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[Android Auto General] qllkevuoi:
better you try to unlock aa mirror every time you want to use it (and before connecting phone to car), especially if you didn't use it since a day or so..

it seems that if aa mirror remains inactive for a certain time, it relocks itself

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yes, I'm sorry.. "unknown origins" stands for "unknown sources".

sorry, bad translation

I'm Italian, so the AA app has the menu in my language.. and the name of each menu doesn't correspond exactly to the English translation (another example is the "release" mode in the developer menu of AA.. the Italian translation of that term is different. but, anyway.. the important thing is to understand the meaning of whole instructions ;), isn't it?)
[Android Auto General] filnirv:
how to enable root to AAmirror?

using magisk.

Thanks
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Open Magisk Manager

Toast Menù

Superuser

Check the box for AA_mirror

Done

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[Android Auto General] filnirv:
aamirror isn't there, only aaunlock and titanium backup. Reinstall it?
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Uhm ... Have you tried to use my small procedure few posts before ?

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[Android Auto General] filnirv:
yep.
[Android Auto General] Tiemichael:
As I wrote in the previous post:

Try to set Root - Automatic Response from 'Prompt' to 'Always Granted' (in Magisk / Settings), and after same attempts you will see Root is granted to AA-Mirror
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Have you seen the third popup that says "Done and reboot" ?

If you have seen it and rebooted ... I have not idea for now ... I am sorry

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[Android Auto General] filnirv:
yep but is aaunlock and not aamirror

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i need only sygic and tomtom mirroring

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+1
[Android Auto General] asmoranomar:
I've set Magisk to Always Grant, but AA_Mirror never shows up in the list. When I connect my phone to my car, AA_Mirror never appears.

I've done the steps about 10+ times now. I've also added some extra steps like clearing data and reinstalling AA and GPS.

Just wanted to give an update. It now seems that more people are having problems again, so I'll just stand-by and lurk a bit.
[Android Auto General] Tiemichael:
I had the same problem a couple of months ago, and if I remember correctly I overcome it by using the 'HeadUnit Emulator.'

Follow the instructions from here: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76754875&postcount=672

No idea if it will work for you, I am just trying to help.

If I was able to help, please click "Thanks"
[Android Auto General] Phredeee:
Also using an S7 as a permanent device in the car. Can you give links for the GPS versions? Thanks.
[Android Auto General] warpgatex:
Hello, mine is already set to have root access and touch is actually working. However, I noticed that there is a horizontal line that touch will NOT work depending on the AA_Mirror setting. What I meant about that is lets say for example, in AA_Mirror if the Rotation degree is 270 and Immersive mode is None -- the top and right horizontal/vertical lines is not responding in the car head unit AND phone (see screenshot with the redboxes). If I switch it to 90 Degrees and other combinations in the AA_Mirror setting -- the touch will now work that was not working from the previous setting, but will not have the bottom horizontal line not working.

[IMG="Screenshot"]https://imgur.com/a/qcAzkKQ[/IMG]

In other words, is there a setting in AA_mirror that will make the whole screen both visible in Car and the phone to respond to touches?
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
I cannot see the screenshot but ... anyway ... I have not a simple response for you

I am sorry !

have you tried to use the setting suggested into video clip on youtube ??

Usually they are good for a big percentage of people ...
[Android Auto General] qllkevuoi:
if you mean links to apk versions of gps, you can find on apkmirror web site (search there for google play service): just be sure to install a version for your phone (

control the first sequence of numbers between parentheses of your current gps version

)

I have a s7 too: could you please tell me what's the behaviour of the phone when you finish using AA mirror? the display comes back to the normal dpi/ratio/resolution?

in my case it does not happen: the display remains in the different aspect given by AA mirror during its use. so, to come back to normal aspect, I always have to reboot the s7

just to clarify: I do set AA mirror in screen settings to "adjust ratio on focus" and "restore ratio on focus lost", set "full immersive" and other stuff like "force" screen rotation, "90 degrees" of rotation and "restore rotation on focus lost"

I tried different settings in AA mirror, but didn't find any solution or workaround to this annoying problem and, rather, in one case the wrong aspect became permanent, also after rebooting the phone and wiping data and cache of AA Mirror, AAuto 3rd party App Enabler, AA unlock and AA (tried also by uninstalling.. nothing!), so I was obliged to do a full wipe/hard reset through twrp recovery... :rolleyes::(:confused::rolleyes:

in so many attempts, the only thing I understood is that I have to leave disabled "immersive mode": I leave this voice on "none", because

if i set it to "full immersive", then, when I disconnect the phone from the car, I lose permanently the use of status/notification bar on top of the screen

(it remains .. "hidden" .. and I'm able to make it appear just if I do a swipe down.. but in one of my attempts it disappeared completely)

so.. If you don't experience these problems, please share your AAmirror settings on galaxy s7

thanks in advance
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Recently I faced exactly the same issue on my Xiaomi MiA1

The status bar was achievable only swipping down the top edge + others small but very annoying resolution related issues :(

I fixed replugging the device to car's system, opening AA_mirror, using it for few seconds, closing AA_mirror and unplugging the device

My personal idea is that it is really convenient to unplug device ONLY when AA_mirror is not running on car's screen

I cannot be sure 100% about this ... It is only a perception that I have today ;)

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[Android Auto General] qllkevuoi:
where exactly you close AA mirror before unplugging the phone from the headunit? I mean: you force close AA mirror on your phone, or you close on the headunit? and in this second case, what do you do to close?

thanks
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Ciao,

If I remember well ... (I experienced only one time) I used the last icon on the bar of AA and choose the command:

Go back to Sync3 (my car's system)

Or

Go to AA

When developer status of AA is active and you tap last icon on the bar you will see three options:

Sync3 (aka your infotainment system)

AA_mirror

All apps > here you find all the list and AA too

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[Android Auto General] qllkevuoi:
ciao,

ok understood. I'll try this way but honestly I don't think it'll resolve all problems I encountered.

thanks
[Android Auto General] asmoranomar:
This worked for me.

It's a bit excessive to go thru all these steps, but if the above method isn't working for you, then try this.
[Android Auto General] zencooler:
You are simply the genious! I was fighting with AA Mirror long time and nothing worked for me. But after your manual it is finally successfully finished and AA Mirror work!

The trick was in desktop-head-unit to run it on PC and then AA Mirror asked for root permissions. Before this I never got the root permission request for AA Mirror.

So finally it is unlocked and work in my car. Thank you very much!

BTW: It is important for other people discussing about Google Play Services versions and AA versions: it works with no problem at all on newest versions (I have Google Play Services: 14.5.75 and Android Auto: 3.7).
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
The problem is that AA_mirror loose periodically (I have not understood the rule) the authorization

The effect is that periodically it will be not present into head unit :(

Yesterday was OK into my car

I used at home the simulator as described and AA_mirror was functional as well as on simulator

Today it is not functional into my car :(

I tried with simulator too: no operative

I was obliged to reuse AA_unlock :(

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[Android Auto General] zencooler:
Guys,

Do you mean that the status bar on the car screen cannot be swiped down to see notifications? I have exactely the same issue on my car system with AA Miror on Note 9 connected.

So I have found the workaround to run simply app called EasyTouch and set up the floating icon to long-press for expanding the notifications (same what you do if you are swiping down the top bar). So it wokrs fine now and i don't need to use top bar now :)

By the way: I have another issue annoying me: When the AA Mirror is connected to the car system the resolution on the phone is autmatically changed for more density (smaller icons etc.). The only way to get it back to standard density is reboot the phone.

Did you find any solutions how to get it back without rebooting the phone? My AA Mirror settings are:

- Immersive mode: None

- Adjust ration on focus: on

- Restore ratio on focus lost: on

Thanks in advance for any help in this. Regards!
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Ciao,

The issue mentioned by me and by qllkevuoi was related to change of phone screen resolution

No issue on the car screen

My personal workaround is to stop aa_mirror before unplug phone from head unit

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[Android Auto General] nitzpipp:
hi. short question: i would use aamirror just for google maps together with a 'blitzer'-app. am i right that i cant use google maps, as it is already blocked or something from androidauto? i can open every app execpt google maps, then it goes back to android auto display lock. i can unlock the screen again, but it will still not open google maps.
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
I never tried ... Honestly

What is a blitzer app ??

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[Android Auto General] nitzpipp:
a speed limit and -camera app...
[Android Auto General] zencooler:
It's because you have to switch into Google Maps accessible from the left bottom icon in your Android Auto car system (navigation icon). Google maps cannot be displayed in the phone when it is used in Android Auto navigation. So: if you want to use navigation inside AA Mirror you can use any other naviagation app, but if you want to use Google Maps you have to choose it from navigation icon.

Hope this helps.
[Android Auto General] zencooler:
Thanks for the info. Unfortunately it doesn't work for me. When I close AA Mirror app on the phone (before unplug phone cable) it just reloads AA Mirror and starts to work again.

If I try to exit on the car system it is still running in the background so I cannot kill the app using car system.

However I found the way how to go back to the standard resolution (after unlugging phone from the head unit) without restarting the phone so it is not the big issue now.

Regards!
[Android Auto General] cioce:
If someone like me is still using old GPS 12.8.76, don't update to latest youtube app, it require GPS more updated, so I remain with youtube (vanced) 13.43.50 ;)
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Can you share with use how you come back to original phone resolution wo reboot the phone ?

Thanks

Paolo

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[Android Auto General] ahhl:
at last i manage to build the apk my self. no errors

no build errors

but when it runs, i cant tap on my phone to allow it to capture the screen.
[Android Auto General] Tiemichael:
In general this app is really working nicely - Thanks!

I have been trying a a few GPS-apps all working fine besides Sygic. Every 30 sec or so the screen stops displaying Sygic, but switches over to Phone.

This is even happening if Sygic is just running in the background. After properly exiting Sygic every is back to normal.

Any idea what causes this? What can I change?

(Xiaomi A1, Android 8.0, rooted with Magisk)
[Android Auto General] ahhl:
my phone not rooted. it work before and i manage to allow it to capture screen.
[Android Auto General] candiesdoodle:
Awesome stuff.

A suggestion/ request.

For larger screen phones that have a 'small display' setup in settings > display, the overall layout on the headunit is smallish. An easy way out is increasing the display size on the phone.

So, a suggested way could be including a setting in the mirror app for the required dpi setting and firing up a "wm density" command from root as soon as the mirror app is launched.

And then revert it back when the app exits.
[Android Auto General] ravest:
phone freeze and restart

I built the app from the git, after running it and allowing root, the phone froze and rebooted after a while.

tried multiple times, one time i actually saw the screen and was able to touch the screen, but most of the time it freezes or changes the screen "resolution" of the phone but not displaying anything on the headunit.

runnning on s7 edge, batman rom, with magisk root.
[Android Auto General] montik01:
application not install

Hi all,

can you help me, please.

I have sony xperia Z1 compact with android 5.1.1 and with root.

I have installed android auto 2.9.574924 and when i want to installed AA mirror it is not possible.

"Abort message" is error analysis, An error occurred while parsing the package.

Havy you any idea what is wrong.

Thank you very much
[Android Auto General] vejuo12:
nice job

i have a samsung s8+ so i dont want to root it for battery life,

now my question is, there is any way to make the touch work fully without root?, thanks in advance
[Android Auto General] kaiserSS:
I have an error when I try installing in Samsung Note 3 Android 5
[Android Auto General] Morpheuss72:
Report

Golf 7 VW unit - Discover Media

Redmi Note 4 rooted

The screen now fills the entire area without black bars (great!)

However, the image does not have the correct aspect ratio and is cut at the top and bottom.

With this solution, however, the scaling is perfect and does not create visual artifacts in my unit.

Exiting the application, in my case, the screen format is correctly restored.

Everything else works correctly (touch, video, audio) as before.

Not lacking much to achieve perfection, only details.

Good job!
[Android Auto General] slash_m_a_x:
Added settings activity for more control. Modified the resize so the resolution remains the same on width or height, changing dpi is not a good idea.

Try the new version and see what option causes freezes, might be resize or root. Check if it works ok if u dont use touch.

Lowered apk SDK version to 21. try and report back.

If u can get minitouch running through adb it might be possible, check : github.com/openstf/minitouch

See above.

"he image does not have the correct aspect ratio and is cut at the top and bottom" i dont understand what u mean.
[Android Auto General] kaiserSS:
Error analyzing the packet using android 5.0

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[Android Auto General] vejuo12:
could some one do an step by step of how do minitouch work by adb for the devices no root? thanks in advance

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could some one do a step by step of how activate minitouch by adb for non root devices? thanka in advance.
[Android Auto General] ahhl:
slashmax

i am drooling

please do one for non-touch screen [emoji120]
[Android Auto General] montik01:
Hi,

thank you very much for answer,

but I do not know, what you mean.

Please, can you write me some details.

Thanks
[Android Auto General] candiesdoodle:
Could someone share the lastest apk!!

Pls
[Android Auto General] m00n61:
https://github.com/slashmax/AAMirror/tree/master/apk
[Android Auto General] kaiserSS:
I finally installed using Android Studio in an Android 5.0 but the screen went black in AA so it doesn't work in AA.

YouTube Mirror App it woks perfectly for me.

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[Android Auto General] m00n61:
February 7 version works on non-rooted Note 8 with Android 7.1.1.

Sidebar shows at start and every time you switch to the OEM tab.

Screen rotation works.

Screen brightness override works.

The only issue I have is that car HU screen is dimmed when returning to AAMirror screen. First, it's OK but if I switch to another tab and return screen gets dimmed. This is independent of brightness settings in app.
[Android Auto General] slash_m_a_x:
The dimming is from the drawer, when a drawer is open the mirror will dim. Disable auto open drawer on start in settings activity to not have the dimming on switch.
[Android Auto General] takmsdsm:
Slash_m_a_x, thanks so much for your hard work. The only issue I am having is that Magisk is not seeing AA Mirror at all, and I do not seem to have the ability to add it. Any insight?
[Android Auto General] mabadse:
Hi, try with AAMirror plus App, I think fix It.

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[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Thanks

Do you have link for it ?

Paolo
[Android Auto General] mabadse:
https://mzdconnecthacks.com/downloads/

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[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Thanks

And now ... which is the procedure ?

Have I to uninstall aa_mirror, installa aa_mirror plus and repeat the proceudre to unlock with aa_unlock ?
[Android Auto General] mabadse:
Yes. I use App Enabler to unlock, GPS 14.3.66

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[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Ok

I did all

Tomorrow I will check if the annoying loose of phone screen resolution when the phone is unplugged will be fixed or not :)

A question for you

O am using the same version of GPS

Are you obliged to repeat the unlock procedure some times (more or less every day) or this new aa_mirror has fixed this issue too ??

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[Android Auto General] mabadse:
No. I never have this problem, I think so.

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[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
OK

I have tried aa_mirro plus 1.0.1a patched with AAutoenabler 1.1 but with simulator on PC

The touch is not running well ... very often

There is not the possibility to choose some apps as starred on left bar

The issue of loosing screen resolution on the phone has not been fixed
[Android Auto General] mortondc:
Finally I managed to get AA Mirror into my car head unit.

But the Touchscreen is not working.

Smartphone is rooted and AA_unlock / AA_mirror got root Access.

Someone got an idea?

Thx.
[Android Auto General] zencooler:
Yes, of course.

I checked that the AA Mirror is changing two parameters:

1. DPI display density

2. Screen resolution

So, the first thing you should do on your phone is checking what is the standard (normal) DPI and resolution. In my case it is 411 DPI and 1080x2220 px but you have to check this parameters on your phone as it is phone dependant. After disconnection AA Mirror the screen is rescalated to different DPI and resolution values.

The best way to restore standard values I found and use on my phone is to use Tasker app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm). It is paid app, but it is very useful. So using this app I prepared simple task to set standard DPI and resolution values and put this as an icon on top left part one of my screens (to be possible to click on this icon even if the home screen is shrinked and some icons are out of the display area) :)

So, now after disconnection from AA Mirror I just cklick on this icon and everything is back to normal in a second.

If you don't want to use Tasker you can do these changes manually in two steps:

1. DPI density - you can set it up in Android settings menu in "Developer Options" -> "Smallest width" (set your standard DPI value here)

2. Screen resolution - you can set it up in Android settings menu in "Display" -> "Screen resolution" (set your standard value here using the slider - from HD+, FHD+ or WQHD+ values - obviously you may have other values here, but each of them sets the specific resolution, e.g. FHD+ on my phone means 1080x2220 px).

Regards!
[Android Auto General] qllkevuoi:
ciao.

many thanks for your useful advices.

may be "AA Mirror plus" can be set to restore proper resolution, 'cause it has more screen option that the user can set. so the right density, aspect ratio and resolution of each phone can be fixed there once for all.

but haven't tried yet.

other possible workarounds are the following:

1) by installing one of the free apps on play store (for ex: screen shift) that allows you to apply resolutions and dpi density to your phone and set to those combinations different profiles. there are apps that can set specific resolution to a pre-assigned app (in our case, AA MIRROR when it is launched from the car headunit). so you can set a profile with your standard resolution (and dpi), to be restored when the phone is disconnected from the car.

2) by forcing AA mirror to change the phone screen: I noticed that, when I set "full immersive" in AA Mirror screen settings, the top bar on the phone disappear and I'm able to show it just by swiping down with fingers .. this behaviour becomes permanent, even if you reboot the phone. other apps start to have resolution problems (for example WhatsApp.. when you tap on the bar where you can write something, the top green bar where is indicated the person whose you are writing to (or the name of the chat group) disappear on top, just like the status bar, so you can't see the name of the person and the older posts (I hope you understand what I mean).. very annoying problem.

But I found a way to restore the right density and resolution, so the top bar and the other apps behaviour come back to normal (first time I was unable to find this solution, so in the end I made a hard reset).

all you can do if you experience one of this resolution problems, and you can't restore with a simple reboot, you can change the AAMirror settings (in my example, by setting to "none" instead of "full immersive") and then you must reconnect your phone to the car and use AAmirror.. when you stop using and disconnect the phone, you can just reboot and voilà .. top bar reappers, resolution comes back to normal and so on.

this second behaviour, makes me think that the problem is that the developer missed something in the code .. normal behaviour should be: I disconnect the phone and the dpi and resolution turn back to normal automatically.

I hope there will be updates to AA Mirror to add this solution. then this app will be perfect
[Android Auto General] paolocorpo:
Ciao,

I have tried the aa_mirror 1.01a aka plus but ... The loose of right phone resolution is not been fixed

Moreover ... There are problems with touch during the use of app on car's screen

My trial happened with Google simulator

I will try the app the you have suggested in order to recover the default phone screen resolution but ... Can you give more details about it's setting ? I installed it but I have not understood at all ;)

Regarding your second workaround ... Are you suggesting to change from immersive to none at all or only to recover the right phone screen resolution ... And alter to set to immersive ?

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