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[Android General] BrianBaker:
I'm using my M8 with the Pioneer MHL adapter and haven't had any major connectivity issues..Only problem I had was when I initially bought the radio I didn't set the setting to "others".Ever sense then this experience has been great..My problem with the app radio 3 is only 1 thing and it has nothing to do with the tech but instead the build quality.I'm on my 3rd App Radio and decided not to exchange anymore and just keep what I have.My issue being dust under the screen driving me crazy..I hope there is a way to clean it in the future.
[Android General] leobg:
What is your head unit? On AR2/3 N5 won't do black bars on either side. But I read before in this thread one of the other units was having this problem.
[Android General] newtonfb:
I've got 4000nex. Happens in unchained and reloaded apps.
[Android General] stargate125645:
So before Android 4.3, no BT headset worked consistently with Google Now? Maybe that was S Voice I recall working.
[Android General] 400ixl:
Probably, as S-Voice nullified Google Voice in most instances on Samsung phones anyway.
[Android General] jdpdata:
Just ordered my 64gb OnePlus. Has anyone gotten this to work with ARU?

I understand slimport/MHL is not supported, but Miracast is.

Hopefully I can get this to mirror using Chromecast.
[Android General] newtonfb:
Here are 2 pictures. Quality aint great because of the sun in the driveway but you can see that it isnt putting out full screen. I have downloaded the "secondscreen" app but it doesnt seem to help no matter what settings i put.
[Android General] 400ixl:
Not an issue you get with the N5 on the AR2 or AR3 head units, certainly not one I have seen.
[Android General] DiGi91:
Looking at replacing my S3 with an android stick..

Was looking into replacing my galaxy S III setup with an android stick to use with my AR3 (DA110) what is the best android stick to use and will the touch feature work with the AR3? I have seen some videos showing off the android stick setups but they are using mouse & keyboard which I would not want to do, also is it as simple as leaving it plugged in and when I turn off the vehicle it turns off and vice versa?
[Android General] TEK112:
You need a wired keyboard/mouse for initial setup. Then you can configure your phone via BT to be an input method for later down the road if ARU doesn't connect and you need to make changes.

The biggest issue is boot time. Most sticks are fairly fast, but then again it means nothing working for the first minute or so of your drive while the stick boots and connects ARU and so on. To some people that wait isn't worth it.
[Android General] stargate125645:
Well, any idea why I cannot get BT audio streaming to work with my phone, either? It won't let me select the option in the BT menu of my phone (and doesn't show up highlighted on the head unit, either). Is this a limitation of Android 4.1.2, again, where I cannot be connected to a device via a media profile and phone audio profile simultaneously?

Edit: Also, at least one person on the ARUr community is suggesting that I need at least Android 4.4.3 for voice stuff to work with the AppRadio, which would preclude even the LG G3. Can you comment on the veracity of this statement?
[Android General] desantim:
I don't know if someone has answered this - I have the 4000nex and there is a specific HDMI setup for this, I've done it numerous times, basically it allows you to set the "margins" for your screen getting rid of the top left right and bottom blank space. I've reset my unit 3 - 4 times and each time, I am presented with this option, I can't remember how it comes up off the top of my head, if I can make a video, I'll do so tonight or tomorrow.

Mario
[Android General] DiGi91:
Thanks for the response, still thinking about it. Right now I'm using a Verizon (deactivated) Galaxy S III; main things I use on AR3 are music (poweramp) and GPS (sygic) as long as I can still do that with the stick and overall the setup might be easier (being able to leave it in the car) and not have many connectivity issues then I am cool with it.

I was talking to Area 51 about it and as long as touchscreen works (after the inital setup) like you said then I think I am leaning towards getting the android stick.

As it stands right now with my s3 I still have issues and times where I need to reboot the phone for it to connect to ARU.. That is about a minute of waiting as is lol
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
i am having the same dilemma as u are.... only mine is due to samsung and the SELINUX issue... im tired of searching for new phone etc each time....

i am thinking about the android stick mk809III but i have so many questions:

1. Will i configure the stick on my google account to have all my info?

2. Does it have a lock screen? (like real android?)

3. Do i have to tether it each time with my phone to give it internet so i can stream, use maps etc?

4. After the initial keyboard/mouse setup - do i need to reinitiate each time?

5. is the mk809III is the recommended one or there are better?

6. how much memory for installing apps is there on these sticks? and is it running 4.2.2 regular or custom OS that i will be limited with?

7. I am assuming if i tether i can get email etc but no text since its on my phone, right? is there an app *that anyone know of) that can transfer such info to the stick so i can see EVERYTHING in my HU?

8. what is the boot up time?

anyone that have the stick, if you could please answer whenever you have the time. thank you.
[Android General] GoogleAndroid:
I set everything up today. When I try to use apps, the parking brake has to be on. And I see full mirroring. Where I'd the little UI that is advertised? Don't tell me I need parking brake bypass...
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
u always need the barking break bypass. easy install cheap
[Android General] Pig Vomit:
You really should read your manual on the NEX4000. The answer is in there. I can't remember how to do it specifically as you only need to do it once. But I know it's in the manual.
[Android General] poopsmith777:
Just make sure you get the proper one for your headunit. The bypasses are a little more complex in the pattern of relay on/off durations compared to the the simpler bypasses of yesteryear
[Android General] GoogleAndroid:
*sigh* I'm sick of spending so much money to use mirroring. Why is it shown in ads in a moving vehicle if you need to bypass the parking brake? I could have just bought an AVIC or other head unit by the time I'm done.

What module for the appradio 3 (sph-da210)?
[Android General] Obrien8403:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008NQL00W

The one I used
[Android General] ffyter:
Fix for slow charging on cheap cables

So I bought this mhl cable for my sprint samsung note 3. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DUCB65I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. It woke well as far as connecting with my appradio 3 but charging was stuck at about 400ma and drained my phone slowly while mirroring. I posted a possible solution and someone said it wouldn't work. It does in fact work and I can charge now at about 1200ma while mirroring. Here's what I did. I wish I would have taken pics but here goes. On the micro usb cable I cut back the sheathing to expose the wires. There are 5 total if I remember correctly, orange, red, white, green, and one non sheathed wire which is ground. I cut an old usb wire end off of a cable I wasn't using and found the red and black wires which are your pos and neg. I cut the red wire (pos)in the mhl cable (micro usb cable) and the non sheathed wire which is your ground. Connect the red wire from the micro usb cable to the red wire from the usb cable to the red wire that feeds the micro usb wire end. Then connect the black from the usb to the unsheathed wire that feeds to the micro usb plug. What you are essentially doing is stopping the power coming from the mhl connector plugged into your radio and giving it full power from another usb source directly to the phone. The power from the mhl connector is somehow limited. The only thing that you will need to make things work here are a 12v cigarette adaptor that has 2 usb charging ports ( one for the mhl and one for the phone). Hopefully this helps anyone that doesn't want to shell out $30 for the samsung adapter.
[Android General] newtonfb:
I did the smartphone screen adjustment. Its in input/output settings. It doesnt do anything
[Android General] GoogleAndroid:
Yep, that's the one I keep coming across. Now, how exactly is it installed? I have a Lincoln Town Car, so in order for me to get to the back of the radio, part of my dashboard has to come apart and it's a huge pain. Where on the parking brake wire does the bypass go, and where does the wire go in the car? I'm hoping I can avoid taking my dash apart.
[Android General] Obrien8403:
Can't help you with that, wasn't confident in installing on my own, so had it installed. What I do know is you plug in hdmi to the HU and then to the adapter, if that is what you are asking
[Android General] GoogleAndroid:
Best Buy installed the radio and speakers for me. I went there today and had to pay for them to put in the HDMI cable. Had I known the PB bypass was needed, I would have done them at the same time. I might just install it myself and save the money, depending on where it goes. Does anyone here know?
[Android General] _sky.captain_:
Parking Break Bypass

Why do you say that a parking break bypass is always needed? I do not need one in my 2007 Honda Pilot with ARU and AppRadio3. Everything works, while the car is in motion. So ... huh?
[Android General] BrianBaker:
sorry for being off topic but i've tried to search all around for a break down of the pioneer app radio 3(210).Hell i'll even take a break down of the app radio 2..Something like an ifix it type of tear down.I'm thinking about trying to get to the lcd and get the dust out and reseal it better to keep the dust out.Im only 2 weeks in with this thing and it's got a small beach forming between the lcd and capacitive touch screen...I just dont wan't to go into it blindly if I don't have to.
[Android General] taiguy:
Everything works for me except I can't use the keyboard. I plan on installing my bypass later next week.
[Android General] petard:
The bypass has 3 connections: ground, parking brake, and 12V switched power (only on when the car is in ACC or ON). If you locate where the parking brake wire from the radio splices into your factory wiring then you can install the bypass there if you also have 12V switched power there. Be sure to disconnect the parking brake wire coming from the radio from the factory wiring.

I think ARU might let you have full functionality in app mode even without the bypass but I'm unsure. You don't need to use the "car keyboard" app with ARU, just your standard keyboard.
[Android General] taiguy:
Whhaaaatttt... OK trying this tomorrow.
[Android General] 400ixl:
If you are outside of North America then you can just earth the handbrake wire, no need for a bypass.
[Android General] nosit1:
Here's my review of ARU Reloaded from the Google+ group with devices from both ARU and ARU-Reloaded:

My devices tested with ARU and ARU Reloaded:

Motorola Droid Bionic

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3 (bad MHL port :( )

Verizon Galaxy Note 2

Tronsmart CX-919 RK3188

The Bionic was working well, but the hardware was dated and the battery died.

The Galaxy Nexus was dated hardware and was sluggish.

The Sprint S3 was on a locked bootloader, which I unfortunately didn't do my due diligence before buying.

The Samsung S3 with the bad MHL port was just bad luck. I had attempted testing it, but didn't have the right MHL cord with me.

The good S3 was mostly working until I updated the bootloader to 4.4 for Kitkat features and my HU wouldn't recognize it.

The Galaxy Note 2 worked after 4.4 with SELinux Permissive (essential for Samsung) but would get extremely hot and subsequently discharge while pausing charging being connected.

I remember +Area51 Advanced Technology talking about using a HDMI stick way back in the 200-300's of the XDA thread. I looked up one of the newer sticks. I settled on a Tronsmart CX-919 RK3188 seeing as it was one of the newer ones with a quad core CPU, because I need speed for my applications.

I drag my 20" TV and all my supplies out to my car with my keyboard and mouse. I rip apart the dash and SPH-DA210 in my Mazda 3 and route the HDMI up the the center console. I realize that all I have is Male to Male and had to get a gender change from the store.

I was able to get my headunit paired up with my unit through Bluetooth and WiFi with my phone hotspotting. Once I get ARU Reloaded running and BT on, I connect it to my headunit. No dice.

How in the hell am I supposed to troubleshoot something that won't work? Luckily I remembered I can run a VNC server at boot. Viola! Try again, nothing. Hmm. Appears that BT isn't making a full connection. Unfortuantely ARU isn't working with BT toggle or HDMI start. When I VNC Viewer and reconnect the radio via BT, it'll connect.

Make a Tasker profile on HDMI connect that'll wait 5 seconds, toggle Bluetooth, wait 20 seconds, Bluetooth Auto Connect to disconnect radio, wait 4 seconds, Bluetooth Auto Connect connect to radio.

This finally worked. From a cold boot it will take exactly 1 minute and 58 seconds to go from boot to usability (with wifi). I am currently on the most recent version of ARU-R. I plan on hooking an external battery up to the device to keep it always on, this way in order to reduce the boot time that will be plugged in to be charged while driving and discharging while powered off.

In terms of the Tronsmart, I am extremely impressed with the quality of the device as well as the speed. Only time will tell.

I've gone through long lengths and probably have put in at least 48 hours of work and research into all of this. A lot of troubleshooting to get it just right.﻿

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Thought I'd cross post it here for those who haven't signed up yet.
[Android General] defenderctr:
Technically the Galaxy S4 also does MHL 2.0 and it works. It's what I use so that's how I know. The Sony Xperia Z2 is also an MHL 2.0 device. While no carrier in the US has the Z2 yet you can buy an unlocked international version that works just fine, it's actually the next phone I intend on getting.

Also it is rumored the Sony Xperia Z3 will be officially announced in August and it will support MHL 3.0 (4K streaming) (if you're even more interested in future proofing your phone.)
[Android General] Area51©:
Did you try to enable the "Start upon boot" setting?

The recommended settings for an Android stick are:

Rotation locker -> Off

Invert XY -> On

Toggle Bluetooth->On

Start/Stop on HDMI->Off

Start upon boot->On
[Android General] ikerg:
There are lot of models...

Quad core ones have 2gb Ram but almost all of them have 8GB ROM.

You have external SD card slot and external USB port.

I have not my appradio yet...but I own an android stick (imito mx1)

During initial setup you can connect Bluetooth and with tasker you can automatize the connection... So you will never need to perform the initial setup again.

Anyway I recommend to have it on the glove guard; an HDMI extension cable comes with stick and you can place at hand if something is wrong without having to detach the appradio

AFAIK even you have to think that the android stick is like a tablet...no unlock screen is available (at least I did not notice an option)..perhaps a launcher has it (nova launcher is full recommended)

Much people are intended to leave the stick permanently connected to he car battery in order not to wait for booting. It is an option .

I will think on a power bank that could power the stick for the 1 day or weekend if I am not using the car...

I just ordered a mk809iv that is 31usd on aliexpress...fingers crossed if everything works as expected

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[Android General] leobg:
It has nothing to do with the make or model of the car you have. It is a safety feature of the head unit, so you don't get distracted while driving and crash into something/someone. European units only need the parking brake signal grounded to bypass the protection. North american units need a special sequence on-off-on to disengage the protection. The bypass units sold on Amazon and eBay simply simulate the sequence to disengage the head unit safety feature. Pioneer will never make official head unit without this safety feature or they will get fined/sued to the sky.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
Thank you so much for the detailed response.

with Tasker and nova it will be fairly easy to configure, just need to pass the first initial setup with a keyboard and mouse i guess.

i dont think theres a powerbank strong enough to hold a charge for the entire weekend. i also dont htink its a big deal to wait 1 minute to allow bootup with tasker and all....

im tired of my samsung with SELINUX enforced and im tired to having the same fight each time i buy a new phone (every year).

so i wana investigate the stick method to have (almost) all functionality without the constant kernel fight...

is that the one?:

http://www.amazon.com/Mk809IV-RK318...e=UTF8&qid=1405429439&sr=8-1&keywords=mk809iv
[Android General] Area51©:
Reloaded V0.06 released to alpha test

Release notes:

License validity set to 60 days.

Crash during restart of service fixed.

Home key not working on NEX series fixed.

Catch possible exception in touch handler.

When connection established, screen is switched on.
[Android General] TEK112:
I donated a week or so back. Would you please accept my request?
[Android General] GoogleAndroid:
I still get the parking brake popups with both AR and ARU. Now, I am having an issue. My SELinux is Permissive, but when I touch the radio's screen, I see a red X in the corner. It is acting as if my SELinux is Enforcing. I can use the screen on the phone of course, but not the radio.
[Android General] petard:
The RK3188 CPU Is a year old now, RK3288 is just about to be released. Another CPU that was recently released is the AllWinner S802. Both of these have much nicer GPUs than the RK3188
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
Thank you.

seems like i should wait a bit for RK3288
[Android General] stargate125645:
I guess a followup would be to ask if media audio connection is required to get Google Now to work with the head unit microphone. Our is the inability to use that profile a separate problem?

Autoconnect still not working with version 5. I will try 6.
[Android General] ikerg:
You are right...and next year another more powerful processor. Is just to get the best at the moment with the best price...

For the use that I am going to do is perfect. Don't expect to do the same on a car than with your phone....remember that you are driving (at least that is supposed)

I don't know if mk809iv is good, but for 30usd .... Is enough reason to give a try.

Now there is no TV stick with rk3188

They have a 3188T which is underclocked to 1.4Ghz

3288 ones are very big (they are not sticks)

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[Android General] 400ixl:
That isn't a symptom of SELinux, you don't get the red hand with that, just no touch ability.

Red hand is either the bluetooth connection has not been successful or the device is not rooted properly.Probably the former, so delete the bluetooth pairing from both the phone and the HU and start again. Also clear the application data once unpaired and before re-pairing.
[Android General] GoogleAndroid:
I thought the red hand was the no-touch ability from SELinux. Well, irregardless, I'm an idiot. I flashed a new ROM last night to get SELinux set to permissive. This morning when I tried using it, I hadn't yet paired bluetooth at all. I'll try that tonight. Thanks!
[Android General] jlleiber:
Just wanted to throw my exp out there...originally I was running ARU on my stock rooted HTC One M8 (AT&T) and it was working and syncing up just fine but would take about a minute to do so and Screen Standby was very finicky and required reboots when unplugging from the AppRadio. I wanted to change it up a bit so I did the following:

- Flashed Sinless Rom, which came with its own kernel. But I flashed the stock kernel back to it

- Set Tasker to detect HDMI, turn screen on, turn on B/T, and run ARU

Screen standby now works perfectly and from the time I plug the phone in to the time I can use it on the headunit is about 15 seconds. Everything is much faster. The only bug is that I get to the screen calibration and I press one dot, try to press the second and I get a popup saying it failed. All I do then is press the physical home button on the appradio and it gives me my phone homescreen. All the touches work great and are accurate, so I'm not sure where the calibration deal is missing, but it doesn't seem to matter in my case.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
hi Android Stick users.

i just purchased the MK809III RK3188 by Area51 recomendation that he tested it working with ARU-R

I searched xda for root and ROM that will work with ARU-R with no issues.

can you guys recomend a ROM or link to how to root the stick?

this is first time im gona use a stick, im pretty proficient with rooting etc, just need to find the appropriate link for this model,

any help will be much appreciated.
[Android General] ikerg:
Go to www.freaktab.com

There is a lot of information regarding Rom for android sticks.

Just look for finless or neomode roms for your specific model

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[Android General] m.a.s.e:
thank you...

seems like theres a lot of models of the same model lol

i got this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...tailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1#productDetails

need to locate the info on freaktab.com

:D
[Android General] Area51©:
I tried a few of those custom roms but I don't really like them (mostly they claim improved video playback which for AR use doesn't really matter) . I am sticking with the installed 4.2.2, it works fine and BT connects. Only thing I had to do was to root it. I couldn't find one that was working so I put together something myself.
[Android General] m.a.s.e:
Can u please share the root as I already purchased it ? this will be dedicated to the car so I don't care for new Rom. Just need my ar3 back up and running with my apps?
[Android General] GoogleAndroid:
Well I tried that and I get the same thing. I do notice that it still says "ready to connect" in the notification bar.
[Android General] ecsnead69:
Is there another forum to follow for ARU or is this the best place for info? Thanks
[Android General] Theteenystar:
Hey, I have a similar Problem. I also can't calibrate the Display with the dots and get the error message.

But when I press the home button it doesent go to landscape mode and the coordinates are wrong. Also the options force to landscape and invertiert xy coordinates doesent change the problem.

For you everything works fine?
[Android General] Obrien8403:
Just donated, really looking forward to trying the reloaded app