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[APP] Moto Phone Portal for Hero (v2)

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Recently some of the system dumps from the upcoming Motorola Sholes/Tao/Droid hit the Developer community, and they have been trying to piece the puzzle together of what the Motorola Sholes/Tao/Droid is all about. We got our hands on a new app which looks like it will be front and center when the device finally hits the shelves, Motorola Phone Portal.
Those that remember using the Motorola Phone Tools app to hack their Motorola’s back in the day (I’m getting all “Ahmad – Back in the Day” about my v600, v810, and RAZR) will instantly recognize this little gem, but it’s been updated for Android and provides some pretty cool functionality. Basically, Motorola Phone Tools (MPP) serves as an all-in-one phone manager that allows users to easily view, edit, create, delete, and play their contacts, ringtones, photos, wallpaper, and media. The key difference now is, the app is web-based and you log into your phone from directly from your browser! No installing “modems” and drivers on your Windows machine (painful), just fire up the app and press the “Connect with Wi-Fi button. When you press the button, the app prompts you to either turn on Wi-Fi, or connect over USB. For this experiment, I chose Wi-Fi.
MPP lets you add/edit/delete/browse your contacts, photos, bookmarks, browser history, and media in an easy-to-use interface. Playing media directly from the device in the browser worked very well, and the picture viewer/slideshow feature is pretty damn cool. So with MPP you’ll be able to play/show-off your media anywhere from any browser. If Moto adds a Social/Sharing aspect to this, they will have a winner on their hands.
So there you have it kids, a little taste of what’s to come with the Sholes/Tao/Droid. The original Moto Phone Tools was a pretty handy app (when it worked), and the new MPP looks to be just as functional, if not more so. I am sure it will help a lot of users manage their contacts/media/content when it gets released, and the ability to do slideshows and play media from your device directly from your browser is pretty slick. I hope Moto adds more features and functionality to it as time goes on, but this seems like a sign of good things to come. Grab the .apk file below and play away!
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This is a cool little phone manager app that works really well with Hero and G1. It's an app that runs a webserver from your phone that you can access over Wifi from any browser on the same network.
It allows you to:
* view/add media on your phone
* view your call log
* read and send sms from the browser
* and more!
Works with any OS - anything with a browser should work. Only works over wifi with Hero, no USB connection is possible it seems.
I replaced as much Motorola branding as I could and replaced it with HTC stuff to make it a nicer experience for HTC fanboys
Download HTCportalv2:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vpbxzo
Changelog
v2 - Changed more Moto references to HTC

Now if only this would let me control music playback.
Still, looks super, and nice to be able to manage over wi-fi instead of usb

You mean playback music on your pc from your phone? Hmm, I think it does allow that!
But I'm at work at the moment without wi-fi so can't confirm..

I think it lets you pull files, so you could listen on your pc, but I want to control my phone from my pc.
Basically, my stereo is the other side of my room from my desktop, and I'm lazy so if I could just play music from my pc, through the phone, into my amp, then I wouldn't have to get up
Also, I wonder if this means we can send files over wi-fi to web-enabled phones?

Have you tried it out yet? I can't give it another go until I'm home, but I thought that was possible. Look at the quote:
So with MPP you’ll be able to play/show-off your media anywhere from any browser.
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You can certainly run a slideshow on your pc, from the photos on your phone. Pretty sure music is playable too. Give it a go
As for sending files, yes you can, but I think you might be restricted to media files.

How can I get it work with usb?

Not sure if that's possible, I was trying too. If you turn off wifi and try to connect it says it can connect over usb too, but I couldn't get it to connect. That might only work on a Motorola phone. Everything works over wifi though

That is awesome!!

This app is awesome!!!
Everyone should check it out!!!!
Nice work Pookie!

Cool, glad you like it!
I checked out the music thing, it lets you browse the music you have on your SD card, and you can click to play, but it plays the music on your phone instead of on the computer. That's what you wanted right Branwen?
Here's another screenshot:

Looks like a great app but I can't conect in my browser, anybody els having troble

Works Great good Job
Working really well looks good to well happy

dieseldk said:
Looks like a great app but I can't conect in my browser, anybody els having troble
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Hmm can't really think what could be going wrong - you are on the same network with phone and pc I take it?

pookie1 said:
Hmm can't really think what could be going wrong - you are on the same network with phone and pc I take it?
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same network, can see phone and pc in the ip list in my router.
Tryed to disable my firewall and got the same thing.
Runing modaco 2.5.1 core

I really can't think what could be causing it apart from some kind of issue with your network/ports/firewalls

For mine, at the initial setup it would not work at all when I clicked the start for wifi connection. It was only after I unplug my usb cable did it work...or I might had a huge lag.

dieseldk said:
same network, can see phone and pc in the ip list in my router.
Tryed to disable my firewall and got the same thing.
Runing modaco 2.5.1 core
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I'm using 2.5.1 too and it works fine...
Are you sure you're wifi is enabled?
Have you tried pinging the IP address from your PC's command prompt?
If you can't even ping it you'll know it's a firewall/port issue...

This was cool! Thanks for your effort!

dieseldk said:
same network, can see phone and pc in the ip list in my router.
Tryed to disable my firewall and got the same thing.
Runing modaco 2.5.1 core
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im having the same issues in general with my hero: my laptop and the hero are connected to the same wifi network, both work fine, but they don't see each other. no ping, no ssh, no http no nothing. from my cable connected (to the wifi router) pc, everything works just splendid. i actually blame either my router (fritzbox, but some lowend version) or my laptop/ubuntu on my laptop for this behaviour, but i actually never investigated in that. whenever i want to connect from my laptop to my phone i hop via my pc, works fine.

It looks like quite a good contact manager also.
And yeah this is just what I wanted for music playback!

[Android 2.2+][Windows Client] FilePush - "push" files from your PC to your device

[Android 2.2+][Windows Client] FilePush - "push" files from your PC to your device
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FilePush lets you transfer files to your Android device with only two clicks. With the Windows Client you can create context menu entries that appear when you right-click a file inside Windows Explorer. With a click on the "Push file to device" entry the file will appear a few seconds later as a download on your device. It works much like Chrome2Phone just for files.
There is a paid version that costs $1.2 and a free trial that has all the features but lasts only for 14 days.
Paid $1.2
Free Trial
Windows Client (direct download)
Officially supported is Windows Vista, 7 and 8
WLAN transfer
It's faster but can obviously only be used if your PC is connected to the same Wireless Network as your Android device. A internet connection is still required on both the device and the PC as the transfer gets initiated by a Google Push message.
Google Drive Transfer
The file gets uploaded onto your Google Drive first and will then be downloaded onto the device. It's slower but should work anywhere with an internet connection.
Something that's probably a concern for a lot of people: Your Google password isn't stored anywhere, locally or on a server. It uses OAuth and you only have to login with your Google Account the first time you launch the Windows application.
More information:
App Website
FAQ
Changelog
Article on Techie Buzz

Error
Hi, I have a problem with exe program. If you want to send something into the phone on my PC displays message
ERROR: An unhandled exception occureed - ................... file not found.
Please help.
translated Google

mobajlnik said:
Hi, I have a problem with exe program. If you want to send something into the phone on my PC displays message
ERROR: An unhandled exception occureed - ................... file not found.
Please help.
translated Google
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Can you post the file you are trying to send? Does it have some strange characters in it? Also, have you tried another file?

So I tried and downright do not send apk files and some world and Exel. Mp3 files, jpg, functioning normally.
translated by Google

mobajlnik said:
So I tried and downright do not send apk files and some world and Exel. Mp3 files, jpg, functioning normally.
translated by Google
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That's weird, it shouldn't matter at all what file types you are sending. Can you please post a file that didn't work for you?
Thanks!

very usefull app........

Can you please clarify exactly what you want to send a file? Google translator does not translate very well.
Here I put the screen with an error screen as shown.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ii3putf45czp0v/Screen.png

very usefull app........

mobajlnik said:
Can you please clarify exactly what you want to send a file? Google translator does not translate very well.
Here I put the screen with an error screen as shown.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ii3putf45czp0v/Screen.png
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Thanks for the screenshot. Does this happen when you send it via Google Drive or WLAN? Can you upload the file from that screenshot?
illuminatic said:
very usefull app........
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I'm glad you like it!

Yes, the image is recorded as Google Drive and WLAN

mobajlnik said:
Yes, the image is recorded as Google Drive and WLAN
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Yes, but can you upload that file so I can try it?

So I tried everything possible and just downright do not send apk files

Looks like a nice app, but whats the difference between this and Wifi Transfer Pro? Except for the fancy-pants GUI.

FatalIll said:
Looks like a nice app, but whats the difference between this and Wifi Transfer Pro? Except for the fancy-pants GUI.
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There are a few differences. Once you have FilePush set up you don't have to do anything else than just click files and they are on your phone. It doesn't always have to run in the background because it uses push messages to initiate the file transfer. With Wifi Transfer Pro for example you have to launch the app on the phone, enable the small http server and type the IP (that could be different every time) inside the browser. This doesn't seem like a lot of work but if you just want to send one or two files at a random time of the day with FilePush you can just click it and don't have to worry about it anymore.

cTrox said:
There are a few differences. Once you have FilePush set up you don't have to do anything else than just click files and they are on your phone. It doesn't always have to run in the background because it uses push messages to initiate the file transfer. With Wifi Transfer Pro for example you have to launch the app on the phone, enable the small http server and type the IP (that could be different every time) inside the browser. This doesn't seem like a lot of work but if you just want to send one or two files at a random time of the day with FilePush you can just click it and don't have to worry about it anymore.
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Well said I suppose you COULD configure wifi file transfer pro to use the same IP everytime if you know how to set it in the router but all other points are valid points. I might use this

very smart program and easy to use interface... much easier than the other competitors eg zumocast.
suggestions for improvement (which will motivate me to buy): allow transfer from phone to computer too; allow transfer of folders; allow it to work via 3g.

inertiaholic said:
very smart program and easy to use interface... much easier than the other competitors eg zumocast.
suggestions for improvement (which will motivate me to buy): allow transfer from phone to computer too; allow transfer of folders; allow it to work via 3g.
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1. Phone to Computer is an often suggested feature but technically hard to accomplish to make it user friendly, but I'm working on it
2. Transfer of folders is also something that I want to do but has some downsides as I would have to zip all the files and unzip them on the phone again
3. It already works over 3G if you use Google Drive to transfer the files
Btw. tonight I released a update for both the Android app and the windows client:
Android version 1.1.3:
» Added option to redownload a file
» Added Jelly Bean Notifications with Buttons
» Migrated to the new Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Service
Windows version 1.0.0.5:
» Changes for the new Google Cloud Messaging Service
» Fixed a crash that could occur when using Google Drive

Cool
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hey =)
i bought the full version to support this great idea.. but the windows client can't find my smartphone device. there aren't entries in the context menu either..
the app on the phone is registered. logged in with the win-client too.
i already tried to install it as admin. but didn't help.
any suggestions? =)

teivos said:
hey =)
i bought the full version to support this great idea.. but the windows client can't find my smartphone device. there aren't entries in the context menu either..
the app on the phone is registered. logged in with the win-client too.
i already tried to install it as admin. but didn't help.
any suggestions? =)
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First off, thanks for getting the full version!
Did you login with the same Google account on the windows client as you registered your device with?
Did you press "Refresh" inside the preference window of the windows client? You can bring that screen up by right clicking the FilePush Icon within the taskbar and then clicking "Preferences".
Thanks!

●●● [NEW][HOW TO] ●●● Google's Android Device Manager / Security ●●●

●●● [NEW][HOW TO] ●●● Google's Android Device Manager / Security ●●●
From Google...
"Have you ever lost your phone in between the couch cushions or forgot it in a restaurant? Or maybe searching for your phone before you rush out the door is part of your morning routine? Let the new Android Device Manager help you out! It's one of a few simple features you can use to keep your device—and the data you store inside—safe and secure.
Locate and ring your misplaced device
If you ended up dropping your phone between those couch cushions, Android Device Manager lets you quickly ring your phone at maximum volume so you can find it, even if it's been silenced. And in the event that your phone or tablet is out of earshot (say, at that restaurant you left it at last night), you can locate it on a map in real time.
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Protecting your personal information and data
While losing your phone can be stressful, Android Device Manager can help you keep your data from ending up in the wrong hands. If your phone can’t be recovered, or has been stolen, you can quickly and securely erase all of the data on your device.
Availability and getting started
This service is now available on devices running Android 2.2 or above; to use it, you also will need to be signed into your Google Account. There will also be an Android app to allow you to easily find and manage your devices. Stay tuned!"
How to start using
*note: This is not a standalone app. Google is pushing the update in batches so you may not have access to it yet.
1. Navigate to Settings > More... > Security > Device Administrators and check the box Android Device Manager and hit activate
2. Check to see if access to Android Device Manager is in your Google Settings application.
3. Go here on your computer's web browser and test it.
If you don't see access to it in your Google Settings app, its likely that the feature is not yet available to you.

Nice. Works on my Nexy but not my phone yet.
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activated on n7 and google can't locate it or ring it.
wifi on, location access on (even gps)

works great..... but I rarely take it out of house
d

I enabled it on my phone and my Nexus 7...Worked but i dont loose my devices

It doesnt give an option to track it. And the ring button doesnt do anything =X

So is this pushed in like some other Google apps like the Play Store, GSF, etc, which is independent of the ROM, or is this only going to show up on standard Google images and later trickle in from carrier images etc?
EDIT: Its on my AOKP phone, so must be independent

overrule said:
It doesnt give an option to track it. And the ring button doesnt do anything =X
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I'm having the same issues.

will it erase all the data in my n7? It shows that it will =/
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

ace-user said:
will it erase all the data in my n7? It shows that it will =/
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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No, it shows that it CAN.

I have this enabled now but how would I use it if I did lose my device.......
Where would I go what commands etc are needed
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

I just tested and it works with my N7. Assuming you followed instructions and have everything activated. To use just go to Google android device manager website. Either from a PC or another mobile device. Then I'm assuming you have to log in Google account if device being used to browse website is not your device. Once in, you will see the devices you own that has the android device manager feature activated. Then you have a choice to ring the device or wipe its data. Of you press Ring tab, your device will ring at max volume. Even if you previously set it silent or low volume. Either before or while its ringing, it will locate your device. For more details go to Google settings app. Them android device manager. Then press the options tab up top. Then go to help. It gives a lot more details there. Plus tells you how to locate device of its showing unknown location bit you know its on and connected.
Device can only be located if its on. You can preset remote wipe. Spo that as soon as thief cuts it on and connects to a network, it will secretly wipe everything. Pretty cool feature. Just tested. I went to website from my phone then located and rang my N7. Worked fine. So I made sure to activate this cool new feature on all my android devices. Better to be safe than sorry. Might be needed one day.

I will have to try this. I use android lost to find my devices. For some reason the android device manager won't show my D4 or Nexus 7, I guess I need to send some data to google to have them see that they are on

bwalz said:
I will have to try this. I use android lost to find my devices. For some reason the android device manager won't show my D4 or Nexus 7, I guess I need to send some data to google to have them see that they are on
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Just to make sure here.... You did click the device name for a drop-down list of all devices, right? It only shows one device, you have to pick the device you're interested in.
This threw me a little the first time I went to the website, expecting a list of devices, not a single "Device" with a drop-down to pick the specific device.

Not as fully featured as Cerberus, but it will make a nice backup just in case.
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It finally showed my n7 but won't locate it even though its enabled as a device admin and location services are on.
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My Nexus 7 shows up, but keeps saying "location unavailable". I can click the ring button and it rings immediately. Tried with wifi location services on, tried with GPS on (and 6 sat's in view), no go. Maps finds me instantly. Pretty worthless if it's not reliable.

[ROM] rCast - Chromecast as a standalone media player without wifi

*** Now based on Eureka ROM 44433.01 ***
I have created a custom ROM (based on latest Eureka mod version 44433.01) that will let you play local media files without any wifi or other devices to control it.
It essentially becomes a self contained media player.
Media files can be stored either locally on the internal flash, or from an attached USB memory.
Playback is controlled by the button on the device.
What it does:
#1 - Getting the device to start up without network
Google has made a lot of checks to ensure the device is connected to the internet before it lets you start up.
- cast_shell and net_mgr makes http requests to google servers. I have patched those binaries so they make requests to the local web server instead.
- The device make a dns lookup sent to server 8.8.8.8. I have worked around that by creating an alias for 8.8.8.8 on the local host and run a dns server.
- The device will not finish booting until it has received an updated time from pool.ntp.org. This is fixed by adding pool.ntp.org as 127.0.0.1 in the hosts file, and locally running a sntp server.
Those workarounds will let the device start up normally even when network is missing.
The scripts are made so they only do something when we do not have internet. For normal connected usage none of the above is performed.
When we have detected that there is no internet (if we fail to get a new time from NTP server), the above fixes are performed.
After this the system may have a "brain freeze", but wait until the idle screen is back up again and it will be finished.
#2 - A cast sender that talks to the device and tells it what media to play.
To actually play any media files I have created a media player with a cast protocol implementation that talks to the device locally, and a cast sender implementation.
In addition there is a cast receiver app on the local web server.
An FTP server is also started at boot to make it easier to load media onto the internal flash.
HOWTO Install
1: Before you start you should set the Whitelist Provider to "Locally Stored" in the Eureka ROM Device settings.
A custom whitelist is required so we can have a local idle screen and also for the media player to work
2: Flash the zip-file like any other flashcast zip, and wait until it reboots.
Now the device is prepared with all the rCast files, but it's not yet activated. So far it is almost identical to the Eureka ROM, except for patches to cast_shell, net_mgr and a fix to launch user scripts during boot.
3: Login to the CC using telnet and run the following commands
Code:
busybox cp /system/rcast/apps.conf.template /data/eureka/apps.conf
busybox cp /system/rcast/user_boot_script.sh.template /data/user_boot_script.sh
chmod 755 /data/user_boot_script.sh
Reboot the device.
You should now be good to go.
To remove rCast features, remove or edit /data/user_boot_script.sh. This is the file that actually launches all the rCast features
HOWTO Control Media playback
The device only has one button so it is used for all control. Every command is a sequence of long and short presses.
a short press is < 1 second, a long press is > 1 second.
When there has not been any button pressings for 1 second the command times out and is executed.
Play/Pause: 1 short press.
Next video: 2 short presses
Previous video: 3 short presses.
Stop playback: 1 long press
HOWTO upload media files
Find out the ip-address of the device and connect with a FTP client.
All videos are placed in /data/rcast/videos are included in the playlist.
Reboot the device. The playlist is created during the start phase.
Currently only mp4 files are supported.
Download ROM
rCast 1.1.1 based on Eureka ROM 44433.01 available HERE
This version does not work properly when there is no wifi. It works when there is wifi, but no internet.
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Older versions
v1.0 based on Eureka ROM 27946.002 available HERE
This version has no restrictions for wifi.
Sources are available at https://github.com/rundgong
Thanks to @tchebb and @ddggttff3 for answering some questions I had about the Eureka ROM, and of course the entire Eureka team for making their ROM.

Awesome to see new development still on these devices. In your post you say attached USB storage and I guess rooting means a usb otg isn't hard to come by, but do those files have to be in a specific folder as well?

This is incredible work and super useful!
I take it, if you use a Y power cable and USB Flash Drive (FAT32?) it will add those mp4's to the playlist too?
Cheers Rob.

ImCoKeMaN said:
Awesome to see new development still on these devices. In your post you say attached USB storage and I guess rooting means a usb otg isn't hard to come by, but do those files have to be in a specific folder as well?
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No, they do not have to be in a specific folder on the USB storage.
All mp4 files on the USB stick will be included in the playlist.

halfluck said:
This is incredible work and super useful!
I take it, if you use a Y power cable and USB Flash Drive (FAT32?) it will add those mp4's to the playlist too?
Cheers Rob.
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Yeah, I use the same USB-storage + Y-cable for power that I use while flashing ROMs.
The USB drive I use is prepared by flashcast during the rooting process, but I suppose it will work also for any regular USB drive.

THIS is the reason I want to keep root. Cool new functions.
Don't think I will use this method but it's awesome to see the potential what can be done.
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Thank you!
I like this a LOT. Thank you!
I'm also curious to see if eventually this code can get modified and tweaked a bit so that that the whole "must be connected to the internet" crap gets by-passed and i can start using this as a simple wireless HDMI cable between my iPad and the hotel TV. Thanks again!

Daveychan said:
I like this a LOT. Thank you!
I'm also curious to see if eventually this code can get modified and tweaked a bit so that that the whole "must be connected to the internet" crap gets by-passed and i can start using this as a simple wireless HDMI cable between my iPad and the hotel TV. Thanks again!
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It already bypasses the "must be connected to the internet" crap
It does not differentiate between "no internet" and "no wifi" though

LOL
It does not differentiate between "no internet" and "no wifi" though[/QUOTE said:
You're absolutely right, of course!
Yes indeed... WiFi ability so I can stream from my iStuff but no Internet Check, so i can just plug and play with any TV.
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Genius! Thank you so much for your work! [emoji106]

Wow, an unexpected thread!
Few questions, loading the eureka rom we page is still available?
And how about the eureka ota update process?

Pietplezier said:
Wow, an unexpected thread!
Few questions, loading the eureka rom we page is still available?
And how about the eureka ota update process?
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The web page is still there with all the settings. This rom removes no functionality from the original rom. Except for the few patches to binary files mentioned in the first post.
If you have it set to allow eureka OTA updates, I believe it will overwrite my changes when they decide to send out an update. But I'm not 100% sure how those updates work...

To telnet into the Chromecast, how? Using the 8.8.8.8 IP? Same with FTP?
I'm going to flash it this weekend and want to make sure I don't get stuck anywhere.

zul8er said:
To telnet into the Chromecast, how? Using the 8.8.8.8 IP? Same with FTP?
I'm going to flash it this weekend and want to make sure I don't get stuck anywhere.
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There is no difference about the ip-address compared to Eureka ROM, when it is connected to a network.
Just use the Chromecast settings app, it will show you the ip.

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Yay!
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Will this work with Chromecast 2015 (2gen)?

konradit said:
Will this work with Chromecast 2015 (2gen)?
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No, 2gen Chromecast is not yet rooted. And who knows, if ever will be.

First post has now been updated with link to sources at github.
Some of the build scripts are a bit messy because I don't have any toolchain for chromecast, and had to use the toolchain for android instead.
But hopefully you can understand what is going on anyway.

Will you update your ROM to 44433 now, when @Team-Eureka release their new rooted build?

Srandista said:
Will you update your ROM to 44433 now, when @Team-Eureka release their new rooted build?
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I'm on vacation right now, but when I get home I will update it.
That might take a few weeks though.

[APP][5.0+][Alpha] AA Passenger - Stream audio, control nav, show pics

AA Passenger
https://github.com/martoreto/aapassenger
What's this
With this app you can have two phones: one is the driver's phone, running Android Auto as usual.
Then you can have another one, e.g. handled by passenger. Passenger can then do 3 things:
play any music via car speakers (for now this requires root on passenger's device)
find some destination in Google Maps or another maps app and send it to Android Auto to navigate there
display pictures on the Android Auto screen (e.g. display how the hotel you're driving to looks like)
What's new
1.9-alpha9
AA Passenger: fixed Oreo crash
AA Passenger: fixed casting volume
1.9-alpha8
audio streaming, without root! (experimental)
audio streaming, without passenger app! (experimental)
works also with Hotspot active on the driver's device
AA Passenger now also available from Play Store
driver's app renamed to AA 2nd Seat
now compatible with Android 5.0 Lollipop
many bugs squashed
support for an NFC tag which launches or installs AA Passenger app
note that both driver's and passenger's apps must be updated to work together
Installation
https://github.com/martoreto/aapassenger/blob/master/README.md#installation
Screenshots
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Can you describe some more what exactly you can do with this and how?
Can we install this android auto sdk somehow and use this?
Is it possible to have android navigation eg navigon running to a smartphone to display in android auto screen?
Thanks,
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Thanks for bringing additional functionality to AA!
I hope your SDK will bring more devs support for AA apps

sosimple said:
Can you describe some more what exactly you can do with this and how?
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You mean this app or SDK? I assume app.
With this app you can have two phones: one is the driver's phone, running Android Auto as usual.
Then you can have another one, e.g. handled by passenger. Passenger can then do 3 things:
find some destination in Google Maps or another maps app and send it to Android Auto to navigate there
display pictures on the Android Auto screen (e.g. display how the hotel they're driving to looks like so the driver would easily find it)
play any music via car speakers (for now this requires root on passenger's device)
sosimple said:
Can we install this android auto sdk somehow and use this?
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The SDK itself is for developers. It allows writing new Android Auto apps.
It rather won't help much in modifying existing apps to run on AA, as the logic behind AA apps is quite different than for normal apps.
The SDK is used like any other Android library.
I published an example demo project (linked in README) which shows how.
sosimple said:
Is it possible to have android navigation eg navigon running to a smartphone to display in android auto screen?
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It is somewhat possible, for example by creating a new Andoid Auto app which mirrors the screen of the phone on the car screen and then somehow circumvents the fact that Android Auto displays its own graphics on the phone screen.
It's also possible to modify an open-source navigation app (I'm experimenting with OsmAnd recently) and implement the Android Auto functionality.

Many thanks for description. Very good. I would pay for an app mirroring passenger screen to android auto screen.. (showing anything passengers screen shows, video, navigation, etc).
I think many others would like this, if anyone could implement it..
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Any ideas for what other things than navigation, watching videos while stopped and dangerously distracting the driver while driving would this be useful?

Hi Martoreto
Thank you for your work and for the SDK. I tried to you your passenger app now. But I have to say I failed. I don't have rooted my phones yet, but you wrote to send (push) pictures should be possible right? Currently for me it is just possible to send a point in maps. Other than that if I try to send a picture with printscreen it shows "sent to Android Auto" but in Android Auto happens nothing than 1 second of black mirror. I think to push pictures no root is needed right?
Thanks for replay

Sissi1991 said:
Hi Martoreto
Thank you for your work and for the SDK. I tried to you your passenger app now. But I have to say I failed. I don't have rooted my phones yet, but you wrote to send (push) pictures should be possible right? Currently for me it is just possible to send a point in maps. Other than that if I try to send a picture with printscreen it shows "sent to Android Auto" but in Android Auto happens nothing than 1 second of black mirror. I think to push pictures no root is needed right?
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Hi @Sissi1991, thanks for trying the app.
I see good news that you established the wireless connection successfully, which was one of the major concerns I had with the app.
You're right, sending photos should work without root. I saw another report in the SDK thread, when the example app could behave similarly.
Just to make sure it's the same: when you take the screenshot, the screen on Android Auto becomes black for about a second, and then appears the AA home sceen?
Also, does the same happen when trying to send some other picture than a screenshot (like Gallery -> <some photo> -> Share -> Send to Android Auto)?
A note about rooting: it's required only on passenger's device (to make audio work).

@Sissi1991, feel free to try the new release:
https://github.com/martoreto/aapassenger/releases/tag/0.9-alpha2

Couldnt make it work also, same problem as Sissi (tested the previous 0.9 alpha 1 version only)
If sending a picture from gallery, it gives an error 'error resizing image'

Kill Me said:
Couldnt make it work also, same problem as Sissi (tested the previous 0.9 alpha 1 version only)
If sending a picture from gallery, it gives an error 'error resizing image'
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Ok, this looks like another issue and alpha 2 rather won't make any difference here.
This error shows on the passenger's device, right?
If possible, please PM me links to:
- Android bugreport captured after this error (Settings -> Developer options -> Take bug report)
- The picture which failed to send
Thanks for trying this out.

Thanks for developing such a great idea
Don't know what I am missing, I can't pair my two phones, even though they are connected through wifi direct, the app apparently can't see this connection :s
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@Sissi1991, @Kill Me, here's 0.9-alpha3 with "error resizing image" fixed. Give it a try!
https://github.com/martoreto/aapassenger/releases

bladerj said:
Don't know what I am missing, I can't pair my two phones, even though they are connected through wifi direct, the app apparently can't see this connection :s
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Yeah, I expected that Wifi Direct may have some connection issues. Nevertheless, please do this:
On driver's device open "AA Remote Settings" -> "Enable discovery".
On passenger's device open "AA Passenger"; if the setup wizard shows up, go to the "Pairing" page.
Wait 5 minutes.
On both devices, capture Android bug reports, upload them somewhere and PM me the links.

Thank you, ill give it a try.
Pairing through Wifi direct isnt indeed ideal and it takes a while to get connected, i get why using 'passenger' smartphone, but as the driver is driving the passenger could use the connected AA phone i think

@martoreto installed and tested new version! Works perfect. Keep on your good work!

Kill Me said:
but as the driver is driving the passenger could use the connected AA phone i think
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Just my 3 cents on this idea: some things can be done with this AA-connected phone, and this doesn't need any special app mostly.
I don't know how it is on other phones, but on my HTC One M8 I can open any app even when AA is connected using tricks like opening notifications drawer, going to Settings, Apps etc.
But even then Maps can't be open on both AA and the screen. It can't render at the same time to 2 destinations.
Then, fiddling with the cable can easily disconnect the nav.
That's why I go with the idea of using the passenger's phone, with his/her music library, maps favourites, bookmarks, whatever context etc., to make car travel a more "together" experience.

Let me announce a new major release: 1.9-alpha8
It has two new main features, namely:
Audio streaming without root, as rooting was rather a major blocker for
this feature to be useful.
Hotspot mode. Now the apps don't rely on Wi-fi Direct only (but it's still supported).
They will work also if the passenger's device is connected to the hotspot started
on the driver's device.
Full release notes:
audio streaming, without root! (experimental)
audio streaming, without passenger app! (experimental)
works also with Hotspot active on the driver's device
AA Passenger now also available from Play Store
driver's app renamed to AA 2nd Seat
now compatible with Android 5.0 Lollipop
many bugs squashed
support for an NFC tag which launches or installs AA Passenger app
Note that both driver's and passenger's apps must be updated to work together.
Enjoy!

1.9-alpha9
AA Passenger: fixed Oreo crash
AA Passenger: fixed casting volume

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