Carstream (aka YouTube auto) working with update phone w/root

[noidea24]

Up until recently google had blocked car stream via updates to Android auto and play services. The only way to keep car stream working was to keep those two apps rolled back to certain versions and not take updates. Problem is play services auto updates regardless of settings for such, and will randomly disable YouTube auto until roll back again.

Well thekirankumar updated carstream to version 2.0.0 and with it brought instructions to bypass these blocks. You can find it here at his github. The instructions were a little complicated for your average user and even then contained some uneeded steps. So I'm going to summarize....


Update play services and Android auto (woo!).
Install carstream (Android auto) from the github link above.
Then follow his guide step 1-8, I'll qoute...

"1. Start Android Auto on your phone (the phone is not attached to anything at this time)
2. Click on the menu on the top left (three bars)
3. Click "About"
The following steps may already be done. I am including them for reference for newbies.
4. If developer mode is not enabled, click on the bar "About Android Auto" 10 times.
5. Click on the three dot menu (on the top right)
6. Click on "Developer settings"
7. Click on Application Mode and set to "Developer". Also go to the bottom of the developers settings and make sure "Unknown Sources" is checked.
8. Click back, and then go to the three dot menu. Click "Start head unit server"."

Now connect the phone to your car and accept any permissions it may ask you for.

Disconnect the phone, click stop on the head unit server from your notification bar.

Then follow his steps 20-23, I'll qoute...

"20. Now, go to your apps, and start Carstream
21. Click on "Unlock[Root]" and grant Root access when prompted (screenshot below)
22. Reboot the phone
23.Once the phone reboots, connect the phone to your car, and start Android Auto. Go to the speedometer thing (on the lower right side of the screen) and see if Carstream is listed. If it is, give thanks below. If it isn't, I don't know what to tell you."



All done

 

[znel52]

Worked for me! ?

 

[albadi4]

gooooooood

 

[hasanarda22]

thnx bro

 

[banditelvis721]

root or no root?

do i have to root my phone to do this??
ty perry

 

[noidea24]

do i have to root my phone to do this??
ty perry

You need root

 

[lloydsw]

Works for me as well, but...the videos are portrait, not landscape. Any way to change that?

 

[noidea24]

do i have to root my phone to do this??
ty perry

Works for me as well, but...the videos are portrait, not landscape. Any way to change that?

While watching the video, go full screen. When full screen, tap on the video and a little box on the right side will pop up that say either "fil, contain, or fit" I think. Tap on the box to cycle through viewing options

 

[Rammit]

Superb...work fantastic with me.

 

[aroy11]

It's an error on clicking Unlock [Root] in Carstream. I granted Root permissions at the prompt. Still it's a permission denied error.

 

[lloydsw]

While watching the video, go full screen. When full screen, tap on the video and a little box on the right side will pop up that say either "fil, contain, or fit" I think. Tap on the box to cycle through viewing options

Worked perfect, thanks!!!

 

[Jodh5634]

Hey guys. It worked for me! If anyone has any problem using or installing this app, please check out my detailed video on youtube.

Link : https://youtu.be/uLcieEP1-hw

Please comment if i need to improve or your views on it. Thanks

 

[Horoscope]

thanks a ton, works perfectly for me on my Pixel 2

was missing this App after AA got updated to v3.0

 

[banditelvis721]

you rooted your phone?

Superb...work fantastic with me.

is it tought to do??
will it erase everything on my phone??

thanks
perry

 

[Hisma]

thanks for this! I can't wait to try it and report back.

 

[danyAf]

Is this work with AA and gps latest version? Confirm please... thank you.

 

[banditelvis721]

car stream

thanks a ton, works perfectly for me on my Pixel 2

was missing this App after AA got updated to v3.0

so everything works? did you root?? if so what did you use, is it easy, will i lose everything??
thanks
perry

 

[noidea24]

It's an error on clicking Unlock [Root] in Carstream. I granted Root permissions at the prompt. Still it's a permission denied error.

Make sure you have busybox. Though This message usually occurs when the apps aren't updated (either Android auto or play services). Reboot and try again.

so everything works? did you root?? if so what did you use, is it easy, will i lose everything??
thanks
perry

It Depends. If your bootloader is already unlocked, you won't loose anything by rooting. If your bootloader is locked then unlocking it (to allow root) will erase everything.

 

[noidea24]

Is this work with AA and gps latest version? Confirm please... thank you.

Yes, latest Android auto updates.

 

[Mr.rios702]

Worked for me!

Does the phone have to be rooted?