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[General Questions and Answers] y0va:
This seems not to work for android 10 anymore. What needs to be added?? :unsure:

Related:

https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-make-android-application-as-preinstall-application.3383910/

https://xdaforums.com/t/preinstall-apk-to-custom-android-10-rom.4238615/

https://xdaforums.com/t/package_extract_dir-data-data.2057629/

https://xdaforums.com/t/q-how-to-install-the-apk-in-recovery-mode.1925010/

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50068927/installing-an-apk-on-system-priv-app#54437697

https://xdaforums.com/t/mod-flashable-zip-template-any-device.2638542/

😒 Some work some not... My test apk not. ****. Why not?

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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjohnson4580:
I've been a very avid Nova user. Just wanting to try apex. My question is how do people think it compares to Nova. An what is you Launcher of choice? I just like to get people's opinions.

An a side question is there a Google plus app for nexus 6 I can't find it in the play store. The one I did find it says it's not compatible.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DebianDog:
I have been a long time Apex user and just recently switched to Nova it uses a tad more memory but has a lot more flexibility. the latest upgrade also brought a materialized view.

As far as Google + goes I just downloaded the one off the Play Store and it works fine.

Sent from my Benzo'd Google N6 on VZ
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -BoneZ-:
Nova. It's the fastest out of all of them, and has many customizable options.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vahtmestar:
I prefer nova, tried apex first but end up using nova. Nova feels faster and I like setting pages more on nova. Both wery customizeable.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Welcome to the home of the Sony Xperia Z4

Device Reviews Thread​

In this thread please post the following:

Your personal reviews/Observations/Findings

Written reviews found online

Any and all videos can be posted in this thread (no need for 30 different YT threads;))

:good:;)

Lets enjoy the input of others regarding their point of view.

Not all points of view may represent your thoughts, so please do not disrespect the views of others​
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] schecter7:
Xperia Z3+ & Z2 Lowlight Photo & Display Comparison

Just did a quick comparison between Z3+ & Z2 camera (lowlight pictures for now due to bad weather!). Sony did improve the processing in auto mode especially auto white balance. On Z2, auto white balance is always a bit yellowish. I also included shots from Sony RX100M2 & Xperia ZL

And the phone didn't overheat yet with my regular usage! I'll be playing some heavy games this weekend and will update if things heat up!

Photo Bucket Link
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] schecter7:
Here is the display comparison with default white balance setting on both. Z3+ has a (much) brighter display and I'll add an outdoor picture later on. It's colder too but it can be tweaked by playing with the white balance settings.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] josephnero:
Great comparison brother.specially the screen as i have a z2 and considering Z4
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] schecter7:
No problem. I just realized that I forgot to turn off 'Bravia Engine' on Z3+ :p . That thing got reincarnated in a new form called 'x-reality'. I'll try to post another set of pictures later on with that thing off on z3+.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] josephnero:
yeah but Z2 also has X-reality so no problems there
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] chesterr:
Hey bro you think you can do some low light tests and some camera tests?

and Do you get all the manual settings and all?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] schecter7:
Sure, I'll post more low light samples, hopefully by next Wednesday. I'm on a trip now and carrying the z3+ only.

Manual settings are there, didn't change much though. Not sure if that's what you asked...
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] chesterr:
Sure thing bro, Enjoy your trip :)

Well what I meant was to use this app if you already have it.

As you can see this video

[YOUTUBE]Ng9Cqcs2-CA[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] alishmufan:
Hey, would you mind answering a couple of questions with regards to this phone?I am thinking to upgrade from my Z1, currently using my brother's Z3.

How much RAM is available in average? Z3 has 1.5GB, but I've seen a report that Z3+ has around 860-900MB, which is quite a downgrade.

Another question is, how do speakers perform compared to other devices you own?

And the last one, does the device really heat up during extended use of camera or media exaggerates?

Thanks a lot for taking your time!
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] schecter7:
I was planning to get that app! So yes, I'll include some samples from that app too.

I get like 1.6GB - 1.1GB memory available (screenshots below) - depends on the number of running apps though. Just close the apps when you're done. They actually close pretty easily (from the multitasking view/button) unlike the previous android builds where they used to disappear from the list, but kept running in background.

Speakers are very good, maybe a bit better than Z2. I need to check on that when I get back home. Since you are using a Z3, you might find those a bit muffled though as Z3 speakers are more exposed. I'm not sure as I don't have a Z3.

I did a 4K video test (indoor). The camera app closed after 6.5 minutes. With heavy usage, it does get warm. So does my Z2. Z3+ probably gets warm a bit earlier than Z2 . There's certainly some exaggeration as it doesn't 'overheat'. Nothing exploded after 40 minutes of gaming :p It certainly got pretty warm, but that's expected. I personally don't think it's a big deal.

Btw, since you have a Z3, did you notice any image file size increase compared to Z1 in superior auto? I see around 300KB more on Z3+ compared to Z2.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] LitoNi:
nice, i think sony may have done well with the update for Z3+/4, judging from the video below, the Z3+/4 lasted for 11~12 mins on 4k video recording.

theres no guarantee that the Z3+ in the video is using the latest update from sony.

[YOUTUBE]watch?v=OFw0y5ZeeYs[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] chesterr:
Edit: Oh shoot I am so sorry. I read it again lol :p :p my bad

19mins, whoaa, I think he might be in an AC room. :p
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] alishmufan:
Thanks a lot! Seems like a great phone, especially considering that I do not play mobile games at all, will be a huge upgrade from my Z1.

Z1's size is 2.27 MB, while Z3's is 1.41 MB, but I assume it also depends on a lot of other conditions, such as lighting and stuff.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] doministry:
http://smartcam.club/node/3306

Maybe somebody with Z3+ will confirm...

The article says Z3+ doesn't allow Manual ISO control in higher res than 8mpx.
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] schecter7:
Manual camera crashed over 5 times in a minute. So I had to give up :D Did you use that app before?

Confirmed. Same 8mp limit just like what previous Z phones had :(
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] Al-saidi:
It's ok
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] chesterr:
Nope, Haven't used the app since My Z2 doesn't support, I thought it would work fine since the video showed everything should work.

Too bad the app crashed, I hope you're up to date bro. Anyways Waiting to see more photos from you :D
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] hush66:
Singapore sets will come with the Sony Digital Noise Cancelling Headset (MDR-DNC31) and the Sony Quick Charger UCH10. Those who pre-order will also get the DK52 charging dock. :)
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] TonyStark R.I.P.:
[MENTION=4203465]schecter7[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2492212]Jozinek[/MENTION]

Thank you for your observations and reviews:good:
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] schecter7:
Bundled stuff looks poor, actually it looks like what we get in the US with the unlocked models - just charger & cable :D We do pay less than the Europeans though. I got a cheap mh410c headset with my Hong Kong model through ebay. Well, looks like it's better than nothing ;)

The video shows the result from the 'manual camera compatibility checker' app. That thing shows most of the stuff are compatible, but it's different when you install the actual app :mad:

Apparently, S6 owners also experienced the same crashes.

"This app causes phone to reboot, even though the compatibility check says the phone is compatible"

"I bought Manual Camera and it just FCs every time I try to open it....I got a refund instead of waiting for a fix."

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6-edge/help/manual-camera-t3071084

Will post some pictures soon :good:
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] schecter7:
Z3+ browsing speed test. It did better than the S6!

[YOUTUBE]NmzVGuajBv0[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] mihaid:
so you mentioned that camera closes after 5 min of 4k video. does the camera close after taking ordinary 1080p video or when taking shots?

how about playing a full 1080p film for 3 hours, does the phone close?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] bkdodger:
I got 23+ minutes of 4k video b4 it closed.. I've not been able to get it to close under any other settings so far..

Z3+ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] mihaid:
so as long as you don't use 4k video the phone does not close. is that correct?
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] bkdodger:
I've tried a few things so far it's good.. . going to test some more..

Z3+ Tapatalk
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] robstunner:
Try AR Frame, closed within a minute
[Xperia Z4/Z3+ General] mihaid:
Yeah Sony messed up big time on this one, hope they get all they can from Qualcomm, but I won't be buying this. pity cause it ticked lots of boxes. hey ho.
[Connected Car] luci84tm:
Google released some weeks ago Android Auto.

http://www.android.com/auto/

An app on your Lollipop device that can connect to cars head units.

So using your phone with the biger display in your car, with apps specially designed for that.

The problem is that you need a new car or a after market head unit that supports Android Auto.

That sounds really expensive!!

BUT what if we could replace that expensive head unit with a raspberry pi?!

Have no idea yet if that would work, that's why I started this topic, for brain storming about this. [emoji1]
[Connected Car] fred_bra:
Would be nice to have a multimedia central with Waze running... Hope it gets popular fast
[Connected Car] jackcaos:
that would be awesome and i am totally into that.

as far as i know, some guy made an lolipop port for the pi2. maybe we can use that as a base.
[Connected Car] mikereidis:
Try my Headunit app of course; see sig... :)

But it requires Android 4.1+, a decently fast H.264 decoder, at least at 800x480 resolution, and USB Host Mode support, or in future WiFi Direct.
[Connected Car] thundpa:
Hi Mike, my apologies for cold outreach. Interested in your technology, please PM me so we can talk.

Thank you
[Connected Car] mikereidis:
Anyone can email me anytime at mikereidis@gmail.com . :)
[Connected Car] mathewparet:
Is this already built? Or are you just suggesting an idea? I'd love to have it in my car. :) Do post here if when it is ready. (I mean the PI version)
[Connected Car] mikereidis:
Quote from OP:

I will be/have released my Headunit app as open source, so someone with the skills could do this.

But I likely won't be doing it myself.
[Connected Car] luci84tm:
If there is someone with skills to compile your head unit app would be great.

Where can we find the code for your app? :)
[Connected Car] mikereidis:
https://github.com/mikereidis/headunit

I might re-consider and do it myself, but my time is limited. I could also just to try help someone to port it.

I would rather have it working well on Android alone than having it half working on multiple platforms.
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Hi,

I started to work on it. but I started from scratch for 2 reasons :

1/ I want to understand how the protocol works, it's important because there is no documentation available.

2/ The dev approach is very different : it's mainly based on libusb only and I try to implement the AA protocol without dependency with the underlying transport.

I plan to open code but now it's just too early. Sharing knowledge is a good start.

The Android headunit source code is very helpful to understand the protocol. Thanks for sharing the code.

So far what is done :

-100% asynchronous processing of usb transport so the thing is fully event based. It seems that the code becomes less messy this way and asynchronous programming model fits well with libusb.

-switch to accessory mode works

-ssl handshake is ok so the init phase of the protocol is working

Now I just got my first encrypted message from the phone. Encryption is not a big deal. I think I will be able to capture the first h264 buffers end of this week.

I imagine RaspberryAuto (codename for now) could run on a very lightweight JEOS style Linux with readonly flash filesystem. I will take look at the Openelec project which leverages this kind of system. I never developed UI for RPI, that's the main pain for me.

As it is a 100% C program it won't need a lot of RAM so the cheapest Raspberry model could be enough. H264 is not a problem as RPI supports hardware decoding. I'm a little bit more worried about the cost of the SSL processing (I don't know if the PI processor is good enough for that.

So why a PI ? Simply because it's open and documented, it's fast for h264 decoding, it supports composite output so it can be connected to the factory head unit of a car. Another interesting point is the my code is working on Ubuntu Intel too so there will be probably more choices for the target device at the end of the story. But PI is just enough for this project.
[Connected Car] Juicie:
Great work, keep us updated :D I've just ordered a car with android auto but it would be great to have something affordable for my wife's car.
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Hello Juicie,

Yes my new car will come with AA support as well so I have lost some motivation to complete this work these last few days. I can share my code with anyone that would like to continue.

I will do my best to release an alpha version that will work on Ubuntu but there will be more work to do to use the h264 hardware decoding of PI.
[Connected Car] sevichenko:
wow! that sounds great! :D
[Connected Car] shiftybugger:
This could get really interesting now that RPi Foundation have announced a touchscreen....
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Hi,

I have good news. I have a prototype fully working on Ubuntu (screenshots attached). The rendering is very good and smooth. Nav is fully working.

Now we just need to port the code on the PI itself. I only used libraries available on the PI so it should be straightforward except for the rendering. For rendering I use gstreamer because gstreamer is portable and supports omx (hardware accelerated h264 rendering on the PI). I think I just need to set the PI omx decoder and sink into the gstreamer code to make it work. The tricky part could be to capture the touch events if the sink doesn't provide them itself.

Problem is I don't have a spare PI to complete the job.
[Connected Car] luci84tm:
hi,

That's really great news didn't expect such good progress!!

I do have a rpi and can test if you give me the app. :D

The problem at the moment is that I don't have an android device running lollipop..but I can try to find one :)
[Connected Car] stadros83:
I'm going to follow this :) !

If you need someone to test feel free to ask !
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Hi

I will try to build an image pour the PI asap then.But I will have to disable the touch events at beginning because the purpose is to port the code and use the omx decoder engine.. That's a first step.
[Connected Car] cpyarger:
Where are you currently hosting your code?
[Connected Car] marcjero:
For now it's not published because it definitely needs some cleaning and I have to choose the licensing policy before.. Main priority is to have the RPI port working. I can provide builds anyway. (Linux x86_64, built with Ubuntu 14.04).

Prerequisites are libusb-1.0, gstreamer-1.0 and openssl libraries. Program has to be run as root (to get usb device access) but I think it is possible to allow usb access rights to a standard user.

I don't know if I can share a binary in the forum ?
[Connected Car] bjlupo:
Testing

Great work so far! I am super excited for this and just wanted to let you know that I also have a free raspberry pi to test along with a lollipop s6.
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Hi there,

good news today : cross compilation worked fine so now I have the PI binary fully compiled. And I can even build a complete system for Raspberry PI using the buildroot toolchain. Now I have to change few lines of code to enable the OMX decoder in gstreamer., rebuild the PI image and test. it.
[Connected Car] outadoc:
This is awesome! I was just thinking of building something like this today, but I would have never had the skills required to do it. You're doing god's work! /o/

I might be able to test it if you need people for that, and I'll definitely try to build something more concrete out of this when it gets published.
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Hi,

you can download a PI image from this URL:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4clr3Un0RJTcGJSRlpVNmxaOVk

You have to unzip the file and raw copy the img file into your sdcard. If using Linux you can execute : sudo dd if=rpiauto.img of=/dev/sd_device (you have to know the name of the sd device, if you use Ubuntu you can use the disk utility to find it). Don't get wrong here you can destroy data on you hard drive if you copy to the wrong device. If you don't feel confident, don't do and ask me help. When copy is completed (takes a bit of time) remove the sd card and install it in the PI.

I didn't run any test with this image... The PI should boot and display a login prompt. Enter root (no password required). After that you have to run /usr/bin/rpiauto. The program should start and display few debugging lines. If errors occur at this stage, please report.

If you are lucky you can then plug your phone (AndroidAuto has to be installed previously) to the PI using a standard USB cable. You will have to pass few initialization screens on your phone. After that if you are very lucky you should see the welcome screen of AA on the RPI screen.

Currently rpiauto is ok for a single run : if you disconnect the phone and reconnect again it won't work. You will have to kill the rpiauto process and start it again. (or just restart the PI)

UPDATE ! I just uploaded a new version (link is still the same) because I found that some libraries were missing. Sorry.

UPDATE : I did a test but unfortunately there is a problem with gstreamer. So don't spend time testing for now.

UPDATE : I got gstreamer working but I found 2 other problems : First we can't get the mouse/touch events from the gstreamer sink (not a real surprise) so something special has to be written for that. More annoying : there is a problem with USB when transfering the video data. The AA protocol (init, SSL handshake) is working but I think I miss some bytes during video transfer. I hope the raspberry USB doesn't drop packets. I'm just hoping that large USB packets are splitted and I just need to concat some of them before processing messages. I will check this tonight.
[Connected Car] Simeneuro:
Hi, my raspberry pi 2 arrives next week. I will test android auto on it and i note you about the test :p
[Connected Car] spadival:
Hi.. any plans on releasing the source?

Reason I am asking because I don't have a rasberry Pi, but a Mazda 6 car with an infotainment unit that runs on Freescale i.MX 6 and imx6 bsp linux kernel (no source, but with root access). So the binary is not of much use.

I think there is a cross-compile toolchain that should work (Mazda 6 also has the same infotainment unit).

https://github.com/jmgao/m3-toolchain
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Yes source code will be released. But you have to be sure that your platform supports hardware decoding for h264 video streams.
[Connected Car] Simeneuro:
Hi, wich bt adapter has you tasted?
[Connected Car] stadros83:
Is this image for a Raspberry 1 or 2 (or both) ?
[Connected Car] marcjero:
The image is for Raspberry PI 1 but is not working for now. Building an image for Raspberry PI 2 should not be a problem.

Currently there are issues with the USB kernel driver : packets are dropped. I have to do more testing but I was missing time last week. Don't worry I didn't give up.
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Hi,

I understood what was going wrong with USB... Short story : the data drop was because I guess USB buffers are smaller in the Raspberry PI (and the cpu is slower) so I had to say to USB driver to prepare many receive transfers in advance to make sure that the driver can catch all the incoming packets. I spent a lot of time to find that and I tried almost everything : usb kernel options, real time kernel, etc...

So now Android Auto is displaying fine on the Raspberry PI. Hardware H264 decoding is working too. (look attached picture and yes the display is a TV :))

Next step : catch input events
[Connected Car] luci84tm:
I can't wait to test it myself :D
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Yes I know it's a bit long. To be honest I was close to give up but I found today an interesting discussion in the libusb mailing list that helped me understanding what was going wrong.
[Connected Car] luci84tm:
You came to far to stop now.. :)
[Connected Car] outadoc:
Amazing! Handling the touch events won't be the hardest part, I'm guessing.

Do you know how the audio is handled, by the way? Is it already working, or will that require some more work too?
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Audio should work OOTB with a bluetooth handset. Nowadays many cars support this..

It's also possible to send the android sound to RPI through USB (accessory mode with audio). Something like the jack mixer can capture the incoming audio and sent to it to speakers or DAC attached to the PI. This is good for media playback.. It doesn't require any special coding, rpiauto can enable this as an option.

I know it's possible to stream audio within the AA protocol itself but I don't know a lot about that. Could support both speakers and mic. I think mikeridis started to implement this in his application.
[Connected Car] Paladin0:
RPI2

Any updates to this? looks like you had done a great job. Im keen to help if you can put your source up
[Connected Car] terrorgen:
I loaded the image into my pi 1 model B and after plugging in my phone i got errors about ssl...

Didnt expect it to work but just want to report.
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Yes it's normal The SSL errors occurs because of the USB transport issues. Packets are lost so the whole SSL stream is corrupted then. I will upload the fixed image today.
[Connected Car] emasry266:
thankes any time
[Connected Car] marcjero:
Here is the latest image : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4clr3Un0RJTcGJSRlpVNmxaOVk

Just enter root as username and then run rpiauto

If you get errors when starting rpiauto please report...

Once rpiauto is initialized you can connect your smartphone and get the AA welcome scrreen displayed on the PI. The animation can be slow because of the log output but don't worry. You can remove all output running rpiauto > /dev/null and then you get a smooth animation.
[Connected Car] Paladin0:
1 or 2

Hey mate was this for the 1 or 2?
[Connected Car] marcjero:
RPI 1 for now
[Connected Car] luci84tm:
Perfect ..I have one rpi 1 which is not used ..

I'll give it a try..
[Connected Car] terrorgen:
Thank you. I'll give it a try on RPI 1 tonight when I get home from work.

P/S: 3s-4s boot time is really impressive. Mind sharing how you did it? I think Raspbian took longer than that to a login prompt (not even X)
[Connected Car] marcjero:
I use buildroot to create a minimal linux system. I think it doesn't start any service actually.
[Connected Car] Paladin0:
issues

Hey mate

Just done some testing.

Im using the galaxy s6 edge

Any chance you can disable overscan? the screen im working on i cant see the left side of the margin and text.

Also when i connect it picks up the phone no problem. But im not getting any visuals on screen, thoughts?