[MOD] AppRadio Unchained - Full mirroring for Pioneer AppRadio 2 and 3
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This app is only for Android. For Iphone there was AppRadio extensions but that has long been dead.I am buying a used F60DAB (UK name for 8000NEX) and wondered if you can CONTROL an iphone5 from the unit, or only share screen via hdmi? Someone mentioned you can with AR Unchaned hence why I found this thread
nexus 5x status?
Hello,
I checked a few months back and some sort of chromecast android update issue was preventing me from trying out appradio unchained with my nexus 5x on project fi cell service.
What I want:
To be able to surf the web using the touchscreen on my stereo, not my phone.
Use other apps, such as facebook, youtube, and others.
I want it to work without a bunch of connection issues and hassle.
What I have:
AVH-4100nex
Nexus 5x on Project fi cell service but I'm likely switching to Mint Sim for my cell provider since it's a lot cheaper.
What I am willing to do:
Buy a Chromecast if I have to. Version 1 okay or do I need the newer one?
Buy an android stick if I have to. Which one?
Root my phone if I have to.
Install a home router hidden in my car somewhere if I have to.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.
John
Hello,
I checked a few months back and some sort of chromecast android update issue was preventing me from trying out appradio unchained with my nexus 5x on project fi cell service.
What I want:
To be able to surf the web using the touchscreen on my stereo, not my phone.
Use other apps, such as facebook, youtube, and others.
I want it to work without a bunch of connection issues and hassle.
What I have:
AVH-4100nex
Nexus 5x on Project fi cell service but I'm likely switching to Mint Sim for my cell provider since it's a lot cheaper.
What I am willing to do:
Buy a Chromecast if I have to. Version 1 okay or do I need the newer one?
Buy an android stick if I have to. Which one?
Root my phone if I have to.
Install a home router hidden in my car somewhere if I have to.
Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.
John
Has anyone had issues getting the microphone for their Appradio 3 to work with a Galaxy S8+ for voice commands? That's the last puzzle piece I cannot get to work. It works fine once a phone call is established, but I cannot get it to listen to my voice when I long press the home button on the head unit. It works fine with my LG G3, and I have the same settings enabled on both devices. Long press does enable the Google Assistant on my phone, but it only listens through the phone microphone.
Hi guys i would ask your help. I have an Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Installed in the dash a nexus 7 2013 and I want use the steering wheel buttons. The car use the protocol is 15765-4 29bit and I have on Bluetooth obd reader. Can you please help me out? Thanks in advance.
Inviato dal mio FRD-L09 utilizzando Tapatalk
Inviato dal mio FRD-L09 utilizzando Tapatalk
I've been using ARU with my appradio 2 for years now through many different phones. I recently got a Note 8. what settings do i need to make this 18:9 aspect ratio work? not sure what i'm doing wrong but even after going through calibration i can't get the touch input correct. its not precise enough to select an individual app. swiping the screen works fine. i assume it is because the picture does not fill the entire appradio screen
ARUnchained Reloaded
using the app SecondScreen which you can auto change resolutions with when casting i finally got it working, but it is not nearly as easy now as a non 18:9 phone. the main reason being my dpi gets messed up every time now when using it. is there something i'm missing in ARU that it should be able to handle without using secondscreen?
to try to describe the problem i have only running ARU with the 18:9 phone screen when it casts to the appradio 2 the phone screen does not fill the entire appradio 2 screen. there are black bars on the top and bottom because of the stupid aspect ratio. so when i try to calibrate the screen the touches are off because of this.
Miracast - but i'm not having ARU do the connection i'm doing it manually right now till i get a tasker profile for this new phone setup
The connection should work automatically, once you input the Miracast device name, about 75% of the time. The rest of the time, you'll have to manually select the device to cast to. As for aspect ratio issues due to 18:9, you'll have to offset the touches for the right two dots. Just keep moving your finger touch location slightly more left of the right dots until the touch registers. Do the calibration only after you convert the screen resolution to 16:9 in the cast settings on the phone (which must be done manually each time). I have no experience using Second Screen with this phone as it is not rooted, so I would recommend not using it on your end (edit: at least, I cannot help you with using it).
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Hello guys, i need a bit of help after my ipod touch broke yesterday. I'm thinking about buying an android phone to be left permanently in the glove compartment (passthrough hole already made for the ipod). I'm choosing a phone over a stick because my internet provider gave me a free data sim with my home adsl contract.
do you have any phone model to advice? i'm thinking about searching for a used phone with cracked-but-working screen.
i searched the thread and from what i understood it's not required to buy the pioneer cable kit, will a amazon mhl/hdmi adapter be able to also charge my phone?
apologies as i'm sure some of those questions are already been asked
edit: appradio model is sph-da100 appradio2
do you have any phone model to advice? i'm thinking about searching for a used phone with cracked-but-working screen.
i searched the thread and from what i understood it's not required to buy the pioneer cable kit, will a amazon mhl/hdmi adapter be able to also charge my phone?
apologies as i'm sure some of those questions are already been asked
edit: appradio model is sph-da100 appradio2
Android stick?
Hi im using app radio 3 da110. I got both apps unchained and unchained rootless. When i use hdmi mhl cinnection the charge is not much. And it will discharge the phone. I try the mira cast. And charhe phone from car 12v but its the same.. got some ideas? I thinking about to buy the android stick. Is it work good? Witch android stick is the best to buy for app radio? Thabks a lot! Unchained very great app! Great to use phone mirror on my car 2din lcd thanks!
Hi im using app radio 3 da110. I got both apps unchained and unchained rootless. When i use hdmi mhl cinnection the charge is not much. And it will discharge the phone. I try the mira cast. And charhe phone from car 12v but its the same.. got some ideas? I thinking about to buy the android stick. Is it work good? Witch android stick is the best to buy for app radio? Thabks a lot! Unchained very great app! Great to use phone mirror on my car 2din lcd thanks!
There is a thread devoted to this application and Android sticks, so I would search for it and posit the question there for more precise help and advice with sticks. As for the phone battery, mirroring the screen takes a lot of juice, and replenishing it without fast-charge is not simple. Even then, your phone may overheat if the screen is still on (which it likely is) while operating with mirroring. It's just something you'll have to deal with unless you decide to use a stick.
Note9
Radio - avic8200 nex
phone - note 9
1. What do i need to get the appradio unchained working from a hardware/application perspective
2. Can i use the wireless option without adding HDMI cables
3. Any note9 users out there that can speak to using note 9, specifically with other navigation tools
I off road and would be using 'Back-country navigator' for example
Appreciate all the help
Radio - avic8200 nex
phone - note 9
1. What do i need to get the appradio unchained working from a hardware/application perspective
2. Can i use the wireless option without adding HDMI cables
3. Any note9 users out there that can speak to using note 9, specifically with other navigation tools
I off road and would be using 'Back-country navigator' for example
Appreciate all the help
Unchained on linux
Has the serial port profile communication been documented anywhere? I'm interested in controlling a raspbery pi3b+ or other bluetooth enabled single-board-computer with the touchscreen in my AVH-8500. It would be amazing if there were a linux driver out there already but I haven't had any luck searching google and github.
Has the serial port profile communication been documented anywhere? I'm interested in controlling a raspbery pi3b+ or other bluetooth enabled single-board-computer with the touchscreen in my AVH-8500. It would be amazing if there were a linux driver out there already but I haven't had any luck searching google and github.
It's not available. The only way to get it, is to reverse engineer it. Which I did to be able to make an alternate AppRadio app. It was a lot of work and one of my trade secrets so I am not going to publish it, sorry.
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80This mod is not developed / maintained anymore.
The mod is based on an (now) old version of the Pioneer AppRadio app that does not support the latest Android versions and head units.
If it works then it works but if not then you are on your own. There is no support. Also the ARUnchained GPS Injector app is not developed anymore.
To use AppRadio Unchained please get the paid version from the Play store called ''AppRadio Unchained Reloaded".
For details see here: AppRadio Unchained Reloaded
If you don't want to root your phone and have Android 7 or higher there's AppRadio Unchained Rootless
Old information:
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21Kick off of AppRadio Unchained Reloaded
Today I decided to start working on the standalone version of AppRadio Unchained. When finished it will not be a mod of the original Pioneer app anymore but a completely independent app so it can be available in the play store. The GPS injecting functionality will be included so there's only one app for everything. It will also remove the overhead of the Pioneer app so the touch response can be better too.
For now the working title will be AppRadio Unchained Reloaded.
The first things that will be done are as following:
1) Reverse engineer AR3 communication protocol.
2) Implement AR3 communication protocol.
I will keep you updated on the progress.12FAQ
ARUnchained GPS Injector
The ARUnchained GPS Injector app has two parts inside. One is the GPS service and one is the UI activity.
The service is the part that injects the GPS data into mock locations. ARU 0.14 and up will start this service automatically when a bluetooth connection is made to the HU (at the same moment that the rotation locker is started). The GPS service is stopped when bluetooth is disconnected.
The UI activity is started when you start the ARUnchained GPS Injector app from the launcher. It shows the status of the GPS service and also the actual GPS data. The purpose is to be able to check whether the service is working properly. With the start / stop buttons the GPS service can manually be started / stopped.
For the GPS service to work Mock locations has to be enabled. To use the phone built in GPS, Mock locations has to be disabled. It can become tedious to set this manually so ARUnchained GPS Injector has an auto on/off Mock locations feature. In order for this to work ARUnchained GPS Injector has to be converted into a system app.
This involves moving "mars.area51.arunchainedgps.apk" from "/data/app" to "/system/app". This can be done with root explorer for instance. Set permission to rw-r--r-- and reboot your phone. On Android 4.4 (KitKat) you should move the apk to "/system/priv-app" folder instead.
For pre-KitKat Android versions converting to system app can be done using Titanium backup:
Open Titanium Backup
Search for ARUnchained GPS Injector
Long press and choose convert to system app
Reboot phone.
Converting to system app using free ES File Explorer
1. Make sure in ES File Explorer, Root Explorer is enabled and Mount R/W is on RW
2. Copy pkg.apk in /mnt/asec/mars.area51.arunchainedgps-1 to SDCard and rename it 'mars.area51.arunchainedgps-1.apk'
3. Install 'mars.area51.arunchainedgps-1.apk' from SDCard
4. Move 'mars.area51.arunchainedgps-1.apk' from 'data/app' to /system/app or /system/priv-app on 4.4.x
5. In /system/app or /system/priv-app select 'mars.area51.arunchainedgps-1.apk' and in menu select Install.
6. After install reboot
How to make a logcat using an app called Catlog
Start Catlog logcat through app menu and select record.
Select home button so you leave Catlog app running.
Go through process to start ARU and connect to AR.
Once you know the bug was created, open the Catlog app from notification bar (this stops recording).
Select the recording, which is named by date-timestamp...from action selection pick share by email...this zips the logcat and system info txt files into one zip.
Email to self and share the zip with dev by email or any other method you want.
On my Samsung phone not the whole screen is shown but a part is cut off
A) The default Samsung launcher doesn't handle landscape well. The solution is to install an alternative like Nova launcher.
On my Samsung phone touch stops working after calibration
A) Verify your phone is rooted properly.
B) On Android version 4.3 and higher Samsung has Knox security and SELinux is in enforcing mode.
This somehow prohibits accessing the /dev/uinput device which is required to be able to input touch/key events on system level.
In order for ARU to work Knox has to be disbled and SELinux has to be in permissive mode.
Possible fix 1:
First install an app called Android Terminal Emulator then open a terminal and type
the following lines pressing enter after each line:
su
pm disable com.sec.knox.seandroid
Now wait a bit till knox is killed and finally type:
setenforce 0
If this works, you have to do it every time you reboot your phone. It can be automated with Tasker for instance
Possible Fix 2:
Install the Xposed framework and the Wanam module.
At Security hacks tick " Disable Knox notifications" and "Disable SEandroid".
Reboot.
Possible Fix 3:
If the other fixes don't work and your bootloader isn't locked you can try to install a custom kernel that has Knox disabled and SELinux in permissive mode by default.
Keyboard use
It's not necessary to install Car Keyboard. Only the original Pioneer AppRadio app needs that.
Note that the virtual keyboard created by ARU is sometimes incorrectly detected as a hardware keyboard.
This prevents the software keyboard to be shown and makes it impossible to enter anything.
To check / set the keyboard settings:
- Click the menu button on ARU.
- At the right bottom click on "Change input method"
- A pop-up is shown that CarKeyBoard has to be installed. Ignore it by clicking OK.
- The dialog for selecting the input method is shown.
- Make sure hardware keyboard is switched off.
Use of the hardware buttons:
The home, menu and back button now work as advertised.
To go back to the native interface you have to open the AppRadio app manually and then press the home button.
To go to the AppRadio app easily, swipe down the status bar and click the AppRadio notification.
Fast option to go back to the native interface: Double click the home button, touch the blue bar in the middle with 4 squares on the left.
Release notes pre-beta release 2
Multitouch implemented.
Multitouch works now. AppRadio 3 has a bug which makes it a bit unpredictable.
Hardware keyboard issue fixed.
Sometimes the virtual keyboard created by ARU was incorrectly detected as a
hardware keyboard preventing the software keyboard to be shown. Fixed now.
Options menu available.
The options menu can be reached from the app's main screen. There's now an additional ARU
option sub menu available with two options:
Rotation locker.
Invert XY coordinates.
When in AppRadio Mode homescreen, select menu button, select ARU, there you will see the ARU feature options...only accessible when connected to HU at this time.
Options can be set but will only become active after force stopping the app and then restarting it.
Go to Settings->Apps->AppRadio Unchained and do a Force stop. After that just start ARU again
and the options will take effect.
Rotation locker.
Forces rotation to be in landscape when enabled.
Locker becomes active when a bluetooth connection is established with the radio.
Locker is deactivated when bluetooth is disconnected.
Invert XY-coordinates.
Necessary for some tablets and HDMI sticks.
Currently this options doesn't work well. Somehow it will switch mode during calibration, giving
incorrect calibration results. After that touches are at the wrong position meaning app is useless.
Will look into it soon.
Release notes pre-beta release 3
Steering wheel controls
Steering wheel controls are working now.
Currently supported are: previous track and next track.
There might be more but I couldn't get it out of my radio.
Of course there's volume, mute etc. but that is handled directly by the radio
and never sent to the phone.
In case there are commands sent by the radio to the phone besides the ones already implemented the logcat will contain this:
Don't know how to translate RemoteCtrlInfo = <number>. Let me know the number and what remote control command you were
issuing and I can add it.12Development proposal
First of all I want to say is that I love working on ARU. In fact if I could make enough money by doing that to make a living it would be the only work I would do.
The only way to do it right is to make an AppRadio Unchained standalone version that doesn't require the Pioneer app at all. This has several advantages:
- Development is easier because now it's a bit of a pain to integrate the mod and the Pioneer app.
- It's a lot easier to add features.
- It's a lot easier to add connection improvements/workarounds.
- The app won't have the unnecessary overhead from the Pioneer app.
- GPS injection will be integrated.
There's of course disadvantages:
- The communication protocol has to be reverse engineered for each radio type.
- Quite a lot of testing is required to verify that the communication is working properly.
- Obviously there's quite some work involved implementing the communication.
In a few weeks my current assignment at a customer ends and I might have a timeslot for working on ARU standalone. In short my proposal is a crowdfunding idea. It would need 650 people to pay 20$ upfront via Paypal. At my normal rate this allows me to work on ARU for one month (I admit I am not paid badly). I will throw in another month for free and one more if required. This should be enough time to get it working. I will guarantee that you get a working version. If not, I will refund your money. After development is finished it will be in the Play store for 30$ (same as ARL) so if you pay upfront you will have a discount of 10$.
The initial version will support AR2 and AR3 (those I have myself). For other models I need the help of some of you to create communication logging and to do some testing once the protocol is implemented. Also I can buy some other models if required.
I will return in a few weeks. In the meantime you can think about it.11AppRadio Unchained Reloaded progress
Here's a short update so that you know I am still working on it.
I have been working the last few days on creating the alpha version of Reloaded. I refactored the prototype completely so that it's more or less logically structured.
Today worked on integrating all components and got everything working. So touches, keys, SWCs and GPS is received via Bluetooth and injected into the system. It's really great that I can use the debugger now. With the ARU mod version that was not possible.
After that worked on getting the Bluetooth connection bullet proof. I did quite some experiments with it but still want to improve it. One thing I noticed that toggling Bluetooth from on to off and then on again really helps a lot to make a quick connection so I will try to implement that for the first alpha release.
I still have to work on the GUI so it looks a bit nicer and add an options menu. Also want to implement the AR2 communication protocol so for the first alpha release AR3 and AR2 are supported.
I hope to have an alpha release ready somewhere next week.
