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Hey guys,
I'll start with a disclaimer, I only just installed this headunit, so it could be a headunit compatibility issue - I'll pull out my Atrix at some stage and try pairing that, but it's in a drawer at work at the moment.
When pairing my One X with my Kenwood DDX4038BT, I get phonebook, phone calls, audio (with play/pause/next/back working) all without issue - however when playing audio, the headunit does not display the track, artist and album tags on screen. I've googled for a bit and there's been some implications that it may be an issue with the stock Music app.
If this is the case, can someone suggest a known working alternative, and is it possible to get this alternative embedded in Car Mode? (I'm unlocked and rooted, only running stock ROM at the moment, but happy to do whatever is necessary)
If it's not the case, has anyone been able to get audio tags to display, and if so, how?
Cheers!
That's because HTC does not support Bluetooth profile AVCRP 1.3. I have been also looking for a solution or mod but no luck so far.
Ah-hah... now I understand that, google is a little more help... it looks as though AVCRP 1.3 was in a CM9 nightly at some stage, I'm just not sure if it's in the CM9 build for One X
Coming from the Desire Z, and having flashed many a ROM on that phone, I can tell you that HTC Sense ROMs never display the track title, artist, album info on car head units. This includes various Sense build from Sense 2.X and 3.x. So its no surprise that this phone is not displaying the track info on my car head unit. This jives with what calin75 stated. My old phone running CM7 displayed the track info on my car stereo just fine. If this is a big deal for you, then CM should be your solution.
By the way, this forum is for the US/Canada version of the One X, with the Snapdragon S4 chipset. You probably want to be here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1533
Update (4/11/2017): Updated the app to use the Superpowered audio library. Performance is greatly improved. Lag is pretty much gone.
This was my first app and recently just overhauled it with a lot of the updates I had been doing to Wave Control. I've decided to take this out of incubation in the device specific forums and put it fully out there. All feedback is appreciated!
Around Sound allows you to listen to music, watch movies, or play games and still be aware of your surroundings. It's meant for when you're using sound isolating earbuds like Shure or others that are basically earplugs so you have no idea what's going on around you.
It uses the mic on your headset or phone to listen around you. You set how loud a noise needs to be to trigger it. When a loud sound is detected, it pauses your music or movie for a timeout period. During this time, it feeds the outside sound through to your headphones so you can hear what's going on. After the timeout period it then resumes playback.
With games, you can use the non-pause mode which will overlay the outside sounds on top of the current audio. Usually the game audio will lower itself during this time. I would really like for games to support the pause feature. I've reached out to some developers but need everyone's help to request the feature be added to their favorite games.
Play Store Link:
Free Version
Some known issues:
1. Audio lag - when the outside sound is fed through there's about a 500ms delay. It's a known issue with Android. It's rumored to have been fixed in Jelly Bean (or there's some low level API's available to fix it) but I haven't had a chance to play with it yet. Finally fixed! Practically realtime now!
2. Bluetooth Mic Option - Currently only works with mono headsets and not the AD2P kind, adds lag
Some use cases:
- At the office: pause your music automatically when someone is trying to get your attention
- At home: Don't miss door slams, children crying, your dog barking, or other warning signs
- At the airport: Relax at the gate and have your music or movie pause when the gate announcements start
- Anywhere relatively quiet where you want to know if something happens around you
Permissions Needed:
Network Communications: Full Internet Access (For Ad Supported Version)
Phone Calls: Read Phone status (shuts off the audio processing during calls)
Hardware Controls: Audio Settings, Record Audio (to use the microphone, no audio is ever stored)
Coarse Location(Not GPS): For Ad Supported Version
Write External Storage: For Ad Supported Version
Billing: For in app upgrades
Bluetooth: For Bluetooth mic feature
Broadcast Sticky: For Bluetooth mic feature
Limitations:
-For Pause Music Mode: You can't be in a really loud environment otherwise the microphone input will be maxed out and there is no way to detect a louder sound. Use Street Mode instead
Developed on a Samsung Galaxy S7
I played with this a bit in a few of its earlier incarnations and I have to compliment you on the app. One thing I've wondered -- instead of muting the underlying app, would it be possible to play what the microphone picks up over the top of whatever being played?
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I played with this a bit in a few of its earlier incarnations and I have to compliment you on the app. One thing I've wondered -- instead of muting the underlying app, would it be possible to play what the microphone picks up over the top of whatever being played?
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i guees that is not possible ...hardware limitations
anyway if it is...would be a great addition
I hope someone can explain this to me. I'm not doubting it's a hardware limitation, I just can't understand what sort of hardware limitation it might be.
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short/y said:
I played with this a bit in a few of its earlier incarnations and I have to compliment you on the app. One thing I've wondered -- instead of muting the underlying app, would it be possible to play what the microphone picks up over the top of whatever being played?
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Yeah, it's possible. If you uncheck pause mode, it'll play over the other app. The way it's setup now, depending on the playing app, the music/movie might dip in volume. Alternatively there's Street Mode in the Pro Version that will play all sound above the trigger on top of your music/movie.
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Yeah, it's possible. If you uncheck pause mode, it'll play over the other app. The way it's setup now, depending on the playing app, the music/movie might dip in volume. Alternatively there's Street Mode in the Pro Version that will play all sound above the trigger on top of your music/movie.
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Woo hoo! Cool, thanks! Pro, here I come.
Any idea when you think you might be able to look into that lower latency JB API?
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This is so genius! Installing now!
I bought Pro this morning and used it on my walk. Worked like a charm!
It was pretty bright out and my screen couldn't brighten enough to let me see the trigger slider. A suggestion: how about adding +5 and -5 buttons so I can adjust the trigger level without having to see the slider? I don't mean remove the slider, I mean add +5 and -5 buttons.
Got the pro just to support the Dev. Great idea and great work. Keep it up man!
A little coverage on the portal for you
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/gain-an-extra-set-of-ears-with-around-sound/
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A little coverage on the portal for you
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/gain-an-extra-set-of-ears-with-around-sound/
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Thanks man!
Looks like it's igniting a lot of coverage. Just popped up on Gizmodo too!
short/y said:
I played with this a bit in a few of its earlier incarnations and I have to compliment you on the app. One thing I've wondered -- instead of muting the underlying app, would it be possible to play what the microphone picks up over the top of whatever being played?
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Sounds perfect....
i saw this while ago and was going to use it but deleted it by accident and than forgot about it this has reignited me to use it now ill download it later.
any news on the bluetooth issue as i have bluetooth headphones and there not mono and was wondering if it work well or not with em?
Wow...this is great. Thank you.
I like the sound of this (No pun intended) but I've only got bluetooth stereo headphones with a mic. so I'll have to wait until it supports them.
App2SD would be nice ...
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i saw this while ago and was going to use it but deleted it by accident and than forgot about it this has reignited me to use it now ill download it later.
any news on the bluetooth issue as i have bluetooth headphones and there not mono and was wondering if it work well or not with em?
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I like the sound of this (No pun intended) but I've only got bluetooth stereo headphones with a mic. so I'll have to wait until it supports them.
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I don't have a set to test it with but I've gotten mixed feedback. Some stereo ones do work and some don't. Or.. it may be a particular phone's bluetooth implementation since it seems more like a bug in Android than a headset specific issue.
Please give it a try and let me know if it works!
Will this save me if I end up in the middle of a shoot out, and I have in noise canceling headphones? As bizarre as that sounds... I'm paranoid lol
GazaIan said:
Will this save me if I end up in the middle of a shoot out, and I have in noise canceling headphones? As bizarre as that sounds... I'm paranoid lol
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Possibly... but I make no guarantees
New Angle
So after un-intentionally (really, I swear!) ignoring my girlfriend while playing a game, I realized... I could use Around Sound with games.
So far the non-pause mode works pretty well with the games I play. I'm reaching out to some other developers to include the ability to pause when asked by Around Sound.
I need people's help to request their favorite game dev's to support auto-pause with Around Sound
What I'm looking to do with my SGS3 is WIRELESSLY mirror the audio, and video of my phone to a HTPC/Mac. Apple via "Airplay"allows for this in iOS and it works BEAUTIFULLY using a client on the pc/mac like AirServer, or Reflection. I find it difficult to believe that this is not available on an Android platform. The problem is, searching for such an app almost always results in finding remote desktop apps n such. Watch a video using Airserver or Reflection, and you'll see what I'm looking to do. I've seen media player apps that'll send videos/audio, but not by mirroring the actual Android device. I know I've gotta be missing this somewhere.
There's an app called MirrorOp Sender that sends the video to a connected receiver/client, but it's VERY slow, and does not support the transmission of audio. MirrorOP Sender also requires the device to be rooted. Not like that's a huge deal to me, but perhaps to someone else.
Thanks in advance!
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Xda tv did a review of an app that does this. Look on their youtube channel. To late for me to find it. I'm sleepy.
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john21511 said:
Xda tv did a review of an app that does this. Look on their youtube channel. To late for me to find it. I'm sleepy.
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Thanks Here's the video I think you might have been talking about. I was unawar that TeamViewer allowed for the control of a phone FROM a pc. I thought it was only to control a PC FROM a phone. Thanks! But it should be known, though this is a seriously cool option. Audio still does not transfer over the wifi, only two-way video communications.
And so the hunt continues for something like AirServer and Reflection on Android. Don't necessarily nee to control it from a pc/mac, but would really like a wireless audio/video presentation platform for Android.
Bringing this post back to life in hope someone has a new idea. Can someone please explain to me why the ability to mirror audio and video from Android to a PC/Mac isn't available yet? Thanks
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Bringing this post back to life in hope someone has a new idea. Can someone please explain to me why the ability to mirror audio and video from Android to a PC/Mac isn't available yet? Thanks
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I am looking for the same, Although the other way. I think there are bunch of apps to mirror your Display but audio is not possible due to some limitations in Android framework.
NHS2008 said:
I am looking for the same, Although the other way. I think there are bunch of apps to mirror your Display but audio is not possible due to some limitations in Android framework.
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I too was looking for an app like this and honestly sat there and started to wonder why i actually needed it.. can you explain a senario where this make sense and why an app that beams audio/videois not a good enough solution. hell i am with you on having more options including a featuer like airplay mirror, but maybe untill such application exists i can suggest good enough work arounds because like you i spent MANY MANY hours trying to figure out how do do this mirror thing with no dice. but i did find nice workarounds..
Holy hell, finally I think we might have a solution. I haven't tried it yet, but clearly, we aren't the only ones in need of this feature.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/03/29/new-app-bbqscreen-mirrors-your-display-on-a-computer-at-25fps-root-only/
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Holy hell, finally I think we might have a solution. I haven't tried it yet, but clearly, we aren't the only ones in need of this feature.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/03/29/new-app-bbqscreen-mirrors-your-display-on-a-computer-at-25fps-root-only/
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Looks promising. SplashTop 2 works other way round but is too damn pricey.
Just reviving this thread because I am also looking for the same thing. That app posted in the last post, BQScreen, as far as I know doesn't differ from the one the OP stated. Both apps don't transmit any audio, they just mirror the screen. MirrorOp is kinda cool because you can control it both ways, you can also use your mouse to click buttons on your computer to control your phone. Keyboard also works so you can reply to all your whatsapp msgs from your computer but at the end of the day it doesnt transmit any audio.
I use a galaxy note 2 and have never had the need to do this before because both the tvs in my house that get the most use happen to have a computer in the same room and I have them set up to just send the computer's screen to the tv screen and use unified remote/xbmc remote to do whatever I want, thus ending the need for allshare cast/apple tv devices which in my opinion offer an inferior experience than a full fledged HTPC.
The problem is that I have a tv in a room in my house that is getting more and more use lately and it doesn't have any way of showing netflix or youtube or all the files I have in my media server, etc. Basicaly, no access to the internet and I bought the tv right before all the smartv craze started. I am now on the search of a way to mirror my phone's screen (or anyones) to that tv in order to give that tv some added value. Of course I would still need to have some kind of reciever in that tv to get it to work so I really don't know what I am searching for. In the end I will probably end up purchasing an allcast dongle and use it specificaly for that tv, that way all tv's in my house would have access to all the media in my house and the internet but if anyone here has another option, I am all ears.
I have google tv and youtube connects nicely, i'm not sure if that's what your looking for though. I just connect and it plays the video on my tv.
Reviving this i case the 4.3 framework has changed to allow this functionality. If someone with knowledge of such things can chime in that would be great!
Bumping this topic, years have gone by and still no solution?
mirror from koush is the closest thing ...
it's meant for airplay so you can just install airserver on your pc
Chromecast
Google Chromevast
Looking for the solution. AirServer works on Windows and promises Google Cast support but it looks like it only casts audio from Chrome desktop tab. Google Play Music app discovers the chromecast device but music doesn't start
I'm in the market for an Android based head unit for my new SUV and have been digging through the web for a good week now including reading many many posts here. I've noticed Ca-Fi has released a new unit called the Dashlinq4 but information is scant on the web other than the manufacturer's specs:
ca-fi.com/web/specs/
Is anything known about this unit?
Charlie Whiskey said:
I'm in the market for an Android based head unit for my new SUV and have been digging through the web for a good week now including reading many many posts here. I've noticed Ca-Fi has released a new unit called the Dashlinq4 but information is scant on the web other than the manufacturer's specs:
ca-fi.com/web/specs/
Is anything known about this unit?
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What questions do you have? I have the first model in the US I've owned all other generations of their units - so I have a pretty good understanding of them.
Dashlinq 4 as delivered:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Old Dashlinq Model coming out: Android 2.3 w/ 1ghz, 512mb ram
New Dashlinq 4 installed with 4.1.1
Comparison of these two: NOTE THESE ARE THE TOYOTA UNIVERSAL MODELS not the double din universal
Finished Install in a 2013 Scion FR-S
Here is a few video walk throughs I just did
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sGxtnF6GfU&list=HL1396200956
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=303ny-z1LtM&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSPT7Jrd_-E
Here are some additional photos of my install. This is the toyota universal specific model (200mmx100mm) not the double din universal model. It is installed in a Scion FR-S
Base car home launcher that sits on top of the android launcher (see video for better understanding)
Built in radio app
Torque works - obviously its not working in this video... just to display the obd2 reader that goes with the app
Settings showing obd2 reader attached via bluetooth (device is NOT rooted, this works out of the box)
Launcher behind car home - customized with car widget and play music widget
Installing an App
Angry Birds Demo, lol
Running Torque:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSv-3fKBmls&feature=youtu.be
Overall Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_HheZ9aJ1c&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tvs8GQVZiE&feature=youtu.be
Great. I was going to say I found a guy on youtube posting all these videos. I think that's you. Cheers.
Would you know if it's possible to hook up a USB OBD2 adaptor?
Also any chance you've a photo of the back of the unit? Just wondering what kind of connections are available.
How much data do you think youre using daily?
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Great. I was going to say I found a guy on youtube posting all these videos. I think that's you. Cheers.
Would you know if it's possible to hook up a USB OBD2 adaptor?
Also any chance you've a photo of the back of the unit? Just wondering what kind of connections are available.
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That'd be me.
I wouldn't bet on a usb obd2 adaptor working, but why bother - when you can get a bluetooth one from them that will work (i have a feeling a generic one will also work). Just go the bluetooth route. If you saw my videos on youtube, they do work - well.
Here is a back of the unit:
Here is the wiring and what came with it
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How much data do you think youre using daily?
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honestly - not much. i mostly use Waze and google play music.
realistically its no different than your phone - but keep in mind you're only using it for the time periods you're in the car.
I had a dedicated hotspot in one of my old cars with a ca-fi unit - on a 5gb plan, downloading podcasts, constantly streaming, and using it heavily on a 2 hour daily commute - i never came close to using half of my plan
More Qs for you Leadguy,
1) Have you tried side loading applications?
2) How well did it work with Google Play Store out of the box?
3) Can you listen to music (or radio) and have voice navigation (google map or dedicated offline app) at the same time?
4) Noob question - all those RCA connectors, does it mean I'll need an amp as well and can't connect the unit directly to the speakers? I'm really not that picky with audio and would like to avoid the complexity if possible...
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More Qs for you Leadguy,
1) Have you tried side loading applications?
2) How well did it work with Google Play Store out of the box?
3) Can you listen to music (or radio) and have voice navigation (google map or dedicated offline app) at the same time?
4) Noob question - all those RCA connectors, does it mean I'll need an amp as well and can't connect the unit directly to the speakers? I'm really not that picky with audio and would like to avoid the complexity if possible...
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1. Yes sideloading applications works just as any pure google device. No hiccups.
2. Play store works 100% as expected.
3. Yes, music of any sort will work perfectly WITH voice navigation. It will fade in and out very nicely between sources (music vs navigation).
4. no need for an external amp, it has a 45w x 4 speaker amp internally. It does provide the option of external amps if preferred though.
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1. Yes sideloading applications works just as any pure google device. No hiccups.
2. Play store works 100% as expected.
3. Yes, music of any sort will work perfectly WITH voice navigation. It will fade in and out very nicely between sources (music vs navigation).
4. no need for an external amp, it has a 45w x 4 speaker amp internally. It does provide the option of external amps if preferred though.
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Do you have steering wheel controls in your car? If so, do they still work; or do you know if there is an option for them to work?
@leadguy68
Thanks for your information, I'm also looking to buy this unit but just wondering if you install this yourself into your Scion or did you get it professionally installed? If you installed yourself, did you have to modify your dash at all? I'm curious to know because I have the same car, 2013 86gt.
Also wanted to know the following:
Does the GPS work well?
Have you tried hooking up a portable hard drive to this unit?
Does it have usb connectors on the back of unit so that we can drag cable to the glove compartment and hide hard drive or ipod?
Does it play hd movies without probs?
Does the hands free calling work well? I drive alot for work and make heaps of calls in the car or do u need a ext mic?
Have you installed the rear camera? If so, does it work well?
How's the navigation through folders for music?
Have u tried rooting the unit yet?
Do you think the speakers in the Scion need upgrading?
Do you know if we need to buy any other accessories for this unit apart from obd II interface to run torque?
Appreciate your help.
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Do you have steering wheel controls in your car? If so, do they still work; or do you know if there is an option for them to work?
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My car doesn't have steering wheel controls unfortunately. BUT it does have the option to wire them in if you have them.
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@leadguy68
Thanks for your information, I'm also looking to buy this unit but just wondering if you install this yourself into your Scion or did you get it professionally installed? If you installed yourself, did you have to modify your dash at all? I'm curious to know because I have the same car, 2013 86gt.
Also wanted to know the following:
Does the GPS work well?
Have you tried hooking up a portable hard drive to this unit?
Does it have usb connectors on the back of unit so that we can drag cable to the glove compartment and hide hard drive or ipod?
Does it play hd movies without probs?
Does the hands free calling work well? I drive alot for work and make heaps of calls in the car or do u need a ext mic?
Have you installed the rear camera? If so, does it work well?
How's the navigation through folders for music?
Have u tried rooting the unit yet?
Do you think the speakers in the Scion need upgrading?
Do you know if we need to buy any other accessories for this unit apart from obd II interface to run torque?
Appreciate your help.
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Hey! See my full review for the GT86 at http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62619 That will give you most of the info you need!
Install took literally 15 minutes, no need for a professional. its dead simple.
1. GPS is solid, locks nearly immediately
2. Yep hard drives work without a hitch.
3 it has two usb cables more than long enough to route to the glove box. one for Wifi, one for a hard drive or usb drive.
4. HD movies work great, depending on the app you play them with, they are hiccup free
5. hands free calling works, and works great. the built in mic is pretty decent.
6 no rear camera for me, i have one to install - but no time to set it up.
7. folder navigation is just like any other android device. no big deal!
8 no need to root the device honestly. it does everything i'd need from a car stereo and then some without hacking
9. the stock speakers work - i plan to upgrade eventually though.
10. no other accessories needed to run torque other than the bluetooth obd2 reader.
Thanks Leadguy68.
Your email response is most useful.
Looks like im going to pull the trigger on this one.
Now I got to wait for delivery to Australia.
Planning to upgrade the speakers as well.
@leadguy,
If you've installed your reverse camera, can you please find out whether it's possible to manually select the camera view without going into reverse?
I found this really cool 4-cameras bird's eye view park assist system and one of its feature is to automatically activate the side camera when the turn indicator comes on. Of course then I can't depend on the Dashlinq's reverse wire to turn on the camera view for me.
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@leadguy,
If you've installed your reverse camera, can you please find out whether it's possible to manually select the camera view without going into reverse?
I found this really cool 4-cameras bird's eye view park assist system and one of its feature is to automatically activate the side camera when the turn indicator comes on. Of course then I can't depend on the Dashlinq's reverse wire to turn on the camera view for me.
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As best as I can tell there isn't a way to manually select it - but don't take that to the bank. I don't have a camera installed currently with the unit.
Worst case - what you could do is wire the reverse wire that triggers the reverse camera on the screen to a toggle switch in the car and trigger it that way. Easy work around :good:
I wonder if you can hook up a remote control to this unit, I'm assuming this unit does not come with a remote?
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I wonder if you can hook up a remote control to this unit, I'm assuming this unit does not come with a remote?
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This unit does not directly support a remote control
BUT there are aftermarket remote controls that can be wired to the steering wheel control functionality on this unit. That may be a route you could take for that functionality.
Your part 1 of 3 of your walk thru on YouTube is missing. Can you repost it?
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I've came from different Android headunit threads, and so far this is the best one, and more important it has the best support.
Also, it has stand by mode which others doesn't.
The developers at Ca-Fi made a great work integrating non-Android devices seamlessly into the operating system itself. Too bad you couldn't test steering wheel controls with third party apps like Google Play Music.
Does the system have video out for headrest?
If so , does it have dualzone? As in continue to play video on these headrest while navigating GPS or something?
For those of us who want to run a more standard Android launcher (Nova, oem launchers, etc), what are you guys doing re: music player controls?
I've noticed that car launchers like Agama and Vivid have pretty cool music controls integrated in- whether it is my Bluetooth connection to a phone, Spotify, Amazon Music, YT Music, etc., it displays whatever track information it has (sometimes art too) and universal play/pause/next/prev buttons. I like that.
My Atoto S8 Ultra (uis7862 based unit) comes with a pretty standard launcher. There is a music widget that seems to control just the built in local music player, which I don't like and therefore don't use. It got me thinking, are there any universal widgets that can work the same way the Vivid/Agama/etc launchers handle it?
I found and tried the following so far:
Music Widgets for Car Devices
This seemed promising on paper. I can't get it to switch between sources however, it gets stuck on the last one used even if I clear all open apps. For example, if I had Spotify open, and the next time I drive I want to listen to Amazon Music, it still shows Spotify controls and track information. I have to go into settings for the widget and press OK, only then will it update.
Also, I think I had the Bluetooth track control the very first time I installed it (I was playing music over BT to test it), but ever since I used it with anything else (Spotify, Amazon, etc) it refuses to ever go back to BT control.
Material Music Widget
I like the aesthetics of this one, seems much nicer than the first one. BUT, the trial version only allows you to connect it to a single app player so I can't confirm if it does what I want correctly. I also can't seem to get it to recognize the BT player, I'd imagine if it wasn't designed to be a car player widget it wouldn't be aware of that as an option.
What else should I try? What do you guys use?
I use Poweramp without any widget. The interface allows you to swipe left, right, up and down on the album cover. Very easy and intuitive. I like keeping it open to see the album cover. I have navigation, Waze on the left 2/3 of the screen and Poweramp on the right 1/3. I think it's 2/3 and 1/3 or it could be 3/4 and 1/4...not sure. I usually use the steering wheel controls to switch to the next song and play/pause. I have another button to change source, but I usually don't. I usually listen to the music on my USB stick using Poweramp.
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I use Poweramp without any widget. The interface allows you to swipe left, right, up and down on the album cover. Very easy and intuitive. I like keeping it open to see the album cover. I have navigation, Waze on the left 2/3 of the screen and Poweramp on the right 1/3. I think it's 2/3 and 1/3 or it could be 3/4 and 1/4...not sure. I usually use the steering wheel controls to switch to the next song and play/pause. I have another button to change source, but I usually don't. I usually listen to the music on my USB stick using Poweramp.
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That doesn't help me though.
I have multiple drivers of my car between my wife and daughter, we use a mix of sources between Spotify, Amazon Music, AA/Bluetooth (because my daughter has her own spotify account she wants to use), etc.
It's annoying to have so many interfaces, I feel like there could/should be one set of "now playing" info on the display, with one universal set of controls for pause/play/next etc.
Agama and other launchers do this correctly, but their UI is too busy and too far from stock for me. I like the stock Android UI better, with the recognizable and colorful icons, but finding a widget like this seems harder than expected.
I am finding the folks at 4PDA made something called Music Proxy which sort of takes over the FYT standard audio player and uses that widget. However, Atoto's built in player widget is kind of ugly, huge, and doesn't even support album art (unlike other launchers that have this built in), I was hoping for a better option.
Suggesting a totally different app (Poweramp) isn't a solution for me personally, although I appreciate the reply.
Still searching for music widget that can go forward and rewind the tracks
Ubiquity ?
surfer63 said:
Ubiquity ?
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Does that work on our modern Android OS?
dishe2 said:
Does that work on our modern Android OS?
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No idea. I know they used it on the FYT Android 6 Sofia's. I never used it. I had to dig down deep in my memory and then search Google Play Store to find it back.
I guess you simply have to try.
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No idea. I know they used it on the FYT Android 6 Sofia's. I never used it. I had to dig down deep in my memory and then search Google Play Store to find it back.
I guess you simply have to try.
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I wanted to as soon you wrote it, but it says not compatible with my version of Android.
I could try forcing it via side load but I feel like it might just not work since it says designed for KitKat.
Its a shame because we know it's possible for a widget to do what we are asking but no one has done it.
Meanwhile, thanks to suggestions elsewhere here, I found the music widget updater for Teyes and the music proxy app from 4pda that goes along with it.
It's VERY CLOSE to what I want. It turns the standard FYT music player into a "now playing" universal widget, supports pretty much any media including Bluetooth, and gives play/pause/prev/next controls to whatever is currently playing.
The only problem is that the Atoto oem widget is ugly and still doesn't support album art the way the ones I found above do.
It also doesn't go forward or back in the track like the other suggestion, but I know that isn't compatible with Bluetooth streaming anyway (avrcp support is weak, even in the Bluetooth player screen).
I wish I had more experience with app development so I could try making it myself.
Do you have link?
WidgetUpdater for Teyes (Demo) - Apps on Google Play
Display title, artist and cover of the track in Teyes widgets
play.google.com
FYI, thanks to a post in another thread, @surfer63 pointed out that Ubiquity widget DOES work if you just sideload the apk, despite the Play Store saying incompatible. I installed mine from here and it seems to work:
https://m.apkpure.com/ubiquity-music-widget/com.jackthakar.musicwidget
The problem is, it STILL doesn't do what I wanted apparently: Give universal controls for all audio playing, including Bluetooth.
It's pretty much the same as the apps listed in the first post - as in, a good universal widget for apps (Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube, etc). But it still does not recognize Bluetooth audio streaming. For that source of audio, you need to use the Bluetooth app on the radio to see and control what's playing. This is what I'm trying to avoid having to do.
The launchers like Vivid, Agama, etc, can all seem to integrate this into one player control. Even the WidgetUpdater for Teyes app linked above this post seems to get it, but relies on a very poorly designed stock launcher widget that doesn't look right on Atoto's launcher (text is aligned oddly). It's totally possible to get this working, but I wonder what I'm doing wrong.
Is it possible that Ubiquity works with other FYT units and their Bluetooth controls? I know my Atoto has a funny Bluetooth system compared to other FYT radios.
UPDATE:
Vivid Launcher. If you've tried it before and found it buggy, try it again now. It does it perfectly.
A long time ago and it was terrible re: compatibility with FYT (it was made for a different radio type). Tried to do too much customization and fell short, being buggy and freezing a lot.
I just tried it again because I remember their music widget was pretty spot on, and I have to say it seems like they really fixed it up to be more compatible, and the audio controls are now EVERYTHING I WANTED IT TO BE!
It will even automatically switch to Bluetooth audio as a source if you start playing something off your phone, pausing the head unit's playback elsewhere. Before this, if I was playing Spotify locally, I couldn't hear voice notes on my phone unless I switch over to the BT app. With the new Vivid launcher, it will automatically pause Spotify and switch to BT as a source when it detects something is playing there. I can then hit play on spotify again and continue.
And no matter what audio source is active, their music screen acts as a universal widget with controls and titles and even album art if there is any. I'm just so excited to have found this I had to share.
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UPDATE:
Vivid Launcher. If you've tried it before and found it buggy, try it again now. It does it perfectly.
A long time ago and it was terrible re: compatibility with FYT (it was made for a different radio type). Tried to do too much customization and fell short, being buggy and freezing a lot.
I just tried it again because I remember their music widget was pretty spot on, and I have to say it seems like they really fixed it up to be more compatible, and the audio controls are now EVERYTHING I WANTED IT TO BE!
It will even automatically switch to Bluetooth audio as a source if you start playing something off your phone, pausing the head unit's playback elsewhere. Before this, if I was playing Spotify locally, I couldn't hear voice notes on my phone unless I switch over to the BT app. With the new Vivid launcher, it will automatically pause Spotify and switch to BT as a source when it detects something is playing there. I can then hit play on spotify again and continue.
And no matter what audio source is active, their music screen acts as a universal widget with controls and titles and even album art if there is any. I'm just so excited to have found this I had to share.
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What kind of phone do you have and what version of Vivid launcher?
I have special version working well with NavRadio+ and when I use my phone that player sometimes changes into BT playing even if there's no music, but for example sound of typing.
I have a Oneplus 10 Pro, and I dunno - whatever version of Vivid is on the play store about 3 days ago!
I just installed the Vivid launcher on my wife's A6 pf (8581a) and none of the bluetooth or phone functions exist, so I guess they turn on / off features when it recognizes certain hardware?
I noticed that mine lags a couple of seconds before switching to bluetooth, so a notification like turning on my phone or getting a message doesn't switch, but anything that plays for 2+ seconds did. So a voice note would cut off the first couple of seconds, but at least I can replay if I need to and still don't need to change the headunit over.
Maybe your kb has too much constant noise so it clicks over?