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[Android Auto General] cioce:
[MENTION=5614228]kristakos[/MENTION] thanks for the update, could you make the app to work in full screen mode like latest AA mirror update?

https://github.com/slashmax/AAMirror

Remove advertisements will be the TOP, like vanced!
[Android Auto General] Sjhingan:
Thanks for the awesome update! you mentioned that to sign in we have to login using library/sign in but i cant make the bar appear on screen. Any tips on how to do that?
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
It's in my TODO list ;)
[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
Colleague, you are not reading the topic. There has long been a solution. And it works for all third-part applications.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=80187026&postcount=270

and

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=651767&view=findpost&p=78051256

:D
[Android Auto General] laupc:
Thank you for your work, as some users mentioned previously, please consider also a fix for non touch units, as youtube is useless otherwise - you can't figure out what selection it is.... All the gratitude to you!!?
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
Refresh it. Or wait for the next update, from the 3-dot button you can sign I think
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
Another update:

- Fixed 3-dot button, it should work without problems. It's located next to report button.

- Added adblocker - theoritically should block most of the ads in youtube. Ads there are very intrusive so you can see some from time to time

Unfortunately non touch support will be very hard for me to implement because I don't have car to test it nor I researched or have idea how this things interface so for it will be task another time.

What I plan to do:

- Remove youtube native controls (these in AndroidAuto) or make it actually work

- Fix background music playing

===

- Full screen is already enabled long time ago
[Android Auto General] nonoldw:
Thanks [MENTION=5614228]kristakos[/MENTION] for the great work. it worked well on my Android Pie device. However it doesn't install on my Android 6 device. Do you know why? Does it only support from certain Android version onward?

Edit:

I managed to install on my Android 6 device by re-sign the apk. But the youtube page keeps refreshing itself and force stops....
[Android Auto General] cioce:
I would say to remove the new Android Auto 4.5 / 4.6 top bar, look the image in attach, in the last AA mirror that top bar is removed.

Unfortunately some ADS are still present.

From the 3-dot menu I think you can remove the root command, only phenotype patcher should unlock it.

Is the second audio app called "CarStream player", that appear only on Android Auto interface, really necessary?
[Android Auto General] dougmcsp:
To hide the status bar from the new AA interface you can do it with a rooted device

Install a terminal emulator and run these commands

sqlite3 /data/data/com.google.android.gms/databases/phenotype.db

if you want hide top status bar, run this sql:

update flags set boolval=0 where name='Boardwalk__status_bar_enabled';

to restore it, run this sql:

update flags set boolval=1 where name='Boardwalk__status_bar_enabled';

reboot phone to take effect
[Android Auto General] cioce:
[MENTION=370318]dougmcsp[/MENTION]

Good suggestion but I ask to remove the top bar ONLY in CarStream, not in all apps, on Maps, Waze, Spotify, ecc ecc I like to see the top bar.
[Android Auto General] zencooler:
That is great and removing the status bar on the top of the screen.

But is there any other trick to remove or hide the bottom bar (with the last app icon and play, forward, rewind icons)?
[Android Auto General] cramirezoliveros:
Version 2.0.2?

This say is version 2.0.2???

Thanks
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
Yeah I get it now. I will see what I can do.

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Forgot to bump the version
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
Boom!

Updaaaate :eek: (2.0.3):

- full screen is here (top bar is hided when app is launched)

It should work fine with Android 6 dunno what's going on there (tested it in simulator, works fine)
[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
Very cool job!

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Yes, it works but not so long. Next day flag disappears and status bar appears again.

Therefore, I usually still set the trigger. It restores the flag whenever is removed.

CREATE TRIGGER hide_statusbar AFTER DELETE
ON Flags
BEGIN
update flags set boolval=0 where name='Boardwalk__status_bar_enabled';
END;
[Android Auto General] cramirezoliveros:
:D :D

:D:D:D

:D
[Android Auto General] treezy26:
How to remove dark mode?
[Android Auto General] danyAf:
Work great htc 10 nougat stock, thanks update kristakos. :svetius:

Is it possible to play background mode? Or maybe picture in picture mode? :laugh:
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
If you are quoting my modified app, you can't. Later I will try to add option or if I am lazy, separate non dark mode apk

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Thank you! That's my next goal: make it work on the background
[Android Auto General] HofaTheRipper:
Thats a very good question. I would like to have the feature, that, if the next video autoplays, carstream player keeps in fullscreen, if thats possible. Thanks for the work!
[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
It also seems to me that this is absolutely not necessary. Kristakos can u remove this unnecessary shortcut? Why are there two of them in the application menu?

Thanks for the great piece of work done. :good:
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
No idea why there are two of them. Maybe recent and all ? I will try to remove it
[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
Yes, may be. But doesn't work and never working. It will be cool if you can remove.
[Android Auto General] cramirezoliveros:
how should it look?

how should it look with this update?

screenshot? please

Thanks
[Android Auto General] ahhl:
i have been following kiran kumar last time. this audio carstream created by him as many users complained about loss of sound for the video. you need to run both video and audio for some users
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
Update: 2.0.4

- removed separate media player from AA UI

Tested on my setup but still not sure if it's gone. Install and report
[Android Auto General] cioce:
[MENTION=5614228]kristakos[/MENTION]

Audio app is no more present in 2.0.4, but there is a problem, without that second audio app is no more possible to skip tracks from the steering wheel controls, this probably was the reason of the second audio app present, maybe because only audio app show the 3 buttons indicated in the first attach photo?

Maybe there is a way to have background audio and those buttons in one single app.

NOT FIXED:

Unfortunately some ADS are still present.

From the 3-dot menu I think you can remove the root command, only phenotype patcher should unlock it, maybe you can link the release page https://github.com/Eselter/AA-Phenotype-Patcher/tree/master/app/release

EDIT:

I tested 2.0.3 where audio player was present, but there is only the main Icon, no |< Play >| buttons, look the second photo in attach, but steering wheel controls works, anyway I need always to open Cr Stream, then open its audio app to have the buttons bar.
[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
Yes, there is such a problem. But there is more.

1) During video playback, if you start another program (for example, Waze), the sound is turned off. Previously, it continued to play and the sounds of Waze mixed with the player

2) After starting another program, it is impossible to return to the carstream in any way.

3) I think there was some kind of functional idea in this shortcut :(
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
Probably there was for reason. As I said previously, most of the ads are gone but you will encounter few. I didn't remove the ROOT options for the fellows out there like me who don't want to install AA Phenotype patcher
[Android Auto General] Vihru:
so this need root? no way to use it without root?
[Android Auto General] appzattak:
Will this work with the new AA, my Pixel 2 XL no longer has the AA icon, but Android Auto is installed but called "Android Auto - Google Maps, Media & Messaging?
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
Yes, it needs root.

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I guess, it will work. I'm with latest version of the AA
[Android Auto General] lord_yabol:
Welcome,

I'm using carstream to watch online tv like horizon go from UPC, nc+, etc. The problem is that every 5,6 second the video is stoping for a few second even i change the resolution to low. You tube works Perfect. On aamirror the same horizon go working good and different online tv.

Second problem is keyboard from carstream.

I need some characters to login but for example "@" is not on keyboard.

Third problem is that pages from tabs (remembered pages) not remember login and passwords and very often i need to login.

Is IT possibile to solve this problem?
[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
Doesn't work on АА 4.7. Permanent boot. Returned to version 4.6.
[Android Auto General] mardokres:
Hello,

is there way to instal it on Android 6?

I can't install newer versions.
[Android Auto General] Quang.chk1:
I can't install 2.0.3. Is 2.0.3 not support for Android 6.0?
[Android Auto General] mine420:
2.04 work for me with 4.7 and android 10

AA Mirror

Carstream 2.04

Webview auto

Are all working for me on AA 4.7 and android 10
[Android Auto General] karthik.shreeram:
With or without Root access?

Can u share 2.04 link please
[Android Auto General] mine420:
12 posts up is the link and of course with root.
[Android Auto General] HofaTheRipper:
For me its only working with the Old view. With the new one it doesnt load.
[Android Auto General] mine420:
New ui hides after some time some tricks work to force it but I suspect it will hide again on me.
[Android Auto General] HofaTheRipper:
Ok...

2.0.3 only works with old ui in AA4.7

2.0.4 works with old and new ui but steering wheel controls are broken. I will try 2.0.2 later...
[Android Auto General] mine420:
2.03 worked for me with new ui in aa 4.6 and android 9
[Android Auto General] HofaTheRipper:
2.0.2 doesnt work with new ui 4.7...
[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
Yes, I specifically rolled back to 4.6 because I use the new UI. Any version of Car Stream doesn't work with a new UI AA 4.7. And I use а 2.3 ver of CS.
[Android Auto General] mine420:
I use car stream with 4.7 and android seems to work fine for me. The new ui works too. I use android Q.
[Android Auto General] HofaTheRipper:
but only the 2.0.4 which have broken steering wheel controls

works also with pie and 4.7
[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
And not only this. I cannot switch video tracks on the screen. And a few more bugs.
[Android Auto General] mine420:
I see I do not use steering wheel controls or do I skip videos so those features I did not know were broken. I have steering wheel controls but even with approved media apps skipping never really works proper.
[Android Auto General] yuri76:
carstream no longer works on galaxy s10 plus and last AA
[Android Auto General] greg065:
Just registered here to tell you that the new version of Carstream does NOT install on Android 6.0

It just says "app not installed" and that's it.

2.0 works fine though.
[Android Auto General] ghbuur:
samsung a7 2018, pie, works fine. thx!
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
So here are my two cents about v 2.04 and AA 4.7:

As everyone stated steering wheel buttons does not work aymore;

Any prior version of Carstream does not work anymore with AA 4.7;

Is there any way to switch back from dark theme?

AA Phenotype is not working with Carstream 2.0.4 Instead you have to unlock carstream using the built in option in the app. The problem is: Apparently this uses some kind of old method and is not permanent like Phenotype. So, every now and then you will have to reunlock it.

For now, I am using AA 4.6 with auto update disabled by Titanium Backup with Carstream 2.0.0 and it's working fine.
[Android Auto General] kristakos:
The only difference between my 2.0.3 and 2.0.4 is removed media control buttons. It's possible that AA 4.7 won't allow any third party apps or make it more difficult for the devs. Currently I have no time to compile new version without dark theme. It's not using old method for unlock and stuff and persistence of in-app unlock doesn't interfere with Phenotype patcher (ofcourse choose one only way of unlocking) Have fun!
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
Hi!

Thanks for taking some time to answer.

I really don't like the dark theme because the video titles and description are hard to read. But I respect your choice to not compile a version without it. Your work is amazing and the fact that you're maintaining a project that was abandoned by it's creator is amazing as well.

About unlock: No matter how many times I try to unlock it with Phenotype, does not works. All the other apps are unlocked, like AA Mirror, AA Stream and AnyAudio (forgot it's name). Carstream in the other way, is just unlocked by it's built in unlock feature.

I will give some more days and try again. Maybe it's displaying an old list or something. Because it's displaying AA Unlock and I don't have it installed anymore. I think I will try to reinstall Phenotype.

Thanks again for your answers.
[Android Auto General] marius23mvp:
Quick question.

I have Carstream 2.0.0 + android auto 4.4.592343 on Android 6.0.1

This version of carstream has (actually HAD, because it no longer works) youtube TV or something like this, I don't remember exactly the name. In the past (after pairing with my main phone) I could start youtube on my main phone (not the car's phone with android auto and carstream) and stream the video to carstream and the car's display, just like I do with my TV at home.

It was great, my passengers had a nice time while I concentrated on driving.

It is not possible now, I get the message that this version of youtube is no longer supported.

I'm afraid to uninstal a perfectly working version of carstream to try the newer versions, so I'm asking if anyone knows if the newer carstream versions had this functionality to stream videos from the youtube app of another phone ?

Thanks
[Android Auto General] eula1977:
where can i download carstream ?

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where can i download carstream 2.0.4??

Thx

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I need the Link for carstream 2.0.4 Presse share.
[Android Auto General] pa.ko:
Look few pages before.
[Android Auto General] vukis:
Same as others: Car stream 2.0.4 disappears from AA once in a while (new AA interface android 10).

Then I need to open app on phone, unlock and restart. Sometimes I have to do this multiple times to restore car stream icon in AA.

Meanwhile car mirror (enabled via phenotype patcher) is present. Maybe phenotype patcher interferes as car stream checkbox is ticked in phenotype patcher?
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
Hi.

As I suspected, there was something wrong with my AA Phenotype. I uninstalled it and installed again and after this, it was able to properly unlock Carstream 2.0.3 again.

Thanks again for your clarification.

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Hi. I had the same issue.

What I did was: uninstall and install again AA Phenotype and then unlock Carstream through there.
[Android Auto General] vukis:
Same happened today. AA mirror icon was present, while carstream disappeared. Reinstalled AA phenotype. Then opened aa phenotype apps list - no apps were selected (I guess because of reinstall). So I ticked AA mirror and carstream, restarted and carstream is visible again. Fingers crossed, that it won't disappear again :)

EDIT: 24 hrs passed. So far so good. Looks promising. :)

TL;DR; on AA v4.7, carstream 2.0.4 (android 10) better to use phenotype patcher (reinstall if having issues) instead of enable inside carstream app, as it icon would disapear in AA after a while.
[Android Auto General] brugernavn:
thanks for the app!

now we just need this with Youtube Vanced so we dont have to deal with commercials ;)
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
Also, if you reinstall Android Auto. You will need to run Phenotype patch again. Probaly will have to reinstall it also too.

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I think latest version already has ad blocker.
[Android Auto General] brugernavn:
just installed it, and nope :(

EDIT: I am using 2.0.4
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
It was stated that it has adblocker now. I never tested it though because I use Youtube Premium.

- Added adblocker - theoritically should block most of the ads in youtube. Ads there are very intrusive so you can see some from time to time
[Android Auto General] brugernavn:
Yeah. That doesnt Work unfortunately :(
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
Hey. So I wonder if anyone else is experiencing this:

Every now and then my Google assistant decides it's a good idea to deactivate itself. So, when I try to use voice commands with Android auto such as send WhatsApp or call someone it tells me that I have to stop my car and check the notifications. And then I am presentend with a screen telling me to activate assistant.

Sure enough some time later (completely random) it will stop working again.

Sorry for the off topic.
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
I have to do some more tests but it seens that the cause was S voice. It apparently decide it was a good idea to became active again in the last Galaxy Store update.

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Nope.

Deactive itself again... I really don't know what do anymore.
[Android Auto General] Quang.chk1:
I have AA 4.7 and Carstream 2.0.4. Carstream work fine but Spotify not work. Help me pls!!!
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
I'm actually having A LOT of troubles with GAssistant. On AA if I ask to play music it either does not reply anything and just play or just quit. If I ask directions it behaves normally. All other commands, it just quits. And on phone I can't make commands that require access to contacts and I see that "let me get more informations" over and over and over again. I grant the permission, but then if I close Google from recents, it will automatically ask for the permission again. See this https://support.google.com/assistant/thread/2577529?hl=en

Does it not appear at all?
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
There's actually two bugs:

1: Let me get more information over and over again

2: Head Unit goes to mute when AA answers any voice commad.

I have both LOL
[Android Auto General] shmykelsa:
Same
[Android Auto General] alderon666:
Hi all,

I'm not sure if anyone already tried that, but I manage to make it work for me.

What I had/tried:

Android Auto 4.7 + carstream 2.0.1 + AA Phenotype Patcher 0.8 --> android auto set up on new look, I saw carstream (I used phenotype patcher and restarted phone), I could run clip on the phone and listen in the car, but I had no picture, it worked only as music player.

So I uninstalled Android Auto 4.7, installed Android Auto 4.6 (I had only old look and no option for changing android auto to new UI) --> carstream worked as it should.

I installed Android Auto 4.7 again (still no new look in options, but I kind of start to like the old one more) -> carstream works as it should.

What I have now:

Latest google services, latest Android Auto (4.7.593824), carstream 2.0.1.

I'm not sure, how long it will work, because I tested it like 30 mins only. If I'm right, I think carstream will not work with new Android Auto UI, because there is only 1 icon to show apps and it will start those apps (besides aa-mirror for me) as music players. I can see carstream icon in Android Auto in 2 places: headphones icon and steering wheel icon (if you know, what I'm talking about).

I hope I explained it clear enough.

EDIT: I switched to new UI in Android Auto - Carstream is not working, it's starting like music player app: no top bar and loading circle in the middle instead of YouTube page. With Old Android Auto UI it works fine.

Regards.

Alderon666
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
Hi

Which version of carstream are you using?

I have it working with the new interface with carstream 2.0.4 .

2.0.3 has stopped working. AA Browser stopped working as well.
[Android Auto General] alderon666:
I was using 2.0.1, now I tried 2.0.4 and it's working too.

The only "problem" I have is I can't switch to new interface anymore. I don't see it in options. I tried clear cache and data, I even used SD Maid and every reinstall it's the same. Strange thing is that settings will back to default, but after I switch on Developer Options and get in there, all Developer Options are like I set up long time ago. Are they located somewhere else than Android Auto folders?

Anyone knows if there's a way to change wallpaper in old interface? (I know there's substratum theme to do it in new interface, but I wish to do it on old interface).

Regards.

Alderon666
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
Developer options seems to be stored server side (or at least that's what I think) regarding enabling the new interface you need to uninstall all the updates from Google play services and let it update again (Google play services or Google... I am not sure which one exactly) doing this you will get the option to turn the new interface back on. There's a topic here on XDA with this method explained.
[Android Auto General] alderon666:
Thank you. I was thinking about google services that it might be related to that option, but I was lazy to clear all google crap, just to restore something, that I probably will not use anymore.

The only thing now I would like to change is that default blue background to something else. But I can't find any information if it's even doable. Even black would be better than this blue :(

Regards.

Alderon666
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
You're welcome.

About the background, unfortunately I am not able to help you. I know that there's a way to change it with substratum but I never tried. To tell the truth: I would be happy if my Google assistant stops to deactivate itself randomly. So, changing the background is far away from my ambitions.
[Android Auto General] alderon666:
I hope it's not much of a off topic. Substratum is working for me (I tried on another phone). I can change background, but only in new interface of Android Auto. I wish to change it on old interface.

About Assistant I heard they broke something with latest updates. Before if you said "good morning" it would answer you with current information about weather etc. Now the only commands that works are related with making calls or setting the route in Google Maps. Somehow all commands that works on your phone are blocked on Android Auto.

Regards.

Alderon666
[Android Auto General] fadinizjr:
As far as I can there's two bugs:

Assistant being disabled every now and then.

Android auto mute.

If you say for instance call Mom. It should reply with calling Mom on mobile. At this moment, its not replying for anything but it's actually doing the action. In this example, it calls my mom :P

This mute but is happening to everybody. Assistant being disabled is happening for a low number of people. I am following a community post and there's at least 2 thousand people replying there.
[Android Auto General] pa.ko:
Android 10 - solution for AA + CarStream

https://xdaforums.com/android-auto/android-auto-general/android-auto-android-q-t3996601
[Android Auto General] Uksus17:
This is not a solution. This is some kind of nonsense not worth attention. There is a problem with the work of Car Stream on the new interfaces AA 4.7 and 4.8. However, version 2.0.4 does work. But it has serious bugs. The car-control buttons do not work and the sound disappears when switching to other applications.
[Android Auto General] pa.ko:
Maybe you fork CS and fix these things? Or just shut up? Only nonsense here is your crying on things that are bothering noone but you.