Hey Area51, do you plan to make a version of ARU with support for AppRadio via USB, or is it not possible?
[MOD] AppRadio Unchained - Full mirroring for Pioneer AppRadio 2 and 3
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I looked into it but I couldn't get it working within a reasonable time frame. Of course anything is possible if you spend enough time on it but for me it wasn't economically feasible.
Does anyone know if theres a possibility to rom the AVH-X5500BT?
My nav unit F250 is currently broken and i seek a replacement or a mod.
My nav unit F250 is currently broken and i seek a replacement or a mod.
So i have been using this app for years. its awesome and worth 2x the amount you currently charge but now i have a problem. I will be buying a new car which has a stock electronics system. It has Adnroid Auto and all the jazz its a 2023 vehicle but of course its not a after market Pioneer and I'm not sure the stock system can be pulled and replaced with an after market since the stock unit has all these integrations into the car's electronics system.
So my question is does anyone know of a way I can have the absolutely amazing capabilities of this app while using a stock electronics system? Maybe a hacked Android Auto or some other app that is the same as this app but for stock head units? Seriously, I am contemplating not buying the new car just because of this app so any information anyone has would be most appreciated.
So my question is does anyone know of a way I can have the absolutely amazing capabilities of this app while using a stock electronics system? Maybe a hacked Android Auto or some other app that is the same as this app but for stock head units? Seriously, I am contemplating not buying the new car just because of this app so any information anyone has would be most appreciated.
you need to check with the dealer or salesman. you could look at manufacture site. but a lot of newer cars are coming with wireless android auto and apple version. not sure which features you are using that may or may not be in the commercial release of wireless AA. I havent used this in years and not sure if anyone else is. havent seen any updates to it for a couple of years, so probably deprecated by the owner/designer. good luck
I also sold my car with my AppRadio. Without more information on the make/model of your car, tough to recommend something. Check out Screen2Auto found here - https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-only-for-root-devices.4062787/#post-81946411
That's great. Thank you, I will begin trying it out on my girlfriends Rogue while I wait for my new car to be released. I will be purchasing the 2023 Nissan Z next year, which will have a very similar electronics system to all of the other Nissan vehicles like the Rogue or Maxima.
I have done some work on a similar app that talks AA instead of AppRadio. I have a prototype that can stream video but unfortunately the stream is not quite right. It streams for a while and then the connection crashes. I have not worked on it for quite a while.
My guess is, that it's still a lot of work. Then there's a monumental task to make it work with almost all head units as each has it own quirks in the AA implementation.
There's too much uncertainty to invest months of work, it could all be for nothing. Basically I started this project at the beginning of the pandemic as a plan B in case I would be kicked out of my current assignment. Then I might have time to work on it but that never happened. Somehow we need a miracle to get it finished.
My guess is, that it's still a lot of work. Then there's a monumental task to make it work with almost all head units as each has it own quirks in the AA implementation.
There's too much uncertainty to invest months of work, it could all be for nothing. Basically I started this project at the beginning of the pandemic as a plan B in case I would be kicked out of my current assignment. Then I might have time to work on it but that never happened. Somehow we need a miracle to get it finished.
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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.
