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Control android from computer

hey just wondering, is there an app which will let me display my g1's screen on my desktop computer? kind of like a reverse vnc?
thanks

This is maybe interesting for you...
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
XDA Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=557717

mackz said:
hey just wondering, is there an app which will let me display my g1's screen on my desktop computer? kind of like a reverse vnc?
thanks
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Its not like reverse vnc, its like, uh, vnc.
This website has all the stuff you need to get a vnc server running on your phone:
http://code.google.com/p/android-vnc/
Note: If you just run the fbvncserver, you can get a vnc server in VIEW ONLY mode. To get full interactive VNC, you need to run a kernel with their patch applied -- do not try to boot off their patched kernel, it is for emulator only. If you want to use their kernel patch, you must checkout the source code -- it comes with the patch file. Apply it to the applicable kernel source and boot off that.

I was looking for the same thing for my EVO. I found an app in the Market called "droid VNC Server" by Jose Pereira that allows you to remotely control your Android phone from a PC wirelessly. I tried it over WiFi and it worked flawlessly for me!
Here's a link to it on Market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.onaips.vnc&feature=search_result
(Edit: Sorry, didn't realize this thread was from 2009 until after I hit submit. It was the top Google result for my search for a solution.)

thanks for the info..
it really helps...
some moderator like to lock old thread...if we reply to it..
but it actually helps sometimes..

oesjmr said:
I was looking for the same thing for my EVO. I found an app in the Market called "droid VNC Server" by Jose Pereira that allows you to remotely control your Android phone from a PC wirelessly. I tried it over WiFi and it worked flawlessly for me!
Here's a link to it on Market:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.onaips.vnc&feature=search_result
(Edit: Sorry, didn't realize this thread was from 2009 until after I hit submit. It was the top Google result for my search for a solution.)
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I thank you, even though it was an old thread... I was looking for something similar so I can type in my accounts through my pc using my keyboard. This works like a charm. Good find.

Thanks, one more ?
Is there an app that doesn't need root?

I just made a FR ... and i have no notification panel ... (you know - the one that slides down)

nice. Thanks

like thanks

Drozdii said:
nice. Thanks
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like thanks
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Guys, this is what the "thanks" button is for, please do not post just to say thanks, use the button instead.

wardfan220 said:
Guys, this is what the "thanks" button is for, please do not post just to say thanks, use the button instead.
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thanks!

demkantor said:
thanks!
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I wish I had a gif of someone shaking their fist, lol.
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Well i have played with some apps to control my phone from computer. And my opinion is that webkey works it best.
You can find it here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webkey

streamnlnl said:
Well i have played with some apps to control my phone from computer. And my opinion is that webkey works it best.
You can find it here:...
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Yeah, i second this too! I just tried a couple of popular ones like Remote Web Desktop by SmartDog and LazyDroid and none of those two worked. Only webkey worked perfectly!

I concur
mungki3 said:
Yeah, i second this too! I just tried a couple of popular ones like Remote Web Desktop by SmartDog and LazyDroid and none of those two worked. Only webkey worked perfectly!
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I concur

ressurection
Anyway to do this or something like this without any internet what so ever? I have no internet and would like to connect phone via USB. Then see screen on computer be able to use Mouse for touch and keyboard to type. Is it possible? Everything I see fails to mention you need to connect to internet to use it either by having DSL cable or tethering for you WiFi data. No internet options for me.

Dev Request: HDMI Mirroring?

Since im not a dev, i dont have the chops to figure this out.... but I would definately donate to a dev that can figure this out.
Is hdmi mirroring possible?

in build.prop theres this:
ro.hdmi.mirror.enable=false
ro.hdmi.default.app=
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changing the first line to true WORKS only at boot, it correctly mirrors what you see on your phone. but once the phone is done booting, it kicks the TV to a black screen and the phone asks you if you want to open up the entertainment app or do nothing.
So mirroring is there, its just blocked by something on boot.

andy2na said:
changing the first line to true WORKS only at boot, it correctly mirrors what you see on your phone. but once the phone is done booting, it kicks the TV to a black screen and the phone asks you if you want to open up the entertainment app or do nothing.
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Have you tried disabling webtop? It sounds like the app takes over control of the HDMI port once started.

krkeegan said:
Have you tried disabling webtop? It sounds like the app takes over control of the HDMI port once started.
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how do you do that?

omg yes how do you do that. please, thank you thank you thank you. they're such assholes for blocking this very basic task and wanting you to buy the stupid dock

eatkabab said:
omg yes how do you do that. please, thank you thank you thank you. they're such assholes for blocking this very basic task and wanting you to buy the stupid dock
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Sorry, I just ordered my phone, so I don't have one to tinker with yet. But maybe you can use titanium backup to freeze the app. If it doesn't show up as an app, maybe you can use autostarts to try and stop it. Finally, the last idea I have is to poke around in the init scripts to find the offending app. All of this is just speculation, but since you can see mirroring at bootup I think it is pretty clear that the webtop app is causing the issue.

I can confirm this. It boots to the homescreens. I got to unlock and touch a widget. Then it disappeared, the box came up asking if I wanted to connect to the entertainment center.
I back through my apps with titanium backup and froze anything regarding hdmi. The entertainment box went away, but it still takes away hdmi mirroring.
I didn't have any results with autostarts either, but I don't really know what to look for.
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Tried to freeze up some services with Titanium backup - no luck so far.
There is something happening during the boot process which disables the mirroring.

Tried this also. Same results.
I went into Titanium Backup and deleted the Entertainment Center application as well as a couple of other ones I thought might be the reason. But, it still switched off to a black screen after a few seconds.

Any updates on this?

I still don't have a phone yet, but I had another realization.
When you plug in the HDMI cord, the phone pops up with options regarding what to display. i.e. the webtop or the entertainment center. Ergo, something lower in the OS than the webtop is blocking the HDMI port.
However, my thought is, rather than block this, we need to figure out how to make another entry in this list. So the options read, webtop, entertainment, and mirroring.
Unfortunately this may require waiting for Moto to release the code. It will also require someone with coding skill. I for one have never worked with Android and have very poor experience with even Java.

This subject is being killed all over the forums in different threads. The hdmi is being toggled for different apps like webtop or media. The config is the other part that supports the hdmi app service options. We have dumped the apk into smalli and have confirmed this.
There is devs working on webtop without dock and it maybe beneficial to combine these efforts to support display mirroring... just a thought
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Any updates on this?

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Any updates on this?
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There is no need for dedicated mirroring now that you can launch the webtop without the dock.
You can run mobile view full screen once you launch webtop.... and alas, you have HDMI mirroring.
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There is no need for dedicated mirroring now that you can launch the webtop without the dock.
You can run mobile view full screen once you launch webtop.... and alas, you have HDMI mirroring.
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Can i just run mirroring?

leadguy68 said:
There is no need for dedicated mirroring now that you can launch the webtop without the dock.
You can run mobile view full screen once you launch webtop.... and alas, you have HDMI mirroring.
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Well thats not fully correct, if you launch a app that has on screen buttons like games or emulators..you cant use or play them using the phone as these dont show up on phone.
so we could still do with mirroring for atrix

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There is no need for dedicated mirroring now that you can launch the webtop without the dock.
You can run mobile view full screen once you launch webtop.... and alas, you have HDMI mirroring.
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Can i just run mirroring?
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As of now the best solution is to do what leadguy68 suggested. I don't think any dev is working on it. It is just not worth it since what you want to accomplish can be done with just one additional mouse click after enabling webtop.
If I am wrong and any devs are still working on this, please ignore this thread, otherwise it is prudent to close this thread. Or maybe OP can state this in the first post so that people stop asking about HDMI mirroring.

Immix said:
As of now the best solution is to do what leadguy68 suggested. I don't think any dev is working on it. It is just not worth it since what you want to accomplish can be done with just one additional mouse click after enabling webtop.
If I am wrong and any devs are still working on this, please ignore this thread, otherwise it is prudent to close this thread. Or maybe OP can state this in the first post so that people stop asking about HDMI mirroring.
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I think it's dumb to end a thread because YOU aren't interested in something. I think it'd be a damn good idea to get mirroring running. The webtop mirror is laggy, and I want to play a real game of angry birds on a 100" screen, lol. Keep the work up, if anyone is working on it. I'll keep trying on my end to get it working.

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I think it's dumb to end a thread because YOU aren't interested in something. I think it'd be a damn good idea to get mirroring running. The webtop mirror is laggy, and I want to play a real game of angry birds on a 100" screen, lol. Keep the work up, if anyone is working on it. I'll keep trying on my end to get it working.
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exactly. mirroring is still highly sought after. Like another said earlier, for people who want to run emulators, you're sol with the webtop, theres no onscreen buttons AND you cant use your wii-mote while in webtop mode.

Agreed. Still very much needed for games. Web top game emulation is laggy.
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[Q] Jellybean "computer" is very disapointing

I had the 'great idea' to hook a monitor, keyboard and mouse to my Atrix HD and use it as a PC (to save $70 month on internet) Problem is, it's HORRIBLE. It goes into some kind of 'Dock' mode, and you can only have 4 icons. Flash player doesn't work in Chrome or Browser, so you have to launch youtube videos in a new window. Plus, all these ****ing "mobile" websites that everyone loves suck, and I can't figure out how to change Chromes user-agent header.
I bought this cable: shop dot teamblackhat dot info Cables_c4.htm
Think I'm going to try and root it and get the wifi hotspot to work.
Does anyone know if there is a way to keep the 'Dock' mode from showing up? It's worse than just the normal phone (which wouldn't be bad)

Forget chrome bro, its oversimplified garbage. With stock browser you only have to set desktop mode once every time you open it, with chome its everytime you open a website + everytime you open the browser.
Also, chrome doesnt have plugin support, you need this flash, and it will work in default browser: Adobe_Flash_Player_11.1.115.17.apk
When the dock notification comes, you should chose charge only so it doesnt switch to clock mode. BTW JB is **** with hdmi, google messed it up.

souljaboy said:
When the dock notification comes, you should chose charge only so it doesnt switch to clock mode. BTW JB is **** with hdmi, google messed it up.
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well mine never shown the dock notification even after rebooting. any way to make it appear ?

smogtdi said:
well mine never shown the dock notification even after rebooting. any way to make it appear ?
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It appears when you connect it, but dont open up the lid.

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It appears when you connect it, but dont open up the lid.
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thanks but none of the settings solved the screwed up display on a lapdock.
But I can't see how it's still ok mirroring to the 2 TVs we have at home.

smogtdi said:
thanks but none of the settings solved the screwed up display on a lapdock.
But I can't see how it's still ok mirroring to the 2 TVs we have at home.
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Seems like they only support 720p and 1080p resolution now...

atrix hd does not support webtop like other motos, so it will only look like a big android screen just like the phone. no tablet mode or anything like that.

el_venga said:
atrix hd does not support webtop like other motos, so it will only look like a big android screen just like the phone. no tablet mode or anything like that.
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I didn't see any reference to webtop. we all asked for true 720p display on the lapdocks.

souljaboy said:
Seems like they only support 720p and 1080p resolution now...
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if it support 720p, we would get a very small black band around the display (as if you plug any other hdmi capable device in the lapdock (like a blue-ray player))
there's something wrong like if they targeted the lapdock on purpose.

My original email was wrote on dec.14.
***** ******* via Email 12/30/2012 10:50 AM
****,
So sorry for the extended response time. We've been working hard on improving our products and services to meet the needs of power users like yourself. You posed an excellent question, referencing your previous email, and currently my engineer team is looking into the HDMI issues you referred to. We are working diligently to locate and resolve any issues we find. I want to thank you for your inquiry and let you know that it is through feedback such as yours we are able to provide a better Motorola experience. We will be glad to provide more info when it's available. Again, Thank you for choosing Motorola.
Best Regards,
*****
Motorola Tech Team
I've already sent another back with some of my recent findings, the guys at s3 forum were of great help(they're having the same letterbox).

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My original email was wrote on dec.14.
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Is there a place where I can send my own comments (like the browser bookmarks mess) ?

https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/account/overview
click on it, login, or register if you need to.
when youre logged in, click on the link again, should take you to the "mystuff" page
add a phone, and post question, you can also op-in to be contacted in some developer programs

[APP] [ROOT REQUIRED] Chromecast mirroring (screencasting) works!

The Chromecast only allows certain devices to use it's new mirroring functions. The OPO is apparently not on that list. But, thanks to this handy app, the Chromecast will now recognize my OPO and allow for full mirroring!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/har...experimental-enable-mirroring-device-t2812193
- Install the app and open it.
- Enable "Mirror Status:" and enable "QuickSettings Mirror:"
- Either open the chromecast app, and find mirroring in the left panel, or
- Pull down into your quick settings and see the icon for "cast screen"
There is a small bit of lag, which would mean some games that require split second timing would be hard to play on the big screen, but others work fine, like FIFA 14 for example. Any video site (that doesn't already support Chromecast) will work perfectly as well.

i try this but there is no audio out from my oneplus one only from youtube

Will this make my chromecast work as miracast that allow screen mirroring?
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Use Allcast its much better audio works perfect..

chainsuk said:
Use Allcast its much better audio works perfect..
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Are you referring to samsungs allshare cast? Do you have it working on it?

Works perfectly, except many times there are lags. i hope google fix it

No he is talking about Koushik's "Allcast" app from the Playstore

chainsuk said:
Use Allcast its much better audio works perfect..
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Allcast screens to TV or just PC. We are talking about screen mirroring and not Allcasts normal feature right?

A little easier way (for some)
Thanks for one of the popular and working solutions.. I was just about to apply that and I just wondered what happens if I try "Cast Screen" option in my One with my Samsung Smart TV, and I got it working with little efforts! Here's the thread I posted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/howto-oneplus-one-cast-screen-smart-tv-t2938752
Might be helpful for somebody who wants to go an easy way if possible.
Enjoy casting..!

yugz5 said:
Thanks for one of the popular and working solutions.. I was just about to apply that and I just wondered what happens if I try "Cast Screen" option in my One with my Samsung Smart TV, and I got it working with little efforts! Here's the thread I posted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/howto-oneplus-one-cast-screen-smart-tv-t2938752
Might be helpful for somebody who wants to go an easy way if possible.
Enjoy casting..!
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Does it work with the latest version or CM11S 44S??? it stop working for me on that version.

I... am... not sure. I was on XNPH38R when I tried.
I will retry after updating to 44R and will post an Update.
If you try before me, do share..!
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Does it work with the latest version or CM11S 44S??? it stop working for me on that version.
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I found a little write up that makes it a lot easier and more stable. First download root explorer go to system folder then build prop. Find
ro.product.device=A0001 and change A0001 to hammerhead and save changes. Now go to settings / display and under cast screen option your chrome cast will now appear then click on it. Now once WiFi on and you pull down quick settings you will see cast option appear.
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masterchop said:
Does it work with the latest version or CM11S 44S??? it stop working for me on that version.
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working for me

masterchop said:
Does it work with the latest version or CM11S 44S??? it stop working for me on that version.
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Tested... And working fine..!
Sent from my A0001

yugz5 said:
Tested... And working fine..!
hehe for some reason it did not work on the first try, after resinstalling it work like a charm.
the only problem is that the screen flickers a bit when you pull down the notifications.
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masterchop said:
yugz5 said:
Tested... And working fine..!
hehe for some reason it did not work on the first try, after resinstalling it work like a charm.
the only problem is that the screen flickers a bit when you pull down the notifications.
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That happened to me once when I was kind of away from the TV or when I thoroughly covered back of my phone. So I assume that would be because of weak Wi-Fi Direct connection between devices. Also, I noticed increase in delays and some jitter in video. So this surely seems like connectivity issue.
May be trying without a case or with WiFi antena area open/unblocked should reflect the improvement.
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Xposed module for AA

Hi,
I only like to start a thread about the development of an Xposed module for tweak AA.
Someone is interested on it?
Reagards!

manos78 said:
Hi,
I only like to start a thread about the development of an Xposed module for tweak AA.
Someone is interested on it?
Reagards!
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Oh yes - I would be very interested. I just have to wait for another 1-2 months until my car (A4) with AA/CarPlay support will be delivered.

Unfortunately I am not a developer but I'd be one of your first supporters and I will gladly test anything you guys develop .
Since Android Auto has a lot of limitations, an exposed module would be the best way to get rid of them.

Not a lot of replies. Looks like there are still not enough people who have Android Auto . We'll have to wait until it catches on I guess.

yes - I think so, too. But I am also still hoping, that manos78 will start the development anyway

Absolutely. For example here maps for Android Auto would be awesome

would also love to see some android auto mods

Me too !
Let me know if I can help by anyway

I'm interested.

I've got a Pioneer AVH-4200NEX on the way, so I'll be looking at doing some Xposed work, depending on what functionality is missing. Not everything can be done via Xposed (like making Waze work over AA), but it would be good to get an idea of what sort of additional functionality people are looking for on the AA platform.

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I've got a Pioneer AVH-4200NEX on the way, so I'll be looking at doing some Xposed work, depending on what functionality is missing. Not everything can be done via Xposed (like making Waze work over AA), but it would be good to get an idea of what sort of additional functionality people are looking for on the AA platform.
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Hey, it would be great to get rid of the limitation of only viewing few entries in a list when scrolling... I believe this is tracked via GPS, so it would be great to feedback a velocity of 0 to this process only.

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I only like to start a thread about the development of an Xposed module for tweak AA.
Someone is interested on it?
Reagards!
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I'm not a developer. But I'd love to try anything new.

donverse said:
Hey, it would be great to get rid of the limitation of only viewing few entries in a list when scrolling... I believe this is tracked via GPS, so it would be great to feedback a velocity of 0 to this process only.
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Is this in specific apps only, or all AA-enabled ones?

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I would like to request this aswell. I know this happens on spotify and iheartradio for sure, its annoyi lng to the point i unplug my,phone and use it via bluetooth audio streaming to get to yhe play list i would like to when on a road trip on driving long miles with out stopping to change my play list its crazy that they do this for safety but ends up. Us plaaying with phone dissconnected due to the dam moving locks. (typed,on,my mobile device. Please excuse the typos)

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Yep I only know about spotify and gmusic as well. You just end up using your Phone in the Hand, there's really no point in this restriction
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donverse said:
Yep I only know about spotify and gmusic as well. You just end up using your Phone in the Hand, there's really no point in this restriction
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Is there an error message shown when you've hit this limitation? I've found "Unlimited browsing is disabled because car is not parked." in the AA apk, but I'm not sure if that's the proper verbiage when it's limiting listview scrolling.

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Is there an error message shown when you've hit this limitation? I've found "Unlimited browsing is disabled because car is not parked." in the AA apk, but I'm not sure if that's the proper verbiage when it's limiting listview scrolling.
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Yes. If you've reached the tap limit you'll get a "you cannot continue browsing unless you're parked" message.
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agentdr8 said:
Is there an error message shown when you've hit this limitation? I've found "Unlimited browsing is disabled because car is not parked." in the AA apk, but I'm not sure if that's the proper verbiage when it's limiting listview scrolling.
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Im sure it that setting. They all seem to have this scrolling limit once you get past say...5 items or so.
I can post photo next time i am in my truck and have another phone to take the photo

chevyguy128 said:
Im sure it that setting. They all seem to have this scrolling limit once you get past say...5 items or so.
I can post photo next time i am in my truck and have another phone to take the photo
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I still have my NEX on my workbench, so I can test this out later tonight. I believe it's in the AA SDK, so that individual apps don't have to determine if the vehicle is in motion or not. Shouldn't be too hard to work around.

Here's a request:
Would like to manage what apps show up on Android Auto (headunit)
For example, sideloaded apps currently do not show up
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...o-general/to-loaded-app-android-auto-t3246489