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| - | ====== ADC 0.14.14 alpha ====== | + | ====== ADC 0.14.34 alpha ====== |
| ===== Wireless CarPlay for the head unit ===== | ===== Wireless CarPlay for the head unit ===== | ||
| - | **ADC** (the software of the **A**iways **D**rivers **C**ommunity) replaces and extends parts of the head unit's software: Bluetooth, CarPlay and the connection menus run on our own code instead of the manufacturer' | + | **ADC** (the software of the **A**iways **D**rivers **C**ommunity) replaces and extends parts of the head unit's software: Bluetooth, CarPlay and the connection menus run on our own code instead of the manufacturer' |
| Most likely everything can be fixed, because the bootloader is never overwritten, | Most likely everything can be fixed, because the bootloader is never overwritten, | ||
| - | **Status: alpha.** Version **0.14.14** (15 October | + | **Status: alpha.** Version **0.14.34** (2 November |
| What changed from version to version: **[[: | What changed from version to version: **[[: | ||
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| * **CarPlay hotspot password** (new in 0.14.12): Settings › Connect › CarPlay shows, at the bottom, the name and password of the hotspot the iPhone joins. | * **CarPlay hotspot password** (new in 0.14.12): Settings › Connect › CarPlay shows, at the bottom, the name and password of the hotspot the iPhone joins. | ||
| * **Darker screen** (new in 0.14.14): the brightness slider in Settings › Display and in the panel that drops down at the top right of the home screen has **15 steps instead of 10** — the lower five are darker than the former minimum, the upper ten are the former steps. The slider deliberately never switches the screen off completely. | * **Darker screen** (new in 0.14.14): the brightness slider in Settings › Display and in the panel that drops down at the top right of the home screen has **15 steps instead of 10** — the lower five are darker than the former minimum, the upper ten are the former steps. The slider deliberately never switches the screen off completely. | ||
| + | * **Speedwarning** (new in 0.14.32): shows the speed limit of the road you are on. The road map for Europe and Israel is on the install stick and is copied into the car during the installation. Its settings are under Vehicle control › Speed warning. | ||
| + | * **Siri on the steering-wheel voice button** (new in 0.14.32): while CarPlay is connected, hold the button, speak, release. Without a phone the button opens the CarPlay pairing. During a call it does nothing. | ||
| + | * **The radio pauses during phone calls** (new in 0.14.32): Bluetooth, CarPlay and Android Auto calls pause the car's radio; afterwards it plays on. | ||
| + | * **Calls have their own volume** (new in 0.14.32): during a call the volume knob sets the call volume. The car keeps it for the next call, and the music volume stays as it was. | ||
| + | * **Light display mode** (new in 0.14.32, app builds 102, 104 and 108): our menus, pages and tiles follow the car's light mode. | ||
| * **Switching phones**: tap a paired phone in the Bluetooth menu: it connects and starts CarPlay or Android Auto, and the previous one is disconnected. | * **Switching phones**: tap a paired phone in the Bluetooth menu: it connects and starts CarPlay or Android Auto, and the previous one is disconnected. | ||
| * **Bluetooth** — pairing, music with track info and controls, hands-free calls with call audio, phone book. Might also work in parallel with CarPlay, but that's untested. | * **Bluetooth** — pairing, music with track info and controls, hands-free calls with call audio, phone book. Might also work in parallel with CarPlay, but that's untested. | ||
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| * **SSH**: an up-to-date SSH server (dropbear 2026.94) with '' | * **SSH**: an up-to-date SSH server (dropbear 2026.94) with '' | ||
| * **Self-test** — after every start a short report is written to ''/ | * **Self-test** — after every start a short report is written to ''/ | ||
| + | * **Logs for a bug report** (new in 0.14.34): plug in the ADC stick (or a FAT32 stick with a folder named '' | ||
| === What else there is, and what can go wrong === | === What else there is, and what can go wrong === | ||
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| | ADB | on | Android debug access (ADB) over the network. | | | ADB | on | Android debug access (ADB) over the network. | | ||
| | SSH › SSH IVI | on | SSH access to the head unit, key only. | | | SSH › SSH IVI | on | SSH access to the head unit, key only. | | ||
| - | | SSH › SSH TBox | on | The same keys for the T-Box as well. | | + | | SSH › SSH TBox | – | Greyed out: the T-Box comes later as a separate step. | |
| | SSH › SSH config web page | off | A web page for entering the SSH keys. The line below it shows its address ('' | | SSH › SSH config web page | off | A web page for entering the SSH keys. The line below it shows its address ('' | ||
| | Ethernet › Ethernet (USB adapter) | **off** | A USB network adapter gets an address (never the car's default route). | | | Ethernet › Ethernet (USB adapter) | **off** | A USB network adapter gets an address (never the car's default route). | | ||
| + | | T-Box | – | Greyed out: the T-Box comes later as a separate step. | | ||
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| + | ===== App builds ===== | ||
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| + | ^ AP version ^ ADC 0.14.34 installs ^ ran ^ | ||
| + | | _052 | the core, our menus and home screen, Speedwarning | 0.14.34 in our daily car: installation, | ||
| + | | _060 | the core, our menus and home screen, Speedwarning | our test head unit: CarPlay and Android Auto (0.14.5/ | ||
| + | | _102 | the core, our menus and home screen with light mode, the left bar in the right colours and also next to CarPlay and Android Auto, Speedwarning | our test head unit: the installation of 0.14.15; CarPlay and Android Auto not tried yet | | ||
| + | | _104 | as 102 | an alpha tester' | ||
| + | | _108 | as 102 | our test head unit: the installation of an in-between version (0.14.27) with light mode and the left-bar fix; CarPlay and Android Auto not tried yet | | ||
| ===== Before you start ===== | ===== Before you start ===== | ||
| * Your head unit must have firmware **MX64_V2.01.0051.05-9-R-210326** — it's shown under '' | * Your head unit must have firmware **MX64_V2.01.0051.05-9-R-210326** — it's shown under '' | ||
| - | * **Your app build** must match: under '' | + | * **Your app build** must match: under '' |
| - | * On app builds **052**, **060** | + | * On app builds **052**, **060**, **102**, |
| * ⚠️ **Check first, then reset:** on a car without ADC the installation starts with the factory reset, and that runs **before** the check. If the installer then refuses (other firmware, other app build), paired phones, Wi-Fi networks and settings are already deleted. | * ⚠️ **Check first, then reset:** on a car without ADC the installation starts with the factory reset, and that runs **before** the check. If the installer then refuses (other firmware, other app build), paired phones, Wi-Fi networks and settings are already deleted. | ||
| * About **50 MB must be free** on the internal storage (SD card): the installer backs up the original apps it replaces there. | * About **50 MB must be free** on the internal storage (SD card): the installer backs up the original apps it replaces there. | ||
| + | * The road map needs about **600 MB** of the car's app storage (it has about 5 GB; 1 GB always stays free). If it doesn' | ||
| * Installing on a car **without** ADC needs a **factory reset**: paired phones, Wi-Fi networks and settings are deleted. ADC itself survives a later factory reset. The only way back is the stock firmware. | * Installing on a car **without** ADC needs a **factory reset**: paired phones, Wi-Fi networks and settings are deleted. ADC itself survives a later factory reset. The only way back is the stock firmware. | ||
| - | * A USB stick formatted **FAT32** (MS-DOS FAT). The head unit can't read exFAT sticks. | + | * A USB stick of at least **2 GB**, formatted **FAT32** (MS-DOS FAT). The head unit can't read exFAT sticks. |
| ===== Download ===== | ===== Download ===== | ||
| ^ File ^ Size ^ SHA-256 ^ | ^ File ^ Size ^ SHA-256 ^ | ||
| - | | {{: | + | | {{: |
| - | | {{: | + | |
| - | Unzip the download and copy the **four files** — '' | + | Unzip the download and copy **everything** — the four files '' |
| ===== Installing ===== | ===== Installing ===== | ||
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| - Switch the car on and plug the stick into the **USB port in the centre console**. | - Switch the car on and plug the stick into the **USB port in the centre console**. | ||
| + | - If you used our [[: | ||
| - Open **Settings › About › Factory Reset** and confirm. | - Open **Settings › About › Factory Reset** and confirm. | ||
| - | - The car restarts, deletes its data and installs ADC: first a reset message, then about 25 seconds of black screen, then the installation progress. | + | - The car restarts, deletes its data and installs ADC: first a reset message, then about 25 seconds of black screen, then the installation progress; the road map is copied last. Several |
| - | - The installation may stop and **start over** once or twice (it did twice on our test head unit) — just let it run and only pull the stick when the end is shown. | + | |
| - When the firmware has finished installing, pull out the USB stick; the head unit then reboots automatically. The first start takes a bit longer than normal. | - When the firmware has finished installing, pull out the USB stick; the head unit then reboots automatically. The first start takes a bit longer than normal. | ||
| ==== On a car that already has ADC ==== | ==== On a car that already has ADC ==== | ||
| - | - Plug in the stick. The Connect app opens a window with a row **ADC 0.14.14** — press **Install**. | + | - Plug in the stick. The Connect app opens a window with a row **ADC 0.14.34** — press **Install**. |
| - | - It copies the update into the car and then asks you to **pull out the stick**. As soon as it's out, the car restarts and installs. Paired phones and settings are kept. | + | - If your car has ADC 0.14.32, it restarts and installs straight from the stick, road map included. **Leave the stick in** until the screen asks you to pull it. |
| + | - If it has an older version (0.14.15 or earlier), the Connect app first copies the update into the car and then asks you to **pull out the stick**; as soon as it's out, the car restarts and installs. | ||
| + | - Paired phones and settings are kept either way. | ||
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| + | **Road map missing?** Plug the stick in again with the car switched on. Speedwarning then copies the map by itself and shows the progress on the screen. Leave the stick in until it says "Road map installed — the USB stick can be removed" | ||
| ===== Going back ===== | ===== Going back ===== | ||
| - | * **Back to the stock firmware** (everything as delivered, all data deleted): see [[: | + | * **Back to the stock firmware** (everything as delivered, all data deleted): see [[: |
| - | * **Remove only ADC:** the rollback stick puts back every file ADC replaced, from the backup the installer made at the first installation. Prepare it like the install stick, plug it into the front USB port and run **Settings › About › Factory Reset**. The rollback ran successfully on a community member' | + | |
| ===== Good to know ===== | ===== Good to know ===== | ||
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