic drawing. :D
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
1: park the car and search for the display setting. It is there. I noticed its not while driving even if I have the bypass. Try.

2:sounds like a bad 5-11.order from Samsung original. Monoprice is def a knockoff

3:see above

4:answered previously

5: sounds like u should remove aru remove the BT connection from the phone and reset BT connection on the hu and then reinstall aru and re add BT connection
[Android General] Sauveur:
For SlimPort users

The SlimPort cord looks very short--do you use something to extend the cable to reach the phone?
[Android General] Area51©:
I think I read somewhere that someone put EU firmware on an US model of an AR2 or the other way around. Maybe it will work for an AR3 also? Do you need to have an US version for some reason? I would however research it a bit first. Don't blame me if it fails.

For AppRadio I am glad I am able to get rid of some restrictions;)
[Android General] Area51©:
I just put out invitations for all testers to join the AppRadio Unchained google + community.

You need to join that to be able to do alpha testing.

So far nobody joined. Didn't get the invitation?

Did I do something wrong? Very new to Google +.
[Android General] rossitec:
I bought it from the US through ebay only because the price was good but I did completely forget about DVD regions. However the restrictions that you have lifted are way better than any measly DVD restrictions!

You have done a fantastic job which make our AppRadios usable.

Keep up the good work.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
no email or an invite here.
[Android General] basmand:
Hi

Same here!!! no email or an invite here.

Basmand
[Android General] rossitec:
I haven't received anything, but then I don't know much about Google+ either.

PS. I have only just joined and sent a donation so I do hope that I'm on the VIP list?:o
[Android General] Area51©:
Sent one again, got it now?
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
No. I also tried to search for community says no community found.
[Android General] Area51©:
I feel lonely in my community;) I am the only member....

I tried it with a colleague this morning and it worked.

Maybe it's my social skills? :confused:
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
Lol

What's the community name? I'll search for it. Case sensitive

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Also try to change it to be public and not private at first so I'll b able to find it.

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Do u want me to set one up and make u the admin. U can remove me as an admin as soon as we know its working. Pm me if u like or email me directly.
[Android General] basmand:
Hi

It seams like I am ON, at the moment we are 2 members??

Basmand
[Android General] rossitec:
Make that 3.

I think I'm in as well:laugh:
[Android General] scumfromohio:
4 now haha joined google plus just to get in on this.
[Android General] quinting:
Found it woohoo!
[Android General] Area51©:
Weird that the people I invited didn't get an email. But once they joined the AppRadio Unchained community they were allowed right away. So the system knows I invited them. People who I didn't invite, I have to grant them access.
[Android General] hoops129:
As soon as ARU auto connects, it puts my phone in car mode. This had to be part of ARU. I don't know what else would be interacting.

I also keep getting multiple requests to cofirm my pairing key.
[Android General] rossitec:
I hope I didn't gate crash the party, but if I did, please accept my apology.

Anyway, just tried the injector and it worked with my GS2 with Biftor Rom and AppRadio 3.

Can't wait for the refinements.

As I have my unit on a bench and I work from home, if you need anything particular to be tested, please feel free to ask.

So far the progress is fantastic!!

Thanks again.:laugh:
[Android General] hoops129:
Are you talking about "Picture Adjustment" in the settings menu? It is grayed out even when I'm in park. I really hope I can brighten this because it's not usable the way it is now.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
Which parking break bypass do u use?
[Android General] Area51©:
Can you try it when driving? :) Just kidding. I have my AR3 on my desk too, for development and I have only done stationary testing so I am curious to know whether it works well while actually driving.
[Android General] hoops129:
I bought the one from Amazon everyone was recommending, and gave it to the installer. But apparently he didn't see it and installed a manual switch for me to toggle for bypass. So you must think that's the problem? Is that the right menu option?
[Android General] Area51©:
Ok, let me finally try to make that 0.14 ARU release.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
i dont think, i know thats the problem.....

go ahead to the installer (or do it urself) and install the bypass u got from amazon, the microbypass with the 3 cables. that will resolve ur issue.
[Android General] rossitec:
What is interesting is that when I have the hand break lead disconnected on power-up, with your software, I do not get any annoying messages and it works just fine. But if the lead is connected on power up, I get the nagging message to disengage then to reengage the hand break, bear in mind I have the US version. So not sure whether to make the automated bypass switch or not.
[Android General] mikek753:
turn auto screen off and set to min?

hello Area51,

just a question - due to issue with "screen standby" I can't use it on my S3, how easy it will be add option to ARU to turn OFF screen auto brightness and set it to MIN after ARU connects to AppRadio? And reverse it when ARU disconnects?

Another thing, I keep forgetting my phone in the car :crying:

will it be possible to add play loud "Take the phone", or etc when ARU disconnects?

thanks.

Mike.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
all of that can be done with this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm
[Android General] mikek753:
bypass that just works for less ($13)

hi all,

I got this bypass and it came with good support that helped me get it working reliably.
[Android General] rossitec:
You should be able to do everything that you mention with the next release of "Tasker" where an event can be triggered upon HDMI/MHL disconnection which will also happen when the AppRadio is powered down. As soon as I have something finished, I will post a Tasker profile.

By the way, very good idea to trigger an alert to remind you to remove the phone.
[Android General] hoops129:
Is this the steering wheel control that is confirmed to work with AR3? Or does it depend on the car? I thought I saw it here somewhere but I couldn't find the post. My installer talked me into the axxess ASWC-1 and the phone buttons don't work. Thx.

http://www.amazon.com/SWI-PS-Steeri...690&sr=8-2&keywords=pac+swi+ps#productDetails

I know I've been posting a lot here, but I just got this installed yesterday and thus all of the questions...

I did donate this morning to Area51 for his work on ARU. I feel like I should donate to m.a.s.e too for all of his help.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
hi. it depends on the car.

check cruchfield and set ur car in the menu to locate the adapter u need.

http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Car/outfitmycar/car.aspx

or go to pac-audio and search for ur car adapter - i personally like pac alot.

pac-audio.com

and no need to donate but donations are always welcome lol.

i like to help and make sure we build an awesome community :)

PS - for the phone buttons to work u need an adapter that support BT. the PAC audio SWI-PS support pioneer radio with phone buttons.... just make sure it will work on ur car. install is easy, programming is a *****, but worth it :)
[Android General] Area51©:
New 0.14 release

New 0.14 release is ready

Start / stops GPS Injector service when bt connected / disconnected.

SWC extended with ff & rw (to be tested by M.a.s.e)

Play/Pause of HU quick menu bar now working.

Going to upload it now.
[Android General] hoops129:
According to pac-audio.com, it is compatible. I'll give it a shot. One interesting note I read for that part is the following:

"Only the AVIC-Z110BT, Z120BT, Z130BT, Z140BH and the AVIC-X920BT, X930BT, X940BT will support the Voice Recognition function via the wired remote input."

I don't really understand how the steering wheel controls would affect the voice recognition? Does the pioneer mic plug in to the same remote jack as the steering wheel control or is that a different input?
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
some wheel controlers have BT button to initiate a voice dial (like in my car) that is what they are talking about. in AR3 it actually start the built in pioneer voice dial. (cool).

yeah, it will work on ur AR3. AR3 and AVIC series use the same commands built in the HU so ur good to go. the connector is also the same.
[Android General] papa3r:
downloded...

Community joint request...waiting for aproved....:D
[Android General] Area51©:
Try this later when you get home.

How to install GPS Injector as system app:

- Use ES file explorer (need to enable root and set system to rw)

- move /data/app/mars.area51.arunchainedgps-1.apk to /system/app/mars.area51.arunchainedgps-1.apk

- reboot phone

Now you can leave mock locations disabled.

When GPS Injector service is running, mock locations will be auto enabled.

Hope it works when app is downloaded from play store, let me know.
[Android General] papa3r:
i use x8550bt....is that still ok if i use ARU0.14 without gps injector?
[Android General] Area51©:
Done already.
[Android General] rossitec:
You da Man!!

Bravo!!

Jolly good show!!:good:
[Android General] papa3r:
great work ..

I will try 0.14 version .... I'll let you know if there is a bug in the version of my hu
[Android General] nfaust01:
Anyone need the official Samsung mhl adapter 2.0. I bought a nexus 5 so don't need that adapter anymore. $25 shipped and its yours.
[Android General] kachaffeous:
When you turn on your lights it dims the screen. In order to access the picture settings you need a bypass switch (or have the parking brake set). In picture settings you can adjust the dimming amount.

I did the same thing when I first installed, turned on my lights in the day and was like wtf...
[Android General] exhausted1975:
This is working very well for me on an AVIC-Z150BH.

I was using Screen Standby to launch ARU and kill the screen when HDMI was connected and was having the following problem.

It seemed like google maps, voice search etc would hang whenever a tried to do a search or initiate navigation. Turns out that as soon as I turn the phone's screen back on they work fine. I can then activitate screen standby again and everything continues happily so I have to find a better way to reliably kill the screen when connecting but overall this is really cool.
[Android General] stargate125645:
What all has been added to ARU 0.14? Just GPS injection capability, or some of the other feature requests as well?
[Android General] mikek753:
from 1st page:
[Android General] -=Jeff=-:
Invert xy working for 0.14??
[Android General] hoops129:
Just curious what the difference is between using an AR2 or AR3 vs an AVIC-Z150BH? I guess you get built-in GPS without connecting a phone. But if you have a phone, aren't the phone navigation apps better than the built-in nav?
[Android General] exhausted1975:
Can't say for sure I'd pick the AVIC again now that I know how well ARU would work with the AR3. But that's what I have... Luckily I got the AVIC for a good price.
[Android General] stargate125645:
And I even looked for an update in the first post. Sigh.

So, that FF and RW stuff, is that just from holding down the track skip button?
[Android General] Area51©:
Good news.

Didn't have time to really test it. Maybe sending the wrong android keys.

Good idea. I tried it and it works well. Have to be rooted anyway.

Great to have your exact GPS position. With gmaps and street view I could see the exact location you were driving;)

The speed is actually the way it's reported by the GPS in m/s. So you were doing 27 m/s = 97 km/h = 61 m/h.

I hope you were not speeding or I have to report you to the police.:angel:

Mostly yes.

To take a break and then fix some minor issues.

As system app it will only auto set mock locations.

However new ARU 0.14 will autostart the ARU GPS service when bt connected (same moment rotation locker is enabled).

When ARU is system app my suggestion is:

edit Tasker to:

1. Recognize intent from screen standby HDMI connected.

2. Fire up ARU

3. BT on

4. initiate HU BT connection.

5. Force rotation & start ARU GPS service (done by ARU).
[Android General] Area51©:
Nope. So I will make a stick version this weekend and solve the invertXY later.
[Android General] antvuur:
Hi, i have installed 0.14.

Is the ARU GPS you are talking about something within the 0.14 or a separate app which is only for the testers? The same question for the gps injector?

Just a little confused at the moment as to what i have to do.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
UNACCEPTABLE! :)

cool :)

Hey, at least i didnt publish my house location to the xda community :) i was actually driving super slow to test the app, kinda pissed of other drivers lol

once again, UNACCEPTABLE!!

[/QUOTE]

done, will test on the way to work....

4am here now, just got called by the on-call phone from work. sucks ! early wakeup call on fridays not fun !
[Android General] basmand:
Hi

Thanks we are a few in this forum, who are looking forward to this updated version!!

Basmand:good:
[Android General] rossitec:
Just tried v14 and set GPS injector as system app using Titanium app (thanks M.A.S.E.) and without any intervention it functions very well indeed!

Copilot picks up the GPS data from the radio with the phone GPS disabled. Area51 is star and I/we (all on this forum) cannot thank you enough for your hard work.

On another note I wanted to share a fix to a problem which was driving me mad. I kept getting this error message flash up on the AppRadio screen:

"HDMI not available while application is running. Application will display on phone only"

I found out what was causing this, it is a feature called Smartstay (eye tracking) which was enabled on my GS2 with Biftor ROM and after switching this feature off, the message has never returned. I also found out that auto wifi apps (like auto wifi toggle or wifi matic) can also cause this to happen on certain devices. To get round this I made two Tasker shortcuts:

1 AppRadio Connect and 2 AppRadio Disconnect

AppRadio Connect shortcut: Bluetooth enable, Wifi disable, auto brightness off, brightness off, launch your favorite nav app etc. but above all kill any app that would interfere including any auto wifi apps.

AppRadio Disconnect shortcut will do the opposite, Bluetooth off, enable auto wifi app, kill nav app, etc.

The long and short of this is that with Tasker, you can disable a host of functions that are not only not needed but could also interfere with the AppRadio, then re-enable them when you disconnect.

I hope this helps someone:cool:
[Android General] -=Jeff=-:
That would be great of you the do. Thanks
[Android General] Waqas_Rasheed:
Good Work

Thanks for this info..
[Android General] basmand:
Hi

Has just done 2 hours driving testing this new GPS injector app, works perfect on different applications.This test is done on an HDMI stick not installed on an phone!!

Basmand:good::p
[Android General] Area51©:
Thanks for the testing. I am glad with the result.
[Android General] Sean_S:
Voice input via the AR3 mic (Google Voice)?

[MENTION=5417637]Area51©[/MENTION]

Hi. Thanks for this app!

I would like to ask if you would consider an objective of investigating whether voice input via the AR3 mic can be used in apps?

I cannot get google voice, or maps to accept voice input. I noticed this from Pioneer's page for the AppRadio 2.0 app in the play store [sic]:

Description

New features in 2.0.0

Recent apps improved the accesso of each apps recently used.

Favorite apps improve the access of apps which are fleqently used.

Google voice input enables users to input the text more easily,

Thanks again and "well done"!

Sean
[Android General] grippa:
just stumbled upon this, would love to test it!

so my understanding is that:

1. i donate first

2. request to be added to the testing group on google+?

correct? if so, is there a minimum donation for the testing?

thanks
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
Hey area. A few bugs reported in g+ group for GPS app fyi
[Android General] Area51©:
No. You can download modded app from the first page, it's free.

Companion app that can inject GPS from HU is a separate app that is currently under test.

As a courtesy to people that donated already they can test it now and purchase it for a very low price.

Once testing is finished GPS injector app can be bought for 6.99$ or 5.20 eur or equivalent in your local currency.
[Android General] acermashine:
GPS

0.14 ARU GPS does not work with NAVITEL.
[Android General] Area51©:
Did you only install ARU 0.14? GPS needs other app from playstore that is only available for testers now.
[Android General] acermashine:
Yes. waiting for the paid version.
[Android General] grippa:
oh my bad! i thought i could donate to get in to testing the injector app. thanks for the clarification :)
[Android General] llxxjinxxll:
on screen buttons

Hey Area thanks so much for your work. I can finally enjoy my headunit with my nexus 5.

The only questions i have are,

1. Are you going to fix the issue with on screen buttons being unreachable?

2. When is the GPS injector going to be in the play store?
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
1: Can u please elaborate what are u refering 2?

2: It is only in the play store, but link is available only for the beta group. Once all bugs are fixed and area feel comfy enough he will mark it public. we only found minor bugs, so i would assume it shouldn't take long.
[Android General] llxxjinxxll:
When using my nexus 5 with ARU

the on screen buttons don't function (back, home, recent app list)

I can verify that, indeed ARU registers the input correctly in that region using a multitouch test app

however, the buttons themselves don't actually register

also, because of this, touch registers towards the right of the screen seem to be a little off, i.e. the touch location and what is shown on screen doesn't match up as i move more right on the screen.

I just realized that this is hard to explain, I think this was mentioned in a previous post a few pages back. Perhaps I'll try and post a video of what is happening.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
i understand what u are trying to explain :) a video will always help.

out of curiousity, have u tried using nova/apex launcher and re-test. sounds like its a DPI/Resolution.Density issue
[Android General] llxxjinxxll:
I don't know how a new launcher will help being that the buttons are part of Android and exists system wide. But I'll give it shot next time i'm in my car.
[Android General] stargate125645:
Since the GPS add on is made into a system app, would it be possible to fool Google Maps/Navigation into thinking that phone-side GPS is activated? That is a major obstacle in using Google Navigation, particularly when you leave the screen to do something else and come back.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
u can set a different grid, just wondering.... who knows. worth a test....

not sure i follow u. when u have mock locations built in nav apps will think GPS is enabled but will get a random location. with the GPS app it forces the phone to use the HU GPS antenna.

when mock locations is set to on the built in apps already think they phone GPS is on...
[Android General] stargate125645:
That is not true. Google Navigation requests that phone GPS be enabled regardless of whether it is receiving back end GPS coordinates from the head unit. It literally checks whether phone GPS is enabled and not whether it is getting coordinates.