[Q] Mirrorlink, Car app with Alpine ICS. NO Audio! (Drivelink) - Verizon HTC One (M8)

The Alpine ICS-X7 HD.... Awesome stereo loaded with functions.... The HTC One M8, Awesome phone packed with potential! Both very new, VERY expensive, so what do we pay all this money for only to find out the potential is there, yet the function-ability is not...
So the Alpine ICS, like I said is an awesome head unit, the main thing that sold me on it was the ability to mirror your cell phone to the in dash display! Cool feature right...? Not when there is absolutely no sound. Not only does the sound not come from the speakers in the car, but being that it is plugged in through usb, and the phone assumes the audio should be sent out, you cant even get your sound from the phone speakers. I have tried this function using the Samsung Galaxy SIII, works beautifully. When I first acquired the head unit, I had a M7... Plug that phone in and, "Device not Supprted" message on the IDD.. With the M8, plug it in, and the phone recognizes the stereo! Stereo recognizes the phone! Mirrorlink activates on the phone along with the "Car" HTC app. Video is transmitted to the phone and looks quite nice, but no matter what I try, I cant get the sound to work, I have gotten it to kick on a couple times, but two seconds later it is shuts off. I have tried all different arrangements of USB/AUX that the stereo allows and still nothing. Is this a software problem with the M8? I am inclined to think so being that the Samsung device worked without hitch.
My question being this, Has ANYONE out there tried this exact combination of head unit and mobile device? If so would you please share your experience? It seems like all the potential is there yet there is just some minor fix that needs to be implemented. If there is a fix for this, would you also PLEASE share that. Thank you very much to the XDA community, for always being there when I am just about to take a framing hammer to anything electronic in a 3 block radius, for it all has a mind of its own and needs to be destroyed!!! (After not sleeping for three days and trying to troubleshoot non stop that is...)
MirrorLink uses Apps such as the Samsung Drive Link App, takes content from compatible smartphones and “mirrors” this information onto the ICS-X7HD’s 7-inch screen. At this point, the phone’s functions are transferred to the ICS-X7HD, for easy control from the dash and allowing the phone to be safely stored away. Phone functions that can be used via MirrorLink include navigation, music streaming and hands-free phone calls. MirrorLink is an automotive standard developed by the Car Connectivity Consortium.
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http://www.alpine-usa.com/product/view/ics-x7hd

Nothing? Please anyone!?
XDA community: EPIC FAIL!
Just when I thought nothing was impossible.....
Anyone have even a suggestion on where to look as I have searched what feels like everywhere! Thank you....

Hello bda714. I have the M8 on Sprint. I got a Pioneer 4000NEX installed 2 days ago and it has the MirrorLink app. I'm experiencing the EXACT same thing you are experiencing. No sound from google nav, stock music app, or play all access. Sad as the mirrorlink was one of the main reasons i bought the unit. I stumbled across your question while doing a google search trying to find what the fix is. If I find a fix I'll reply back.

What options do you guys have under the paired named for your head unit on your phone under settings->bluetooth?
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I have a Pioneer avh-x5600bhs and the cd-ml100. I can get it to recognize mirrorlink. Upon making the connection it seems to fail. Pioneer support has no answers. The m8 isn't even listed as a compatible phone.

Hi all.
I have exactly the same experience with my HTC M8 and my Alpine ics-x8. I too have spent many hours researching, even telephoned HTC and Alpine.
HTC spent 10 premium rate minutes to tell me to send an email that was never answered. Alpine initially tried to help then said it is down to the app.
I can confirm that it is the app as when you get the voice command to work (Google now I think) the respond plays through the speakers.
My M8 is rooted and S-off (UK version).
This all annoys me immensely as it must be simple resolution.
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Response from Alpine:
Hi Darren
It is not anything to do with us unfortunately its HTC, the mirror mode just mirrors the Phone nothing more. It is nothing to do with our software its the Phone manufacturer im afraid , contacting our engineering guys this was the exact feedback given. The capability of the unit is just to mirror the phone, its not a listed compatible phone and the only thing i can do it suggest you contact HTC to find out what the mirroring app on your phone is supposed to be used for and what it is compatible with. We do list in the maula and online the compatible phones, we have spoke to various manufacturers and get little or no answers with regards to what phones they will or wont make compatible.
Regards
Ashley Booth
Alpine Electronics of UK Ltd.
Alpine House, Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry, CV4 9TW, United Kingdom

I'll echo what the support tech just stated. Mirrorlink is akin to a terminal server setup, where the car kit is only displaying and doing what the phone is sending it. There's not a lot of logic on the kit side once the link is established.
The only hitch that I have seen is that some Mirrorlink setups require that the phone is connected with both USB and Bluetooth, and the audio goes over that USB link, where Bluetooth is used for Handsfree calls. Are you missing the USB link which it may need?

Apologies for posting in a thread that is a few weeks old.
I have this exact same setup (M8 and ICS-X7) with the exact same problems (No audio, whilst all the apps (Games, YouTube etc) work perfectly)
I spoke to HTC Support today, and they seem to believe its a compatibility problem. Now, after reading this thread and seeing it's been narrowed down to the app blocking the transmission over USB, i asked for a bit more investigation. They have passed my (Our?) problem onto their engineers and will be running tests on their test rigs.
They will be contacting me shortly (Hours, days or weeks, not sure) with the results. If they do come up with anything further, i'll be sure to let you know.
The techs name was Katrine if anyone else feels like speaking to them =)
Hopefully it will be sorted soon =)

NegenTien said:
Apologies for posting in a thread that is a few weeks old.
I have this exact same setup (M8 and ICS-X7) with the exact same problems (No audio, whilst all the apps (Games, YouTube etc) work perfectly)
I spoke to HTC Support today, and they seem to believe its a compatibility problem. Now, after reading this thread and seeing it's been narrowed down to the app blocking the transmission over USB, i asked for a bit more investigation. They have passed my (Our?) problem onto their engineers and will be running tests on their test rigs.
They will be contacting me shortly (Hours, days or weeks, not sure) with the results. If they do come up with anything further, i'll be sure to let you know.
The techs name was Katrine if anyone else feels like speaking to them =)
Hopefully it will be sorted soon =)
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Really good to hear - I appreciate that someone else is driving this.

I have tested the M8 with a reference MirrorLink client and also had no audio.
There is a problem with RTP on the HTC.
According to HTC MirrorLink is not (yet) officially supported, but it should be any day now.
Once they make the announcement and release an official update for it I am sure that audio will also work.
And yes the ICS-X7 is a great device.

M8: mirror link
Thank you everyone for the information, looks like I had given up to early on this post.... Whoops! I have learned a couple things since my original post, one that with an audio cable plugged in to the auxiliary jack via a1/8 in audio plug, the audio kicks on briefly, than right back off again.... Such a tease. And by briefly I mean half a second. The other thing I have gotten figured out is that through Google plus, hang outs app, the audio works perfectly!!! I am able to make video calls and view the person I am talking to and also hear them on the head unit (ICS-X7hd).... This leads me to believe that the post by the Alpine rep earlier in this thread may not be completely true. If the sound works for this one app and comes on briefly with the auxiliary and usb plugged in it seems like the phone is making all the correct connections but the head unit isn't knowing where to look for it. Regardless I know that at least in the case of the Alpine ICS-X7hd a firmware update is long over due.
Also when you plug in a galaxy SIII, the head unit brings up like three current nutrition options including navigation, the M8 only brings forward the mirror link...
Thanks again for all the reply's. Let's keep this thread alive in search for an answer, and if you haven't yet, get on the phone or email and rattle some cages, call alpine, call HTC, call Sony... call Obama! Someone needs to fix this, it's not right to spend over a thousand dollars in devices that don't function the way they are advertised to!!!

bda714 said:
Thank you everyone for the information, looks like I had given up to early on this post.... Whoops! I have learned a couple things since my original post, one that with an audio cable plugged in to the auxiliary jack via a1/8 in audio plug, the audio kicks on briefly, than right back off again.... Such a tease. And by briefly I mean half a second. The other thing I have gotten figured out is that through Google plus, hang outs app, the audio works perfectly!!! I am able to make video calls and view the person I am talking to and also hear them on the head unit (ICS-X7hd).... This leads me to believe that the post by the Alpine rep earlier in this thread may not be completely true. If the sound works for this one app and comes on briefly with the auxiliary and usb plugged in it seems like the phone is making all the correct connections but the head unit isn't knowing where to look for it. Regardless I know that at least in the case of the Alpine ICS-X7hd a firmware update is long over due.
Also when you plug in a galaxy SIII, the head unit brings up like three current nutrition options including navigation, the M8 only brings forward the mirror link...
Thanks again for all the reply's. Let's keep this thread alive in search for an answer, and if you haven't yet, get on the phone or email and rattle some cages, call alpine, call HTC, call Sony... call Obama! Someone needs to fix this, it's not right to spend over a thousand dollars in devices that don't function the way they are advertised to!!!
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Just saying but you definitely should have realized that the supported devices for mirrorlink are Nokia phones, Sony phones, Samsung S3 and the Note 2. It was only 'advertised' to function with these.
but anyways, I'm sure it'll come with the next few updates on HTC's part.
On the other hand, I believe there have been people who have reported mirrorlink working for them on the M8. So I'm not too sure how come you're not able to... My guess is that the ICS-X7HD doesn't quite support HTC yet?

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AndrewAmazed said:
Just saying but you definitely should have realized that the supported devices for mirrorlink are Nokia phones, Sony phones, Samsung S3 and the Note 2. It was only 'advertised' to function with these.
but anyways, I'm sure it'll come with the next few updates on HTC's part.
On the other hand, I believe there have been people who have reported mirrorlink working for them on the M8. So I'm not too sure how come you're not able to... My guess is that the ICS-X7HD doesn't quite support HTC yet?
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Your right, The ICSX7-hd does not support HTC, however, nor does it support Nokia, Sony or Samsung... It only supports Mirrorlink.... "Just saying" And for one, when I bought it, there was no reports yet on functionality with HTC phones, only articles and advertisements stating that it worked with Samsung's Drivelink app, if your phone is compatible with the Drivelink app... At that time, the M7(which was what I had previously), and I believe every other smart phone, could run the drivelink app without a problem, it wasn't until the recent update that it started crashing on any device not running "TM server". For two, the M8 wasn't even announced yet, not even close... So mister "just saying", in all your glorious realizing of helpful information.... You must have skimmed over a couple of things.
But since you are posting you are obviously trying to be helpful, right? So how about throwing up the links to those reports you know about. Go ahead and put all of them, since you know of people, as in plural, that are reporting...or were you strictly believing, and not knowing...? Guess I should have realized that too huh?

So. I don't have a apline but I do have a ton of geek.
Can you grab a logcat when you connect your devices together and I am willing to browse the logs to see what/why it is failing. If your rooted on the phone do the following
Grab a terminal emulator from the l
Playstore. Open it type su allow permission on the prompt.
Then type
logcat > /sdcard/alpinefail.txt
This will start the logging press home softkey and connect the phone to head unit and try to do whatever it is mirrorlink or whatever it's called. Once u have it connected and still no audio close out of any apps disconnect from the head unit and open terminal back up. And press the volume up and c this will terminate the logging and save the file on your device and it will be labeled aplinefail.txt send it to me and I'm see if there is anything noticeable to help u out.
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LOGCAT Files!! GoodLUCK!!
Attached are the logcats for about three minutes of being plugged in to mirrorlink. USB connection set to mirrorlink. started logcat. Attached device to head unit. Opened mirrorlink on headunit. Carmode starts automatically. Went to music app and start playing song. exit Mirrorlink app on headunit switching to bluetooth. Played music through just bluetooth no mirrorlink(still no audio)... Back to mirrorlink app on head unit. Play song again same result.
This is interesting as I have never tried to use strictly bluetooth mode on the headunit while the phone is plugged in through usb to it. Because bluetooth works when it is not p;lugged in leads me to believe that the headunit is looking for the audio to come out of bluetooth and the phone is sending it through the usb....
Anyway good luck and godspeed brave adventurer...

My experience with the Samsung apps running on other devices was that the video was horrible on all devices other than the one you specifically grabbed the app for. So the screen size is baked right into the APK in question. Made for working with it problematic. Do you know which phone's Drivelink app you are trying to get to work on your M8?
The main piece that Mirrorlink used Bluetooth for the last time I checked on it was call audio. I know your tests have been focusing on audio streaming, but it would be useful to know if you can place and receive phone calls and that side of the equation is working.
"Played music through just bluetooth no mirrorlink(still no audio)" - This part is certainly concerning. Is the Mirrorlink app or any other music app still running and keeping control of the audio stream?
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I see errors in USB land all over the third logcat that you linked. Considering we have the empirical evidence that this is where we have the lack of audio it isn't completely surprising, but you can see both before the Mirrorlink connection is setup and even during the setup process, your system is firing off the likes of this:
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): Communication error:
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): java.io.IOException: No such file or directory
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at android.net.LocalSocketImpl.connectLocal(Native Method)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at android.net.LocalSocketImpl.connect(LocalSocketImpl.java:287)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at android.net.LocalSocket.connect(LocalSocket.java:130)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at com.android.server.usb.UsbDebuggingManager.listenToSocket(UsbDebuggingManager.java:75)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at com.android.server.usb.UsbDebuggingManager.run(UsbDebuggingManager.java:111)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:864)
I don't expect to see a repeated IOException like this in a log.

jskup said:
My experience with the Samsung apps running on other devices was that the video was horrible on all devices other than the one you specifically grabbed the app for. So the screen size is baked right into the APK in question. Made for working with it problematic. Do you know which phone's Drivelink app you are trying to get to work on your M8?
The main piece that Mirrorlink used Bluetooth for the last time I checked on it was call audio. I know your tests have been focusing on audio streaming, but it would be useful to know if you can place and receive phone calls and that side of the equation is working.
"Played music through just bluetooth no mirrorlink(still no audio)" - This part is certainly concerning. Is the Mirrorlink app or any other music app still running and keeping control of the audio stream?
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I see errors in USB land all over the third logcat that you linked. Considering we have the empirical evidence that this is where we have the lack of audio it isn't completely surprising, but you can see both before the Mirrorlink connection is setup and even during the setup process, your system is firing off the likes of this:
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): Communication error:
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): java.io.IOException: No such file or directory
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at android.net.LocalSocketImpl.connectLocal(Native Method)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at android.net.LocalSocketImpl.connect(LocalSocketImpl.java:287)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at android.net.LocalSocket.connect(LocalSocket.java:130)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at com.android.server.usb.UsbDebuggingManager.listenToSocket(UsbDebuggingManager.java:75)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at com.android.server.usb.UsbDebuggingManager.run(UsbDebuggingManager.java:111)
E/UsbDebuggingManager( 930): at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:864)
I don't expect to see a repeated IOException like this in a log.
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Ok, we have a little confusion here.... So like you said I am using an M8... that part we got straight, but I am not using a samsung app at all. In the past I have tried with an M7 to flash the TMServer files and install the Drivelink.apk that was available from one of the forums, but could never get it to work....
So now... the M8 comes with a system app called CarMode from HTC. When you plug the M8 into the ICSX7 it automatically puts the phone into landscape mode and launches the CarMode app. Also there is a option under Settings>(Wireless & Networks Section) ...More>Mobile Network Sharing>USB Network Setting>MirrorLink Connection. With the description "Connect phone to head unit via MirrorLink"...
I am pretty sure that the audio when using the phone dialer built into the app does not work either... The only thing it seemed to work on was Google Hangouts Video call... Im pretty sure it was sound from car speakers but now starting to second guess myself on weather I heard it from the phone or the car... but either way it worked for sure there.

Gotcha. When you started talking about Samsung's Drivelink app in the earlier post, that's what I thought you were using. My misunderstanding.

from what i am seeing and researched the htc car mode app is whats killing the audio, and you know this because you got your audio to work for a moment when using the google now, and it was not a trick, or mishap, and no you were not imaging it. so that being said it appears the car mode is what starts the mirrorlink connect, so without the car mode launching the mirrorlink connection will not be established, however with the HTC car mode not sending audio via mirrorlink we have your current problem.
here is my idea, mirrorlink is a well establish non proprietary means of communication, so whats to stop an aftermarket, or third party app that supports mirrorlink comunications from working on the M8 so here is my idea, and ive installed it on my phone, so we atleast know it will install, launch it, go through the steps and connect it to the stereo, and lets see if it works.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25886627/app.scm-1-j0ep0-v1.0.apk

runandhide05 said:
from what i am seeing and researched the htc car mode app is whats killing the audio, and you know this because you got your audio to work for a moment when using the google now, and it was not a trick, or mishap, and no you were not imaging it. so that being said it appears the car mode is what starts the mirrorlink connect, so without the car mode launching the mirrorlink connection will not be established, however with the HTC car mode not sending audio via mirrorlink we have your current problem.
here is my idea, mirrorlink is a well establish non proprietary means of communication, so whats to stop an aftermarket, or third party app that supports mirrorlink comunications from working on the M8 so here is my idea, and ive installed it on my phone, so we atleast know it will install, launch it, go through the steps and connect it to the stereo, and lets see if it works.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/25886627/app.scm-1-j0ep0-v1.0.apk
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the link you posted is for the same samsung "drivelink" app that I have tried before. although it must be modified some how because it actually will launch and display the warning before it crashes. But it does crash. Do you think this mabe because the car mode app is trying to launch at the same time? remember that the car mode app launches automatically when plugged into the headunit. anyway I tried a few different things to get it to work and cant make it happen.

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A2DP Connect - Multiple devices

Ok, perhaps this exists already and I'm just blind to it-
I'm trying to find a way to make initiating an A2DP connection between multiple headsets easier.
No, I don't mean at the same time- My goal is perfectly rational and rather simple: I have multiple A2DP receivers (headset, home stereo receiver, 2 car stereos), and I want a simple way to connect to them from the phone.
Normally, one has to click through a staggering number of screens to accomplish this.
Start-Settings-Communication-Bluetooth, select headset, press-and-hold for context menu, hit "Use as wireless stereo". This should be a much simpler process, especially since standard feature phones can do this in a few clicks.
I thought that perhaps A2DP Toggle was the answer, since it claims to be able to toggle A2DP/Speaker from the today screen.
The problem is, A2DPToggle only supports one headset.
In other words, it only reconnects to the last device it was used with. If I just used BT Stereo in my car, when I get my wireless headphones and hit the Toggle, it will sit trying to connect to my car instead of finding my heaphones.
Eventually it will give up and timeout.
What I want is an app that is easily accessible that will either A) display a selection of previously paired headsets that the user can pick from, or B)cycle through a list of headsets, trying to find one that is nearby and on (I understand that this may prove more complicated and less reliable than option A).
That being said, is there an app that does this, or something similar, already? If not, anyone want to help me develop one?
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why don't you suggest this option to the creator of A2DP Toggle.. maybe he'll add it.
I've tried already, mentioned it a while back and got a "maybe in the future" sort of response. I posted on his thread again a couple of days ago, and started this thread in case he's still not interested.
I'm honestly pretty surprised no one else was interested in this before me- am I the only person who has more than one a2dp receiver paired with his phone???
I don't use it at all.. but I can see why someone would
as it seems nothing like this exists.. maybe you can change the thread's subject to [REQ] to request an application.. maybe another developer would like to work on this.. tho.. sometimes people demand some money for it.

[Q] Pairing Tablet as Bluetooth Receiver?

This topic is pasted all over the net and it doesn't seem to be getting much attention, however I think it should be brought to a better light.
The idea is simple: Enable your Android Phone or Tablet to become a bluetooth reciever(to replace a headset or bluetooth speakers) and broadcast audio to the device and broadcast microphone from the device.
This could be used in several different applications:
1. Using an Android Tablet as a Car Stereo Interface
(Connect Phone to Tablet Via Bluetooth and use it as a hands free speakerphone, or aux out to your stereo)
2. Multiple Android Phones
(Have a business and personal phone? Answer all your calls from one.)
3. Phone or Tablet as Bluetooth Speaker/Mic
(Skype, PS3, Xbox 360, TV, Google Voice)
I would use several of these options on a daily basis, and would most definitely pay good money for an app like this.
So my questions are:
1. Is this possible?
2. If it is, how hard would it be?
3. If it isn't that hard, why hasn't someone done it yet!?
Bump if you want this too!
Just wanted to bump this because we need to put our heads together here and get this done. I need this capability for number 1 on your list of potential uses. I also would pay good money for an app that enabled this. Phones and tablet are rooted and ready to modify whatever is needed. Ii've bumped a couple other threads today as well.
I would also pay for this!
I have been looking for this for a while. I use an old LG Eve in my car and my Captivate's Wifi connection for GPS but I would love to have it work for calls and music too.
I would pay as well.
bumping this just to say that I'm going to research the rules and process for starting a bounty. obviously the smart people we need to work on this need motivation lol
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Hi there,
just wanted to leave an incentive kind of post to say that I've also been looking for exactly the same thing.
My hunting on Google play just stopped after finding this post on XDA.
It's a kind of confirmation that there isn't a solution yet.
Since our rooted androids are more than capable of acting as a Bluetooth receiver, whether they may be based on new or older hardware, this seams like a very logical step in their lifecycle instead of getting forgotten in a drawer full of old and unused electronic waste.
Some doubts:
is a2dp required for this?
Is a2dp hardware related or simply a software feature?
Personally, I could live with a simple one way communication from a phone with mobile network (sender ) to the receiver. The used mic could still be the one on the sender side.
Wouldn't even need to have the receiver in a visible place as I would just connect a stereo cable from its headset output to an aux input on a hifi or a car stereo to hear music or acting as a hands-free system.
Hope this gets some real attention.
Cheers
In one year, nobody found a solution??
I can't beleive there is STILL no progress on this. Maybe I'll try asking a dev that has made similar apps the feasibility of this. There are so many practical uses for this that I cannot beleive no one has capitalized on it.
This would be a killer app if done right. Who here doesn't have an old phone laying around gathering dust? This could start off small; simply enabling the phone/tablet to be essentially a Bluetooth speaker, but then gain features and an interface using A2DP, which would evolve it into a killer way to make any car (with at least a tape deck) able to have full Bluetooth integration and control. I really hope someone can do this!
Bump
Bkb -> p -> PC (either wifi/blu/usb)
yeah so a spare bluetooth phone that connects between a keyboard and PC. Acting like a BT dongle. No way I'm spending 10 bucks for that. if an app...maybe a buck but would prefer free.
looking for this too. Wanting to turn this old phone into a bt audio receiver
Wow, endless searching and now this thread and still nothing :/ i need it for the first idea you listed, did you ever find something?
https://android.googlesource.com/pl.../java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothHeadset.java
Currently the Android Car Multimedia receives Bluetooth Stereo Audio from Phones (Andoird/Apple), how they do it?
Any news?
So many years and still nothing?
May be this is not the right way to do.
I know this is a crazy old subject but others have commented so I don't feel so bad.
I want to make my own android system for my car. I have everything I need for it (hardware/software-wise) except for this one thing.
A few years back there used to be an app called Tablet Talk, it's not exactly what we want but I'm still willing to settle for something like that. The way it works is phone->tablet->handsfree Bluetooth speaker. You could make and receive calls (including seeing the contact names/phone numbers on the tablet) from the tablet itself, then the audio/microphone goes to the handsfree device. Another added feature was when a call is happening the app stops all audio coming from the tablet until the call is done.
Like I said before, it's not perfect but at this point, I don't ever see it happening any other way. I found the app a few days ago, it doesn't exist on the app store anymore, unfortunately, I could get it to run. It just kept crashing.
If anyone knows of something then please let us know.
Years later, found just this thread: I want to do similar thing: Use a private phone (for my sake rooted with custom fw) as a hands-free bt device with an unrooted business phone (non-rooted and secure managed with company tool). I also don't want call forwarding or similar. Just do and answer calls, use phone book and call list via bluetooth like my car radio do for years.
Is there still no solution?

Anyone else stream audio via bluetooth to their car?

I'm having a problem with mine. I have a Grom adapter in my 2004 Volvo S60R. It constantly skips tracks with my One X. It's like i'm holding down the next track button endlessly. Anyone else experiencing this with bluetooth? I'm contacting Grom Audio support when they open in a few hours, but until then I figured i'd check here.
I am using it on my Mercedes and it works fine; no issues.
bimmerd00d said:
I'm having a problem with mine. I have a Grom adapter in my 2004 Volvo S60R. It constantly skips tracks with my One X. It's like i'm holding down the next track button endlessly. Anyone else experiencing this with bluetooth? I'm contacting Grom Audio support when they open in a few hours, but until then I figured i'd check here.
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I have a feeling people will have a lot of BT issues. There was another post here on XDA that I responded to about it. The bottom line is if you can update your firmware on the BT unit you are connecting to see if there is a update. Other wise make sure whatever you want to stream audio/music from or through (AD2P) is the first thing you pair even if it is not the main thing you use as some units (or maybe the hox) will limit streaming to the primary device with is determined as the first thing you connect to.
I've been using the one built into my subaru and it works perfectly.
Valdeck said:
I have a feeling people will have a lot of BT issues. There was another post here on XDA that I responded to about it. The bottom line is if you can update your firmware on the BT unit you are connecting to see if there is a update. Other wise make sure whatever you want to stream audio/music from or through (AD2P) is the first thing you pair even if it is not the main thing you use as some units (or maybe the hox) will limit streaming to the primary device with is determined as the first thing you connect to.
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Interesting, i have a separate a2dp and phone calls device. My car came with the phone bluetooth kit and i had to add one for a2dp.
Duplicate thread. Please use this thread. Thanks. Thread closed.

No "Media Audio" option when connected to my car by bluetooth

Hi All,
I'm having trouble with Bluetooth on my v10. I've looked through the forums but haven't seen any people with an issue quite like mine.
My car is a Hyundai and the radio was updated to the latest software about 6 months ago. The phone will pair fine and works perfectly for phone calls but I can't get it to play audio over bluetooth. In the bluetooth menu the "Media Option" check box is not visible at all. The particularly weird part is that while the audio still comes out of the phone the rest of the bluetooth features will work, I can change the song with the radio controls and the Artist/Title are displayed on the radio.
It works great with my soundbar, alarm clock, portable speaker, and my moms Dodge truck. That would lead me to believe it's the car however I never had any issues with my gs5 for a year and a half. I tried it with two different iphones and my roommates G4 and all of them worked perfectly.
My phone is an h900 on 5.1.1 rooted(had the same issue before root).
I'm at a loss here. Any ideas? Thanks.
I have a bug report w/ google on this. Please take a look and chime in to get them to fix this. https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=221322&thanks=221322&ts=1472583426
Im going to guess you have a 2011 to 2013 hyundai right? Probably with navi?
So google is blaming samsung of course so I have an email into them. Their chat was useless.
Your device is using Samsung's heavily customised version of Android which this website has no visibility of so cannot support. You need to speak to Samsung for user support and issues with their devices and their software. Thanks.
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HTC U11 MirrorLink on Subaru Legacy 2017 (Or any HeadUnit)

So I can't seem to get this to work. I downloaded Rock Scout, plugged my U11 in plugged it in, it shows "Use USB for MirrorLink" so I switch to file transfer usb and I get a new notification saying "MirrorLink Active", but my "MirrorLink" icon doesn't activate. I know the Legacy has MirrorLink v1.1, does anybody know if I have to do anything else to make MirrorLink work?
Also has anyone gotten MirrorLink to work on any car HU?
I posted a reply b4 didn't seem to work. To mirror htc u11 to a car head unit.
1. turn head unit on select mirror
2. have phone on a homepage
3. swipe up with three fingers this turns on mirroring.
4. select car entertainment system or whatever comes up on your phone.
That should mirror across it worked for me and my kenwood head unit I just installed.
remember every time you leave mirror to listen to music or directions or anything. to get back to mirroring you need to follow the steps again.
Hope that works for you as I said it worked for me. Good luck Chatto
I checked on cert.mirrorlink.com if your htc has mirrorlink and it is not showing up.
if you go on your phone settings at device connection or network connection (i don't remember exactly) can you see MirrorLink service there?
I think Subaru's mirror link version is not compatible with their crap head unit? I don't know. Yes I see "MirrorLink connection" in the USB connection settings. When plugged in, the phone thinks it's on, it just seems like Subaru's implementation doesn't recognize it, and of course a lot if not all the 2018 Subarus come with Android Auto. Guess they got tired of everyone complaining MirrorLink was foobar'd.
I stopped caring/trying. A bit of a shame actually.
What's the benefit of MirrorLink vs just bluetooth pairing? I just use bluetooth with my Kenwood, though I don't think it supports MirrorLink, and the Subi we have is a 2013, which also doesn't support MirrorLink that I know of, but also has good old bluetooth. Is there some secret i'm out of the loop about, or is it more or less trivial prefrence?
Well mirrorlink could let me use, say Waze on my headunit display instead of buying a mount and mounting my phone. The gist of mirrorlink is basically you can get your phone display on the headunit. But yes bluetooth works.
Anyway for those interested in what I see and the "version" of software on my headunit:
Settings showing mirrorlink active: http://imgur.com/a/cNymR
Notifications saying mirrorlink is on: http://imgur.com/a/TYMfM
my headunit version info: http://imgur.com/a/5cl14
Maybe its a version issue and I need an update, but bottom line is, if Subaru says they have it, and my phone has it, it should work. However judging by the feedback around the internet, it would appear Subaru is at fault here somehow. So shame on them for choosing poor technology and/or having engineers implement it poorly.
Double post. Sorry
seba.olah said:
I checked on cert.mirrorlink.com if your htc has mirrorlink and it is not showing up.
if you go on your phone settings at device connection or network connection (i don't remember exactly) can you see MirrorLink service there?
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You are correct, I didn't see it on there either. But it's clearly on the device. Check my post above. Maybe it has 1.2 on it and Subaru only supports 1.1. (They had the same issue with 1.0 and 1.1). I sent HTC a question about it so we'll see.

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