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[Android General] tdiman:
I'm running it on a '17 Crv which shares a surprising amount of similarities with the Civic sport hatch once you get past the body shape.

I have had it working with viper for a little over a year flawlessly and it really has improved the sound significantly. My recommendation is to not get greedy with Honda Hack installing all kinds of programs and play store libraries and such. Keep it minimal. Less chance something goes wrong as Viper uses system resources significantly, depending on your settings.
[Android General] elijahblake:
Do you ever use Android Auto? Does viper still work when doing this?

So viper will work with everything except FM/SiriusXM?
[Android General] Notor1ouS-:
[MENTION=2372191]elijahblake[/MENTION] iam using Android Auto nearly daily and it works with viper. USB and Bluetooth also work with viper.

but there seems to be a "bug" when you turn off the car while using AA. after restarting the car, viper is not active any more. its also not running in the background (killed by OS).

i then have to re-launch the viper app and viper works as usual again.

i dont know if theres a bug with the white-list, [MENTION=495426]codeage[/MENTION] ? i already tried a factory reset of the headunit and re-installed everything(!). i have viper, supersu, busybox on my whitelist. but still, viper gets killed after using AA and restarting the car.

could it help to install viper as a system app? maybe it helps also with FM/SiriusXM when you have viper as a system app?

iam unsure if installing it as a systemapp, will cause any problems on our headunit...
[Android General] elijahblake:
so I did the install today. Yes, Viper makes a huge difference, and I haven't even had a chance to properly calibrate it yet. I have noticed a decent bit of lag: launcher loading, going to camera (reverse, turn signal). I guess I'll have to work with the clear cache, possibly turbo clear cache to see if that helps.

Do you have PRO? Did you set it to Auto launch ViperforAndroid at startup? Just wondering if that would be a fix.
[Android General] Notor1ouS-:
ive the PRO version of hondahack.

auto-launch would work yea, but i have to minimize viper everytime then. maybe tasker can do that and minimize it on start-up.

opening it in the background doesnt work.
[Android General] elijahblake:
Do you already have tasker installed? I would think that would add to the lag that I am experiencing.

So you mentioned installing it as a system app, I would stear clear of that. Maybe [MENTION=495426]codeage[/MENTION] will add some better integration for Viper4Android in the future since it seems that is one of the main reasons people are rooting their Head Units?

Have you tried remapping a button to clear the cache and have viper whitelisted?
[Android General] Notor1ouS-:
i cleared cache + white listed viper already.

as a quick workaround I'll just remap a key for launching viper.

its not happening everytime after using AA anyway, that viper gets thrown out of the RAM.

ive Tasker not installed yet. no lags out of box.

maybe those steps in the following thread help, also for carplay / FM? : https://xdaforums.com/note-4/themes-apps/how-to-viper4android-install-proper-t3691597

but i hesitate converting it to a systemapp, since we don't have any backup/recovery option on this system... maybe codeage knows more? ;)
[Android General] elijahblake:
so a few quick things I've noticed...

Mine is the premium HU with Nav (not sure if that causes this more)

Waze = pretty much useless, lags so bad, that it would never be useful. I uninstalled it. (I go into running apps and close Garmin, but it just relaunches, I even used the root_folder app to see if I could delete Garmin from the system, Nope)

It takes a while to boot up, not so much to get to the first H logo screen but it seems like it just goes to a black screen after that for a while, where factory would pop right up. Music seems to start playing first then the HU starts displaying. (I have played around with selecting/unselecting the Auto OK button, and several different options as far as auto starting certain apps, remember what app I was in etc... but none of it seems to help.

This morning on the way to work I noticed it was skipping when I was streaming bluetooth, especially bad when turning the right blinker (camera) on. It also did this when playing from USB but WAY less.

The button re-mapping:

Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but if I long press or quick press a button (lets say I long press the Right arrow button on the circle), so in my mind I thought that would remap the current long press function of the button but retain the current quick press function. But it seems to over write both functions.. That would be fine if all the stock functions were available, so I could tweak things the way I want, but basically you are sacrificing a factory feature whichever button you press...

It would be awesome to have Volume Up, Down, [Mute], All the standard button options etc...

This would be a nice feature.
[Android General] Toilet Paper:
To get performance, you HAVE TO, no choice, to remove Google Services and Google PlayStore.

Doing this Waze runs acceptably, and the system starts and runs fine.
[Android General] elijahblake:
I haven’t installed google play services.
[Android General] Toilet Paper:
Well, it's that I don't believe you... but... I don't believe you.. I mean on the performance issue. :)

The Honda Head Unit (the one with the large screen) from the Civic is identical for everyone who sports the 2016, 2017 and 2018 model. 2019 might be the same, I haven't verified. They all feature the same OS, and all share the same firmware. (if not, it might be old, and you can update it at the dealership). The only difference is the 2018 model has different startup text on the message box.

I am still thinking you have another app running on the back. Press and hold the Home button to open the Task Manager, and make sure nothing is running.

But you have to remember, the SoC (the processor) that the Civic HU sports was released back in 2011 and wasn't impressive back then. In addition, it only has 1GB of RAM. And just to add salt to injury, it is running a version of Android that dates back before Google cares about optimization . So you can't expect 60fps buttery smooth experience.. Heck, even Android Auto can't run at 60fps on the car.

The max you can do, based on my testing, it is Spotify + Waze. . At first launch (after install, that is), both apps takes time to load. So let it do it's thing. Once done, it should be fine in the future. Again, not butter smooth, even if you run either app, but fine.
[Android General] tdiman:
With viper, I think there are one or two very processing intensive modules. If you temporarily turn the viper master switch off (top toggle inside the viper app) does that help with the other hiccups?

I agree with others that there's something unusual. Waze+Viper may not be possible. This is what I meant when I previously said I keep a super clean install of HH other than Viper.

Android auto and Bluetooth streaming work flawlessly with viper running in my CRV.
[Android General] elijahblake:
yeah, i took everything off except for Viper and I have had a better experience so far!

I really feel that there is a lot in the HeadUnit that could be removed to free up space. Has anyone worked to get TWRP recovery?

I guess I'm just trying to figure out if there is any way to optimize this so it works better. A lightweight music player with Viper built in but with only the essentials?
[Android General] ZeRoZeRoRaZ:
If someone is interested in running the Spotify Lite version.

The last update I was able to start and it works is 0.12.92. 17.

It runs butter smooth and system has no lags like when using latest version of normal Spotify.
[Android General] EvilLittleLlama:
Still having this issue after a year or so. Honda Hack downgrades after each reboot, even after installing the latest version. Any suggestions would be really appreciated!
[Android General] Raiid:
hi Guys,

I have the honda hack pro installed. then I installed the car launcher pro. my problem is, after a restart of the headunit I can not regulate my volume.

In the honda hack there is a steering wheel mapper but without volume up & down. How can you help me?
[Android General] jjcdennis:
Its interesting to hear that the launcher works. In reading through the forum it looks as if there are some background issues with using a launcher. I know I used an app by Volume Control Widget by Serkun for use with Waze. Maybe search that out in this or the Pilot forum and see if after installing it activates volume. Please post results, as a nice launcher working would be great.
[Android General] Raiid:
I can not find your widget. do you have a link?
[Android General] jjcdennis:
Google serkun volume control widget
[Android General] kaderekusen:
When i press next track on the steerling wheel... my mp3 player skips 2 tracks :(
[Android General] Raiid:
Look at Honda Hack & delete your Steering wheel binding. I Had the same Problem
[Android General] Raiid:
IT didnt Work....
[Android General] Scopesys:
Has anyone tried replacing the Honda launcher with "FCC Launcher" ?

Success or problems ??
[Android General] ZeRoZeRoRaZ:
It looks quite heavy so I believe there will be some performance issues.
[Android General] jsyling:
Bought the honda hack pro version, and tried installing on my 10th gen civic sedan today. I can reach up to the point where you enter your authorization code and it proceeds to the "processing DO NOT turn off the browser" loading screen with the 3 moving dots. However, it just stays there even after 15 minutes. Internet data works. Any ideas?
[Android General] cpsarros:
Try another network. Prefer Wi-Fi. It worked for me.
[Android General] jsyling:
Did what you said, worked great! Thanks!
[Android General] jeffritz1:
Just installed Honda Hack Pro 2016 Honda Accord. Noticed it's a little different than the Civic features. The problem that I'm having is when I run any installed app with audio (ie. Netflix, Spotify, etc...) the audio volume indicator goes mute then unmutes but without automatically changing source to audio apps (stays on FM tuner for example). I have to manually go to source and change it to audio apps. Then I get audio BUT the installed app (ie. Netflix) and that craptastic Aha! Radio app both start playing at the same time. I have to switch to Aha and pause it but Aha keeps playing again after I do anything withing the installed app. What gives? Can I remove / delete this built in Aha garbage? Can I get the audio source to change to audio apps automatically so Netflix or any installed app plays audio?
[Android General] BrianBurke:
Here's what I have under the install app section. Am I missing something?

Honda Hack

Audio Apps

Google Account Manager

AutoKit

Maps

Waze

Sygic

Spotify

NewPipe

Netflix

MX Player

Chrome

X-plore File Manager

Google Keyboard

Help!
[Android General] jeffritz1:
So i installed "Audio Apps" and it solved my problem above. Now I'm having an issue with Google Keyboard. After install it works until I power cycle the car. Then when I go to type something no Keyboard renders, nothing. Launching the Google keyboard app does nothing. The only thing I can do is uninstall Google keyboard and then the OE keyboard comes back. Any thoughts?
[Android General] Toilet Paper:
I had issues with my Civic 2016. In the end I didn't find it superior enough then the built-in one of the car, for the car use case to make it worthwhile fighting this. Plus it degraded the performance of the HU to a point where the rear camera was at random freeze. This is dangerous. But of course, my HU specs for my region can be different than other Civics and most likely different from your Accord. So my question is, do you REALLY need it?
[Android General] jeffritz1:
Do I really need it? No

Do I like the performance of the original keyboard better than the Google Keyboard? Yes, sure do.

Goal? To type something while the car is in motion. I do understand the risks of doing this so I don't need the PSA on how dangerous it is. I don't have a use case as of yet but would like to know what is possible. Thanks!
[Android General] darky22:
Go to settings and set it as default keyboard
[Android General] yigitanil:
Does Viper4Android really increase the overall sound quality? Our car has lack of bass and im looking for a way to improve it without adding and extra amp or speaker... Im not a bass headed guy, so a little deep bass might solve my problem. :/
[Android General] Toilet Paper:
I understand that things varies between cars and trim and region. But on my Civic 2016 EX, I have simply went in the Radio section (set source to Radio, and pick Audio from the main menu, if it doesn't jump you there already), and hit the Menu button, then pick Sound, and now you can control Bass, Med range and Treble. While it is only accessible in when you are under Radio mode, it does apply to all modes. So a bit of a pain to fine tune the audio based on the music you like as you need to switch back and forth, but once you set it, you are good. No mod needed.
[Android General] Notor1ouS-:
the build-in eq only highers the upper bass frequencies (~80-200hz) and barely 30-60hz.

on viper you can easily boost any frequency, which helps alot.

(I've the Sport Plus without subwoofer out of box)

speakers sound fine if they are correctly eq'd, but the honda-eq is doing it the wrong way.
[Android General] jsyling:
I recently did a factory data reset on my rooted (via web honda hack) HU. After the reset, i noticed the honda hack was gone as well. Would i still be able to reinstall honda hack via the web method using the same authorization i previously got?

Edit: also, is there a way to bring the HU completely back to stock post honda hacking? I noticed that my AA doesnt work via bluetooth anymore, whereas before i did when it was still stock/unrooted. When i connect via usb, it says " android auto could not start from this device. Then prompts to either turn off or disable this time. Thanks!
[Android General] Toilet Paper:
You need to contact codeage with your proof of purchase do that he gives you a new authorization code.

For Bluetooth, on your phone, removed your car from Bluetooth, then go to your car Settings menu, enable it, and add your phone to it again.

When you do a recovery, all settings related to HU are cleared, it is like when you got the car.
[Android General] Notor1ouS-:
my code was still valid after 7 months, when i did a factory reset.
[Android General] jsyling:
Thanks! I made a typo tho, i meant that AA over USB does not work anymore. After the factory reset, AA via USB still doesn't work. It gives off a message saying "Android auto cannot start from the connected device". The phone links up with the HU, but AA wont connect with my HU.

I previously installed Headunit reloaded but eventually deleted it as i couldn't get it to work. Could this have been a factor?
[Android General] yigitanil:
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Have you changed back the usb mode from "Device" to "Host" ? it may be the problem if you left it at "Device" mode after rooting your device.
[Android General] ooemir:
My car civic 2017 hb but i dont find cancel android restriction menü. :(
[Android General] ubishere:
Does anyone know if you can use Honda hack for the Honda Connect (Android Player) in a 2015 Mrk 9 Civic (Euro model)?

I also plan to buy one of the Carlink dongles off ebay so I can use Apple CarPlay, is that possible?

Thanks
[Android General] geophilips:
I am having multiple issues on my Honda Hacked Pilot 2016 Elite (Touring in Canada) and so did a factory data reset from the system menu. However, it did not seem to reset anything and everything is still the same. Without getting into the fusebox, is there another way to factory reset the system to stock?
[Android General] codeage:
If you have ever used the ADB method written by jersacct (https://xdaforums.com/android/general/guide-how-to-gain-root-shell-2016-honda-t3487644) to root your device, your factory data reset script may have been damaged. You need to restore it from the backup or get a copy from another device first.
[Android General] geophilips:
Honda Hack was the only way I rooted it but your explanation makes sense in that it seems to run something and reboot the unit but nothing gets cleared.
[Android General] codeage:
Honda Hack will not damage that file. You can check the content of /system/etc/factory_reset.sh to see if it is correct.
[Android General] Bribeired:
Sygic from the install apps section does not include USA map or I just missed it?

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Can I install apk from other sources like apkpure?
[Android General] v3zz:
i just did the HondaHack and it worked perfectly.

just one question:

i want to copy an app to system/app.

will that work without problems on this device? I've a Honda civic 2017.

i actually know the procedure from jellybean times. I'll just copy the app to system/app and set the correct permissions. using 'Root Browser' for that matter.
[Android General] ZeRoZeRoRaZ:
I installed apkpure on Honda and I install and update apps directly from it.
[Android General] codeage:
Why are you doing this? There is no benefit to moving the app to /system/app.
[Android General] v3zz:
i actually read about that on civicX forum and using Viper as equalizer.

i was used to have such app as a system app, to ensure everything gets processed properly.

i also read about carplay issues and sometimes AA problems.

In order to keep viper in the background, i have to switch to usb-audio before i turn off the car. otherwise viper gets killed because of AA. whitelist doesn't help here. seems iam not the only one with that problem.

so when i copy an app to system/app, will that work with viper on this unit? what about those odex files, will those be generated automatically?
[Android General] atandukar:
i rooted my civic head unit about 2 years ago using USB A-A cable and Linux and installed spotify and waze... never actually used the apps to be honest.. if I were to buy Honda hack today, do i have to unroot/restore the head unit or can i just use Honda hack on top of my current settings? I actually bought the carlinkit wireless dongle but 'install' button for autokit.apk is grayed out. any help will be appreciated.. thank you in advance.
[Android General] LLStarks:
Some Carlinkit apks do not support the Android 4.2.2 version our headunit runs. There are dozens of versions of said apk, but I would not put in any faith in being able to find one that actually does support it.

http://121.40.123.198:8080/autokit/autokit.apk

This one claims 4.2.2 compatibility but again, you're trusting somewhat shady developers that lie about this stuff and can be proven when apks are taken apart.
[Android General] atandukar:
bought hondahack and installed the apk - wireless carplay actually works with carlinkit.. been using it and it’s actually alot convenient
[Android General] ZeRoZeRoRaZ:
If any of you are interested in Spotify Lite -> latest version:0.13.66.8 (16154) works again but bug that music does not continue after car start still persists.

This version works much smoother than normal and HU is more responsive so if you are ok with starting your playlist/album after car start i recommend to use lite version.

My setup looks like this that I assigned Spotify Lite to long press menu button so I can start it very fast and pick playlist quite right after car start.
[Android General] mkanet:
YouTube Music

Has anyone gotten Yahoo Music to playback Music videos? When I play music videos, it realizes Android Mobile is active and plays the audio only, disabling the video. No big deal if it can't, I thought it would be nice if I could get the video to play.
[Android General] LLStarks:
Nice. Does it integrate as well as native CarPlay?

Navigation in dash, AC notching down during voice commands, audio mixing, etc.

Apparently none of these dongles allow wireless Android Auto though. Still have to rely on AAGateway for that.
[Android General] atandukar:
yes, i see no difference between this and native carplay - the only difference I see is the battery icon on the headunit to let you know what ur current battery level is.

i didn’t get the honda hack pro so don’t have navigation in dash (don’t need it anyway). About lowering the AC while invoking Siri, I actually haven’t looked into it but i guess it should work the same.
[Android General] codeage:
No, navigation in dash will not work.
[Android General] yigitanil:
Is it possible to use Android Auto without usb wire?
[Android General] krispin:
Yes, you can try this project: https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/to...3&share_fid=3793&share_type=t&link_source=app ....or buy a new car with headunit which support it natively [emoji6]
[Android General] yigitanil:
Thanks for the info. Ill try the first option for now :)
[Android General] rogal01:
Does anyone try to connect 2 phones simultaneously where 1st phone handles android auto and 2nd handle phone calls? I tried to disable bluetooth services on the android auto phone but it blocks loading AA. Any ideas ?
[Android General] wickedsatan:
Hello,

So I have a different headunit. It is Thai local. HondaHack do not support that so what options do I have? How do I root?

Thanks
[Android General] alfeds:
hi codeage, i've just installed waze on my 2016 pilot. but i dont seem to get it to work. it always says " no gps or cannot find my location". is there any solutions that i can try. i've tried searching the threads. thanks
[Android General] darky22:
I tried connecting 2 phones simultaneously, one is hooked up to AA and the other for my wife to play her playlist. I haven't tried the call feature yet but it is doable.
[Android General] mkanet:
My apologies if this post is a bit off-topic. Does anyone know if it's possible to connect the head unit to a hidden SSID hotspot? I have the head unit connected to my hotspot without the SSID being hidden; however, as soon as I hide the SSID, the head unit can no longer connect to my hotspot.

Thank you in advance..
[Android General] yigitanil:
You should be able to add network manually, where you can type your hidden SSID. I'll check it out and let you know.
[Android General] Sdweb:
Has anyone got Spotify with album art to work with honda hack?

Cheers
[Android General] Pickett2k:
Does anyone know if Honda Hack works with a 2016 Honda HRV? It’s not listed on the website

Alternatively anyone know a method to root the head unit?

Thanks in advance
[Android General] rogal01:
I also think it's doable but how ? You can have 2 phones connected via Bluetooth one for music second one for calls., it's a default HU feature. The issue is AA always take over the calls...
[Android General] ZeRoZeRoRaZ:
You can sideload latest Spotify version but the HU becomes laggy or you can sideload latest Spotify Lite version.
[Android General] Sdweb:
Thanks for your response. I installed the latestvsporify but it just wouldn't load. Screen stayed black? Haven't tried the lite version though.

Thanks again.
[Android General] hotbld5:
How did you get Viper4Android driver to properly install? Mine keeps asking me install the audio driver every time I launch the app. Could you help me?
[Android General] Digori2019:
Is the root with a factory reset deleted ? I ask for my warranty,?
[Android General] clustered:
Does it got any way to change the signal from blinking 3 times to more such as blinks 5 times...? Thank you.
[Android General] yigitanil:
Im currently using viper4android without any problem. You need to install following applications in following order after rooting the headunit:

1) supersu

2)busybox

3)viper4android

Im not using HondaHack, just rooted the device and did not install the honda hack. (i think i dont need it...) Viper4Android is awesome tool and it definitely improves the overall sound quality of the car.
[Android General] clustered:
May share those apk to us? Thank you.
[Android General] yigitanil:
Here you go:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79246951&postcount=2479