Honda Connect Android System

[MaKi83]

Hi all,
as promised I post here the apk I'm working on, it aims to port android auto on honda headunit.
It's a port of openauto to make it works on android based headunit, It's currently based on openDsh fork of openauto.

Just few things to keep in mind:

1. I'm not an Android developer, so there are bugs and it's not the state of art
2. As told in previous message there are many features that don't work, for example:
   1. the headunit hasn't the microphone so the google assistant doesn't work,
   2. steeringwheel buttons
   3. bluetooth call makes the app to close
   4. the first touch on the screen don't work, from second it's ok
   5. the app is not so responsive, there is always a lag from input and action on screen

Obviously use it at your own risk, I'm not responsable of any damage or explosion of your car

To make it works:

1. Enable USB debug on smartphone, if you don't do it the device is not recognized correctly.
2. Start the app and then connect the phone. If the app crashes or if you finish the navigation returning to starting page you have to disconnect and reconnect the phone otherwise you'll receive an error.
3. When you plug in the phone you should be asked for permission twice, if it don't happen try to remove and reconnect the phone or tap on the usb icon in main activity (you should see all the connected devices, tap on desired device one or more times).
4. If everithing is ok the Start button should enable

In honda permissions use:
it.smg.hu as process and package name; NAVI, video out: OFF, SoundOut and LastMode

 

[Guv_121]

Hi all,
as promised I post here the apk I'm working on, it aims to port android auto on honda headunit.
It's a port of openauto to make it works on android based headunit, It's currently based on openDsh fork of openauto.

Just few things to keep in mind:

1. I'm not an Android developer, so there are bugs and it's not the state of art
2. As told in previous message there are many features that don't work, for example:
   1. the headunit hasn't the microphone so the google assistant doesn't work,
   2. steeringwheel buttons
   3. bluetooth call makes the app to close
   4. the first touch on the screen don't work, from second it's ok
   5. the app is not so responsive, there is always a lag from input and action on screen

Obviously use it at your own risk, I'm not responsable of any damage or explosion of your car

To make it works:

1. Enable USB debug on smartphone, if you don't do it the device is not recognized correctly.
2. Start the app and then connect the phone. If the app crashes or if you finish the navigation returning to starting page you have to disconnect and reconnect the phone otherwise you'll receive an error.
3. When you plug in the phone you should be asked for permission twice, if it don't happen try to remove and reconnect the phone or tap on the usb icon in main activity (you should see all the connected devices, tap on desired device one or more times).
4. If everithing is ok the Start button should enable

In honda permissions use:
it.smg.hu as process and package name; NAVI, video out: OFF, SoundOut and LastMode

Thank you so much for this.

I am away from home at the moment but will install next week and feed back.

 

[Rafael.Gava]

Thank you very much for this help.
I will test and post the results here.

 

[Rafael.Gava]

Hi all,
as promised I post here the apk I'm working on, it aims to port android auto on honda headunit.
It's a port of openauto to make it works on android based headunit, It's currently based on openDsh fork of openauto.

Just few things to keep in mind:

1. I'm not an Android developer, so there are bugs and it's not the state of art
2. As told in previous message there are many features that don't work, for example:
   1. the headunit hasn't the microphone so the google assistant doesn't work,
   2. steeringwheel buttons
   3. bluetooth call makes the app to close
   4. the first touch on the screen don't work, from second it's ok
   5. the app is not so responsive, there is always a lag from input and action on screen

Obviously use it at your own risk, I'm not responsable of any damage or explosion of your car

To make it works:

1. Enable USB debug on smartphone, if you don't do it the device is not recognized correctly.
2. Start the app and then connect the phone. If the app crashes or if you finish the navigation returning to starting page you have to disconnect and reconnect the phone otherwise you'll receive an error.
3. When you plug in the phone you should be asked for permission twice, if it don't happen try to remove and reconnect the phone or tap on the usb icon in main activity (you should see all the connected devices, tap on desired device one or more times).
4. If everithing is ok the Start button should enable

In honda permissions use:
it.smg.hu as process and package name; NAVI, video out: OFF, SoundOut and LastMode

Guys, I installed the app and managed to use it very well, but with a usb cable. I tried in wifi mode and couldn't connect, even though the headunit was connected to the cell phone's wifi. I will try more often.
Thank you very much @MaKi83

 

[MaKi83]

Guys, I installed the app and managed to use it very well, but with a usb cable. I tried in wifi mode and couldn't connect, even though the headunit was connected to the cell phone's wifi. I will try more often.
Thank you very much @MaKi83

wifi is not android auto wireless, is meant only for debug because it doens't work well. If you want to test it you must enable dev mode in android auto on phone (tap many times on version, it should be the last item) then click on 3 points menu and start the server.

 

[Rafael.Gava]

wifi is not android auto wireless, is meant only for debug because it doens't work well. If you want to test it you must enable dev mode in android auto on phone (tap many times on version, it should be the last item) then click on 3 points menu and start the server.

Ok, i'll test it then. thank you!!!

 

[pepaone]

Hi all,
as promised I post here the apk I'm working on, it aims to port android auto on honda headunit.
It's a port of openauto to make it works on android based headunit, It's currently based on openDsh fork of openauto.

Just few things to keep in mind:

1. I'm not an Android developer, so there are bugs and it's not the state of art
2. As told in previous message there are many features that don't work, for example:
   1. the headunit hasn't the microphone so the google assistant doesn't work,
   2. steeringwheel buttons
   3. bluetooth call makes the app to close
   4. the first touch on the screen don't work, from second it's ok
   5. the app is not so responsive, there is always a lag from input and action on screen

Obviously use it at your own risk, I'm not responsable of any damage or explosion of your car

To make it works:

1. Enable USB debug on smartphone, if you don't do it the device is not recognized correctly.
2. Start the app and then connect the phone. If the app crashes or if you finish the navigation returning to starting page you have to disconnect and reconnect the phone otherwise you'll receive an error.
3. When you plug in the phone you should be asked for permission twice, if it don't happen try to remove and reconnect the phone or tap on the usb icon in main activity (you should see all the connected devices, tap on desired device one or more times).
4. If everithing is ok the Start button should enable

In honda permissions use:
it.smg.hu as process and package name; NAVI, video out: OFF, SoundOut and LastMode

Very good news!
I've tested and it's working! as you say there are some bugs and crashes at connect and disconnect moment. But when you are in it is working! Great job! I will follow for new realase.

 

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It works on honda HU without android auto right?

 

[pepaone]

It works on honda HU without android auto right?

You need Android Auto in your Phone, and MaKi89 app on the HU.

 

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Well done. Keep looking for my jazz iv

 

[Rafael.Gava]

Very good news!
I've tested and it's working! as you say there are some bugs and crashes at connect and disconnect moment. But when you are in it is working! Great job! I will follow for new realase.

Hello, in addition to the mentioned bugs regarding the connection and when minimizing the app they really happen.
It also happens to me that the music freezes when using spotify or youtube music together with waze or google maps. This is with the map screen on and the car moving. If the car is stationary, it does not freeze.
Does this happen to you too?
My phone is a Xiomi Mi 9Se, with 6gb of ram and android 11.
Would it be possible to fix these bugs? Or is it a limitation of the headunit itself?

 

[MaKi83]

Hello, in addition to the mentioned bugs regarding the connection and when minimizing the app they really happen.
It also happens to me that the music freezes when using spotify or youtube music together with waze or google maps. This is with the map screen on and the car moving. If the car is stationary, it does not freeze.
Does this happen to you too?
My phone is a Xiomi Mi 9Se, with 6gb of ram and android 11.
Would it be possible to fix these bugs? Or is it a limitation of the headunit itself?

Can you elaborate more the issue with spotify/yt music? Spotify or youtube music should work with navigation even when car is moving, or at least it works on my car (HRV).

 

[Guv_121]

I've been using this daily for weeks and so far so good!
It's not perfect but does what I need. There are a lot of "nice to haves" but I'm sure that may be in the pipeline for future releases.
Well done!

 

[MaKi83]

I've been using this daily for weeks and so far so good!
It's not perfect but does what I need. There are a lot of "nice to haves" but I'm sure that may be in the pipeline for future releases.
Well done!

I think it will be never perfect, but at least mostly useable. If you have requests try to ask...

 

[Guv_121]

The only one I really have is that maps don't change between day/night. Apart from that there's voice activation which I know won't work as stated before but I can live with that. Never really had it anyway with my car lol

 

[MaKi83]

The only one I really have is that maps don't change between day/night. Apart from that there's voice activation which I know won't work as stated before but I can live with that. Never really had it anyway with my car lol

the day/night mode is implemented but, at this point, I think there is a bug and it doesn't work as expected. To be honest I didn't tested it well. I'll put an eye on it. Thanks for reporting it.

 

[Rafael.Gava]

Can you elaborate more the issue with spotify/yt music? Spotify or youtube music should work with navigation even when car is moving, or at least it works on my car (HRV).

The music works fine with waze minimized, but when waze is in the foreground and spotify is minimized, the audio crashes. I believe this is because of the large information on the map. I live in a very dense city with a lot of traffic information.
It's as if when updating the images as the car moves, the crash happens.
I even reduced the fps from 60 to 30 and it improved a little, but it's still very difficult to use.
Could this be because of headunit memory?

 

[MaKi83]

The music works fine with waze minimized, but when waze is in the foreground and spotify is minimized, the audio crashes. I believe this is because of the large information on the map. I live in a very dense city with a lot of traffic information.
It's as if when updating the images as the car moves, the crash happens.
I even reduced the fps from 60 to 30 and it improved a little, but it's still very difficult to use.
Could this be because of headunit memory?

It's really strange because all the stuff are processed on the phone, so if you live in a metropolis or on Himalaya for headunit doesn't change. But do you listen navigation steps? or when the car move you cannot listen audio from any source (even maps or waze, not only spotify)?

 

[Rafael.Gava]

It's really strange because all the stuff are processed on the phone, so if you live in a metropolis or on Himalaya for headunit doesn't change. But do you listen navigation steps? or when the car move you cannot listen audio from any source (even maps or waze, not only spotify)?

Got it, so everything is processed on the phone. That's what I thought at first, but I was told that I was wrong and that the headunit took over all the processing.
About the waze audio it works normally, but sometimes it crashes if you have spotify on.
I'll try using another phone to see if the bugs persist.
I even bought a new and original cable from the device to see if it was not a cable problem.

 

[MaKi83]

Got it, so everything is processed on the phone. That's what I thought at first, but I was told that I was wrong and that the headunit took over all the processing.
About the waze audio it works normally, but sometimes it crashes if you have spotify on.
I'll try using another phone to see if the bugs persist.
I even bought a new and original cable from the device to see if it was not a cable problem.

Trying to be simple: when you start android auto the HU and phone create one video and some audio streams between them, is like on headunit you are watching a movie from/of your smartphone. On the other hands the headunit capture all the touch events and microphone data and send them to the smartphone. This is basically what happens.

Let me know if with another phone/cable the issue persists.