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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Sorry but it's not possible. Setting a launcher always requires user interaction or it would be a security flaw.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stargate125645:
I'm sorry to hear that. Even if we had to press a few buttons on the screen that popped up automatically to complete things once the phone is being mirrored, it would be better than having to set it up before hooking up the phone. Not a big deal; just a thought on some improvements to automate things further.

I hope you can keep the application in the Play Store!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] raetza:
Simultaneous use of AR Unchained Rootless and Head Unit Source

I am using AR Unchained Rootless with an Android 7 Samsung 8+ in conjunction with a 4100NEX via a ScreenBeam Mini 2. I've found that I can only use the head unit sources OR the ScreenBeam...not both simultaneously. For instance, I would like to simply play HD Radio while I drive and have my Waze app on the display. Am I missing something or is it as it seems...not possible?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
It's possible. You can mix the AppRadio source with one other source. If you hit volume there will be a tab where you can select which volume to control.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] raetza:
Touchscreen control to the phone has stopped working

Oddly, just this morning, touchscreen control to my phone does not work any longer. What could have changed? I am running AR Unchained Rootless on my Samsung S8+ and using a ScreenBeam Mini2 to mirror the phone to the head unit, which is a 4100NEX. Everything seemed to automatically connect properly. AR Unchained Rootless claimed it had successfully connected via BT to the head unit and the screen was successfully mirrored. However, the touch screen inputs on the head unit would not operate the phone. One exception was that the head unit left menu bar WOULD send the signals for "Home". What could have happened and how do I debug this now?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Since key injection is still working the only likely thing is incorrect calibration values or incorrect Invert XY-coordinates setting. For the last one check that Screen Settings-> Invert XY-coordinates is not ticked. For the first one please do 'Reset Calibration' from the app's menu when you are not connected and then connect.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] robsy:
Mine also stopped working yesterday, Galaxy s8, screenbeam mini 2 with appradio. Before that was working perfectly, all autolaunching when i turned on the car. Now i cant get my phone to connect to the headunit so no button presses are registered. The screen is being mirrored succesfully to the screenbeam.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
What do you mean can't connect? Does Bluetooth not connect? If so what is your exact Android version?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] robsy:
Android version 7.0. the phone will not connect to the head unit via Bluetooth while arunchained is looking for connection. If I stop the app I can manually connect to the HU but when I start the app it stops at looking for connection. It was working perfectly for weeks before this.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stargate125645:
How are you S8 owners handling the screen calibration since the touches won't line up with the actual screen on the phone when switching to 16:9?

Edit: My calibration also stopped working this morning. This is a very odd thing to be a coincidence.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ninja98r:
Can anyone confirm if this rootless App still works on S8+?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Can you try to clear the Bluetooth connection from both the head unit and the phone and then pair them again? Also make sure only one phone is paired to the head unit.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
It works on mine.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
What do you mean calibration stopped working?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] robsy:
Cleared the Bluetooth and repaired and is working. Thanks for the advice.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] s73v3n91:
Hi, I'm using AVH-8550BT and Samsung S6 Edge. Can I using this cable for this app?

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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tech by trade:
Didn't they get rid of MHL on the S6? If they did then no it wont work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Nope, the S6 doesn't support MHL. Instead you can use a Miracast device like the Actiontec Screenbeam Mini2, Microsoft wireless adapter V2 or Belkin Miracast.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stargate125645:
Can you let us know what your automation settings are, specifically the items you must type in, since you don't seem to be having problems with Samsung Connect interfering? Or are you using a wired connection? I'm using Miracast at the moment, and it's not at all clear what I should be typing in for connected and disconnected status, for example, due to the convoluted TouchWiz UI in this case.

Twice now I have started the system up and the touches did not register, or the the data was somehow not being translated properly to the phone. I had to clear calibration and start anew. This seems similar to previous posts by others, but I don't know if they're related even though the end result is the same regarding the calibration going kaput. The calibration when the screen is 16:9 is also wonky as I've noted on the G+ page, but seems to work once I offset the right two screen presses to presumably account for the right black bar on the screen of the phone (at least, this works up until I have to redo it as noted above). I was able to do the new calibration without having to restart the connection, mind you, so the data BT connection was established in some form.

Thanks for your help!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Munkee915:
I have a question on the screen cast settings. I am able to get it to auto connect to my Chromecast which is awesome, but what are the tether settings for? Is it supposed to toggle tethering as well? I see it bring up the tethering screen but it doesn't do anything. Is there a way to disable this? I can just set up a Tasker task to start/stop tether when it connects/disconnects to my appradio bt.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
It can enable tethering as well. Unfortunately it depends on the phone's GUI so it won't work on all brands / phones. What phone do you have?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Munkee915:
Pixel XL 2
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Done. Added this text to the accessibility activation screen.

See how Google is going to react to it. If they kick the app out, at least we had some fun.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stargate125645:
So, is there some log I can make regarding the touch controls wonking out? Or does that need root access? It's just hard to predict when it will happen, so I'd need guidance on when you'd want me to activate it (e.g., only when trying to connect after the touch has broken to keep the log length shorter).

Guidance on the wireless automation would also be helpful from someone with a Galaxy S8-generation phone. The 20-second delay doesn't seem to do anything, so perhaps my typed in statuses are incorrect.

Nothing is stopping you from selling this application through a separate license outside of the Play Store, right? It would reduce your exposure for sure, but you've already put forth the effort to make the program.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Making a log without root is difficult. The only way is to use adb to enable debugging via wifi and then there's an app called Logcat [NO ROOT] that can make a log. I am looking into adding logging to the app but short on time.

Default should be ok. As I told you before on Samsung devices it opens the cast screen and then starts on it's own. The app can't prevent that.

Not really but of course there's has to be a license system outside of the Play store and that requires work. There's no other stores that have that covered.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Didn't test yet on Android 8. Working first on trying to keep the app in the Play store. Probably easy to fix once I have it installed on one of my devices.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lpasq:
Ruud, that is great! It will be really entertaining to see what the response or reaction will be.

No matter what...Who would have ever thought how far you've taken us all...going back to the days of ARLiberator, and your idea and work to reverse engineering the AppRadio App, to help out that community when that dev's project died.

I respect the way you have always supported the users, by keeping this forum informed and answering any question, no matter how minor or redundant.

Dude, I like cars, I am a gadget geek, and tech junky. I can't tell you just how much your creation and efforts has and does enhance the experience of blending the three, while cruising.

Enjoy the upcoming Holiday Season!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
I think there's a way out if Google decides to remove the app. I can change the current app to be a license only app. The actual app has to be downloaded manually as Google doesn't allow apps to download additional code automatically. The actual app then verifies that the license app is installed. This way the current users will automatically have a license. Disadvantage is of course that updates won't be installed automatically.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lpasq:
That is a decent option if gets down to it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] KnightJeep:
Hi, I was wondering if there's a trial version of this app so I can see if it works on my App Radio SPH-DA230DAB.

I read in the description that you require an HDMI cable? I don't believe my App Radio has this. All I connect is a USB-C Cable and that's it.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] stargate125645:
You weren't clear on G+ on what exactly I should expect to happen, so perhaps I should have been clearer myself. The issue isn't necessarily that Samsung Connect tries to connect if that doesn't interfere with ARU, it's that ARU doesn't seem to try to connect itself once the entered 20 second timer is hit if Samsung Connect fails - at least with the default ARU settings for the connected and disconnected status. Sometimes all it takes is for me to unlock the phone, and then the connection process starts. Sometimes I have to unlock the phone and select the "Smart View" notification panel icon. It's not consistent so I just presumed I had settings incorrect in ARU. Since you have an S8+, I thought you might have the necessary settings down pat, or would know that it doesn't work automatically such that I should stop trying to make it do so.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Sorry but the SPH-DA230DAB is not supported. There's two AppRadio connection methods. One works via HDMI (to get phone's screen video) / Bluetooth (to send touch data to phone) and that's what is supported by the app. The other way is everything via USB and that is not supported by the app. In this case the phone's video/audio is streamed via USB and touch data goes back to the phone via USB as well.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] dyared:
Steering Wheel Lag

The rootless version works great. Certainly not as good as the root version (due to the required touch input translation lag), but since I can't root my Galaxy S7, this has been good enough. Thanks!!

The only issue I've hit is around steering wheel integration. With the root version, Previous/Next would switch tracks immediately, but with the rootless version, Previous/Next take at least 30 seconds, and they often end up starting audio in a different app. For example; I'll hit Next to switch tracks in Spotify, but instead, 30 seconds later the last Podcast I was listening to takes over.

Is this a known issue?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] brainiak4431:
Apparently Google is reconsidering: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/201...essibility-app-crackdown-after-public-outcry/
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Yep read that somewhere else as well. Hopefully they decide eventually to allow it for this app.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
What the steering wheels controls can do is limited by what Android 7 allows without root access. The only sensible option is to inject those as Media Buttons but only some apps process those.

I tested and there was instant response to the media buttons. So the delay is not a common issue. Are you by any chance using Screen standby? This app is a performance hog and is known to cause issues like this.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Cyr3x:
Hello, i have the SPH DA 120 and a Galaxy S8+

Can i mirror my phone on the radio without cables? If yes , can i use my phone on the radio or is it only mirrored?

And what did i need?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Yes you can. You need a Miracast adapter like the Actiontec Screenbeam Mini 2, Microsoft Wireless adapter V2 or Belkin Miracast adapter.

However since the phone uses a lot of power you would need a USB-C cable to charge it which doesn't make it completely wireless. I guess you could use a wireless charging pad as well since the S8+ supports wireless charging.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Cyr3x:
so i bought a microsoft wireless adapter v2 for my sph da 120 and it works . but i dont know how to calibrate my screen so i can only switch between 16:9 and 18,5:9 with the microsoft adapter. butit doesnt looks nice . it is pixilated and my apps from my s8 are on the left side of the screen an tiny on my radio. if i see some videos from youtube the apps are on the full screen and some bigger and better aligned.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] drinklime:
Area51, thank you so much for your efforts!!! I need to get a new phone anyway, what do people recommend that will work well with this app and Appradio 3 ?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] vjaneczko:
I'm running the app on an Essential PH-1 with the Microsoft wireless adapter connected to my AppRadio II and I'd suspect it would work well with your headunit.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Please see #1, #5 & #6 of the FAQ on the last page of the user's guide.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lpasq:
I also using PH-1 on AR3 via MS wireless adapter v2. Works fine.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] danstevens94:
Sorry just realised I posted to the other thread by mistake.

I have a Samsung S8+ and a SPH DA 120 am I right in thinking I have to use the wireless miracast or chrome cast?

Could you tell me exactly what cables I need as this is all overwhelming currently!

I have ordered the following,

HDMI - HDMI cable

USB to USB cable

HDMI Coupler

USB Couple

Microsoft Miracast V2

This should be all I need to get Samsung S8+ up and running correct?

Thanks !
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] drinklime:
Hi Area51 one more question before I buy your software. I currently have a Moto G5+ and Chromecast and AppRadio 3. I have the setup generally working ok with the native Pioneer Appradio app.

The only difference from this and my Slimport setup from years ago, is Everytime the Bluetooth connects, I have to recalibrate the screen and press the four grey dots. Does this indicate a problem with my head unit? I don't know where the calibration is stored and why I keep losing it. Hopefully your app will solve this?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
The Pioneer AppRadio app's calibration is stored by the app so it's an app issue which my app (of course) doesn't have.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] drinklime:
Thanks Area51. Purchased your app and it's working great! Chromecast does suck though, lol.

I do have one minor issue that wasn't present with the Pioneer app. It has to do with GPS.

With the Pioneer app, I was able to turn off "Location" on my phone and still able to use the Pioneer Google maps AppRadio app and the Pioneer Appradio Waze app for navigation. (The Waze AppRadio app complained about location services being off but I could back out of the warning and positioning still worked). Of course the downside is the Pioneer versions sucked.

With your app, if I turn off "Location" on my phone none of the apps receive GPS signal; my position doesn't update. I tried with mock locations enabled and disabled. The behavior was the same.

So a few questions:

1. How was Pioneer app able to see the GPS without phone "Location" enabled?

2. Can Unchained app pass GPS to apps while phone "Location" is disabled?

3. When mock locations is enabled, does headunit GPS replace phone GPS data, or combine them? Does phone GPS still consume battery in this case?

4. If mock locations is enabled, what happens to compass data from the phone?

It makes me wonder if it's better to use phone Location with compass, vs mock locations without compass (I'm assuming head unit does not have compass). Or maybe the phone compass is always used??

Anyway, thanks!!!!!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] lethalv:
Hi Area 51

I have the pioneer sph da 120, samsung s8 and using a hdmi to usb c connection. The app works well except for the audio being unbearable, it skips and cuts out for a second and returns. Do you think it is due to the wiring or something else? Perhaps I might be better off with with a Microsoft wireless adapter V2? Also is there a way to slightly adjust the resolution, everything is displayed on the whole screen but the icons are a little small.

Thanks in Advance

Vic
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
The Pioneer app gets GPS data from the head unit directly. Waze can get the GPS data from the Pioneer app because it has a Pioneer interface built in.

No, "Location" needs to be enabled.

When "Location" is enabled and mock locations is enabled, the injected GPS data from the head unit overrules the internal phone's GPS data.

I don't know if the phone's GPS is then switched off.

It depend on which app. Google maps apparently uses the phone's compass data from the magnetic sensor. However Google navigation uses the compass from the GPS data. So when "Location" and mock locations is enabled it uses the compass direction from the head unit. Most navigation apps work this way.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Well that's not what I would expect at all. Some people with Miracast adapters report this. Do you also have video dropouts or snow? Maybe it's a bad HDMI cable or bad HDMI adapter. Or it might be a HDMI cable that's not shielded well. You don't have an app called "Screen standby" installed, do you? If so try it without this app installed.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] drinklime:
It seems like there's 2 "versions" of Waze. The normal UI is one and there's a simpler UI that the Pioneer app uses. Is there a way to force the Pioneer UI in Waze? I think it's similar to the Android Auto version of Waze.

When I ran "Phone Waze" with Location set Off my position wouldnt move. But I could do that in "Pioneer Waze" and my position stayed accurate.

It's not a big deal, Google Maps looks much more impressive and rotates with the vehicle, and you know Google wants location services on ;)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] vjaneczko:
Google Maps has been using Waze data for a while now, so IMHO it's the best of both worlds! :)
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mams92:
Hello Area 51

I use a miracast adapter (microsft wirless adapter v2) on my app da100

I have a samsung S8 +

I buy your application, the first use all worked well but after the touch screen does not work anymore

I made a quick video to show you

thank you

sorry for my bad english (google trans)

Edit: the forum prevents me from putting the youtube video :(

Edite 2 :Area 51 I sent you the video in private
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Saw that you have 'Invert XY-coordinates enabled' in the app's Screen settings but it should not be enabled. Please disable when you are not connected to the head unit yet. Also do 'Reset calibration' from the app's menu. Then connect and it should work as usual.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mams92:
thank you for your quick reply

but it's not "Invert XY-coordinates" which is the problem

it was not activated before, I had activated it to see if it could solve the problem

now i've disabled it and do 'reset calibration' from the app's menu

it's always the same, the touch screen still does not respond

I reset the car radio, turn off my phone

it's bizard because the buttons on the car radio work but not the touch screen
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
I can only help based on what you show me as my crystal ball is currently out of order.

Can you try to remove the app & then reinstall it from the Play store. Then only change the connection settings & set the ms adapter name. Then connect & do not do a calibration. Does it then work?
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] mams92:
it's good everything works again

the touch screen responds again since this morning when I did not do anything special

thank you very much Area51©
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jdkbph:
Hello. I'm having an issue that's really irritating me. I'm hoping someone here might know how to fix this, because I can't figure it out.

I'm using ARUR Rootless with a OnePlus 3T connecting to an AppRadio 3.

I use and pay subscription to both Google and Slacker music services.

The problem has to do with the Next Track function. While listening to Google Play Music everything works fine. I can skip tracks forward and back using the steering wheel controls. But when I use Slacker, if I try to skip to the next track, the command appears to be going to Google Play Music. The Google Play Music app then opens, even if it's not already running in the background, and starts playing something. Slacker is somehow being suppressed or hijacked by Google!

BTW, this happens even if I force stop Google Play Music.

I've checked with the Slacker folks and they can't figure out what's going on. I've checked with the Google folks and they didn't even respond to my queries (surprise!). There are a couple of things I did notice however that caused to me to wonder if it might be related to ARUR Rootless. First, I never noticed this problem when I was using the original ARUR (root required) on this same hardware setup. Second, if I use the controls on the phone itself I don't see this behavior... everything works fine. I'm wondering if something is getting hosed between the head unit and the phone... which is ARUR's domain, no?

Of course I've cleared all the defaults on the phone relating to music. The OS and all the apps and services are up to date.

Any thoughts on how I might fix this would be very much appreciated. As it is now Slacker is totally useless.

JD
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Without root, the number of keys that can be injected is very limited. As a result the only way was to inject the Previous and Next keys as media buttons. However not all apps handle those buttons. Google Play music does so that's why it works for this app. For Slacker I have no idea but I am guessing it doesn't.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] jdkbph:
Thanks for the explanation Area51. At least I can stop looking now... <g>
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Area51©:
Actually I checked the Slacker APK and it has handling of media buttons but only for something called Fordsync so I guess it only does that for a special use case.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] drinklime:
edit: more succinctly. when i turn off my car , smartview stops screencasting. appradio unchained rootless thinks its still connected, and erroneously tries to toggle it back on