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[Android General] ixian:
You need to have the parking brake set. If you have a bypass installed you might have problems because for some reason that setting specifically looks for a parking break being set and technically the bypass doesn't do that (make the AppRadio think the PB is always set, that is).

Edit: I looked it up (I have a bypass, but never installed it because for some reason ARU and my Nexus don't seem to need it) and what most people with a bypass do is actually install a little switch on the PB wire, after the bypass connection. That way they can flip it on when certain settings need to be accessed.

I know this sounds like a total PITA and it is but that's unfortunately the way it is. As I found out, right now I don't even need the bypass because whatever ARU does appears to "fool" the HU in to thinking everything is an approved Pioneer app and it doesn't trigger the lock out. Technically, the way the stock app works is it allows "exceptions" for certain applications (that use the Pioneer SDK, like Waze) so they can output what is technically video to the HU without tripping the lockout. It also provides the BT interface for touch. I guess what Area51 did is modify the APK to remove the part restricting that to just Pioneer approved apps, which explains why you don't need a bypass when you use it.

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What I do is, let the AppRadio HU connect to my phone BT as normal (usually happens 3-4 seconds after I clear the nag screen on the HU) then plug in my phone to my SlimPort cable. That's the point where my tasker profile kicks off. What it does is turn off BT, turn it back on, wait for the HU to reconnect, then launch ARU.

Using this profile gives me a successful connection 100% of the time, out of maybe 50-60 connects in the last 10 days. Not using this I only successfully connect maybe 1 out of every 5 tries.

My tasker profile is a couple pages back in the thread - if you want the actual XML I can try to get that for you (I don't have a micro-usb cable handy right now) but it's pretty easy to walk through it - just create a profile, set the action to HDMI connect, create a task, and add in my actions to that task. I know it looks complicated at first but the truth is once you do it a couple times it's pretty straightforward, there are a ton of options but you don't need most of them for this.
[Android General] opherc:
I didn't , tried a few times after your answer , cant do the root on my note 2. :(
[Android General] bennetski:
Right I'm back up and running after having my car battery die on me.

Let me go back to the beginning.

I am on a Galaxy s4 on 4.3 echoerom and have been using ARliberator with no problem. It connects to bluetooth fine but I would really like to try ARU. I have tried stock AR app and that doesn't connect. I've tried connecting to ARliberator with ARU running but it only connects to ARliberator. Just can't get my head round why the BT connection won't stay on with ARU
[Android General] sjorge3442:
tried to update xposed to install gravity box (i dont even need it, realized you non physical home key guys need it) and my phone went into a boot loop. Oh well. It was time to reflash anyway. Dreading this long period of updated 40+ apps.
[Android General] ixian:
Strange, Xposed and the GravityBox plugin for it are usually pretty stable, but there are lots of phones and OS combinations so you might have run in to a weird bug. Did you post the details in the Xposed thread?

Thinking about it, yeah, if you have a Samsung or whatever with hard buttons then you wouldn't have a virtual button bar like us Nexus users have so Immersive desktop isn't as important (though it'll still give you the option to get rid of the status bar if you want, personally I leave that alone as I like having it and it doesn't take up space like the nav buttons do).

That said there are *ton* of other options with GravityBox, it really is like having a custom rom without having to flash one. I moved my clock to the center, make it disappear on my home screen altogether (because I have a Dashclock widget that tells me the time there), add quick toggles to my notification drop down, change the battery indicator (which is particularly useless right now on stock KitKat), and a whole lot more. It's a pretty useful little toolbox that doesn't (normally) screw up your phone, kill your battery, or force you to reflash to a new ROM.

That's all outside the scope of this thread though so I'll shut up. If you have a phone without hard buttons like the N4 or 5 then being able to get rid of the virtual buttons in car mode is worth the trouble alone.
[Android General] bfern002:
Is there any way to disable ARU automatically switching to landscape mode on BT connect? I'd rather have it in portrait on BT connect and only landscape when connected via MHL/HDMI
[Android General] juanq214:
App radio unchained for note 3

Guys, I am quite interested in this app and think it is awesome to pair your phone and car radio unit in such way! I have read a lot but have not found a workaround for my case:

I have a Ford Fiesta SE 2012, due to panel limitations the only 7 inches Pioneer radio I could install was the Avh-x7550bt. This provides a motorized 7-inch touchscreen. This model is not compatible with Android.... Only iphone 4/4s and recently Iphone 5/5c/5s. My phone is a Samsung Note 3 (which makes things even worse as this android device is not yet supported by appradio...).

My question: do I have a change to make app radio work with my Note 3 in my Avh-x7550bt radio? I wouldn't mind if i can only use the basic apps such as Waze, youtube, etc, or am I hopeless in such enterprise?. I have considered the possibility of swiching to a Galaxy s4 for instance, but I wouldn´t like to switch to Iphone which is the only compatible device for this radio model ( I don´t like it, I am already used to big screens when it comes to phones).

Thanks for your insights, any suggestions will be appreciated,
[Android General] TONYAPEX3:
The note 3 work fine on my appradio 2 and if your radio I not design for android then I think you are SOL
[Android General] Area51©:
Did you try with only ARU installed? If both ARL and ARU are installed they could interfere with each other.
[Android General] Area51©:
It's not going to work, sorry. AR3 and the lastest firmware for AR2 have a connection for BT that you can set to "Iphone" or "Other" where the latter means Android. When set to "Iphone" (the default) it just won't connect properly and ARU won't work. Only way would be to change your HU to one that's compatible.
[Android General] bennetski:
Well I tried with the stock AR app and that wouldn't connect to BT ?

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I've never noticed this setting. What is the latest firmware for AR2 and how can I check what mine is on ?
[Android General] Area51©:
Too bad then. In general if ARL works there's no reason why ARU or stock app wouldn't work but I guess anything is possible. Basically BT connection setup is done mostly by HU and Android system, ARU starts doing something once the connection is setup.

Check Pioneer's website. For Android there's no need to upgrade.
[Android General] rd-Target:
I have installed this app on my LG G2 (running CM11), and it seems to work okay with my AVH-X8500BT radio. I have some problems with the screen going black, while touch still works, but after some research I think this could be caused by a faulty cable.

But one think that really annoys me; every time I start my car, the phone connects to my headunit with bluetooth so I can use the handsfree installation. But with this app installed, the screen is rotated and battery usage raises severely. Even though the phone is not connected via HDMI/Micro USB.

Could you please add an option to not autostart when connected via bluetooth? I rarely connects my phone to the headunit, I only use it for navigation when going on longer trips. So on everyday use, it's really annoying that the screen is rotated and the battery is drained.

Only other solution is to uninstall the app (which I'd rather not) or freeze the app with Titanium Backup.
[Android General] Area51©:
Yes it's on the Todo list. It will be done sometime. There's a workaround already that involves using Tasker to automatically start/force close ARU. In your case you might also do that manually. If you long press the ARU app icon, an App-info icon will appear, drop the ARU icon on that. Then you are straight away in the App-info of ARU. Then press the Stop now button. This will force close ARU and it won't mess with the BT connection anymore. To use it again just start ARU from the application drawer.
[Android General] rd-Target:
Well thank you for the quick reply! :)

I'm glad to hear, that it's on the todo list.

Force stopping the app will only work until the phone is restarted? I'm sure I've tried that any way.

For now I've frozen the app with TB. Then I can unfreeze it whenever I need it.

Again, thanks for the quick response.
[Android General] sjorge3442:
turning off BT and turning it back on then opening ARU then plugging in the cable seems to work for me. I'll stick to that until I learn how the hell to use tasker.
[Android General] bennetski:
What phone do you have ?
[Android General] Area51©:
Here's a Tasker profile made by my good friend M.a.s.e that is ready to use or at least will help you to get started: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47837690&postcount=1784

Almost everything is here in this thread already, it's just a bit difficult finding it.
[Android General] Area51©:
Yes, at boot ARU is started again.
[Android General] sjorge3442:
no matter what I do I cant find the file through tasker. I look and look, but nothing shows up.
[Android General] nycqns983:
I just started trying to use screen standby.... Works great until I Unplug my phone but.... Then it won't turn back on and I have to force a restart lol anyone else having this problem?
[Android General] sjorge3442:
well i got the tasker file to load. had to save as .prf.xml not just xml. What a n00b
[Android General] ixian:
Probably better to ask in the Screen Standby thread, there's one here on XDA.
[Android General] e_rocm:
Great App!

I have switched over from ARL and am currently trying ARU and so far it is working great. I have on minor issue that I am hoping I can resolve. After my phone reboots (battery dies, crashes, etc), I have to plug / unplug / plug the HDMI in to get HDMI to work on the App Radio. Every time after the initial plug / unplug / plug it works flawlessly . . . until the next reboot. Is this happening for others? I have a Nexus 4 with 4.4.2, but it also happened on 4.3.
[Android General] maxum3300:
AVH-X8500BHS no rear dvd video

I know this isnt the proper forum to ask this since it is the ARU thread but hopefully someone can help me. I just installed my 8500bhs, brand new out the box and I think it may be defective. I can't get my dvd video to play on my rear headrest monitors. The manual says that AV in needs to be turned on, which I did. This doesn't really make sense to me as I am trying to send video out to the headrests, not in. I have played with this thing for over an hour and can't get video out working. I know my headrest are working because they were working when I took the Kenwood out, plus I took my wii out to the vehicle hooked it up with an inverter and is working fine. Almost like there is a video of feature that is not turned on in the radio but I can't find it. I know my Kenwood had a video source out that I could select dvd, ipod or even nav to display on the headrest but I can't find anything like that on this unit. Again I know this isn't the proper forum to post this and I put it on avic411.combut I dont think anyone is on that forum anymore. It hasn't even had a single view. I know allot of people on here know these radios in and out so if anyone could help me I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
[Android General] nycqns983:
Oh there is? Awesome, thanks
[Android General] shaxs:
Can the AppRadio 3 be connected to two bluetooth items at one?

A phone for phone calls

A HDMI android stick for audio and ARU?
[Android General] ixian:
Yes, several folks do that. Just make sure on your stick it's set for a media profile only in BT settings and vice versa for your phone.

What stick are you going to use? There's a ton out there, but not many good ones for this purpose.
[Android General] shaxs:
Not sure yet. Researching. What do you suggest? Im still trying to decide if it is worth it to not use my phone.Just adding all these things to my phone, all the apps, just for use in the car is annoying.
[Android General] shaxs:
Thank you for your detailed reply!

I am familiar with Tasker. I currently have it setup on my phone to launch ARU, launch Screen Standby, kill wifi, ect. And yes I would probably want to do wifi sharing if I used a stick. I did also buy the gps injector.

As for cold boot, why not use an external backup battery like this? http://www.amazon.com/10000mAh-Smartphones-USB-charged-Adapters--Lightning/ ? Connect this to the ARU to charge and connect the stick to the battery pack for power. No cold boot.
[Android General] ixian:
Sure, I had given some though to that - it really depends how far down the rabbit hole you want to go, so to speak.

For example, you'll want a decent size battery made by a decent company - I wouldn't go bargin-basement on something I'm essentially going to leave in my car - so there's $60-90 USD right there. Also consider those batteries aren't really meant to be left out in the elements (neither are the usb sticks for that matter) so if it gets super hot or cold where you are you'll need to take that in to consideration.

Then there's the fact that the AppRadio USB only outputs, I believe, 500mA, which is probably not enough to both charge the battery and let it power the stick, unless you normally make a lot of long drives. Ideally you'll probably want to hard-wire power to it which is another $30 USD easily, and that's if you know how to do it yourself. Granted, the stick doesn't have it's own display, so it uses less power than a phone does, but it's still going to be a pretty close shave using the built-in usb power.

So at the end of the day you've spent maybe $100 or so on a good stick/small android device, call it $60 (average) for a quality USB power battery, and $30 for hard wiring it, assuming you do all this yourself. If you use a stick don't forget $5-10 for a HDMI adapter so you can plug it in to a regular male HDMI connector.

Finally, if you don't live an an area that is temperate year round then you'll probably need to think about removing the stick + battery if/when you leave the car out in the cold overnight or whatever.

Compared to the AppRadio - which like all car equipment is designed to deal with extreme temps and car power, that's why they tend to be so conservative - combined with a phone that you keep with you and does the same thing and...again, depends on you.

For instance, with the N5, I can use a simple Slimport cable, which only costs $24 shipped from Amazon for the good one. If I had an MHL device, like a Samsung, I'd need to pay a lot more for a (good) MHL kit plus the 11 pin Samsung MHL adapter. That might change the equation somewhat. But for my situation, I'd be paying a lot more, and dealing with a lot more hassle, just to avoid having to set up Tasker and some apps on my phone and deal with plugging the phone in - and I can rig up a nice dock for it for less effort.

Like I said, everyone's situation is a little different, so the above isn't a reason *not* to do what you are thinking of, only details you should factor in to the decision.
[Android General] shaxs:
Bunch of good points. I think I will stick with just using the phone ;)
[Android General] basmand:
Hi

I am running an MK802IV with GPS injector works perfect, my GPS application is from Sygic but of course Goggle maps and other applications works without no problem!! I have constant power on stick from my cars 12v power supply/outlet (don't now the English name for that!!), so I never have Boot time. I have spend approx 3 dollars on an 4700uf capacitor connected to a 6A diode take 10-15 min to put together, that prevent power drop from battery when starting car.

I am only using my stick, and I have spend so many hours to correct problems, different ROM and so on but now it works perfect, mostly be course Area51 has made the special stick version of ARU.

The most difficult part is to connect phone and stick at the same time, but that can be done, I must read on the internet how to change my stick BT profile from phone to media, that maybe help a lot

Basmand:good:
[Android General] Area51©:
There's also some Russian guys working on getting HDMI sticks working here: http://www.pccar.ru/showthread.php?t=18449&page=61

With google translate it's kinda understandable. Some of them are here in this thread too.
[Android General] Area51©:
Here's an issue with HDMI sticks (and phones too) that is worth mentioning.

When ARU is running it's not possible to install app with google play. Also installing an APK directly is not possible. It's not possible to click the install button.

This is happening only when the rotation locker is active. The rotation locker uses a transparent system overlay window to force orientation. Android detects this and because a system overlay window can potentially be used to overlay anything a user could be made to install something different than they think they are installing, Android decides to disable the install button. This is a security feature of Android.

A workaround is easy on phones, just install apps only when your phone is not connected to your HU.

With a HDMI stick you have no screen when not connected. A workaround would be to not connect Bluetooth and use the HU for display only. As then you can't use the HU touch screen for input you would have to connect a mouse via usb temporarily.

Another workaround would be to disable the rotation locker temporarily. When connected go to the ARU app and open the options menu from the app's main screen. There's an additional ARU option sub menu with option Rotation locker. Disable it. After that ARU needs to be force closed and restarted for the new setting to become active.
[Android General] pTTy:
hardwired micro usb cable 1.2A

Hello Guys,

I know i'm a bit off topic and I'm sorry for that, but I need your help for good references about hardwired micro usb cables.

A professional installed on my TT MK2 the pioneer SPH-DA110 but did not warned me about the power limitation of the USB cable from the pioneer, resulting that my Xperia Z1 loose battery power really fast while connected to the DA110.

He agrees to install a hardwired micro usb cable for free if I bring him the cable and tell him where he should plug it, could you guys please give me more informations about which cable to buy and how installing this cable please ?

More in the topic subject, I'm a bit disappointed about doing the 4.3 upgrade for my Xperia Z1 since it seems there is no way to root it without unlocking the bootloader (which is not possible for my french operator branded Xperia Z1...). If someone heard about a solution for this problem I'd be really gratefull, I'd really like to give APU a try !

Thanks for help

pTTy
[Android General] TEK112:
It sounds like you want to run a separate USB cable and hardwire it into the car right?

I am unfamiliar with the xperia, but how does it output hdmi? If it uses the micro usb cable for mhl you can't unplug it from the radio. If it uses mini hdmi it should work fine to hardwire the USB into the cars 12v power source.

If you have two separate connections for hdmi and USB you can use the existing usb cable and plug it into a power converter that hardwires into the car.
[Android General] robshabazz:
Try this, plug usb into it

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[Android General] sinbrad:
GPS Injector Missing?

Ok Guys, Obviously I'm new to this and have just attempted to run GPS Injector but I can't as I can no longer find it on my phone? I have a SG4. I purchased Titanium Backup and also GPS Injector. I followed the guide to convert it into a system app and then rebooted my phone. The icon for GPS has disappeared from my screen and I cannot find any reference to it in my phone, anywhere. Please advise?
[Android General] TEK112:
Try to install it again. If it installs, titanium may have failed moving it or removed it. If it says it will replace the app don't let it and search the app folders. To make any app a system app just remove it from data/app and place it in system/app and reboot.
[Android General] sinbrad:
Already installed?

Well, I went to the play store to install it again and it showed as being already installed. I hit open from the playstore and the app opened on my phone but when I leave the playstore page the app doesn't appear anywhere on my phone to activate it? If I go into Titanium Backup and hit the backup/restore tab, gps injector shows up and it has a phone icon and a triangle with an exclamation mark in it. I can run it from there which is puzzling me to say the least? Why is it showing there and no where else?
[Android General] TEK112:
Is it hidden by your launcher or placed at the end of your apps?

I am not sure if GPS Injector is designed to hide from the app drawer, I don't use it myself.

You can create a shortcut and point it to system/app to have something on the home screen.
[Android General] sinbrad:
It is no where to be seen, just vanished? I don't know either if it is designed to be hidden so hopefully someone will tell me if that's the way it's supposed to work but I would have thought you should be able to see it working to see if gps is in fact working through it?
[Android General] TEK112:
I just bought GPS Injector and it does indeed disappear after converting to a system app. That is normal.

To find it just open a root file manager and go to /system/app and the apk is called mars.area51.arunchainedgps.apk

I hope this helps.
[Android General] sinbrad:
Relief

Thanks for that, didn't want you to go as far as having to purchase it though. Now to get my phone connected to my HU to see if it works? I will report back either way
[Android General] pTTy:
Hello TEK, thanks for your answer !

I'm using the Sony MHL Adapter to connect the HDMI and micro usb cables. I'd like to use a hardwired 1.2 A micro usb cables to give enough energy to the Xperia Z1 (by plugging it in the MHL Adapter). Would you have any references for this kind of cables and a howto install this kind of cable to the 12v power source of the car ?

3A is not too strong for charging a smartphone ??
[Android General] TEK112:
Just go to crutchfield and find the power inverter you need and buy it elsewhere for cheaper. Act like you are setting up and install, add the radio to your cart and it will list the accessories you need.

Unplug the usb from the radio and then into the inverter. You will then have a nice power stream and HDMI. Just make sure the connection is not constant, it should turn on and off with the radio. I don't like things drawing off the battery when the car is off.
[Android General] pTTy:
Thanks for the suggestion.

I tried to select my audi TT mk2 convertible 2007, which does not exist on this website, so I selected audi TT mk2 convertible 2008 which it finded.

But when selecting the sph-da110 radio, it does not give me the hardwired accessory which I need :(

Any help appreciated...
[Android General] ixian:
It's the car that matters, you won't be hardwiring the power in to the HU itself.

It's pretty simple, you just tap in to an existing power lead - Crutchfield should tell you what it recommends based on your car, but essentially you want one that is tied to the ignition. The best place to tap them is right by wherever your fusebox is in the car.

It's the same situation for anything you hardwire, like a dedicated GPS, Radar detector, etc. In fact if you do a search on your car for how to wire power for the latter two you'll probably find a lot more results.