Old school dude learning new tricks - Introductions

I work in TV media as an engineer now. When I was younger I learned how to program in C ++ but never ##. I gave up c++ over 15 years ago. I did install kotlin about a year ago to learn Android programming however found it much more difficult then I thought it would be. I found the way that the modules are separated in the Android programming environment confusing.
What makes me old school is I know Electronics repair at the component level this includes surface mount technology. I always found Electronics easier to understand then programming.
I installed an Android radio in my Lexus about a month ago. I had several issues and were able to solve a couple. When I found the x d a website, I found it interesting reading some of the other users troubles. I'm hoping to contribute a little bit of knowledge while gaining a whole lot more.
The Android units that I purchased was through Phoenix Automotive and I've had some difficulty with the sound levels. I managed to fix some of the sound levels by using a hidden equalizer built into the software OS of the Android.
The main issue I'm having, is probably just the fact that the newer version has locked the factory settings and the code window does not come up on this version, so you can't enter a code to access factory settings. I think it is a rip-off that they have locked this out now. As I understand it, the Android radio head unit, that I have, does have hidden features for audio control in the factory settings area. If anyone knows how to make a console or terminal emulator work on this Android head unit, so I can access factory settings that way, would help.
Thanks

RogerHomeboy said:
I work in TV media as an engineer now. When I was younger I learned how to program in C ++ but never ##. I gave up c++ over 15 years ago. I did install kotlin about a year ago to learn Android programming however found it much more difficult then I thought it would be. I found the way that the modules are separated in the Android programming environment confusing.
What makes me old school is I know Electronics repair at the component level this includes surface mount technology. I always found Electronics easier to understand then programming.
I installed an Android radio in my Lexus about a month ago. I had several issues and were able to solve a couple. When I found the x d a website, I found it interesting reading some of the other users troubles. I'm hoping to contribute a little bit of knowledge while gaining a whole lot more.
The Android units that I purchased was through Phoenix Automotive and I've had some difficulty with the sound levels. I managed to fix some of the sound levels by using a hidden equalizer built into the software OS of the Android.
The main issue I'm having, is probably just the fact that the newer version has locked the factory settings and the code window does not come up on this version, so you can't enter a code to access factory settings. I think it is a rip-off that they have locked this out now. As I understand it, the Android radio head unit, that I have, does have hidden features for audio control in the factory settings area. If anyone knows how to make a console or terminal emulator work on this Android head unit, so I can access factory settings that way, would help.
Thanks
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[Q] Fully functional D3 ROM with Bluetooth Message Access Profile?

Been looking around for a while, and I can't find a definitive answer for this. I love my D3, and the one major beef I have with it is that it does not support the Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP). As I understand it, this can be coded into the ROM, (not a hardware issue), and while I've heard some Android ROMs support it, I have not found one for the D3.
MAP will let me get and send text messages through my Ford's Sync system, which is something I desperately want.
Failing finding a ROM for D3 built with MAP, I'd like to know where I can download source code for a fully functional D3 ROM, and see if I can add the support myself (I'm a .NET developer by trade, so while I expect there to be some culture shock I expect I can get through it), compile it, and brick my phone a couple dozen times.
Can someone point me in the right direction?

WANTED: Feedback on hobby project 'ANDROID MOBILE TRIAGE KIT'

::THE HOOK
Hello! My name is Atomicmuffin, and may I present the concept of an (aptly dubbed)'Android Mobile Triage Kit'! This is a minor little "side-project" i've been killing time with as of late and it had been suggested by an associate that I share with the community.
::THE GOAL
In a nutshell? I just want community feedback. Before I set to work typing out a series of long articles (I tend to be overly defining in my writing :C), and before I spent the time to lay everything out, taking pictures, tutorializing steps, etc. And that's just the Forum part. The UI/UX is non-existant, nor do I have any sense of established direction with my custom software tools and the like that i've written. SO, before the required time is spent "noobifying" my mini-project and developing documention as such...here I am.
::A BRIEF BACKSTORY
I decided to come here and gather input from th community following my experiences yesterday, which consisted of the successful ressurrection of an associates' pretty-much-dead Galaxy S3-Mini via on-the-spot boot-sdcard generation....subsequently followed by another associate whom wanted the latest firmware (Marshmallow) for their S5 (flashed to PB1..they were still on 4.4.2 KitKatt! NK1 I believe)...and capped off with the first-timers' starter-pack (S4-edition) for a friend: TWRP Flash + Root >> then custom ROM and Kernel.
This general scenario is of course nothing new to the modding community, however there is one (or maybe two or three) critical aspects of this partiticular endeavor that may appeal to some, the primary of which is PORTABILITY.
All of this happened in a 20-minute window, at a Starbucks, and it all fits in my jean pocket. Hell, half the time was spent waiting for downloads to complete on crappy Starbucks wifi. Afterwards, It was suggested that I venture outside of my bubble and share with others this little setup i've assembled. And after brief consideration about persuing it, and longer consideration for the name of it, here I am.
Triage [tree-AZH]:
-Noun -- Triage is the process of examining problems quickly, often with limited resources, in order to decide which ones are the most serious and consequently must be acted upon first.
Alrighty then!...but why?
See...now that's just one o' them great life mysteries. But actually, I'd have to conclude that it is because I lack other, more creative ways to spend my free time. Take this circumstance combined with owning excessive amounts of Samsung mobile devices (in sequential order, too!) and **** like this was just bound to happen sometime....
:EAKING UNDER THE HOOD
So...just what is the 'Android Mobile Triage Kit' exactly?
It is an assortment of tools & utilities, both hardware and software, and self-made as well as some google-search-aquired software components and some Amazon-search-aquired hardware components. And so, with those powers combined, out pops a Triage Kit in which one can quickly assess and attend to any Samsung mobile device capable of being flashed via ODIN.
Even at this stage (lets call it Pre-PreAlpha) or "state" of the project, there is nothing I cannot do in ODIN, nor any other tool that this setup cannot do as well. Mobile Odin and FlashFire (and similar apps), while certainly very useful and convienent for what they are (Thanks Chainfire! And also for the inspiration!), they depend on one, often-critical and unchangeable fact of life: The device has to at least boot. Even further, make it into a ROM after booting, and further still, require root privs. Whereas the only immovable obstacle facing my uniquie approach would be something along the lines of definitive hardware failure (like you dropped it in the pool).
Even if you're hard-bricked and cannot reach ODIN-mode, depending on which device you have the tools exist or are in-development, and those select devices can often be recovered by constructing a boot-sdcard (or more advanced, a boot eMMC-like partition on an external flashdrive). Currently, the pair of tools i'm developing to handle those tasks is on the backburner, but not forgotton.
::TEAR 'ER APART AND PIECE 'ER TOGETHER
All that's left is the how. This article is already too damn long as well so I'll try to be brief..
Absolute Essentials:
1x - Samsung-manufactured device to be operated on. (e.g the phone you wanna ODIN-flash)
1x - Mobile Device running Android 4.4+ (KK+) and ROOT CAPABLE, ideally Samsung-manufactured as well but not critical.
1x - USB-Std A--Female to USB-MicroB--Male Adapter. Colloquially referred to as an USB-OTG adapter.
1x - Length of standard USB-Std A--Male to USB-MicroB--Male cabling. (AKA Charge cord)
MUCH - Patience.
This would be bare minimum. My "kit" contains many more tools and doohickeys to save as many helpless victims on the go as possible. I'll add a pic later, but given the functionality of it all, it STILL FITS INSIDE MY 'TRIAGE BAG' (aka A Crown Royal Baggy), AND FITS ENTIRELY INSIDE MY JEAN-POCKET, ALBEIT SNUGGLY..
::THE NITTY GRITTY
Since Android runs atop the Linux Kernel, The main concept here is what happens inside the MasterDevice (or HostDevice, if you will). We actually piece together a Linux Distribution and build a rootfs imagefile. We "boot" this image inside the phone, passing variables, params and other required resources from Android such as hardware drivers, etc. We then pull a Chinese Fire Drill with various processes, handing the reigns over to this booted image. Once all is said and done, we have (for all our relavent intents and purposes) a running Linux Distro in which we operate. From there it's just a matter of developing the comm tools.
This "chroot", as it's called in Linux terms, isn't only limited to our application of it flashing devices. In fact, I built my "Plebian" (my own personal Debian-based setup) chroot on my VZW-branded Galaxy S4 for the sole purpose of assisting in the ONLY OTHER "side-project" i'm working on currently: Reading, Reverse-Engineering and Hacking the CANBUS its associated modules inside a BMW E90 via the ODB-II port. You can do anything! It's basically a mini-desktop. In fact, i'm (although sparingly) working on further integration with my phones, involving root-switching, kernel-switching, kexec'ing (hot-booting Kernels), and perhaps even bootloader bypasses? Who knows. But anyway....
If interest is lackluster, no big deal, whatevs, it's just a side-project. However should interest explode, patience would be a virture, as it would be a good chunk of time before I'd finish creating all relevant documentations and such, and stabilize the disaster that is the current UX before finally going public. Unforuntely in it's current "working" state, only those with quite the intimate knowledge of Linux (and kernel), usb, serial device communication, etc..etc...would be able to actually use it effectively. Thus why i'm here to receieve feedback!
::THE FINAL QUESTION: Should I continue to develop and release such a project? And would the community benefit to such an extent as to justify the additional time investment? Thank you guys so much for the input!
P.S: Didn't know which forum to post in, since i'm currently only requesting feedback in the conceptual sense, so posting it in off-topic.

On my Note 9 being hacked & the validity of 'Ethical hackers'...

I was running a U1 XAA build of Android 10 2.0 with the
June 1 Security patch that I'd downloaded and flashed
from Sammobile.
Awhile ago I downloaded and flashed the U1 XAA 2.1 update from the same place and noticed that there
are a number of apps I can no longer deny Wifi Control
access to under the Apps Special access area:
DeviceTest
DeviceKeystring
FACM
Gear VR Service
Voice wake-up
being 5 out of the 12 I cant deny access to.
Also I am no longer able to disable Google Play Services
whereas before in 2.0 I could. I'm not even allowed to forcestop Play Services now! Its not just these two changes, there are other things I used to be able to disable but now can't. And I have *two* 'SmartThings'
apps, one is version 10.0.37.0 and the other is version
1.7.50-21 (the-21 is just how its listed.)
I know this all sounds somewhat tame and trivial but I would like to know if this is all normal and can be confirmed by anyone else.
Anyone
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**Update**
Okay, just wanted to post some info on some sort of resolution to the above, mostly for those who make honest and earnest pleas for help and ask really pertinent questions but are ignored by the knowledgable (or criminal)
peruser.
In short, I was hacked. It doesn't come as a surprise (has happened *many* times with my N9. It *does* make me wonder about that supposed military-grade Knox security)
How do you know if you're hacked?? I just used the Running Services lister under Development Tools. Look
for services that shouldn't be running as often as they do
(Last hack they had Samsung Push which is for delivering notifications related to Samsung apps?? running something as a Service (not sure what it was but as soon as I stopped it, it popped right back up) or things you never use or have deactivated showing up in the cache (ESPECIALLY Aircommand!! Disable this as a Trusted Agent immediately! And keep an eye on it, and always keep the Air Remote feature OFF).
Also, the Google Play Store app. When I flashed the July 2020 Security update I noticed the Play Store was still at the May 2020 version update. I didn't think much of it at the time, but after having to Factory Reset I noticed it now read July 1 2020. So I guess the 'worms' have the May version hacked. Sucks that villany loves working for free breaking stuff, but in order to build something up and protect it, it takes toil and coercion.
Finally (Not sure if this is actually a sign of malware or hacking, but the only reference I could find relating to it
was from a guy who was truly beleaguered by hackers)
theres a User Certificate under Biometrics & Security / Other
Security settings / User Certificates that reads as
'FindMyMobile' and purports to being necessary for VPN security and other applications. Well, I had Find My Mobile
deactivated and uninstalled via ADB and it still showed back up after being deleted numerous times and my VPN seems to work without it. It might be for the Note 9's
built-in Knox android VPN strengthening parameters, but I couldn't find nfo online about it anywhere except in the case I mentioned which seems very odd. Qualifying proof of its malicious intent for me?: After factory resetting it hasn't shown back up.
I dont think my N9 is cleaned or I should say I'll never trust a smart phone fully again, not until the outdated and hacked 40 year old SS7 protocol that runs all cellular communications is updated, not until something more reliably secure than 'somewhat' obsfucatingly complex baseband processors are present in phones and maybe something akin to a hardware firewall in the soc that can interpret and filter non-carrier invalid commands (prob only need to update that damn SS7 protocol!) I'd also love it if Google/Alphabet would dump Android and start over with a new updated mobile OS with security at the forefront (Think, updates delivered via 'Middleware', roms bought initially directly from the manufacturer that can be crytographically flashed up to three times with signed updates with each update burned and locked into the rom via fuses. Each factory reset brings you back to your last update. The roms are only updatable if a hardware dip switch is tripped which moves actual physical leads in the soc which powers the ability to flash this chip. And maybe screw AOSP, I wonder if all this open sourceness has actually given the malware creators more knowledge to
finess the software and the hardware. The so-called white-hat 'Ethical Hackers' (LOL! HOW can breaking into someone's personal space without permission outside of national defense be considered ethical?!? All hackers are criminals. If you want to be considered a 'good' hacker (*snort*) bring to light the measly exploits and software, the slime who make and distribute the same and tell how to protect against them and detect them and disable them. Criminals giving webinars and seminars about how to circumvent protections for devices that billions of people rely on for living should be outlawed FULL-STOP-PERIOD I'd rather have one slime who knows how to get into a system than having that slime be allowed to freely distribute the software and knowledge so that millions of other definately less conscionable scum can make use of his knowledge.)
hackers only care about making their fame and fortune by
beinging to light obscure and unknown exploits that no one has ever used or are likely to use than going after to exoloits that *are* in use and *do* affect those in the here and now. It must give some sense of ease not to be in contention with real criminality and the fear of any reprisals from the 'less-ethically saturated' in the tech community.
Just wanted to get that out somewhere. I know its pointless and no-one will listen. Look at what Edward Snowden sacrificed for people who were/are unworthy of *any* sacrifice by betraying everything bit by bit, battle by battle until it must one day be reclaimed (if it can be) via costly confrontation, disruption and perhaps irrevocable critical loss.
Okay, END RANT. Yeah, a slow day, corona cloud and all.
But seriuosly the Feds need to check all this electronic criminality, its gotten waaay out of hand. TO FEDS: Less hunting terrorists, MORE hunting electronic predators and anarchists!
Hi, @tamdwin,
Even though you believe your phone may have been hacked, DeviceKeystring, DeviceTest, EmergencyManagerService, FACM, IMS Service, IOTHiddenMenu, Samsung MirrorLink 1.1, Settings, Setup Wizard, Wi-Fi Direct & WlanTest are enabled on my Note9 with One UI 2.1, Security patch: 1 July 2020 (w/out Google Play Services/Google Play Store, Bixby, GearVR, DeX...only have Google Services Framework installed).
After downloading the 1 July 2020 Security update, I noticed that these services could no longer be turned off for wi-fi control.
Wish I never downloaded the update for the fancy camera features, lol.
Snowden? Have you read any of his articles on smartphone security? (you may want to throw your phone in a blender after reading...)
Some of the settings, such as disabling "Find My Mobile" from running in the background, reset/enable after you restart the phone.
Snowden? Have you read any of his articles on smartphone security? (you may want to throw your phone in a blender after reading...)
But will it blend!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN9mktgYZJ8
I am worried about these things, so I am looking at developing my own custom ROM.
Sorry for my English I Am brazillian
@P00r ROFL! The Samsung S4 Active shake looks delicious! Thank you for sharing the vid!
silvaBR said:
I am worried about these things, so I am looking at developing my own custom ROM.
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That sounds like an excellent plan!

Android Auto for phone screens is final stopped?

Even the Android Auto for phone screens was retired for Android 12, you can still use it on old Androids 11, 10. A month ago a message appear "Android Auto for phone screens will stop working soon", but still can use it.
Today I tried to start the app and instead appear the Android Auto settings page and no more Android Auto for phone screens. I have Miui 12.5.7 with Android 11 and Android Auto 7.6.621734-release.
Its only me or they kill out AAFPS for good?
For me the same...
Android Auto is now on the scrap heap; in short it will no longer work as a stand-alone.
Google have thrown a kill-switch (2 days ago now) for discrete mode so that now, it can only work in screen-mirroring mode which necessitates a compatible infotainment system/head unit (check the message it opens with).
The official alternative on offer is Driving Mode in the Google Assistant. It's of dubious quality, especially for devices older than Android 10, where it really is just a shortcut to Google Maps.
Alternative apps/launchers are available but they are either expensive or just plain rubbish (and often both).
I'm sorry to hear this is confirmed. So no more Android Auto, I don't have a compatible infotainment system/head unit.
Driving Mode in the Google Assistant is a just simple no-go. Here in Romania we use a lot Waze for police report, traffic jams and bad roads. Also since romanian language is not supported , you can spell some small commands in english, but to convince it to drive you at address or even to call your mom is very difficult.
So now I'm without alternative .
triovi said:
...So no more Android Auto, I don't have a compatible infotainment system/head unit...
...So now I'm without alternative .
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Indeed - and you are not alone as many reviews on Google Play confirm.
One other option is to roll-back to an older version. If you don't have a backup then APKMirror might be for you:-
Android Auto on APKMirror
FWIW we have an older, 7/Nougat device running ver 7.4.62094-release and it seems to work still.
If you do try this, then be sure and disable auto-update for it in Google Play...
xanda-escuyer said:
FWIW we have an older, 7/Nougat device running ver 7.4.62094-release and it seems to work still.
If you do try this, then be sure and disable auto-update for it in Google Play...
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I'll give it a try: my Renault Megane is half destroyed and now I have to use (for long time) a Seat Leon without AA enabled!
I've started AA on my old (but still running fine) Motorola Moto G5 and is not working anymore... Problem is that the phone is running Android 8.1 so Drive Assistant is not available (it needs at least Android 9!)
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FWIW we have an older, 7/Nougat device running ver 7.4.62094-release and it seems to work still.
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GCalzo said:
I'll give it a try
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on my pc I had a few backups, I have removed the current build and installed Android Auto_7.2.620123-release and it worked flawlessly!
I'll look for a more recent build on APKmirror!
Addendum: tried with v7.6 but got the advice. For my Android v8.1 the last working is v7.2!
Thank you for this thread!
This has been nagging me more than usual as AA for Phone Screens was something I've used daily. (strong feedback sent to google, not that it will do any good)
Tried with app version 7.3.620544 on Android 11 and I can launch it a few times, all good and functional. But after a few hours an internal update seems to check the installed and Play store versions, preventing me from starting the application without updating. So reinstall APK again. (a hassle)
Tried creating a re-signed version with Android Studio to block auto-updates, but the re-signed APK install itself is blocked due to signature mismatch - even after uninstalling for user 0. I fear this might be only possible with rooting the phone...
I would very much appreciate any other non-root option to get this functioning again. Curse you google for ruining google.
I also tried to modify the apk.
I was not successful. Therefore I gave up...
Google are literally murderers , besides all the people they have stranded or driven of the road or over ravines with their crappy maps app
they have probably killed thousands in traffic accidents with their garbage software
,this new "driving mode" is no exception , I mean AA was an absolute out of control garbage fire just like GA is but this "driving mode" is over the top
even for the complete morons over at Google.
I can not tell you how many accidents I have almost got into since they removed trusted voice unlock and now that this POS driving mode has replaced AA it has gotten MUCH worse, they should be sued for this dangerous crap they have forced on us, I will NOT be buying another pixel EVER.
fist of all this POS continually turns the screen off and locks the device forcing me to unlock the phone continuously while driving,
they are so S all stupid they didn't even bother to make it rotate to landscape mode and my car mount is for landscape only. (only people who hold their guns sideways would want to use their phones in portrait mode as they always seem to do when taking word star videos)
the "driving mode" is pure trash ,there are no audio controls, you can't use it if you just want to listen to music and for phone calls because it's tied to maps and you have be using navigation to use it.
there is NOTHING here of any value I mean who TF wants to read the New York Slimes, ever and especially WHILE DRIVING, yeah great replacement to music apps and music controls.
There is no way in hell I would ever give these evil bastards my biometric data so here I am trying to unlock my phone with a pattern every 30 seconds while it is mounted landscape and the unlock pattern is in portrait mode, I have to tilt my head or try and figure out my lock pattern adjusted for it being tilted 90 degree off while I'm driving every 30 seconds because the screen keeps turning off and locking the device even though I have "smartlock" (DUMBlock) enabled and my cars bluetooth added as a "trusted device" as well as a smart band, but it just seems to ignore the fact both are connected.
how in the actual F do any of these imbecilic A holes still have jobs, every single last one of them should have been kicked the F out on their arses a long time ago. , maybe we need to get Elon over there.
SOFO888 said:
I also tried to modify the apk.
I was not successful. Therefore I gave up...
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please don't give up and keep trying other wise I am switching back to IOS, I just can't deal with this S
maybe I can throw away my pixel 3a XL and just go back to my old 6p on Nougat
this is not acceptable, what other options are there, I have an echo auto I never set up maybe that will be better.
peetig said:
Thank you for this thread!
This has been nagging me more than usual as AA for Phone Screens was something I've used daily. (strong feedback sent to google, not that it will do any good)
Tried with app version 7.3.620544 on Android 11 and I can launch it a few times, all good and functional. But after a few hours an internal update seems to check the installed and Play store versions, preventing me from starting the application without updating. So reinstall APK again. (a hassle)
Tried creating a re-signed version with Android Studio to block auto-updates, but the re-signed APK install itself is blocked due to signature mismatch - even after uninstalling for user 0. I fear this might be only possible with rooting the phone...
I would very much appreciate any other non-root option to get this functioning again. Curse you google for ruining google.
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F it, I am just going to throw away my pixel and go back to IOS
I am F ing done , removal of trusted voice unlock was bad enough but this is the last straw.
My idea is to install an alternative launcher as soon as you are connected to your car's Bluetooth system. I mean a launcher made for driving with big icons and so on.
With tasker you could additionally make a task to increase the display timeout to infinite when connected to your car's Bluetooth system.
gdroid666 said:
F it, I am just going to throw away my pixel and go back to IOS
I am F ing done , removal of trusted voice unlock was bad enough but this is the last straw.
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Goodbye.
gdroid666 said:
how in the actual F do any of these imbecilic A holes still have jobs,
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Because they have done exactly what The Chocolate Factory wants.
Android Auto was quite good in the past but then they realised a serious problem: It hurts sales.
So the aim then became to make everybody sick of it by degrees, breaking it a piece at a time until expectations reduce to the point the user base ebbs away.
So what's in it for them? Google are betting that Android's 'popularity' will oblige most of us to seek an alternative - but only if works with their device; that means buying a new infotainment system - one that is either Android Auto or stand-alone Android.
Google and OEMs (JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer etc) now have another major market cornered and if they have done their math right, all of us switching over will mean a windfall of revenue in new hardware sales and licence fees.
As for looking for a launcher, well good luck with that. We've tried several but not one has the ability to switch between driving and phone mode.
These two probably represent the best of what's left but again, neither is properly polished even for the paid versions:-
DashDroid on Google Play
AutoMate on Google Play
Failing that, get a TomTom!
gdroid666 said:
maybe we need to get Elon over there.
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Oh please no - anything but that - no no no no....
xanda-escuyer said:
Because they have done exactly what The Chocolate Factory wants.
Android Auto was quite good in the past but then they realised a serious problem: It hurts sales.
So the aim then became to make everybody sick of it by degrees, breaking it a piece at a time until expectations reduce to the point the user base ebbs away.
So what's in it for them? Google are betting that Android's 'popularity' will oblige most of us to seek an alternative - but only if works with their device; that means buying a new infotainment system - one that is either Android Auto or stand-alone Android.
Google and OEMs (JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer etc) now have another major market cornered and if they have done their math right, all of us switching over will mean a windfall of revenue in new hardware sales and licence fees.
As for looking for a launcher, well good luck with that. We've tried several but not one has the ability to switch between driving and phone mode.
These two probably represent the best of what's left but again, neither is properly polished even for the paid versions:-
DashDroid on Google Play
AutoMate on Google Play
Failing that, get a TomTom!
Oh please no - anything but that - no no no no....
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Thing is most cars don't have it still
the stand alone android units just suck because they don't have any connection method unless they use your phone as a hotspot , unless they have some with sim cards, but now sim cards are being phased out too, and I would not spend more money a month just to keep my head unit connected to GSM
I would buy a head unit if they made one that had wireless android auto baked in but there are none, at least not what I want, I want one for my BMW E46 that looks pretty close to stock, Android head units like that are a dime a dozen for this thing but none of them have AA or wireless AA
,what they should really make is a tablet that has wireless AA built in
or a fire tablet that acts as an echo show auto but with a screen
that you can mount to your dash ,sucks that all the hardware has been there to this for like a decade but because of theese big cancer monopolies we can't use the hardware to its full potential
I have yet to try reloaded yet but I have feeling it will not be good
but here is no reason this can't run on low end tablet like a fire tablet
maybe I will finally get around to trying out my echo auto that I picked up for $20 that has been sitting here not even unboxed for over a year now
thing is that my grom unit is a PITA to pair to my phone , you need to pull 3 different fuses to erase it and repair a new device and then once you do the feature that send the ID4 tags to the display on the radio might not work then you have to pair it all over agian , I am wondering if echo auto will send the track data to the grom and if it will display on the stock radio display like it does with the phone , then maybe I will just ditch GA altogether
its a horrible trash fire anyways , if Amazon made a fire phone again with hands free Alexa baked in I would buy it in hearbeat, anything to get rid of GA
mike.s said:
Goodbye.
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Yeah ok ,see ya, I was thinking about buying a 7 pro but not now
F Google , I will NEVER buy another phone from them until they bring back trusted voice unlock and make their phones useable while driving
android is a nothing but a trash fire now, mainly because GA just sucks now
doesn't work while driving , doesn't work with hands free at all not even while using buds, unacceptable trash OS and very dangerous to use while driving people will die in accidents because of Googles moronic decisions and negligence, again F Google I'm out.
gdroid666 said:
Yeah ok ,see ya,..
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Many of us share your frustration and of course, you are at liberty to try alternatives if you think they are better.
Yet this is primarily a help thread and some would say your 'questions' had been answered before you even posted. So please bear in mind that 'going-off on one' does dilute the thread; making it harder for others to find the help they need as it becomes buried in the noise.
Good luck in your quest...
xanda-escuyer said:
Many of us share your frustration and of course, you are at liberty to try alternatives if you think they are better.
Yet this is primarily a help thread and some would say your 'questions' had been answered before you even posted. So please bear in mind that 'going-off on one' does dilute the thread; making it harder for others to find the help they need as it becomes buried in the noise.
Good luck in your quest...
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Yes everything Google does frustrates me, these people are absolutely obtuse
ok so do you have any suggestions for alternatives?
maybe there is a 3rd party app?
I have a Grom bluetooth unit and they have an app called dashlinq but I have not tried it yet
not sure how it will work with Google assistant
so are there any other 3rd party apps that do essentially the same thing as AA?
not sure if this dashlinq app uses GA or not or if it has it's own voice recognition.
I am surprised that there is not a way to keep using AA though as there is with Google play music ,which you can stil use if you have the right legacy version installed despite its replacement with YT music.
I am still confident there is a way, and also a bit confused
on weather it is going to work on my phone still since I have not updated past Android 11 , guess I will try installing some older .apk's and see if it is only not working anymore on Android 12.
gdroid666 said:
I'm out.
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You keep saying that.

Introducing....TimMagisk

I first learned of super user access in 2010 and I partitioned my hardrive on my sony vaio f series .... I rooted my Samsung ... Yet wasn't quite sure what all modifications I could actually make... After that I really didn't have the time for tech .... But now as of the last few months I'm back at it.. but out of necessity,.. I was working two jobs and building a business at the same time... Well I had my first real vacation from work when I got hurt on the job... Out of work for over a month I began to dig into my Laptop settings trying to get it user friendly... When I stumbled upon some files that looked familiar... Dump stack, and drivers installed that are used for rooting ...then I dug deeper and sure enough my laptop has two OS's it has an Xbox gaming console... Which I never noticed... And then I found a trustedagent that has full super user access to my laptop... And I went through the performance logs and sure enough more and more apps and actions were being used ... I've been hacked... I decided to check my pHone out and sure enough... As I had been having data issues and my sim wasn't registering properly... Now I want/ need to Root my Motorola Moto g stylus 2021 X115 however is it already partially rooted...?? And if so would I brick my device if I tried.... I found a performance log recording everything, a logger that was logging everything into a notepad and exporting it... Can I figure out where my data is going? I used a tracert in command prompt and found the IP address associated with whomever is hacking me... Please provide me with an easy root or significant root for my Motorola Moto g 2021 stylus...
Timmagisk said:
I first learned of super user access in 2010 and I partitioned my hardrive on my sony vaio f series .... I rooted my Samsung ... Yet wasn't quite sure what all modifications I could actually make... After that I really didn't have the time for tech .... But now as of the last few months I'm back at it.. but out of necessity,.. I was working two jobs and building a business at the same time... Well I had my first real vacation from work when I got hurt on the job... Out of work for over a month I began to dig into my Laptop settings trying to get it user friendly... When I stumbled upon some files that looked familiar... Dump stack, and drivers installed that are used for rooting ...then I dug deeper and sure enough my laptop has two OS's it has an Xbox gaming console... Which I never noticed... And then I found a trustedagent that has full super user access to my laptop... And I went through the performance logs and sure enough more and more apps and actions were being used ... I've been hacked... I decided to check my pHone out and sure enough... As I had been having data issues and my sim wasn't registering properly... Now I want/ need to Root my Motorola Moto g stylus 2021 X115 however is it already partially rooted...?? And if so would I brick my device if I tried.... I found a performance log recording everything, a logger that was logging everything into a notepad and exporting it... Can I figure out where my data is going? I used a tracert in command prompt and found the IP address associated with whomever is hacking me... Please provide me with an easy root or significant root for my Motorola Moto g 2021 stylus...
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