Software Development Joying Extra Tools apk - an apk to help you install mods, tweak your unit, etc.

[surfer63]

I will donate some money (not much, but what I can) and encourage others to do the same.

That's not necessary. I just mentioned in several topics that I will stop most activities.

With regard to the AUX button: It is part of the MOD/SRC carroussel, which means it should already function for the AUX button. Please try the FytHWOnekey.

Edit: It means you have to enter the "Configure the options for the MODE ..", and then "Configure the AV option". I will expand the string there.

 

[marcurelio]

Edit: It means you have to enter the "Configure the options for the MODE ..", and then "Configure the AV option". I will expand the string there.

Beat you to it. Already did it and IT WORKS! Thank you, I didn't know about that APK.

PS: Donation made. Thank you for everything.

 

[surfer63]

17 October 2019, Joying Extra Tools V74

"multi architecture" version. It supports the Sofia 3GR Intel FYT units, the Rockchip PX5-A53 ARM FYT units and the Joying Intel Airmont sp9853i FYT units.

Changelog:

• 9853i: Add main server mods for 17 September 2019: Original, Original with "extended navi_app list and BT to background", Nokill mod with "extended navi_app list and BT to background".
• Support for Zhan SC9853i: radio mods only.

 

[thedrip]

Surfer, thank you so much for putting this package together, it's made my Joying so much better.

My only ask for improvement would be to integrate gethwinfo with JET, or at least have JET do a rudimentary ID of the head unit. When I loaded JET, it displayed Joying Sofia 3GR Extra tools and it took me longer than I would like to admit to realize I had a 9853i unit!

Thank you!

 

[surfer63]

My only ask for improvement would be to integrate gethwinfo with JET, or at least have JET do a rudimentary ID of the head unit. When I loaded JET, it displayed Joying Sofia 3GR Extra tools and it took me longer than I would like to admit to realize I had a 9853i unit!

Displaying that it is a Sofia while it actually is a SC9853i was a bug some releases back. Do you still see that (currently we are on V74)? In my case it displays on top which unit it is. When you are rooted it also displays more info in the bottom line.

W.r.t. HWGetinfo integration in JET: I did consider that, but I decided not to integrate it. The HWGet_info tool is really meant to be a "do I have a FYT compatible and what kind is it?"
Per day, when used, the JET apk also creates a log which contains more info about the unit as I sometimes ask users to send me that login case of questions/errors and the like.

I will have a look if I can somehow integrate some of the functionality of HWGet_info in JET. The problem is that the thunkable way of building apps, which is used in JET, is really runnning into the limits it can handle. Which is also a reason why I considered to rewrite it in Java, but that is too much hassle and I simply don't want to spend that time on it.

 

[Bauru-SP]

Hi surfer, I have a Zhan PX5. In this unit Bluetooth calls and Bluetooth music both works in the same default app, which has that bug that delete contacts.

I’ve downloaded and installed via JET a modded Bluetooth call app, that doesn’t delete contacts, and it works great.

However, this Bluetooth calls app doesn’t include Bluetooth music. I’ve downloaded, also via JET, the Bluetooth music app. It reads the file, shows the music name, but no sound comes out. Any ideas why?

Thank you.

 

[surfer63]

Hi surfer, I have a Zhan PX5. In this unit Bluetooth calls and Bluetooth music both works in the same default app, which has that bug that delete contacts.

I’ve downloaded and installed via JET a modded Bluetooth call app, that doesn’t delete contacts, and it works great.

However, this Bluetooth calls app doesn’t include Bluetooth music. I’ve downloaded, also via JET, the Bluetooth music app. It reads the file, shows the music name, but no sound comes out. Any ideas why?

The music app is NOT the bluetooth music app. The bluetooth music app is not an app at all, but another activity of the Bluetooth app.
Which launcher are you using: Car Web Guru? If so, that launcher does not show additional activities of an app. By long pressing and "explore" you can find the other activities in CWG.
Anyway: You should not use another music app. You should download the BTMusicStarter from my JET apk (under OTHER). That will give you an icon/shortcut that will specifically call the BT music activity: what you call the BT music app.

 

[Ski.Freak]

@surfer63
I have a Sophia JY-UM124N2 unit with the latest available Joying firmware [Jan 26 2018]
I read one of your posts [somewhere] where you mentioned you had made an APK specifically for fixing the issue of the inbuilt radio not muting when TTS voices were used in a GPS app.
I cannot for the life of me find that post again and when I look on your website I don't see that APK listed anywhere.

The only thing I really want to fix is this radio issue.
Do you have a link to that APK, so I could download it? Also, does the unit need to be rooted in order to install that APK?

 

[surfer63]

@surfer63
I have a Sophia JY-UM124N2 unit with the latest available Joying firmware [Jan 26 2018]
I read one of your posts [somewhere] where you mentioned you had made an APK specifically for fixing the issue of the inbuilt radio not muting when TTS voices were used in a GPS app.
I cannot for the life of me find that post again and when I look on your website I don't see that APK listed anywhere.

The only thing I really want to fix is this radio issue.
Do you have a link to that APK, so I could download it? Also, does the unit need to be rooted in order to install that APK?

It is the main server apk which was called sofiaServer apk on the Sofia. My mod contains an extended navi_app.txt file. That file is used to check whether an app gets the media channel to "say something" when the radio is used. The original one only contained Google maps next to a bunch of Asian nav apps.

If you know how to activate adb over tcpip and to use that, you can simply "push" it to your unit.
Otherwise you still need to activate adb over tcpip, root the unit and use my JET apk.

 

[Ski.Freak]

Firstly, thank you for your reply @surfer63

I must admit to being pretty much useless when it comes to understanding the inner workings of an Android OS, so please indulge me...

Where do I find your extended navi_app.tx file? I have extracted the contents of the Joying_Extra_Tools.apk, but could not find it there.
What file location does the extended navi_app.tx file have to be pushed to? Do I need to change any permissions after replacing the original navi_app.tx file?

I do not have an issue with rooting the HU, but when I looked through your JET documentation I did not see anywhere that mentioned applying this TTS fix.
Can you point me in the right direction?

Apologies if these are dumb questions.

 

[Ski.Freak]

I figured that it was easier to root the HU, so that is what I did. I found the option to address the TTS issue, so I no longer need that information.
However, I would still like to know the exact file location for the navi_app.tx file, so I can make a backup of it.

Initial testing was variable, but I did manage to get the TTS voices working with the radio on, but this involved reinstalling and re-configuring Google TTS and quite a bit of stuffing around with the voices in Sygic.
Not sure if the TTS notifications will "stick", but it's definitely more likely than it was before, where they did not work at all.

 

[surfer63]

Where do I find your extended navi_app.tx file? I have extracted the contents of the Joying_Extra_Tools.apk, but could not find it there.
What file location does the extended navi_app.tx file have to be pushed to? Do I need to change any permissions after replacing the original navi_app.tx file?

I do not have an issue with rooting the HU, but when I looked through your JET documentation I did not see anywhere that mentioned applying this TTS fix.
Can you point me in the right direction?

The first thing to do is to assign your navigation app to the Navi app button/shortcut. That solves 95% of the issues as that connection makes sure that it gets focus when it produces audio.

However, if you use all kind of combinations of apps using the media channel, you might need the mod with the extended navi_app.txt.
It is not in the JET apk. It is in the main server apk of the unit, being the SofiaServer apk. That one contains the modified navi_app.txt. That app can be installed via my JET apk, but my JET apk does not contain apks itself. It downloads everything from the repository where I place all my mods (and some radio mods from other users).
For more info see the signature below my posts.

 

[Ski.Freak]

I assigned GPS button to the Sygic app a long time ago. As I said, the TTS voices do seem to work now, but it breaks pretty easily if I start playing with the settings.
I will give it a while to see if it keeps working.

Can I fix my GPS speed to calculate 1/kmh steps instead of the default 4 steps without installing the Xposed framework or using the gtxaspec custom ROM?

 

[surfer63]

I assigned GPS button to the Sygic app a long time ago. As I said, the TTS voices do seem to work now, but it breaks pretty easily if I start playing with the settings.
I will give it a while to see if it keeps working.

Can I fix my GPS speed to calculate 1/kmh steps instead of the default 4 steps without installing the Xposed framework or using the gtxaspec custom ROM?

No, you can not. Xposed hooks into the calculation routine before it's doing its faulty integer calculations. The GPSspeedfix xposed module hooks that function and does the correct calculation.

Theoretically you could rewrite the function directly in smali code in the "com.android.server.location.GpsLocationProvider" service, but that requires good smali skills (and I don't have them).

 

[MeZmeriZe_]

Hi Folks, I've been out of this for a while and now I'm a bit confused.. I've got 74 version of joying extra tools installed.. it's rooted (PX5) and it's this: JY-UOS05P4D. It also has Xposed and the XFYteawker installed and working. If I could bother you good folk for a while, could I ask a couple of questions please?
1. Is it possible to connect to multiple bluetooth devices at the same time? like my phone, the OBD2 adaptor and my radar detector?

2. Can I bluetooth tether and share the internet connection of my phone via bluetooth and background it so it doesn't get killed and have it automatically use it for internet if the phone is configured to share it.... I read that this tool is the spiritual successor to the BTTeather.apk but I can't see any bluetooth fixes in the app itself.... can anyone give me any pointers please?

I've a tool on my phone that turns on BT teather from the phones end, I just need the joying unit to use it and I'll be set. (phone is a Pixel 3XL not that I imagine it matters)

Thanks heaps for any guidance provided.
regards

Frank

 

[etrefal]

1. Is it possible to connect to multiple bluetooth devices at the same time? like my phone, the OBD2 adaptor and my radar detector?

Yes you can, I have a cheap bluetooth OBD2 adapter in my car which I use with the Torque app, and my phone is connected via bluetooth at all times. No problems with that config at all. It took a bit of finnagling to get it working in my case, since my phone uses "0000" as the code for BT connection, but my OBD2 adapter uses "1234". I have to change the code in the Joying BT app before pairing the phone or OBD2 dongle, and don't forget to set it back before pairing the other. Had to do it a few times since my OBD2 dongle is... well, cheap and ceases to work after 6-7 months. Then I throw it in the glovebox with rage, and when I want to use it again after a few months, it works again! Cheap, but seems to fix itself when isolated in a dark place. :laugh:

 

[MeZmeriZe_]

Yes you can, I have a cheap bluetooth OBD2 adapter in my car which I use with the Torque app, and my phone is connected via bluetooth at all times. No problems with that config at all. It took a bit of finnagling to get it working in my case, since my phone uses "0000" as the code for BT connection, but my OBD2 adapter uses "1234". I have to change the code in the Joying BT app before pairing the phone or OBD2 dongle, and don't forget to set it back before pairing the other. Had to do it a few times since my OBD2 dongle is... well, cheap and ceases to work after 6-7 months. Then I throw it in the glovebox with rage, and when I want to use it again after a few months, it works again! Cheap, but seems to fix itself when isolated in a dark place. :laugh:

yeah, but I want the joying head unit to connect to ODB2 for the can stuff like heater and the torque dash.. and to my phone for bluetooth tethering and also to my V1 radar detector... only thing I want connected to my phone is the head unit.. everything else should connect directly to the headunit.

 

[etrefal]

yeah, but I want the joying head unit to connect to ODB2 for the can stuff like heater and the torque dash.. and to my phone for bluetooth tethering and also to my V1 radar detector... only thing I want connected to my phone is the head unit.. everything else should connect directly to the headunit.

That's how it is here. The Joying connects to both my phone and the OBD dongle. I'm not using Bluetooth tethering since my phone doesn't support it. Radar detectors are illegal here, so can't help you there.

 

[MeZmeriZe_]

That's how it is here. The Joying connects to both my phone and the OBD dongle. I'm not using Bluetooth tethering since my phone doesn't support it. Radar detectors are illegal here, so can't help you there.

ok, good to know.. I asked about the multiple connections because when I connected to the OBD2 it said "device connected" and when my phone connected and only my phone had the connected symbol beside it.

I asked about bttether.apk because it's mentioned in the github and the manual but just says it fixes it but doesn't say if it's installed by default or just fixes it if it's already installed... so I guess the answer is to install it and then reinstall j extra tools and see what changes?

 

[etrefal]

ok, good to know.. I asked about the multiple connections because when I connected to the OBD2 it said "device connected" and when my phone connected and only my phone had the connected symbol beside it.

Yeah, the OBD adapter never gets a BT icon to show it's connected, only the phone gets it.

I asked about bttether.apk because it's mentioned in the github and the manual but just says it fixes it but doesn't say if it's installed by default or just fixes it if it's already installed... so I guess the answer is to install it and then reinstall j extra tools and see what changes?

I never got very far with BTTether, as my last phone (and even my current) don't support it. Killed by the carrier it seems... But there were a couple of threads somewhere in here about using it.