Screen2Auto - New app for AA smartphone mirroring (only for root devices).

[domi1066]

@domi1066

What's your version of Google Play Services and Android Auto?

Google Play Services version 22.09.20 (150400-434869283)
Android auto version 7.5.121204-release.daily

S2a come back after i do all from the beginning. For how long...?

 

[domi1066]

Try my method with AFWall+ and freeze playstore. I don't know if it will work forever but surely it will last longer i believe..

I will test but for me other firewall give an error while connecting to headunit.

I allow wifi to android auto for "AAWireless" is working and enable to control LAN for all is working.

 

[sosimple]

I will test but for me other firewall give an error while connecting to headunit.

I allow wifi to android auto for "AAWireless" is working and enable to control LAN for all is working.

Try to give internet to half of apps to see which is the one that gives you error. Then half of the half.. etc. To find the one you should give internet so don't haven't the error.

 

[SOFO888]

I Block play store, the play services and the download manager of Android with s firewall.

Guess, what happened today: play services updated itself...

 

[sosimple]

I Block play store, the play services and the download manager of Android with s firewall.

Guess, what happened today: play services updated itself...

How did you blocked them? Did you cut internet with which app?

 

[SOFO888]

I use Netguard.

 

[sosimple]

I use Netguard.

Afwall is better choice because it uses root to block. I don't say that, this is the problem. But next time i would use this (that's why i already use it).

 

[Carmtinny]

Mod edit - translated by https://www.deepl.com/translator
Here is my tested "working solution" from ScreenToAuto:
(I have a Xiaomi MI10T lite with Root)
AAuto 7.4.620964 (but I think any version would be fine considering what I wrote below)
AAEase 0.4 (although designed for unrooted phones, it did its job with my rooted one)
Screen2Auto 3.6.3
-PS I did not patch s2A with AA Aio Tweacher (not used/not installed);
-s2A installed via AAEase which evidently reads the "modified" s2a package
-I still removed the automatic installation for Google Play updates

and... magically it works!!!
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Ecco la mia "soluzione funzionante" testata di ScreenToAuto:
(Premetto che ho uno Xiaomi MI10T lite con Root)
AAuto 7.4.620964 (ma penso che qualsiasi versione potrebbe andare bene tenendo conto di quanto scritto in seguito)
AAEase 0.4 (sebbene progettato per telefoni senza root, ha fatto il suo lavoro con il mio rooted)
Screen2Auto 3.6.3
-PS Non ho patchato s2A con AA Aio Tweacher (non utilizzato/non installato);
-s2A installato tramite AAEase che legge evidentemente il pacchetto “modificato” di s2a
-Ho comunque rimosso l'installazione automatica per gli aggiornamenti di Google Play
e… magicamente funziona!!

 

[tiho5]

Here is my tested "working solution" of ScreenToAuto:
(I state that I have a Xiaomi MI10T lite with Root)
AAuto 7.4.620964 (but I think any version could be fine taking into account what is written later )
AAease 0.4 (although designed for unrooted phones, it did its job with my rooted)
Screen2Auto 3.6.3
-P.S. I have not patched s2A with AA Aio Tweacher (not used / not installed);
-s2A installed via AAease which evidently reads the “modified” package of s2a
-I still removed the automatic installation for Google play updates
and… magically it works !!

Which version of Android?

 

[Carmtinny]

Quale versione di Android?

Android vers 11

 

[Gargyris]

Hello everyone,

I just installed Screen2auto (version 3.6.3) on my phone (unrooted Samsung S20 FE 5G Snapdragon with Android 12 and Android Auto version 7.4.620964-release) and although it loads normally on my car's Android Auto, the touch functionality does not work on the car screen even if it works normally on my phone and the mirroring is cast on the car screen without problems.

The reason that I would like to use Screen2auto in my car is mainly in order to bypass the 'stupid' Google Assistant that is now integrated with Android Auto and to mainly be able to use google maps and Youtube Music in my native language (Greek), which is not supported by Google Assistant.

Do you perhaps have a solution to the lack of touchscreen functionality? Is root necessary for this to work?

Thanks a lot!

Georgios

 

[BostonDan]

Hello everyone,

I just installed Screen2auto (version 3.6.3) on my phone (unrooted Samsung S20 FE 5G Snapdragon with Android 12 and Android Auto version 7.4.620964-release) and although it loads normally on my car's Android Auto, the touch functionality does not work on the car screen even if it works normally on my phone and the mirroring is cast on the car screen without problems.

The reason that I would like to use Screen2auto in my car is mainly in order to bypass the 'stupid' Google Assistant that is now integrated with Android Auto and to mainly be able to use google maps and Youtube Music in my native language (Greek), which is not supported by Google Assistant.

Do you perhaps have a solution to the lack of touchscreen functionality? Is root necessary for this to work?

Thanks a lot!

Georgios

S2A requires root for touchscreen functionality.

Cheers,
B.D.

 

[Gargyris]

S2A requires root for touchscreen functionality.

Cheers,
B.D.

Thanks a lot for the info!!

I suppose it is not so easy anymore to root the phone as it was in the past with 1-click, right?

 

[zgfg]

You need

Thanks a lot for the info!!

I suppose it is not so easy anymore to root the phone as it was in the past with 1-click, right?

You need to unlock Bootloader (how-to depends on your device)

Then there are couple of ways to install Magisk - best, search on XDA for the thread about Magisk Zygisk, and read the OP posts 1-9 and post 14:

[Discussion] Magisk - The Age of Zygisk.

This is a discussion and help thread for the newer versions of Magisk. The main goal of this thread is to help users migrate to Magisk v24+ SafetyNet Basic integrity Pass CTS profile match Pass Play Protect certification Device is certified...

forum.xda-developers.com

Depending on the apps you use you will have to hide that Bootloader is locked, hide Magisk (SafelyNet and 'banking' apps finding 'root')

Not straightforward/easy but still possible

 

[BostonDan]

You need

You need to unlock Bootloader (how-to depends on your device)

Then there are couple of ways to install Magisk - best, search on XDA for the thread about Magisk Zygisk, and read the OP posts 1-9 and post 14:

[Discussion] Magisk - The Age of Zygisk.

This is a discussion and help thread for the newer versions of Magisk. The main goal of this thread is to help users migrate to Magisk v24+ SafetyNet Basic integrity Pass CTS profile match Pass Play Protect certification Device is certified...

forum.xda-developers.com

Depending on the apps you use you will have to hide that Bootloader is locked, hide Magisk (SafelyNet and 'banking' apps finding 'root')

Not straightforward/easy but still possible

Unfortunately, Samsung makes this pretty difficult. If the phone is carrier based, that could also make it difficult.

It took me a few years before my Samsung Note II was rootable and I vowed never to buy another Samsung because of it.

Cheers,
B.D.

 

[sosimple]

Hello everyone,

I just installed Screen2auto (version 3.6.3) on my phone (unrooted Samsung S20 FE 5G Snapdragon with Android 12 and Android Auto version 7.4.620964-release) and although it loads normally on my car's Android Auto, the touch functionality does not work on the car screen even if it works normally on my phone and the mirroring is cast on the car screen without problems.

The reason that I would like to use Screen2auto in my car is mainly in order to bypass the 'stupid' Google Assistant that is now integrated with Android Auto and to mainly be able to use google maps and Youtube Music in my native language (Greek), which is not supported by Google Assistant.

Do you perhaps have a solution to the lack of touchscreen functionality? Is root necessary for this to work?

Thanks a lot!

Georgios

I'm Greek also. You won't solve this problem if you root phone and make touch work, at least in android auto. If you run sygic inside mirroring, if i remember correctly, you can use voice there. But not for maps / waze.
I have solve the problem, and using everywhere Greek, or any other language, by using Tasker. By switching keyboard, to google voice when starting android auto, and revert back to keyboard, when android auto goes off. This is the idea. But i have spent many hours to create the script (working only rooted), and i won't publish it for now. Maybe some time in the future i open a thread here explaining how.

 

[zgfg]

Of course, my problem was how to disable the automatic updates of the Play store, and I found the AuroraStore proposal interesting, but I solved it by disabling the updates directly from the play store.

Here is my tested "working solution" of ScreenToAuto:
(I state that I have a Xiaomi MI10T lite with Root)
AAuto 7.4.620964 (but I think any version could be fine taking into account what is written below)
Aease 0.4 (although designed for unrooted phones, it did its job with my rooted)
Screen2Auto 3.6.3

P.S. about using AA Aio Tweacer .....

I have not patched s2A with AA Aio Tweacher (not used / not installed);​

-s2A installed via AAEase which evidently reads the "modified" package of s2a
-I still removed the automatic installation for Google Play updates, so I can determine if and which update to install ...
and… magically it works !!

Ok, so I found AAEase v0.4 on inceptive.ru:

Screen2Auto - Программа позволяет дублировать экран смартфона и управлять им из Android Auto.. Вы можете запускать любые приложения для удобства управления автомобилем.

Лучшая программа для зеркаливания экрана смартфона на ГУ. Более 1 000 000 скачивания. Постоянно развиваемся.

inceptive.ru

I see/understand now that there is no need to manually download Screen2Auto (also from inceptive.ru) - since AAEase offers by itself to download/install both Screen2Auto and Fermata

Screenshots attached

I also installed CarTube by using AAStore:

Releases · croccio/Android-Auto-Store

Androdi Auto Store. Contribute to croccio/Android-Auto-Store development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Currently I have the latest Android Auto but I have detached AA from Google Play by use of Hide My Apps (HMA, LSPosed module), to prevent further updates:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...te-android-auto-utility.4194239/post-86119983

Also, to prevent Phenotype changes in background by Android Auto, I executed the shell script aa_block_3rdapp_hack.sh from @sebi3481:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...te-android-auto-utility.4194239/post-86091595

Everything works fine except a minor issue that apps opened from Screen2Auto do not close on disconnecting from Android Auto (I'm pretty sure that it worked on my older phone) although Close apps when S2A exiting is enabled in S2A

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Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
MIUI 12.5.8 EEA, Android 11

Magisk Canary v24306

Android Auto v7.4.620964
AA-AIO-Tweaker v5.0.2
aa_block_3rdapp_hack.sh

Fermata v1.8.11
CarTube v0.3.2.2
Screen2Auto v3.6.3

 

[RKCRLR]

S2A requires root for touchscreen functionality.

Cheers,
B.D.

I have an unrooted Galaxy S7 and have touchscreen functionality. I had to switch to one of the alternate touchscreen options in the S2A settings.

 

[xlouk]

Thanks a lot for the info!!

I suppose it is not so easy anymore to root the phone as it was in the past with 1-click, right?

Don't thank him, because it is not true. On my Samsung Note 9 I can use S2A and operate the apps via touch of the car media system without root.

You need some settings in S2A.
Go to "Other settings" and enable "Alternative touch" and try the profiles. For me Profile 3 worked best. Also enable "Automatic shutdown of SELinux". Touch will then be usable.

 

[xlouk]

On my Samsung Note 9 I can use S2A without root. When I connect it to the USB port of the car, I need to confirm 2 times, that AA may connect to the phone. Is it possible to to automate that?

More troublesome is that mirroing is sometimes lost (screen stays black although touch on the darc screen reacts), when I switch between apps or the cars AA launcher and then replugging USB can be required. This can happen also on fist connection. Is a solution for that known?