yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Head-Units] alaninsitges:
That looks awesome, I was just thinking that it sucks to have spent all this money on CANbus adapter for my Saab and only have 4 of the 10 SW buttons that do anything. I wonder if you can reprogram these buttons to do other tasks...
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
Yes, in my case i dont get canbus adapter for swc, as only buttons will work are volume. so right know no swc for me and i miss it.

According to the amazon comment, you can assign the buttons.

copy and past part of one of the comments

" But this is not its only functions, if you try to use it with a headphone app (like "Headset Button Controller" for instance) you can really expand the functionality of it, I've also tried this and it works very well."
[Android Head-Units] deeznutz1977:
Go to the play store and search. "Startup manager"
[Android Head-Units] myprecious27:
Custom rom via sd card

Hullo everyone, thank you for all the info and mods, I've just ordered my unit.

Is it possible to flash the custom rom by Tuatara via sd card?
[Android Head-Units] kingamra:
Yes... read few pages back...

If using xposed you can also use boot manager ...
[Android Head-Units] parazit26:
had the same problem that i only get some buttons, so i made my own one based on arduino
[Android Head-Units] zanix:
The only problem is that the main volume control is not standard Android, the Newsmy uses an alternative method to control the main volume.
[Android Head-Units] typos1:
No probs, happy to help further the Android headunit cause !

All the devices I ve had that use the SD card update method totally wipe data during the upgrade, I ve always thought the point of doing it that way was to circumvent the hassle of having to connect to a pc to update - I prefer doing stuff on device and only attach to a pc if the device is bricked.

I do recall some people having to repartition the internal SDcard at some point (feel free to search the HuiFei thread . . . all 925+ pages of it ! :eek:), but I dont think it effects everyone, I ve certainly not had a problem and from what I recall it may be a KK related thing as opposed to the SDcard update method.

AFAIK the only way to update and retain data is the OTA method, although I cant see why it couldnt be made to work via the SDmethod, but then I m not a developer !

Basically I think the SDcard method fully updates the device including any repartitioning. Its what most HuiFei users do, apart from the ones using TWRP, who do have to use RKbatchtools or the Linux equivalent (I use Linux, its waaay better than Windows or Mac), backups usually done with Titanium.

All the Rockchip devices I ve had update with an update image that isnt zipped, I dont know if that means that it isnt possible for RK devices to unzip the update first, Amlogic devices I ve had have used the SDcard update method with a zipped update.

Great that youve got everything except hardware buttons working with a custom recovery, maybe the way the MCU works is a little different on the Newsmy - I think the HuiFei touchscreen sends signal via the MCU before it gets to Android - maybe because of the fact that the Android part is removable ?
[Android Head-Units] c5vette211:
Couldn't find any info for usb driver. The elm327 when connected asks if I want to make torque the defult app. Then nothing after that. Torque is unable to recognize the usb. Is it possible it is a torque issue and not an android issue since it is asking for default app. ?
[Android Head-Units] treezy26:
What are the dimensions for the nu3001? And does anyone have this installed in a 2008 Silverado?
[Android Head-Units] Firewater Burns:
I think one of the pictures they use on Ali for the larger screened 5002 is a Silverado here: http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...Android-only-without/1422130_32234212876.html

The 3001 dimensions are on the Wiki, and on the wiki there is a link to the Ali auction, that also has a pictorial dimensions. http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Newsmy_CarPad_NU3001

178mm x 100mm x 167mm (W x H x D), Double DIN with slightly over-sized face
[Android Head-Units] treezy26:
I'm confused. So will the 5002 fit?
[Android Head-Units] runemail:
Ok so the good news is that this microphone works with the android box :

http://www.dx.com/p/usb-desktop-mic...black-20hz-20khz-4-5v-40cm-44237#.VO_MZ47F9FI

Haven't had time to install it properly yet, so I just temporarily placed it by the rear view mirror, but it picks up my voice when driving and listening to music. Thats all I really need. Tried to program one of the swc buttons to launch search, but nothing happened. So I now I set the swc button to "home" and use a launcher that listens for "ok google".

My only problem is that every time I turn off the ignition the sound disappear after about 10 sec. When I return (within 2 hours) to the car the android box is still running, but no audio until I reboot the android box. Have flashed MCU back to 31 and up 34 again but still no audio, tried all the setting I thought could help and crawled through most of this tread. I have the NU5261.

I am the only one with this issue? Or am I just missing some setting?
[Android Head-Units] Firewater Burns:
The box that houses the guts of the 5002 is the same as the 3001 (with a larger screen on the front), afaik, so it should slide in to the mounts like any double din. Without seeing a build thread for a late model chevy/GMC truck chassis, it's hard to say what modifications were needed to the dash kit, to get it to work, if any. From the picture, it looks like the stock radio bezel is just about the correct size, whereas some aftermarket radios need an aftermarket bezel (part of the dash kit) to fill any gaps behind the factory bezel.

The 3001 looks as easy to install as any other after market double din headunit. So you should be able to find an install thread for a Pioneer/Alpine, and basically, follow it.

Here is the 3001.

Here is the 5002, showing, for the most part, the 3001 with a larger screen attached to the front.
[Android Head-Units] jpapadami:
Tried it. Torque Pro still auto-starts when I boot/reboot Android.

Tried "Boot Manager" and "ReceiverStop" with no luck. Am I the only person who is using an OBD USB adapter with this problem? Isn't it the same for other devices, like if you're using a USB web cam? When a USB media device is plugged into Android, auto-launching a default app associated with the device after boot should be common. It's just annoying as hell and would like to figure out how stop it.

I'm starting to think it's not a user app, but a system app that I need to stop its receiver. Does anybody know which system app launches the dialog asking you which default app to use when a USB device is plugged in?
[Android Head-Units] typos1:
The best way to use Torque is via USB, but unfortunately its quite fussy about USB cables, I think the scantool ones works best from what I can remember.
[Android Head-Units] c5vette211:
I am pretty hell bent on using torque because of their features they offer. I am going to try and get in touch with the torque team to see if they can do some work on the USB options. I discovered that the elm327 i have uses RS232 protocol in the mean time I will try out the scan tool programs to see if the elm works with any program.
[Android Head-Units] jpapadami:
Can you ask the Torque Pro team how to stop Torque Pro from auto launching on boot/reboot when OBDLink SX USB adapter (from Scantool ) is plugged in? When first installing Torque Pro, I get the "Use this app as default for USB device" dialog. After that, on every boot it always launches Torque Pro. If you read a few posts before this one, I've tried everything and can get it to stop auto launching on boot.
[Android Head-Units] janla:
ok. here are my results so far:

I am determined to update via SD card as this is the only non-wipe method (?).

First, I have edited build.prop with FWFactoryTool using WordPad for copying text from "Google Nexus 7 2013 - build.prop" (as it looks like notepad made a mess ignoring line breaks). Result - AB did not prompt for update at all when I inserted SD with update.img in root (repeated x times).

Second, I took untouched update-1.1.4.3- tuatara-bonovo-test.img and then update-1.1.4.3- tuatara.img and in both cases I got update prompt on SD insert, but then it rebooted into CWM with the message:

E: Invalid command argument

at the bottom.

I believe, I could force update with restore option, but this would likely wipe the device.

Finally I will probably wipe-CWMupdate-TBrestore later on, but this may be problematic in the future if we do not have smooth non-wipe update method.

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Also, using BuildProp Editor app, I have manually edited any build.prop string that looks like be related to device identification on the basis of the content of Google Nexus 7 2013 - build.prop i.e. ro.product* and ro.build* strings. It looks that there is no any carpad-ii-p string anymore in build.prop. however playstore and BBBlend apk both still see the device as not compatible ( i.e carpad-II-p).
[Android Head-Units] jpapadami:
I tried updating from 1.1.4.2 to 1.1.4.3 using the SD card method, but unfortunately it fails. Android reboots into CWM and thats it. Reboot back to Android and I get a dialog stating that the upgrade failed.
[Android Head-Units] deeznutz1977:
That's because it doesn't have the stock recovery.

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I think were going to have to use the kitchen to make a flashable
[Android Head-Units] c5vette211:
I will inquire this as well
[Android Head-Units] sam275:
Hello guys!! Who is know what is the standard PAL or NTSC H/U uses for revers camera?
[Android Head-Units] typos1:
No I meant use a scantool usb to OBD cable with Torque (like the OBDlink SX one jpapadami mentions above), not Scantool software !

At least thats the type that works best that I recall from memory on the HuiFei thread, but its over 925 pages long and I ve been following it for over a year so I may be mistaken, I ll search the thread and double check I ve got it right.

Ian Hawkins (Torque dev) specifies that the USB to OBD cable is FTDI compliant, but mine is and doesnt work with Torque.

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This is sounding familiar, I m sure its a known Torque problem and that someone posted in the HuiFei thread about it, sure they linked to a thread about it in the Torque forums as well. I also got the same problem with an Android TV box using a USB DVB-T dongle and Torque via USB.
[Android Head-Units] x5nder:
Three questions:

1) Can I navigate in ES File Explorer to the 1GB partition where the apps are actually installed? I keep getting out-of-space errors, even though I have installed quite a few apps. I think there might be some left-over files from installed apps still eating up space...

2) Is there a way to start apps in the background in Android? I'm thinking of starting a dashcam app (like CaroO) and red light camera app (like Flitsmeister) start automatically, but I don't want them in the foreground.... :(

3) Can anyone check the strength of the GPS signals with their GPS receiver (in a GPS status app)? Mine never goes above 35 percent, and I'm wondering if it's just my GPS unit being installed in a wrong place or whether Newsmy has bundled a subpar unit...
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
Good question.... Seems to be NTSC. I wonder if Newsmy has two different models, with cameras for PAL and NTSC.
[Android Head-Units] deeznutz1977:
Mine get to 6 feet. Whit the GPS antenna outside on my roof.
[Android Head-Units] zanix:
Awesome, adding to list in the wiki

The stereo will not pause android audio when the car powers off (a recent update was supposed to fix this but it seems that failed). There is info on the wiki on how to work around this. As for the audio no longer coming back, that's a new one for me. Remove the mic you installed and see if it still does this.

That image of the Chevy/GMC is actually from a member on this post. The NU3001 also looks like it has a few images of members here. Pretty cool.
[Android Head-Units] capreo83:
Have anyone tried connecting an IR-receiver to an usb bort and then connecting an universal steering wheel remote to it? My car don't have steering wheel control, -05 pajero/montero. Waiting for my 5002, planning to mount it just behind the dash frame. Didn't find anyone who have tried this yet.
[Android Head-Units] wacko37:
Renedis.... you are a champion, this worked perfectly on my windows 8.1 - 64bit - usb3.0 system.

Thanks a million
[Android Head-Units] BonOeil:
Mine too with the antenna inside my car in the best place of Golf mk4 !

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I have flashed with the last Tuatara's rom and I have noticed that my screen is flickering a lot !

I don't know why maybe is Viper4Android ?

Tonight I will flash with Stock rom to see if the problem will disappear...

Otherwise my 3G dongle Huawei E3131 is working out of the box even not need to put pin.
[Android Head-Units] androproject:
Hello again guys, and I found this forum on alleged ofical page newsmy

http://www.newsmy-car.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=18052&page=

and

http://www.newsmy-car.com/bbs/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=17249&extra=

leave things related to the topic of Yunus and newsmy

any clarification you a little better with Chinese and English?

We can draw this apk or upgrade would be nice, and includes the logos and such.
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
The second link is for a launcher called Digital Car. You can find more info here:

http://www.mp3car.com/android/156929-new-frontend-digital-car-for-android-download.html
[Android Head-Units] gregspam:
I'm using a Mac to try and update to the latest ROM and consequently using virtualbox running windows XP to try and connect to the carpad. The device is detected but I can't get it to accept the drivers in rkbatchtool, any ideas? I'm using Tuatara's files and one of the last win xp versions.
[Android Head-Units] Orisai:
I'd suggest you to use VMware Fusion on OS X, as it has better integration with the host OS and resources than VirtualBox. You can download a fully-working 30-day trial.

It worked for me on a Windows 7 guest when I tried to connect a Huawei 3G dongle on my testing iMac.
[Android Head-Units] spoks:
Have you tried to look into device Settings -> Applications? "In" each app there should be button to clear default values.
[Android Head-Units] JrOmnia:
Hi all,

Just to share some observations I made with regards to the flickering screen problem which has plague my device. When my device is connected to a wifi it's flickers but mildly. It becomes worse if an app uses the data to perform a task for example WAZE which doesn't use much bandwidth then the flickering are less.

However if an app uses the data quite abit for example poweramp music player fetches the album from the net the flickering becomes worse. I hope I'm making sense here.

There's almost no flickering whatsoever if my device isn't connected to the wifi. I can't say for sure if there's a correlation between the flickering of the device and the wifi.

Has anyone had the same experience?
[Android Head-Units] jpapadami:
Yes, I've tried that as well. What happens is that on every boot Android recognizes that a USB media device is plugged in and I always get the "set default app" window.
[Android Head-Units] renedis:
Sounds like a grounding issue to me? Try to ground the head unit with an extra cable to the car and see if it helps.
[Android Head-Units] BonOeil:
Yes maybe.

I have the same issue with the stock rom so without Viper4Android.

And I just remember that I have a ground cable which hooked to the factory radio just behind the head unit.
[Android Head-Units] johnnyt5646:
Questions before buying

I have a few questions before i purchase this unit.

I have read this thread up to page 77. i started out with a chinese hu with win ce for my vw gti. got rid of the vw and hu. then i got a 1st gen nexus 7 with timurs kernel installed. had it wired into my hu that i had in my other truck that i do not have anymore. i liked it but it was a pain switching from the hu to the nexus 7. i could only use one or the other. i am looking for a new stereo for my new truck. i was looking at the pioneer 8000nex or 8100nex. both are big money. i came across this unit and i am interested but have questions. does the unit have a ui like other car stereos. can you be in let say google maps and play pandora or the fm radio or play mp3's and move to the next track all while having maps still in the foreground. how seamless is the unit. does it function like a car stereo or is it just like a tablet.

i came across a rom called autodroid. i was wondering if that could be installed on this unit.

thanks for the help

john
[Android Head-Units] spoks:
Stock ROM updated from SD without wiping everything. Perhaps you can find needed answers in stock ROM?

What will happen if I will try to flash stock Rom after increased partition? Nothing bad, or it will re-partition it back to 1 or 2Gb?
[Android Head-Units] usafle:
I've had the "flickering" issue ever since day one of the install. I have not traced down the cause as of yet, but I am leaning towards something to do with interference or a bad ground. The symptoms get worse or, better depending on which way the H/U is positioned in my car (I don't have it anywhere except laying on passenger footwell at the moment). I highly doubt it has anything to do with your tweaks.

I can pick up my H/U from off the floor and move it around and get the screen to flicker. So, it's either a bad firewire cable (have a replacement, no time to rip apart dash to install) or bad pins in the H/U or in the screen.

"In my latest ROM" <---- and when can we expect that? :D
[Android Head-Units] :
It runs full android, so yes you can multitask and in mho its way better than those nex which i thought about buy but got this instead
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
it's posted in his G-Drive. Click on the link in his sig. I think he's up to 1.1.4.3

I know he's been working on another release (.4), but not sure how close he is.
[Android Head-Units] kingamra:
Finally got it installed... 2007 hummer h2.. thanks [MENTION=2190016]Zaphod-Beeblebrox[/MENTION] for talking me into the 8" and for help on the noob questions... fits perfect behind bezel.. quick question... do you get disappearing swc functions? I can program thru key editor but sometimes it looses the key assignment (random to my knowledge) requiring re programming...

Thanks [MENTION=260727]Tuatara[/MENTION] for the rom and for making editing a prop.build doable... #allblacks

General thoughts.. the unit definitely exceeded my expectations in every aspect. .. anyone on the fence I'd say get one... also time line paypal to doorstep was 7 days..

Specific questions...

BT call volume. Stereo comfortable as 5-6... BT call "hearable" at 15-20+. I tried adjusting the bt volume thru the bt app (up/down in lower right corner) it is increase/decrease but not to the degree I don't get my ears shattered when switching back to stereo. I've tried xvolume thru xposed and volumizer thru play store without luck. the bt call volume seems to only be changeable thru the inherit dialer not 3rd party (ex dialer). I was going to try to tweak thru viper "bluetooth device " but I think that is not the phone bt... this is something I can live with just wondering if anyone had any thoughts...?

I was trying to do verizon messages app for sms but that is a straight fc... not sure on that one... also google tts HD voices are not downloadable... related to device Id in store...?

...also been playing with car home ultra app... pretty sweet..

Thanks everyone!
[Android Head-Units] zanix:
I too had a nexus 7 with USBRom, and then switched to Autodroid.

This head unit has the same (or similar) interface as an Android tablet. There are apps for FM radio and bluetooth phone/media. So yes, its just standard Android and you can have maps running in the background while listening to Pandora or any other media app.

Autodroid was made for the Nexus 7 so its unlikely it will run on this, we do however have a few Custom ROMs available for this on the wiki.
[Android Head-Units] spoks:
BT call volume can be changed only from Bluetooth App and, seems, only while or when you're on call (conversation).
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
8" definitely fits nice in there. Very similar to my GMC truck. I had to 'hacksaw' some dash braces in the back on mine, but worth it. How was the internal fit for you?

As for SWC, I've not had any buttons lose programming, but I do experience some random oddness, lack of sensitivity, etc. I think this is less to do with the radio, and more to do with how our SWC works. Our SWC communicates through the GMLan (their proprietary and incompatible with anything else in the world CAN system). I use an Axxess ASWC1 to translate the GMLan signals into a resistive ladder. If I remember correctly, you went with PAC products rather than Metra/Axxess. Not sure how well the PAC products do, but I see some pretty large variances in the resistive values returned on each key press.

When you 'lose' a key, and you go into the key editor, is there still a number associated with the key? or does it say undefined? If the number is still there, what you are probably seeing is variance that is outside the acceptable range of the key editor. You can change the precision of the key values in the menu.

When you have some free time, play around with re-assigning all of the buttons multiple times, and pay attention to what values are shown in the key editor for each key pressed. In my case, I found some inconsistencies on a few buttons that meant I couldn't use them independently. For example. my source Up/Down buttons don't reliably push a distinct value (sometimes I get the same number for up as down), so I ended up only using one of those keys. Same happened with my volume up/down. I could use down, but never got a value for up. So I ended up mapping volume down to MUTE, and the track up/down to my volume keys.

Will probably confuse the hell out of someone new driving my truck.
[Android Head-Units] kingamra:
[MENTION=2410235]tauta[/MENTION]ra

I can't get Netflix to work in the rom. I had similiar issues with my phone rom... the fix was in the prop.build. i think you said this was something to be addressed in future releases but figured I'd mention it...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=57990739

Update- downgraded to netflix 3.4.1 and it works... not sure why tho...

[MENTION=2190016]Zaphod-Beeblebrox[/MENTION]

Did you try reprogramming the buttons for the truck itself (scroll thru mileage trip log oil life etc)? I was afraid to loose those... only one I can't seem to reprogram in that damn onstar button that I hate. ...
[Android Head-Units] chrisstreme:
microphon for google now?

Hi all!

I ordered a mini usb microphon for vocal commands like "ok google". The device received dosn't fit: the mini-usb plug seems to be compatible with Go PRO, its too large for Android Box!

Do you think i can cut and replug cables in a real mini usb plug?

I also tried an old USB microphon (guitar Hero one ;) ) in USB port: I can register my voice using dictaphon apk, but google now doesn t work: it hears my voice but doesn't understand my orders!

Is there parameters I ignored?
[Android Head-Units] kingamra:
Not sure if this is a hardware/bt issue or Tasker issue...

I have Tasker profile setup for

1. If near hu turn on bt

2. If bt connected to hu turn on Hotspot

Works great

3. If not connected to bt hu then turn off Hotspot

4. If not connected bt hu then turn off bt

It seems I'm losing bt connection with phone every 3-5 minutes which triggers Tasker to turn all off... not sure why I'd be dropping bt....??

Phone is verizon note 3 running custom jasmine rom .. could this be rom issue? Hardware? Not sure where to start... any similiar?