Hi guys,
I was frustrated to find out that I was not able to connect my newly bought bluetooth keyboard. I could pair it within Bluetooth settings, but it always shows "Paired but not connected".
Even more frustrating is that the developers of apps which allow for a working connection to the keyboard are asking around 10 USD for the app.
I don't care about any features like shortcut keys and such. I just need a connected keyboard.
I decided to write an app which exactly does just this. For free, as it should be!
Description
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A service which connects your bluetooth keyboard device.
Android 2.3 has support for HID devices but is not able to connect bluetooth keyboard devices correctly (yet).
This service automates the connection to your keyboard.
There are no extra features like key mappings a.s. (yet)
WARNING
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This application needs superuser permissions!
You can find this app in Google Market. Search for "easyconnect"
BTW If anyone finds any bugs, or inability to connect a certain device, please let me know the details and I will work on a fix.
Thanx for sending logs, I fixed a number of issues:
- No longer scanning every 15 seconds. Instead it monitors connection state.
- Connection now is event driven. Device nearby will connect it.
- added notification of device connection
- Preventing Android from closing the service after a certain time.
Keep sending bug reports guys!
Compatible keyboard devices (from user comments):
- iGo Stowaway XTBT01
- CVDH-A66 Mini Bluetooth Keyboard for Smartphones, iPad, iPhone, PS3, More
- Apple Bluetooth keyboard
- Freedom i-Connex Mini
- Broadcom Keyboard Device (German keyboard with annoyingly positioned connect button which needs a toothpick to be pressed)
Latest update:
Finally got some time to work on stability.
Let me know if you have troubles getting it to work for you.
Working on keymaps ;-) as well
Fixed a FC on startup after installation
Greetz,
Mike
Wow this is perfect! Thanks so much!
Previously I had a shortcut to bluetooth settings on my home screen to try and connect as quick as possible, but this is 50 times better. I don't have to enter any stupid pins and make sure I press the pairing button at the right time.
I did have one little hang and lag which finished with a force close. But all good nonetheless.
I'm using a mini bluetooth keyboard with a N1 running CM6.1.1 btw which I typed this message with.
5 stars on the market
Edit: Wait, so as long as you're using this app, you dont need a ROM that supports Bluetooth HID devices? As long as your phone is rooted, anyone can use this?
If so, hats off to you.
For as far as I can see anyone can use this, because in a way, the bluetooth stack is actually available for Human Interface Devices in Android starting at 2.1 update 1 if I'm correct.
mikesomething98 said:
For as far as I can see anyone can use this, because in a way, the bluetooth stack is actually available for Human Interface Devices in Android starting at 2.1 update 1 if I'm correct.
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Yeah but i experienced something different. I just got my phone from a Samsung Repair center because i kinda bricked it while upgrading to froyo so i had them upgrade it. Since i was already in a mall, i decided to visit a powermac store to try out the apple bluetooth keyboard that is reported to be working with the Galaxy S froyo update. Unfortunately i was not able to detect the bluetooth keyboard, and made a fool of myself because the apple guy that was assisting me didn't believe at first that a mobile phone was able to use a bluetooth keyboard (yeah, he didn't know that the iphone 4 that they were selling was compatible with the bluetooth keyboard.. i didn't tell him though..)
so maybe this app might work.. im going to try it out when i return to that powermac store..
The code is there, but it's not complete. It doesn't connect hid devices by itself yet. My app takes care of that. good luck trying it.
I noticed some bug already, so there will be an update very soon.
I can't find this app on the marketplace when i search for easyconnect, how did you guys find it..?
Edit.,
Found it here., www appbrain.com/app/bluetooth-keyboard-easyconnect/net.mybesttools.btkbservice
Does this with with a Sense phone too?
thanks
This is phenomenal! Thanks so much. Using with a iGo/ThinkOutside Stowaway ultra-slim keyboard and it works great. I've used BlueKeyboard, but it has a number of issues: frequent force-close errors, easily-accidentally-triggered switches into Japanese mode. This is much easier and more reliable! Thank you!
Thanks its great
Thanks! But should really be supported by default in android and without root! Hopefully google will fix this in a new version of android.
hejhej.ac said:
Thanks! But should really be supported by default in android and without root! Hopefully google will fix this in a new version of android.
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Vary ture.
I can't find it on the market ? Does it not work on 2.1?
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You'll have to test it to find out. ;-)
Latest update v0.3 :
- no longer scanning for bluetooth devices. Instead it checks for connectivity with the pheripheral device directly trough a socket connection.
mikesomething98 said:
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I could pair it within Bluetooth settings, but it always shows "Paired but not connected".
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Hi,
Will this work with any Bluetooth device? I have the exact same problem with my cars head unit.
In Froyo it will connect if I either go into the bluetooth settings and press on the connection or if I turn bluetooth off and on.
In Gingerbread its the same as Froyo except for added annoyance it asks for the pin each time.
Thanks
Edit: Just tried it and it doesnt work, would it be hard to make a version for phone / media profiles?
A device as such is not a Human Input Device. As you can see A2DP is supported starting at cupcake. http://source.android.com/porting/bluetooth.html
If you want the ability to wirelessly stream music, the head unit must support Bluetooth A2DP. Currently, the majority of Bluetooth car stereos only support the Handsfree profile, which only allows you to make and receive phone calls via the head unit.
This post might be of help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=649059
It will not come up in the Market
That's all i get when i search for "Easyconnect"
A quote from Android Developers:
How Filters Work in Android Market
Android Market uses the filter restrictions described below to determine whether to show your application to a user who is browsing or searching for applications on a given device. When determining whether to display your app, Market checks the device's hardware and software capabilities, as well as it's carrier, location, and other characteristics. It then compares those against the restrictions and dependencies expressed by the application itself, in its manifest, .apk, and publishing details. If the application is compatible with the device according to the filter rules, Market displays the application to the user. Otherwise, Market hides your application from search results and category browsing.
You can use the filters described below to control whether Market shows or hides your application to users. You can request any combination of the available filters for your app — for example, you could set a minSdkVersion requirement of "4" and set smallScreens="false" in the app, then when uploading the app to Market you could target European countries (carriers) only. Android Market's filters would prevent the application from being visible on any device that did not match all three of these requirements.
A filtered app is not visible within Market, even if a user specifically requests the app by clicking a deep link that points directly to the app's ID within Market. All filtering restrictions are associated with an application's version and can change between versions. For example:
•If you publish a new version of your app with stricter restrictions, the app will not be visible to users for whom it is filtered, even if those users were able see the previous version.
•If a user has installed your application and you publish an upgrade that makes the app invisible to the user, the user will not see that an upgrade is available. So it means you have a device with a Android version which is not compatible.
I could lower the minimum version for you so you can at least try the app.
I cannot lower it any further then SDK version 5 because it lacks some needed functionality in the bluez stack.
I found this on appbrain and i see it says android 2.2 and up.
My Samsung Galaxy S Epic is running a stock 2.1 rom. Thanks for the offer but that's totally up to you if you want to let the app on to all the 2.1 phones. It just sounds cool and something useful to have installed. I don't have a bluetooth keyboard
mikesomething98 said:
If you want the ability to wirelessly stream music, the head unit must support Bluetooth A2DP. Currently, the majority of Bluetooth car stereos only support the Handsfree profile, which only allows you to make and receive phone calls via the head unit.
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Thanks for replying, my head unit does support A2DP and it works fine once I manually initiate a connection. The problem is it doesn't connect automatically the same way your Bluetooth keyboard doesn't connect on its own.
[Updated version available]
Guys,
I just upped v0.5. Let me know your experiences.
The minSDK version is lowered to make it available to android versions 2.0 and up. I was not able to test that, so please let me know if it does/doesn't.
It doesn't seem to be working for me anymore.
The first version worked but drained battery like crazy.
With the newest version from the market, I turn BT on, put keyboard into discoverable and nothing happens.
0.1 would connect after both those steps...
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Hi all
I would like to share my new Android application with you.
MRK Bluetooth Autoplay
This very simple application will automatically launch music (Android default music player or Cubed) when a given bluetooth device connects.
The application will let you choose between the bluetooth devices paired to your phone which ones should operate.
You will also have the possibility to launch for example your GPS software when you get in your car.
If you like my work, you may donate via PayPal
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Hi, would like to make a recommendation for an update to this app (would be willing to make a donation as well). My car is equipped with Bluetooth and the car connects to the phone automatically each time I start the engine, Android Car Home and HTC Car Panel can start automatically but I would like an application that could launch a specific application when a Bluetooth connection is established. For example, when my car connects to my phone the app would unlock the screen and run Co-Pilot live (if it could enable/disable GPS on connect/disconnect that would be even better). I've looked around the Market and found nothing which meets my needs.
I hope you can help, I've sent you a PM also.
Yours Kindly.
Hi
I just wanted to inform you that I have been working on your suggestion.
I have a beta version working, I will keep on working on it unitl it gets stable / complete.
No ETA for now, hoping to release it in the week to come
V2.0 is out !
Have fun
Hi!
I have a Nexus S and your app launches other apps very fine.
-But the autoplay feature is not working. The default media player does not start automatically when the bluetooth connection to the specified device is enabled.
Multi Apps Launch
Where do I donate?
Thanks
Steve
mattegel said:
Where do I donate?
Thanks
Steve
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Hi!
You may follow the link in my signature
Thanks
First, our apologies if this is posted elsewhere, or if this post should not be in this section.
I really didn't want to have to go and spend another $100 on the freedom bluetooth keyboard, my iGo Thinkpad Bluetooth keyboard had been faithful to me since my BB 8830 days. When iGo discontinued the product in early 2007, there were no more driver updates even for WM6; that also meant no support for Android devices. Knowing that, the only recourse I had was to buy another keyboard. I didn't want to, so after some searching, I found an app that made my old trusty iGo keyboard work, seemingly flawlessly thus far.
The app, Teksoft BlueInput is the answer. It makes the Evo use the HID bluetooth required to pair the keyboard with the EVO. Don't be fooled by the negative reviews in the market, if you know how to toggle your input method, you will get the desired effect. Now, the free app lets you see as far if your phone is compatible with the software, after 200 keystrokes it will start to insert the annoying tag [blueinput method] everywhere you type. Being a writer, I can't have that riddled throughout my text, so I bit the bullet and paid the $14.60 (9.95 Euros) for the registered version. It was either that or pay $100 for a Freedom keyboard. Quite the deal huh? It is in the market but you have to purchase it through the website.
I've tested it and so far I've noticed no battery drain, (my husband and I are both running CM7) the feedback is flawless. I've been using it for about thirty minutes andd haven't quite figured out how to get the number functionality to work, but I had the same issue on my tp2 so it isn't the software (app). If there are more hiccups I will post, but right now, this seems to be the answer for me.
Hope that helps someone out there.
Thanks for the update. Although, in the past, I have used the exact setup perfectly without Teksoft blueinput on CM6. CM7 (AOSP) should have the HID profile built in the BT stack so you should've been just able to pair and connect without the addt'l app.
I appreciate you sharing your find, but for others, I would suggest you try to setup your HID keyboard normally before you try other software to make it work.
breezer260 said:
Thanks for the update. Although, in the past, I have used the exact setup perfectly without Teksoft blueinput on CM6. CM7 (AOSP) should have the HID profile built in the BT stack so you should've been just able to pair and connect without the addt'l app.
I appreciate you sharing your find, but for others, I would suggest you try to setup your HID keyboard normally before you try other software to make it work.
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Thank you, I appreciate that. Unfortunately for me, and it could be just user error on my end, I could not get it to specifically pair with the device using the normal method. Again, it could have been just a *duh* on my end. Thanks though I think that will help others greatly.
Primarily for dutch UPC customers ( who have a Horizon / Samsung SMT-G7400 mediabox )
Current version: 1.0-alpha
HorizonRemote is currently in alpha state and is still in active development.
The alpha version is build for Android 4.x+ ( min SDK level 14 ) in future version I might add backwards compatibility to 2.x
Source is available at https://github.com/rogro82/HorizonRemote
Requirements:
UPC Horizon media-box ( Samsung SMT-G7400 )
Android 4.x device
Post installation notes:
After installation click on "Settings"
In settings click on "Add controller"
Click on the newly created "Controller" in the list.
Give the controller a name as you want it to be shown and enter the IP-address of the media box ( currently there is no device discovery )
You can now go out of settings and you should see the controller..
Usage:
After selecting a controller you should see the remote controller layout and in the ActionBar ( right top ) it should show a status indicator.
This indicator shows the status of the connection with the mediabox. It might show as disconnected after network-loss or due to inactivity. In case of disconnection you can either click the status icon or just press a key on the remote.
In case you have setup multiple controllers you can easily switch by opening the left drawer by either pressing the statusbar icon or by doing a left edge swipe.
Additional input:
Clicking the "ABC" button on the remote should open an on-screen keyboard ( be aware that the MediaBox only supports limited input characters like A-Z ).
The volume up/down keys are currently hardcoded to send channel up/down commands.
Notice:
* In case of issues please be clear and give as many details as possible.
Was doing my usual "UPC Horizon Android" search and your post just popped up. Very glad to see your project, and hope to be beta testing soon!
Cheers!
Wow, really cool. Was waiting for this for a long time. Hope to be testing soon!
Basically most stuff is working ( buttons, onscreen keyboard etc ) and the biggest thing todo is adding settings.
If I have enough free time I might have an early beta tomorrow and else somewhere in the next few days.
Updated first post with first alpha release.
Be aware that this is an alpha-version and it might contain bugs.
If you come across an issue please be clear and as detailed as possible.
Currently it is build for Android 4.x+, but later versions might receive compatibility to Android 2.x
Thanks, nice work!
Works on my Samsung tab3 10.1 (Android 4.2.2)
After only 10 minutes of testing I didn't encounter any errors.
However, maybe I will stick to my Harmony One, this IR remote controls my HDMI AVR, TV, media player, BR player, Horizon.
Thanks for the effort so far. I'll be giving this build (and future builds) a swing tonight.
This. App. Is. Phenomenal!! And it's absolutely faster than the (new) double sided RC!
You've just created what UPC just can't (or won't?) do for the last year!
Which IP to use??
Hi guys,
Wich IP address did you use in the app?
I used the same address to wich you browse to set up you're network. But unfortunately no response from the box.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Hi guys,
Wich IP address did you use in the app?
I used the same address to wich you browse to set up you're network. But unfortunately no response from the box.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Boxmenu / Options / diagnostics / somewhere in that menu you can find the IP address.
Thanks for the work. appreciate it...
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Boxmenu / Options / diagnostics / somewhere in that menu you can find the IP address.
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Thanks! I'll take a look at it tonight!:good:
K friends of mine who have UPC should no longer give me access to their WIFI network as their recordings might magically disappear :angel:
So people be warned... as you are not able to turn of UPnP on the mediabox ( atleast not that im aware of ) anyone who has access to your WIFI network
is able to remove all your recordings without any form of approval / security.
Source is now available at https://github.com/rogro82/HorizonRemote
I've been using the 1.0 alpha for a week now and I haven't encountered any problems at all.
Only minor 'issue' is that the app doesn't fit my screen entirely (Galaxy SII i9100), the last four buttons (RW, REC, Play/Pause, FW) are only visible after scrolling down. This could be solved by removing the top bar with the controller name and connection status. Perhaps you can highligt the chosen controller in the sidebar and replace the app icon with the connection status of the chosen controller?
Besides the above mentioned I'd say: make it beta or release it already!
Thanks again!
Works like ronseal!
Nice one Rogro82!
All buttons function quicker than the real remote. A sterling job.
I'm guessing you used a packet sniffer, which leads me to the question, do you have an ipad with the 2 UPC apps on there, and do you fancy having a go at replicating one of them?
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I've been using the 1.0 alpha for a week now and I haven't encountered any problems at all.
Only minor 'issue' is that the app doesn't fit my screen entirely (Galaxy SII i9100), the last four buttons (RW, REC, Play/Pause, FW) are only visible after scrolling down. This could be solved by removing the top bar with the controller name and connection status. Perhaps you can highligt the chosen controller in the sidebar and replace the app icon with the connection status of the chosen controller?
Besides the above mentioned I'd say: make it beta or release it already!
Thanks again!
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Thanks for the feedback! Ill think about adding an option to hide the actionbar as mentioned or add an option to choose another layout ( without numeric keys for instance ).
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Nice one Rogro82!
All buttons function quicker than the real remote. A sterling job.
I'm guessing you used a packet sniffer, which leads me to the question, do you have an ipad with the 2 UPC apps on there, and do you fancy having a go at replicating one of them?
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Thanks!
I actually don't have an apple device laying around so I wasnt able to use a packet sniffer.
At first i just did a basic port scan using nmap ( linux ) and figured the opened VNC port wouldnt be there without any use.
Connecting over VNC with most clients failed because they all expect to get a window size larger then 0x0.
Ubuntus build-in Remmina client however didnt loose connection but just presented an empty screen, but I was able to open the info screen on the mediabox by pressing enter and was able to send normal a-z commands in the search screen, but all other media keys werent mapped to any normal keycodes.
So i wrote a small command-line VNC client to scan the entire keycode range to see if I could find all remaining buttons and after a night of scanning and testing I basically figured out the rest of the keys ( which can be found here https://github.com/rogro82/HorizonRemote/blob/master/HorizonRemote/jni/include/keys.hpp ).
I might borrow an ipad one day to check out the official apps, but when it comes down to managing recordings I will not need an actual device as the interface how scheduling etc works is pretty much self-explanatory. Removing and scheduling recordings and other media related tasks are entirely manageable over UPnP and sadly like many other UPnP services without any form of authentication.
So anyone on Ubuntu ( or any other linux distro ) can control his box using tools like gupnp-tools or something similiar and so can anyone else on your WIFI network ( unless you take your own precautions like blocking UPnP ports ).
A recording interface itself wouldnt take too much time to write, but the whole EPG might be a bit more work ( although that data is also accessible over UPnP ).
Currently I am very limited in free time, but as soon as I will have some more time to spend I will take a closer look into the widevine streams to see if there is anything blocking support on Android.
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K friends of mine who have UPC should no longer give me access to their WIFI network as their recordings might magically disappear :angel:
So people be warned... as you are not able to turn of UPnP on the mediabox ( atleast not that im aware of ) anyone who has access to your WIFI network
is able to remove all your recordings without any form of approval / security.
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You can turn UPnP of using the advanced/options tap (web interface) on Horizon Box
I installed the app earlier today and I'm pleasantly surprised about it's stability for an alpha version. But mostly blown away by the speed, like others said before you have managed to do what UPC haven't been able to until now.
Hij is goed hé, Kantjer
He did a marvelous job!
Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9100 met Tapatalk
We've been at it for a while now, but it's finally done.
Smart IR Remote was accepted from the first try into Samsung Apps, and no you can download it from here:
http://apps.samsung.com/mars/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?productId=000000880593
It has ALL the remotes included in the phone app, with all the buttons, so you're no longer limited by the WatchON app to control your devices.
When it comes to features, obviously this is a phone so the edit mode will be simply a method to delete useless buttons, and that's why we put the "Lite" stamp on it. We're working on a way to fully edit the app though!
Best of all: this app is free for a limited time, until we make it a "full" app. We might keep it free forever for people who bought the app for their phones though!
Feel free to report any issues, bugs or suggestions!
Very slick.
Works well with my Sky box.
Sadly doesn't support my Sony TV - KDL - 40L4000 so need to find something else fully compatible - which isn't easy.
Definitely appears better than the sammy remote
Don't let that take away from your efforts though. This was 100% needed, works exactly as advertised and even allows you to customise the display.
With a bit of work I'll have this setup even better than my harmony.
Some feedback may be to allow you to add buttons for different devices to the same screen, hich would help us users with AV systems and different bits doing different jobs. Either that or support for activities that support mutliple devices. i.e. Activity - TV: Amp used for volume, Sky box for channels, tv for picture settings etc.
Nice!
been waiting for this since i got my Gear 2!
and this shuld win Samsung Gear App challenge!
Installation failed. Try later.(0) error. It's driving me crazy.
Sent telepathically to my Galaxy S4
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Sadly doesn't support my Sony TV - KDL - 40L4000 so need to find something else fully compatible - which isn't easy.
Some feedback may be to allow you to add buttons for different devices to the same screen, hich would help us users with AV systems and different bits doing different jobs. Either that or support for activities that support mutliple devices. i.e. Activity - TV: Amp used for volume, Sky box for channels, tv for picture settings etc.
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Should definitely work with your Sony TV. Please send an email at [email protected] and we'll see what can be done to sort this out.
As for combining remotes .. we're getting there Just you wait and see
@RiverCity.45 I know, a real pain. We're trying to figure out what exactly causes it and to see if there's anything we can do on our end to fix it.
Oh man, I've loved the Smart IR app ever since I discovered it. Can't wait to get this rolling on my Gear 2!
I am running into a weird issue though - for some reason, the app installed fine - I of course don't have a remote set up in the Gear 2 app, so it asks me to choose a remote. Press continue, list of device categories. I choose a category, and it loads forever. No error message or anything. I tried restarting both devices, but no luck. I'm wondering if it might be because of the ROM I'm using (Dynamic Kat 4.1). I do occasionally see "The app can't reach our servers, please try again later", but after a minute or two it just starts loading forever again.
About how long should it take to show a list of devices? Any other ideas of what else to try?
Great work! This was the app I was waiting for, finally I can manage all my sound&tv devices. Thanks a lot.
Combining buttons from multiple devices would be great. Glad you are working on it. And maybe one up swipe for the power toggle of all devices at once?
Is Philips htl4110b missing?
Thx again!
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I am running into a weird issue though - for some reason, the app installed fine - I of course don't have a remote set up in the Gear 2 app, so it asks me to choose a remote. Press continue, list of device categories. I choose a category, and it loads forever. No error message or anything. I tried restarting both devices, but no luck. I'm wondering if it might be because of the ROM I'm using (Dynamic Kat 4.1). I do occasionally see "The app can't reach our servers, please try again later", but after a minute or two it just starts loading forever again.
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Could be the ROM, but it's unlikely, especially since the list of categories actually does show up for you. It shouldn't normally take more than a few seconds to load. Does this happen on all categories? Can you try reinstalling ?
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Is Philips htl4110b missing?
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Can you try any other models in there to see if they are a match for yours ? It's hard to build a full search on this (like we have on the phone app) given the current keyboard state ..
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Can you try any other models in there to see if they are a match for yours ? It's hard to build a full search on this (like we have on the phone app) given the current keyboard state ..
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I am almost sure it is missing. Maybe you can add the device? I found another that is working for most button actions, but one button doesn't work.
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Awesome app, now if only to have an option to rearrange buttons & figure out how to uninstall stock watchon remote
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Awesome!!! This is my favorite app on my phone! Great job guys!!!
app is nice. However, my first intention was to find and test devices that I copuldn't control with WatchOn.
For example, I have an Arcelik air conditioner , model 15040. On the app, I could find Arcelik 15030. It didn't power on my 15040. Are they really different ?
Can you add it ?
Also, I saw that Philips LivingColors is available in "home equipment " category. AFAIK, LivingColors does not use IR to control. Instead it uses Zigbee (Smartlink) wifreless protocol. And I tried it with my LivingColors and didn't work.
How can we make this work with LivingColors ?
Thanks.
Not showing up for me in the app store. Gear2 Neo/S5 Active
I would like to be able to edit the layout of a control on the phone. It a bit clunky to do this on the watch.
Hey guys! For all remotes/database - related questions please email us at [email protected]. It's hard to keep track of things here
Thanks!
As for the app not showing for some of you, that's something we're trying to find out from Samsung how to fix. Here's the list we support (basically checked ALL when uploaded to Samsung Apps): http://pastebin.com/rcu7WHZg
@mrmrmrmr Living Colors has a few models with an IR receiver
RiverCity.45 said:
Installation failed. Try later.(0) error. It's driving me crazy.
Sent telepathically to my Galaxy S4
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I reverted to a prior custom ROM, and I no longer have any problems installing from Galaxy App store. :good:
zrgiu said:
Could be the ROM, but it's unlikely, especially since the list of categories actually does show up for you. It shouldn't normally take more than a few seconds to load. Does this happen on all categories? Can you try reinstalling ?
That was my impression as well - it's working somewhat, just not letting me see the devices within the categories. So far, I've tried a few categories (TV, Audio Video System, Game/Media Manager) to no avail, but I'll try it again here. I did just try a reinstall, might try to uninstall, restart everything then reinstall again. It's really weird, because after selecting a category, it just sits there on the gear, spinning rather fast. I'll also check with the ROM dev as well just to make sure it isn't something on that front.
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Excellent! Thank you
I have an issue in with support, but just wanted to chime in here. I am also having an issue setting up remotes. I can install the app, pick a category and then a device. I can get so far as doing the first power button test, but when I try to tap "it works" it just shows me the gear animation as if it's doing something but doesn't progress past that. It happens with ANY remote I tried to add.
What I've done to troubleshoot - rebooted both devices, uninstalled, reinstalled, same result. On a rooted Galaxy Note 3 with Hyperdrive ROM build 8 (4.4.2), Gear 2 Neo is stock, unrooted.
Ultimately, what I want out of this is something that can control my receiver power, input switching and volume, as well as my projector on/off on one remote panel - so I'd love a remote that can combine functions from different devices. I'd be fine with paying for an app with that functionality.
Well now I feel dumb...
I wanted to give a status update. So I was still running into one heck of a brick wall getting the app to work properly on my Gear 2. I admit, it was rooted, but I didn't realize the firmware I was on (*NDB) was outdated. I just tried to connect to Kies to see if I could bring it back to stock firmware, and I find out I had an update to a new firmware (*NE5). Performed the update, and boom - app loads like it should, I can select a category, and I now see a list of devices! I figured it would be worth mentioning if any others are seeing this issue. Now that it works properly, I'll test it out on a few devices. If you don't hear from me soon, consider that good news!
Hello all, i got this DAB+ apk for car android at the moment tested and used on Android RK3188 4.1.1
At the moment used with DAB+ Box that plugs in to USB to enable DAB Radio.
What i require is some ones knowledge to modify this apk in more deatil, make it better and easier to use.
First thing is this is how it looks now:
As can be seen it would be nice to add favorite list, make font on the right hand size (station list) abit smaller so it fits in to the box better.
like in this modified screenshot:
and maybe allow images of station to change when station is changed (have no idea if it can be captured over wifi and updated or just added for each station individual image once station changed, Possibly make it smaller too.
The content once extracted it does have all the button images of fave list, other BG's and other bits so just needs to be implemented by some one with more deeper knowledge.
Im new here and my knowledge is limited + time, is that something possible to do, develop and maybe useful for other to use?
Any suggestions are welcome and please do correct me and excuse me if i done something not by the book :good::laugh:
Thank you,
DiveSerTan
XDA:DevDB Information
DAB+, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
DiveSerTan
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2016-12-08
Last Updated 2016-12-08
I would like to join the request to make the app something different!
I am really only dissatisfied with the optics, the function of the app is impeccable! I find the colorful "smoke" terrible in the background. I do not like the kitschy radio either.
The whole look a bit more discreet and I would be happy with the app.
Let's go on guys, you've been fit in such things!
Just got an Erisin MTCD unit with the DAB+ interface. The app is very basic and could need the following upgrades:
1. Favorite station list
2. Automatic mute when loosing reception - now it creates a loud noise for a couple of seconds when reception is lost
3. Output station name to multifunction display over Canbus
4. Change station with steering wheel buttons
5. Service following
6. Traffic announcements
I am a software developer but not on Android, if anyone could point me in the right direction I might have a look at this myself
I'm interested in this too
Hi all,
I think I'm correct in stating that this is the app that comes with the Xtrons range of head units?
If so, I've just bought an Xtrons head unit with the DAB adaptor - when using this app, and then switching to something else (I.E. satnav) the audio becomes stuttery. Have any of you also had the same issue? If so - perhaps this could be looked in to as well?
Thanks in advance
The same problem is with the new Joying devices and this app. Could be normal.
Thodai said:
The same problem is with the new Joying devices and this app. Could be normal.
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Thanks for the quick response!
Whilst that may be the case, surely this can't be "acceptable" behaviour? I view this as quite a major bug with the app, if it can't handle running in the background smoothly then it is all but useless. If I'm in the car then chances are I want to use the satnav app as well!
Has anyone had any better luck with another app if this one is so bad?
burnmw1987 said:
Thanks for the quick response!
Whilst that may be the case, surely this can't be "acceptable" behaviour? I view this as quite a major bug with the app, if it can't handle running in the background smoothly then it is all but useless. If I'm in the car then chances are I want to use the satnav app as well!
Has anyone had any better luck with another app if this one is so bad?
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Finally found a fix! Download the version posted in this forum:
http://www.autopumpkin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1639
Extremely frustrating problem that should be solved. It's from a different manufacturer, the DAB+ app but it works
It fixes the changing app stutters the sound bug.
Enjoy!
kalinskym said:
Finally found a fix! Download the version posted in this forum:
http://www.autopumpkin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1639
Extremely frustrating problem that should be solved. It's from a different manufacturer, the DAB+ app but it works
It fixes the changing app stutters the sound bug.
Enjoy!
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May work on your radio... but I´m frustrated too with the DAB+ apk.
I decompiled the app and found a lot of different buttons, incl. a favorites button... but no menu.
Background changes are easy, but that´s all I am able to do.
The app from autopumpkin can not be installed on my device.
I would spend some bucks to someone who would be able to get the app working in background.... and may be develop a settings menu to switch background.
rigattoni said:
May work on your radio... but I´m frustrated too with the DAB+ apk.
I decompiled the app and found a lot of different buttons, incl. a favorites button... but no menu.
Background changes are easy, but that´s all I am able to do.
The app from autopumpkin can not be installed on my device.
I would spend some bucks to someone who would be able to get the app working in background.... and may be develop a settings menu to switch background.
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Folks...
found another update at autopumpkin:
http://www.autopumpkin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1715&p=7719&hilit=DAB#p7547
This update works with another app in foreground without stuttering.
Additional: There is a menu to switch the PTY. In this case the station list shows only the stations regarding to the PTY.
rigattoni said:
May work on your radio... but I´m frustrated too with the DAB+ apk.
I decompiled the app and found a lot of different buttons, incl. a favorites button... but no menu.
Background changes are easy, but that´s all I am able to do.
The app from autopumpkin can not be installed on my device.
I would spend some bucks to someone who would be able to get the app working in background.... and may be develop a settings menu to switch background.
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What car radio stereo do you have? just checking, have you enabled unknown sources to install it.
It's an update for the existing DAB+ application
kalinskym said:
What car radio stereo do you have? just checking, have you enabled unknown sources to install it.
It's an update for the existing DAB+ application
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I have a complete different solution...
Mine is an Android TV box with a DAB+ Stick. This one works with the app I linked in my last posting.
rigattoni said:
Folks...
found another update at autopumpkin:
http://www.autopumpkin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1715&p=7719&hilit=DAB#p7547
This update works with another app in foreground without stuttering.
Additional: There is a menu to switch the PTY. In this case the station list shows only the stations regarding to the PTY.
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thats the app thats modified by realzoulou
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...b-app-realzoulous-modded-version-com-t3609608
DAB MUX auto switch
Hello colleagues, I have for several months in my car radio ES3060P with android 5.1.1 to him on the USB port is connected tuner DAB + Erisin ES354 and the original DAB Player 1.0. Unfortunately, I noticed that the version of android 5, 6 or recently released 7 is always the same DAB Player.
Due to the fact that I own my DAB-MUX I test different DAB receivers and car antenna systems in the field.
Unfortunately, the DABPlayer 1.0 software has two serious disadvantages that effectively discourage the sale to anyone of the multimedia station adapted to receive digital radio in Poland. Firstly, the receiver lacks the function AF (alternative frequency) when listening to a radio station if a stronger transmitter appears, the receiver switches itself. It is enough for the software to scan the DAB bandwidth with a weak signal and jump to the same station with a stronger mux. In analogue UKF-FM, each program has its own PI code, whereas in DAB each program is always assigned the same SId number. The second disadvantage if after scanning the tuner will find several DAB-MUX and the same programs will show them all grouped side by side - the error should show only the strongest radio station, because the AF function will choose the strongest multiplex itself.
Rgs
Lukasz
Just got mine, disappointed there's on option to save favourite channels???
Thought this may be better than the fm radio app but looks just as bad!
Dab+ parse error
Hi I’m having trouble downloading the app get parse error every time I’m new to all this my original app stopped working so deleted it now I can’t get it back please help
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Using lollipop 5.1 model I’s ice/hu/pl91mtvap
Hi guys. I have the new octacore xtrons. I installed your application, I see the radios but I do not hear anything. why?
Masterfreek said:
Hi guys. I have the new octacore xtrons. I installed your application, I see the radios but I do not hear anything. why?
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Use the APP discussed in this thread instead, it is the best and most up to date DAB app: https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...b-app-realzoulous-modded-version-com-t3609608