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[Android Head-Units] nic2k:
First thing I'd point out is do you really want to have to unlock your screen every time you turn the ignition key? Your car key is your protection as long as no one else has access to it the same way it keeps your car from being stolen but then... Really you ask a good question, so many things to consider. I always have separate accounts for every device. It's less convenient but I have more control over what is exposed on a particular device; it's hard to keep an eye on all of them all the time.

A car device gives you an opportunity to add sort of a valet switch to keep anyone from snooping around when you have to part with your key. It would have to be a fairly large switch able to handle 10-15 Amp DC or a small one with a relay. Just add it in line with the red power wire.

Of course we're talking about Android, there is no real privacy. You can make it a little better by controlling what apps are allowed access to or don't use apps if possible and go through a browser that blocks everything. As you point out Android Auto keeps your private stuff off the HU and that is probably the better option. Android Auto is a proprietary standard and is not available to every HU and also doesn't work with every phones. Many of those Chinese HU have a screen mirroring app that is supposed to be more universal but there's no guaranty it will work either.

I would say if you want the most privacy get an iPhone and a HU with built in Carplay or one that is known to work with a Carplay USB dongle.
[Android Head-Units] mystvearn:
I see

Thanks for that. Will use separate accounts. What is the best app to transfer poi links? Sometimes I get links from phone to navigate. I am thinking of Google keep, however it needs an extra step to share keep notes. Better use some sort of shared messaging account so that the notes are always there. Open to suggestions
[Android Head-Units] MiS_NL:
I agree that you should NOT use your prime Google account for your head unit. All your mail and Drive files will be available for everyone that accesses your car. Also, there's quite a big risk of leaking software on these units.

You can share POIs by simply placing them on a Google Map, and sharing that map with the account of your car's device. I have not found a way to create a map from the Maps app, so I tend to use the Maps browser interface. As follows: in your browser open Google Drive, then press the New button. Under More, select My Google Map. Then you can place or import POIs in that map. Share the map with your car account. You can always add additional POIs later to the map. This way, I have a single shared MyMap that I use to transfer POIs to my car.

To use this: In your car, open the Maps app, open the menu and select "My places". Your map should be visible under the "Maps" tab (last tab). You can now simply click a POI and navigate there. Need new POIs? Just add them to the shared map.

An alternative for individual POIs that you receive through Whatsapp is using the browser-based interface of whatsapp. Open Chrome on the unit, scan the barcode with the whatsapp app on the phone, and you can click the POI on the unit. That will open Maps or Waze or whatever you have configured.

One more tip: I invite my car for appointments.... Then if you fill in the location field in your home or office calender (in an application like Outlook or Google Calendar), that location will be in the Calendar app in the car as well. Maps will automatically pick that up from the calendar (and even warn you to leave on time if you happen to be in the car ;) ).
[Android Head-Units] mystvearn:
Thanks for the tips. I was thinking of using Google Keep to share waypoints. I did try to send location from phone to the car account, but I think I need to access the email for it to work as it does appear in maps after sharing the POI. whatsapp Web is useful since most of the places I get are through WhatsApp. Did not think of this. However, this means the car chrome browser keep a record of whatsapp? I have managed to get waze to work and login to my account. So I have all the POIs. From waze. Entering a destination on the car is easy, but transferring from phone to car.
[Android Head-Units] surfer63:
Having a different Google account on your head unit versus your phone/pc, allows you to use Google drive.

Simply create a "share" folder on the car account google drive and share this with your phone/pc account. Everything that is not very privacy sensitive can be exchanged that way. Simple and straight-forward.
[Android Head-Units] mystvearn:
Maps can be shared as well?
[Android Head-Units] surfer63:
Downloaded google maps as offline maps can't be shared AFAIK as they are stored in some weird format in multiple binary "blob" blocks inside your data folder. At least: I do not know how to do that. I tried it but I could not make it work. I'm not a Google Maps user anyway so I did not really try it extensively (, but I like to tinker and try).

Other maps for apps with offline maps like OsmAnd, Magic Earth and MNF Navigator work that way. As my PX5 WiFi is terribly slow I download the maps on my phone or pc and then copy them to my head unit. But as maps can be very big and my PX5 car WiFi is so slow, I use a USB-stick for that. I use Google Drive for GPX-routes, POIs, apks, etc. Everything below ~30MB.

You started this topic about security, privacy and the like and that's why I (and others) mentioned to use a separate account and why I mentioned how to share with drive.

There is of course a draw-back. Apps bought on your phone account will not be available on your car account, unless the app can be used in a "family group" and you add the car account to your family group. There are not so much apps supporting that though.

I mostly use open source apps from F-droid and Play Store. I'm a light user: navigation, DAB-radio and media player (and my JET and OneKey apk).
[Android Head-Units] mystvearn:
Yes. Already using a separate account like you suggested. Bought apps too on that account. Two cars share the same account. So I am fine with the current setup. Will try to explore more. Thanks
[Android Head-Units] explorer_200:
Wow I wish I had read this earlier

I had the Google account login issues after updating the firmware, after contacting Joying they sent me a link to two changed files to copy onto their original firmware update. I updated with this new "firmware" and my Google account worked.

Then 2 days later (March 17th 2021) my Google account was compromised for the first time in 15 years. I only use that password for my Google account so I don't know how it was hacked but the audit logs say they just input my password.

They opened up a Google Adwords account and started selling fortnight ads, then attempted to get into my brokerage account, then logged into a dormant Etsy account and tried to do something with square before I caught on (40min total in my account). They were quickly deleting any account emails that came in so I wouldn't notice them.

I am highly suspicious of this new update to my head unit. The timing is spot on, and I haven't used my Google account anywhere other than my phone and this Joying unit.

I am very concerned now about the security of this device. I also don't understand the claim by Joying that "Google updated their servers" and that is what broke Google authentication.

My unit is this:

SKU: JY-TQ187N4G

Ship From: Chinese Warehouse

CPU: Octa Core 1.8GHz. 64-bit high-performance processor

Ram: LPDDR4 4GB Rom:EMMC 64GB

Support Bluetooth, WiFi, DVR, OBD2, Back-Up Camera

I updated with this firmware sent to me by Joying, which broke google sign in:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J6f3gv8wt1rujAYePFQCXj1yUV3F-pYh/view

I emailed Joying and told them the firmware broke my Google sign in they sent me this email. I updated my firmware with it. I was then hacked 2 days later:

Do not worry friend, we know this google account issue.

After looking into this google account this issue, we find that google server has upgraded, now we need to upgrade and adjust our software to make it compatible with google server, so pls try below new firmware to see if it can fix this google service issue.

(the upgrade steps is the same, below firmware only has 2 file after unzip, just need to upgrade your head unit with these 2 files)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aSGUljOrqwF8cFSIHKyrYSOhthDBHcqT/view?usp=sharing

I have no idea what they mean by "Google server has upgraded". Sounds sketchy to me
[Android Head-Units] btrcp2000:
sorry to hear this. any updates in the past few weeks?
[Android Head-Units] explorer_200:
I've used it with a fake account since then with no problems. Still unsure where the account was compromised but there was another member on this board with a similar issue
[Android Head-Units] btrcp2000:
I've seen references to sharing things like map POIs from your real account to the fake account. Any other tips or workarounds you've put in place? I'm thinking I might use an app for vpn too.
[Android Head-Units] explorer_200:
No but that sounds like a great idea. I'll look into it
[Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Questions & Answers] westj:
Hi everyone! i recently realize that after 5+ mins of use the very bottom of the screen dont recognize my touch, so i need to press the 3 buttons a little up. This happens till i block the screen with the power button and unlock the device.

Any ideas?

Sorry about my english. Thanks!
[Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Questions & Answers] westj:
added 2 videos, one working fine and other not working. (remove spaces to view the link)

Working properly

https:// vimeo.com/353914264

Not Working

https:// vimeo.com/353914309

any ideas?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Questions & Answers] westj:
still happen with miui 11. annoying
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Guides, News, & Discussion] swaze:
Galaxy note 10 plus unboxing..........pretty good quality unboxing and hands on.

https://youtu.be/ajQ0p_nDOGk
[HTC Startrek] Deivy70:
I was just wondering if there was a way to install linux on my 3125 (cingular)

also whats better windows mobile 6.1 or linux

:confused::confused:
[HTC Startrek] sujahat:
am using wm 6.1 pro and its great.. there are few test going on with android.. not sure if any StarTrek is involved..
[Huawei Watch 2] SonicBoomII:
Hi, everyone. After reading posts of (and having experienced my own) boot loops and seeing as how there is a guide for the first Huawei watch,

I've decided that there should also be a guide for restoring the Huawei Watch 2 to stock ROM.

Getting Prepared

The bootloader unlocked on the watch. For instructions on how to do so, read janjan's TWRP Recovery guide.

ADB/fastboot and drivers already setup on your computer

ADB debugging enabled on the watch. You can find instructions for this at the same URL link above.

Restoring Via Batch/Shell Executable

The stock image files in janjan's thread are no longer available, so you'll have to go to this Reddit thread for the file.

Under the "Flashing back to stock" section, download the appropriate version for your watch.

Reboot your watch to bootloader either manually or via the ADB command:

adb reboot bootloader

Unzip the file

For Sawfish Devices:

At the command line, type in the following:

flash-all.bat (for Windows) or .flash-all.sh (for Linux)
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot

For Sawshark Devices: (or if you were having trouble executing the flash-all file successfully. NOTE: There's a missing image

file in the Sawshark stock file, so the flash-all file will not run successfully.)

Go to the folder where you extracted the stock image file and extract the zip file that's there.

Then go to the command line and type in the following:

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot oem lock
fastboot reboot

Credits/Thanks

janjan - HUAWEI WATCH 2 (LTE-Sawshark) & (BT-Sawfish)-OWDE.180926.001.A1

- [RECOVERY]+[sawshark(4G)+sawfish(BT)]Unofficial TWRP 3.1.1-0-[29-3-18]

travis82 - [ROM] [KERNEL] [SAWSHARK] Oreo OWDE.180215.017 [DEC/24/2018]

Skin1980 - [GUIDE] [HOWTO] Return to stock for Huawei Watch

davpel - [GUIDE][HOW TO]Boot into Fastboot Mode

CadBuRy.VN - [Rom][NXG46W] Huawei Watch 2 4G L-09S Global Fastboot [Factory Images]
[Huawei Watch 2] ingcarranza88:
Great guide.

Will try this on my watch.

Thanks.
[Huawei Watch 2] Timewolf:
does not work on leo-dlxx...it will kill the device i restored via twrp another rom

anyone have a stock rom for leo-dlxx?
[Huawei Watch 2] SonicBoomII:
I actually have the Leo-DLXX and I wrote this guide mainly for that watch. Do you remember what error messages you received? How does it kill the device?
[Huawei Watch 2] melkor.beta:
How prevent upgrade after this? I flash it and all good, but it upgrades to last firmware and I see no solution to stop it
[Huawei Watch 2] KDPD:
"Invalid sparse file format at header magi" while trying to flash system.img
[Huawei Watch 2] Goovsky:
Thanks!!! You saved my Smartwach because it was bricked and I couldn't find orginal stock firmware :)
[Huawei Watch 2] ah3703:
not work with sawshark leo-dll only stuck in logo
[Huawei Watch 2] square_eyes:
Hi. I purchased this watch for a specific medical reason, because the developer of an app xDrip (for continuous glucose monitoring), produced a patch for it to work with my medical device (works around a common buggy Wear OS implementation across many manufacturers.) Unfortunately their patch seems to only work on the firmware OWDD.180215.018, but mine came with OWDD.180926.001.A1.

Any tips to downgrading to OWDD.180215.018? I have the files and tried flashing the zip from TWRP and also Fastboot with flash-all.sh. Both fail.

% ./flash-all.sh
Sending 'bootloader' (10020 KB) OKAY [ 0.468s]
Writing 'bootloader' OKAY [ 3.323s]
Finished. Total time: 4.139s
Rebooting into bootloader OKAY [ 0.115s]
Finished. Total time: 0.116s
--------------------------------------------
Bootloader Version...: SAWFISHV6.5
Baseband Version.....: N/A
Serial Number........: YGV7XXXXXXXXXXXX
--------------------------------------------
extracting android-info.txt (0 MB) to RAM...
Checking 'product' OKAY [ 0.111s]
Checking 'version-bootloader' OKAY [ 0.115s]
Snapshot cancel FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot: error: Command failed

A little bit of info on the patch (if that is of any use - maybe it can be tweaked itself) https://github.com/NightscoutFoundation/xDrip/wiki/Patching-Android-Wear-devices-for-use-with-the-G5
[Huawei Watch 2] Lord Sithek:
Well, I haven't ever seen sth like you're trying to do, but can you point me to the source of the rom you're trying to flash?
[Huawei Watch 2] Lord Sithek:
And the second question: Do you own sawfish (WiFi) or Sawshark (LTE) watch?

(I'm going to sleep soon but I'll take a look on this tomorrow)
[Huawei Watch 2] square_eyes:
sawfish sorry! Will update post. ROM is in the link but I'll have to ask the dev for the source.
[Huawei Watch 2] Lord Sithek:
Can you share the link or the site where it was posted?.I just wanted to take a look 🙂 Anyway, maybe you could try the approach from the instructions for sawshark from the opening post here. I mean extract zip and flash images separately in fastboot mode.

Also make sure you have the correct rom version for wifi variant
[Huawei Watch 2] square_eyes:
I ended up getting it working. See here for how I rolled back the Wear OS version... https://github.com/NightscoutFoundation/xDrip/issues/749#issuecomment-850037862

Below is the link from above with the files (not source sorry - I'm not sure where that's kept). If you know how to make the demigod patch compatible with the latest official firmware/or even an unofficial ROM, that would be awesome.

See Huawei Watch 2 Care Pack .zip on...

Patching Android Wear devices for use with the G5

Nightscout version of xDrip+. Contribute to NightscoutFoundation/xDrip development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

the zip has two patches, and instructions.
[Huawei Watch 2] Lord Sithek:
Great, glad it worked for you. Unfortunatelly, Im not that skillfull to help you with latest firmware...
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] hanzzi:
How to remove decryption in storage? I tried Andy Yans script but it doesn't work for me. It stays on the Android splash page but doesn't boot into system. I installed the script after I wiped data.

I would like to try custom kernals.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Mooatreides:
Format data, the one where u need to type yes(you lose all internal)

disable force encryption is used before first boot of a new vendor firmware to prevent encryption, it wont decrypt.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] hanzzi:
Thanks for the reply but I'm still a little unsure. I can't seem to find format data where you have to type yes. In Twrp I go to advance wipe and just select data and I have to slide the bar to the right. Then I install the script. Is this wrong?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Mooatreides:
Yeah it says advanced wipe, and format data, tap format data and type yes.
[MTCB Android Head Units Q&A] gindi:
Hi, just got myself one of those 'Tesla style' system from here.

Set it up on my 2015 Forde Kuga, and it looks very nice. except for 2 issues that drive me crazy.

The first one is that when I put the car in a reverse, the rear camera live video does not pop up to my screen as expected. The camera seems to work fine as I open the camera app and put the car to reverse, rear video feed shows up.

The other issue is that although the system specs sheet claims to control the climate, A\C info does not display and I'm of course unable to set it from the screen.

The seller claims that canbus decoder is built into the circuit and there's no need of an external one.

My connection scheme is hereL https://unsee.cc/60449c84/

https://unsee.cc/60449c84/

I'd appreciate any suggestion on how to make this to work
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] fagner:
So we all know the g7 is an awesome phone but for it to be rly great we alwayxs need root and mods , now its possible, this is only for the G710EMW FIRMWARE G710EMW10g_00_OPEN_SCA_DS_OP_0520

How To Root

1. Download this Boot.img

2. Reboot to fastboot and unlock your bootloader

3. Flash the new boot.img with the commands fastboot flash boot_a pathtoboot.imghere and then fastboot flash boot_b pathtoboot.imghere

4. Reboot and install Magisk Manager Apk

5.Enjoy Root

6.Profit

(OBS: I unblocked my bootloader, but the steps to unlock it is very difficult to explain, if this post has many with interest to learn just a like in this topic.)

Credits

1. J0SH1X from text how to
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] allinkiran:
Yes I do, unless it requires octoplus box(or whatever it's called xD )
[LG G7 ThinQ  Guides, News, & Discussion] fagner:
No need for octoplus box :D
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] melmarPH:
Just like everyone else, I, myself had a very terrible problem about custom roms unable to unlock my phone despite successful registration of my fingerprint under settings.

Here's how I was able to resolved it and this is tried and tested to be working in RR and Mokee rom.

See pictures below. Make sure to register your finger in different positions.

1. Default - thumb pointing upward.

2. Thumb facing the left side.

3. Thumb facing the right side.

4. Thumb facing downward. - this I wasn't able to grab picture of but I'm sure you got the idea.

Also, use the part of your thumb as circled below and make sure to use the same thumb for all registration.

Let me know if it worked for you and which rom.

Cheers!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] melmarPH:
Update: Tried this on PE and confirmed working.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] cyhulk:
你他娘的真是个人才，这都能让你研究出来！！

You are really a genius！！！
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] SozzR:
Works on Mokee Rom, thank you, brilliant!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] melmarv23:
I'm glad it worked for you both. Please spare the word. There is no such thing as a non-working fingerprint scanner in customs rom. It works for all roms we just need to register our fingers the proper way.

Cheeers!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] Chr0m3Chaos:
Hmm, tried on Pixel Experience ROM with no luck "/
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] Chr0m3Chaos:
EDIT: Just realized you said to add MULTIPLE fingerprints in different orientations. I was just doing one fingerprint, but changing the orientation lol. Thank you! It does indeed work!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] melmarPH:
Sweet!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] Le Vagabond:
this shouldn't work by any right. but it does.

Mi 9T running Havoc OS GSI 2.7.

thanks a lot...
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] melmarPH:
Wow! It's nice to know it worked on Mi 9T.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] aman2125:
Tried registering 4 different fingers in different orientations like you suggested. Didn't work.. Might be doing something wrong. Even tried the same finger in different orientations.

Using pixel experience.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] melmarPH:
You have to do it with THE SAME finger all the time.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] AlphaKilo09:
You have tried everything but the mentioned method.

Try registering your finger(any) facing upwards first through out the entire registration process.

Then add a new fingerprint again with the same finger used previously but this time pointing left through out the entire process.

Repeat for remaining two directions(right & downwards) for this same finger.

Enjoy.

Good luck again.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] aman2125:
Flashed HAVOC in the meantime.. didn't require anything.. just registered normally and good to go!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] AlphaKilo09:
Welldone friend!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] tariq2kn:
Can fingerprint unlocking have vibration ?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] shamllakh:
Did not work for me

On HAVOC 2.8
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] bm500:
I am also on Havoc 2.8 but it doesn't work for me ?. Very strange.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] boby3104:
Hey guys,

The 9T pro is my first Ever fingerprint device.

So can someone explain me why there are issues with customroms and the fingerprint Scanner?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] flavius222:
There is another variable that seems to affect this device in particular: humidity.

I've noticed that the fingerprint reader behaves differently if your finger is dry or wet.

This will sound stupid but if you want the best performance of the fingerprint reader, try doing the above method, but make sure you register once when your finger is very dry, and once when it is more wet. This will make sure your fp reader will work at its best in every scenario. This is the way I made the fingerprint reader work like this in PE+:

https://imgur.com/HBw2Uj8
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] asseFGGF:
didnt work for evolution X

did it multiple times without success :(
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] festor89:
I am on evolution X and it worked very well. I registered the same finger 4 times in different positions
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] asseFGGF:
Do you have an in-display fingerprint sensor?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] mehul92mehta:
Tested and working on Evolution x rom 4.0. Thanks for the Tip
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] festor89:
Yes. I have redmi k20 pro. works without any problem on evolutionx
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] asseFGGF:
weird I have mi 9t and not working
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Guides, News, & D] Ali.m9thna:
It works

I thought it was a joke, after testing sure it works 100%

9t pro

AOSPA extended