yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] millab:
Hi! Ok I should be able to answer most of these:

1) If you use the Hal9K 3.1.1 ROM then calling is linked to the phone through Android Assistant, but I haven't got a good solution for SMS at this stage.

2) Yes is is definitely compatible with your unit.

3) Not true, you can definitely go back, just flash a stock ROM. In my case I was sent the ROM by my seller Eonon

4) Your MCU is MX so just find the correct version of that. Check for the MX version here: https://xdaforums.com/android-auto/...ent/mod-cs-x-mod-mtcd-e-mcu-firmware-t3816042

5) Not sure, but hopefully the Hal9K rom will help fix that!

Good luck Allan
[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] astengaard:
Thank you very much, it sound like it should be pretty safe to try the Hal9K ROM. I just have a couple of extra questions:

3a) My seller on AliExpress seems to have no clue, when I'm asking for stock ROM. But I should be able to find something close to my Stock ROM, if I don't succeed with Hal9K, right? Something like the Original Android 8.0 MX ROM mentioned in this thread: http://www.androidiani.com/forum/au...ndroid-rockchip-px5-2-4-gb-ram-32-gb-rom.html

4) I found this thread, https://xdaforums.com/android-auto/...evelopment/update-media-auto-mtcd-mx-t3828177, with a link to yadi.sk, where I can find a MTCE_MX_V3.00.rar. That should be compatible with my device, right?

I hope you will bare with my ignorance, I'm really trying to get into this :)

Kr

Allan
[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] DylanHarper:
Did you manage to get Tidal working ?
[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] werther041:
for Android Auto. I'm running the app called `Head Unit Reload` that would turn the Android system as host. essentially it's helper app for `DHU` (Desktop HeadUnit by Google for android auto debugging).

with HUR you can do either wireless Android Auto or USB tethered. This would handle SMS and phone call hands free.

I'm running Hal9K 3.1.1 ROM on my MCUE HK + Car launcher pro as launcher.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
As most of you all know i am an avid phone explorer. Lol. Yes corny as it sounds, but i can get all sorts of things one would not normally try to flash to flash and actually boot. Myself and proto devano (sp) are going to port this Android Q leaked image or whatever soon as we get it. For the op6 and op6t..if anyone happens to have any insight as to where to procure this, please lemme know..

i have already flashed the pixel 3 and 3xl system images and gotten them to boot on my op6t. Not the port, the firmware. My friends are aware of the progress. Calls, web, and text work. Navigation is broken but i do know how to fix it with a few bits of hackery. But its not at the top of my list as i have been source building again and trying to learn new device bring up, which i hadnt done before. ( I have built roms but always a continuation of an existing project). So this will be my next port soon as we get the image, payload.bin, etc. If u can help, great, let me know. We can bring Q to oneplus, early.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] jlan007:
this oh WOW... sounds very exciting ?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Jeffro64:
I was just reading about Q on XDA here https://www.xda-developers.com/android-q-dark-theme-desktop-mode-permission-revamp/

I wonder if the author of the news might be of some help in getting it being that they were testing it out?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yea he helped me get the mclaren files before. I emailed him. So, we will see
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Jeffro64:
Cool...Maybe he will help you out again. I leave tomorrow morning to go back to work offshore so I will be out of the loop until I get back. I'm already excited to see how far the progress on this phone has gone when I get back! Should get my unlock token today even though it's not really needed any more, but I figured it will be good to have if I ever decide to put the stock software back on the phone after I move to the International software. It's going to be a long hitch out there thinking about all the OP6T goodness cooking up while I'm gone LOL!
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] liam_davenport:
delete
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Awesome man! Thank you very much!
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] PhoenixPath:
Man, I'd love to get the Pixel software on the 6t....call screening is a huge benefit; and the only reason my (converted to int'l) 6t is the fallback device to my P2XL. If I could get the pixel images running on this thing well - it'd be game over for my 2xl...

One can dream, right?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I am working on it, prob really is the navigation bar is derped. Patching a few things may fix it.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] PhoenixPath:
Holy Shift dude, that is fantastic news! If you need any help or testing, let me know; this would totally put my 2XL out to pasture.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] MishaalRahman:
Fake. That's just AOSP master with December security patches, ie. no internal Google patches.

Sorry, I can't share the files publicly :crying:
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] liam_davenport:
Okay thanks for clarification will remove the link.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Hmm that stinks, it doesn't have the system dark so must be but the other stuff in the review are in this. Here's some screenies. Says Q but anyone can do that..strangely enough it works just as crappy as the Jan pixel 3 stuff I flashed..thanks anyways guys
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] hithekillswitch:
Hey...I see I am a little late to this party, but I read recently we are getting a dev preview of Q "officially." I found a link to a GSI zip and a recovery (not the mega one in this post), but there is no installation guide. I did this with P on my last phone (G5+), so I know there is a little more to the process than a simple flash. I am pretty sure I should not post the link, but PM me if you can shed any light. Thanks in advance...
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Message sent.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] TheMystery29:
The picture in selfie is Blue.

V. 3.9

OnePlus 6T
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] bennyasf:
Doesn't boot
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
Yeah I tried both, and with 9.012 and beta 7. Gonna try with custom vendor and stuff..
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] ГАСООП:
And why would you port a leaked/early/beta version of system? What's the logic?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
BC this is android. Its what people like me do. The better question is why not?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] fiffan86:
Why are you in this forum?
[MTCD Software Development] szczep:
Hi,

I bought my head unit at aliexpress and i don't lnow with model it is.

Can anybody help me? What is the method for root this device?

Sorry for my english

Tom
[MTCD Software Development] meazz1:
don't know what model but I don't think you can install nither Hal9k or Malaysk ROM.

You have to to have 8.0 android.
[MTCD Software Development] szczep:
I don't have a sd card slot, can I use a USB with pendrive?
[MTCD Software Development] meazz1:
Which ROM are you trying to install? Like I said, you can't upgrade having a 8.1 right now.
[MTCD Software Development] Seicane-Misery:
Hi,

you have an android 8.1 and here we are talking about android 8 with mcu, at the moment there is no fw version for your headunit, i could also buy an android 8.1 but i did not do it because there is no root fw for it.

dobry,

masz android 8.1 i tutaj mówimy o Androidzie 8 z MCU, w tej chwili nie ma wersji FW dla twojego radioodtwarzacza, mógłbym też kupić system Android 8.1, ale nie zrobiłem tego, ponieważ nie ma dla niego root'a.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] djleez82:
Simple question. Those who updated from Oreo, have you seen an uptake in battery life since using it?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] biyolog4472:
Better good

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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] galaxys:
Better on Pie...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] Mr. Orange 645:
It lasts until it dies. Every time without fail.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] raul6:
Was good on Oreo and still good on Pie.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] DeVilio:
My update came yesturday, i did not see any difference yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] bat0nas:
"SOT time doubles"

This is what guys in Pie discussion is saying in this forum :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Questions & Answers] high_voltage:
It's ok, similar to the oreo battery life. Maybe a tad worse for me, but I have health turned on this time + did a update.zip update from the German variant over BGL (that is included in the multi-csc for the update). When the official BGL is out, will do a clean flash over odin, wiping my phone entirely.
[Android Head-Units] guimond47:
After months of research I stumbled upon a blaupunkt head unit that runs android 4.4.4.

It seems to be a newer release thought because it looks like eonons unit! It has a 10.1” screen and a real EQ DSP module. The rca preouts are like a real name brand head unit with 3 pairs. Front,rear,sub! (China units has a mono sub out).

Heres the audio detail on it!

It is a new face of innovation in music entertainment with 10.1"capacitive display and combines high-quality tuner performance, world online and off-line navigation, Audiophile grade sound quality, a huge variety of different entertainment features and the connection of all types of portable media including smartphones.

Equalizer

31-band Parametric Equalizer

Subwoofer Switchable

Variable Subwoofer Gain (24 Steps)

Variable Low-Pass Filter (/80 / 120 / 160 Hz)

Preset Equalizer

Balance / Fader

Switch-On Volume (Last Volume, Programmable)

Sound tuning via PC: 15-band parametric EQ per input channel / 31-band EQ for each of 8 out channels

. It seems like if you want to tune the dsp per speaker, it requires a PC connected to the head unit. Which isnt a big deal.

I wonder if we can get our hands on it and disect it and make replicas!!!

Heres the website:

https://www.blaupunkt.com/ase/nc/pr...inment/2-din-car-radio/products/single/15825/

https://chonoithatoto.vn/cua-hang/dau-man-hinh-dvd-o-to-blaupunkt-las-vegas-960dsp-10-1-inch/

They make a “las vegas 950 dsp and a 960 dsp”

It seems to me like the Bluetooth module is outdated at 2.0 tho.

Id like to know where i can buy one!

Let me know what u think.
[Android Head-Units] guimond47:
Theres also the owners manual you can download and look at on their website!
[Android Head-Units] guimond47:
https://youtu.be/PbBwDwEvdrw
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twodordan:
I've been searching for a couple of hours and there's no guides or even clarification about what is possible with regards to running non-tv apps on the shield / android TV.

I really need to install a custom internet browser, VoIP apps, syncthing, firewall, maybe libre office who knows etc.

So:

- How do you install Full Google PlayStore?

- Do you need to root? (guide 1)(guide 2)

- I heard you can alternatively sideload apps via ADB. So I guess you need TWRP, and root? And where do you get the apks from?

In general, are there any non-UX limitations of android TV that would cause apps to not run? Or does it have the same capabilities as plugging in a mouse & kb into my phone's OTG port and then casting its screen to a TV? :P
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karnax_:
Well here's a few thoughts without going into too much detail as I'm at work:

Full google play will need a custom rom I believe and you'll need to give up the android tv version of play and leanback functionality (I think)

There may be another method (still losing androidtv but probably needing root)

You can sideload via ADB or via a sideloading app. Or using network shares, USB storage, USB transfer etc.

In the past I've used Titanium Backup (rooted naturally) installed a load of games to my phone then moved the backups to an SD/USB to restore on the SHIELD.

There are also dubious website and alternative stores you can install or visit on the SHIELD. Not a fan of those tbh.

You can get APK downloader addons for web browsers that allow you to download directly from Play Store website. Chrome android doesn't support these I am lead to believe... but installing Yandex broweser and installing the chrome addon to that apparently might work. So then load Play Store in Yandex browser and you can get your apps direct from google... just sadly not the paid ones.

I've been meaning to get on this again myself. I'm really quite pissed that most of my paid Rockstar android games won't install from AndroidTV Play store. These games run fine on SHIELD but are flagged as unsupported. Thus forcing you to download them from dubious sources to get running due to the DRM. The TV store is very disapointing, the layout is bad, there's no reviews and developers just don't seem interested in keeping their apps accessible on the platform when they otherwise should be. The Rockstar games in particular run fantastic on the SHIELD and if I were Google or Nvidia I'd actively be trying to encourage Rockstar to promote these games as SHIELD compatible or enhanced!

I don't know about any technical disadvantages to the platform that hold things back but I'm sure many people here will be far more knowledgable. I just assume an app has to be fully functional with just the remote or joypad to be ATV compliant. I'm not entirely sure on this last question but I will say this, every app I've sideloaded has worked as long as it doesn't require touch control in games. I use a 5way hub so I've always got mouse/keyboard and additional storage options etc. If it can be controlled with one finger you can use a mouse to facilitate that.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twodordan:
thanks for the input. Yeah it sucks for paid apps and games. First I'll see if I can get by with just root and these methods, because I couldn't find any good custom roms for the shield. There is one on another forum but I couldn't get it installed (got stuck at nvidia logo after a successful install)..

I'm a noob to android TV, what's "leanback functionality"?:)
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jionny:
You can sideload any apk to the shield if rooted but there are apk's made for android tv and just mobile apk's with mobile apl's you lose some functionality of android tv however a keyboard mouse combo or even nvidia shield tv app will help you navigate through those apk's that are not made for android tv
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twodordan:
As far as I know, sideloading apps means finding an apk, placing it on the device, and then running it (and allowing installation from unknown sources).

So at what point in this process do I require root? Do I need the root if it's an apk not made for Android TV? What is that process exactly?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DBCAB:
I side load stuff to my non rooted shield all the time its true not all apps will work but a majority of them will for some apps that have only a vertical view you can use apps like set orientation to have it in landscape mode just allow install of unknown apps for the file browser you use on the shield.

https://apkpure.com/set-orientation/com.googlecode.eyesfree.setorientation

You can simply place the apk into your downloads folder or wherever you like on the shield tv then install it from there using a file browser I personally use FX file explorer on shield but any should work. You can also use a file browser to add your cloud like google drive or one drive or whatever and install directly from there or browse to a shared folder on pc and install it that way too whatever is easier for you.

Apps that require root to run will not of course work properly on a non rooted device, however there are plenty of apps that do not require root that install and run just fine.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karnax_:
Yeah I always keep my SHIELD rooted for this reason. I don't know what the situation is with TWRP recovery at the moment but I know it stopped working in one of the recent updates. By being rooted you can use Flashfire app to flash zips to the SHIELD if you need to flash let's say GLTools or something like that. I mainly use that to force antialiasing for certain games. One thing you will want is either Sideload Launcher (on Play Store) or TV App Repo. Sideload launcher just loads a launcher that includes your non TV apps (They don't all work with the leanback launcher) or you can use TV App Repo to make shortcuts to them on the leanback launcher. TV App Repo will also need root to work, so yeah that's a great reason to have root when sideloading.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twodordan:
I could adb install the sideload launcher apk (got it from apkpure) to my 16gb shield tv 2017, via a usb-to-usb cable, and it works just fine without root.

Installing root is such a goddamn nightmare. You have to flash a full developer stock image for which you have to sign up to get from nvidia, then install magisk etc, and the killer is you gotta do this manual developer whole-image flashing nonsense every time there's an update from nvidia. Seriously why the hell can't we android users just get a proper version of the full opensource debloated OS that updates itself like a sane person? X_X

[Edit] Installed TV Launcher instead of sideload launcher. It can replace the default launcher and it is also so much nicer: https://apkpure.com/tvlauncher/com.awe.dev.pro.tv

[Edit] So a custom launcher like TV Launcher will insert itself as a suggestion whenever you press the home screen, and you can set it to Always use this launcher, however in many situations, like restarting your shield, it will default back to the stock launcher. You can read this but it's still fine to always have a prompt whenever you press home: https://www.reddit.com/r/ShieldAndr...hange_default_launcher_on_shield_2017_nougat/
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldpoem:
I use Yalp store and set it up as different device (in my case Samsung Galaxy Tab S3). Works really fine for 95% of the time.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericritou:
Question Please?

Can you please say which shield TV you have? I am thinking of buying one but am put off by the lack of full play store. Being able to install any apk from a USB stick may sway me (but still not sure). What I plan to do is install any apps I want on my phone, use an apk extractor to get the apk, put it on USB then use CX file explorer to click and install. Does that sound all possible on non-rooted latest full Shield?

Cheers.

Eric.

"You can simply place the apk into your downloads folder or wherever you like on the shield tv then install it from there using a file browser I personally use FX file explorer on shield but any should work. You can also use a file browser to add your cloud like google drive or one drive or whatever and install directly from there or browse to a shared folder on pc and install it that way too whatever is easier for you.

Apps that require root to run will not of course work properly on a non rooted device, however there are plenty of apps that do not require root that install and run just fine."

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PS Since you can install apk's easily did you ever try to sideload the Google play store apk (along with Google Play Services apk to see if they will install?

That would be interesting.

Gaps download for HUAWEI Chinese phones would be easy to obtain.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mLgz0rn:
You don't need the developer image to get root.

https://xdaforums.com/shield-tv/development/kernel-overclock-kernel-2-22-ghz-t3943079

And if you don't flash twrp, getting updates will work fine, you will just have to root again.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roamin64:
How is rooting a nightmare ? Once your bootloader is unlocked it literally takes 5 minutes to root..

Unlock bootloader

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot boot twrp.img

install magisk zip

Reboot , you're rooted..

I don't understand why people suggest any other file explorer besides "x-plore". By far the best file explorer out there, 100% crap free. You can install any APK from any location using x-plore.. Most of the time I leave the APK on my network , that network drive is mapped in the shield settings, I simply browse to it with x-plore , and install any APK. If it doesn't make a shortcut in the android tv menu , then simply use "sideload launcher" by chainfire to launch whichever app doesn'T show up on the main menu.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DBCAB:
I have the 2015 pro model NVIDIA shield, but do have access to a 2017 model at my brother in laws, anyway extracting apks or getting them from places like apk mirror then using a usb to install will work you can even install them over your network from your pc or laptop using a file explorer program that supports it. I have never tried installing the full play store on my shield as it comes with one, however I have tried to install things using a pc browser and the google play site to the shield and had some luck installing a few apps that are not available on the shields version of play store. So basically doesn't matter where u get the apk you can usually install it to the shield some apps wont display properly which is why I suggested an orientation type program to correctly display and use also be aware some apps might need a mouse or keyboard to function properly when you do this depending on what you install.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elliwigy:
i dont understand y ppl think their preferred app is the same or should be everyones preference.. never really used xplore so cant comment on it but this is bcuz i use fx file explorer.. it has been good to me for years and still counting.. you can access network and more if u get an fx license which is cheap.. u can set up windows, ftp, ssh, webdav over network... set up cloud storage... bluetooth... web access.... fx connect and other means using it.. root installer.. text editor... binary viewer... deals with archives... themes... multiple root settings and other settings... diagnostic tools... has builtin busybox or u can use any other busybox you have installed and more

agreed though, roots easy if you dont have troubles.. not sure what ur runnin but nstv pro 2019 unless its been updated since i last checked cannot simply install magisk.. u need modified magisk.zip which is an older version then need to do some trickery in twrp to get it to flash right then still might need some trickery to get it to boot.. i have to use adb root to change bootstate to orange before itll load and if u dont got adb authorized yet then i use twrp to set a script tochange bootstate on boot.. tyen if u still have problems might need towipe and/or mess with vbmetaand/or dtb partitions.. and im an experienced person when it comes to root, exploits, twrp utilization and fastboot (not claiming to b pro or anything crazy, just know how to use them fairly well and general idea of how things work) so i can imagine some ppl that maybe arent as experienced or new to this particular device would have a difficult time indeed.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericritou:
Many thanks.

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Thank you!
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elliwigy:
have you tried the Aurora store? i find stuff there ibcant find in tv play store
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zecabra:
elliwigy suggested the best way to have full playstore, Aurora is a frontend for the real playstore, you are not downloading from an unknown source and also allow to install and validate the apps that you have purchased, also it's possible to spoof your shield as other devices making possible to install apps that in other ways aren't available for your device