I have an iPhone 4s with appex beta 11. I have experienced the slightly resized screen with triangles a few times. It has only ever been on unsupported apps, but not all the time. I use Navigon frequently and sometimes it is slightly smaller with triangles on the sides and sometimes it is normal sized with black bars on the sides. I don't know exactly what I did to fix it, but I think it was either closing Navigon on the phone and reopening it or maybe I unplugged the phone and plugged it back in. It might have to do with whether the unsupported app was already running on the phone in the background when the phone is plugged into the radio. I'll try to be more conscious of what I do to resolve it the next time it happens, or even purposely try to see if I can recreate the issue.

I've noticed same thing with any unsupported app. Sometimes it fills up most of the screen (w/triangles) and sometimes slightly smaller. No idea what causes it for me either.

Mike - I have an AVIC-X950BH navigation unit.  I know you originally wrote AppEx with the original AppRadio unit in mind but since they now have added AppRadio to the navigation units, I'm wondering if they are not quite designed the same way.  When I run any unsupported app, there is no way for me to get back to the home screen for all the other apps.  Some screens have the triangles and some don't and even when they do, they don't respond.  If I hit the main app button to get out of the app and then return to App Mode, it just returns to the same unsupported app.  I can't get back to the main menu to select another app.  The only way out is for me to kill the task on the phone itself and relaunch the AppRadio app on the iPhone.  You maybe aware of it already but I just thought I'd throw that out there in case.

Is there any jailbroken app out there that would let me control my springboard from the pioneer screen? I have sbrotator and I want to be able to open apps right from the pioneer unit. I saw it on this video around 27 seconds, something titled home in his appradio apps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l1woaiMGmQ.

Anyone know what this is?

Is there any jailbroken app out there that would let me control my springboard from the pioneer screen? I have sbrotator and I want to be able to open apps right from the pioneer unit. I saw it on this video around 27 seconds, something titled home in his appradio apps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l1woaiMGmQ.

 

Anyone know what this is?

It's a feature in the iOS 5 version that wasn't copied to iOS 6. I'll try to put it back in the next update.

This APPEX is fantastic!  I installed it a few months ago and it works like it should.  Very nice, Mike.

Just to give a report, one issue that I am facing with this new version of APPEX is with Waze, it always load with screen offset to the right and a blue vertical bar on the left side of the screen.  

Did anyone notice this issue?

I am using the latest Pioneer Radio FW, latest AppRadio version and APPEX.

Once again, congratulations Mike for the nice Job!!

Is there any jailbroken app out there that would let me control my springboard from the pioneer screen? I have sbrotator and I want to be able to open apps right from the pioneer unit. I saw it on this video around 27 seconds, something titled home in his appradio apps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l1woaiMGmQ.

 

Anyone know what this is?

It's a feature in the iOS 5 version that wasn't copied to iOS 6. I'll try to put it back in the next update.

I use the springboard.  Just like the video but in landscape.  Works great

https://www.dropbox.com/s/y60cfx6ldz6vixb/VID_20130429_005015.mp4

iPhone 4S iOS 6.1.2 Appradio 2 FW 8.17 App 2.3.0 AppEx beta 12

Video is from beta 10  beta 12 works like this as well but with a lot of resizing issues.

Can the springboard be started up in landscape on the appradio mike?  I use activator to rotate it when it gets plugged into the appradio with SBrotator 6.

Which phone and which iOS? Its not an option for iOS6 at this time.

Hey mike can you add a setting to kill appradio app when the phone is unpluged?

I always am running low on battery

 

Some apps like Safari do not go to landscape mode for me automatically. Others do fine like espn. If anyone has this problem, try using UI Rotation for Activator. Works great and you can manually rotate the app to landscape using Activator methods. I rotate by double tapping status bar. This works great because you can do this on the phone and also on the headunit.

Is Safari the only app with the rotation problem?

Mike - I have an AVIC-X950BH navigation unit.  I know you originally wrote AppEx with the original AppRadio unit in mind but since they now have added AppRadio to the navigation units, I'm wondering if they are not quite designed the same way.  When I run any unsupported app, there is no way for me to get back to the home screen for all the other apps.  Some screens have the triangles and some don't and even when they do, they don't respond.  If I hit the main app button to get out of the app and then return to App Mode, it just returns to the same unsupported app.  I can't get back to the main menu to select another app.  The only way out is for me to kill the task on the phone itself and relaunch the AppRadio app on the iPhone.  You maybe aware of it already but I just thought I'd throw that out there in case.

Does that model show black bars on the left and right of the app? Pressing them should go back to the menu.

Hey mike can you add a setting to kill appradio app when the phone is unpluged?

 

I always am running low on battery

Done. I don't see a need for a setting. Just kills the app when you disconnect the cable.

Mike Quotes: "Does that model show black bars on the left and right of the app? Pressing them should go back to the menu."

If the app rotates to landscape then no black bars but for the other unsupported apps that don't rotate to landscape mode, I get the black bars and even the triangles on some but nothing responds to the touch.  I think they may have designed the AppRadio a bit different in the NAV units then in the regular AppRadio models.

VBLUE42: Didn't you mention at one point that they were developed differently?  I vaguely remember you pointing something out to that effect.

Mike Quotes: "Does that model show black bars on the left and right of the app? Pressing them should go back to the menu."

 

VBLUE42: Didn't you mention at one point that they were developed differently?  I vaguely remember you pointing something out to that effect.

Yes, but in what context are you referring?

Is Safari the only app with the rotation problem?

Actually I think it is the only one. The ones I noticed that didn't was because the app didnt support it at all so that was fine.

Done. I don't see a need for a setting. Just kills the app when you disconnect the cable.

Hi mike, do you think you could add the option to automatically open the appradio app (or even the carmediaplay app) when you plug the phone in too? I know activator can do this but I use that to turn Bluetooth on. Cheers!

While we're on the subject of requests, just in case this was missed, could this be implemented too?

@mikedecaro I find the old voice control far better than Siri for voice dialling. Any chance you can update AppEx to launch voice control when Siri is disabled (at the moment, the button disappears)? Thanks!

Yes, but in what context are you referring?

http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/36225-x950bh-appradio-not-working/page-7

If the app rotates to landscape then no black bars but for the other unsupported apps that don't rotate to landscape mode, I get the black bars and even the triangles on some but nothing responds to the touch.  I think they may have designed the AppRadio a bit different in the NAV units then in the regular AppRadio models.

 

VBLUE42: Didn't you mention at one point that they were developed differently?  I vaguely remember you pointing something out to that effect.

The black bars are a product of Mike's design with AppEx. It has nothing to do with Pioneer.

Hi mike, do you think you could add the option to automatically open the appradio app (or even the carmediaplay app) when you plug the phone in too? I know activator can do this but I use that to turn Bluetooth on. Cheers!

there is already an cydia app..

the name is: Plugged in 

it starts automaticly any app that u coose and turn it of if u plug the pohone in or out

The black bars are a product of Mike's design with AppEx. It has nothing to do with Pioneer.

Yep yep. Ok...

However, supported apps (nothing to do with AppEx) are an issue for the NAV units.  For example, some work, some don't resize properly, and so don't load at all.  Most supported apps seem to work better on the SPA-DHxxx series rather than the AVIC series.  I think that's more what you were referring to in that prior post (vs AppEx).  Being an AVIC owner, I'm hoping that series catches up to where the SPA series is.

Thanks again.

there is already an cydia app.. the name is: Plugged in  it starts automaticly any app that u coose and turn it of if u plug the pohone in or out

Cheers man, was unaware of this!!

Works good but sometimes the screen is smaller with the triangles on the side. Makes the the keyboard calibration off for me. Also music widget app used to work now it crashes the phone only when connect to app radio. Anybody know how to put a Siri icon on their home screen.4s 6.1.2 app radio 2 fw 8.17 app 2.3.0 beta 12Beta 10 had no screen resizing issues. I use sbrotator to rotate spring board and apps works well but when springboard launches the phone rotates (activator when plugged in) but on the app radio it's rotated but vertical. I have to launch the music app to rotate the springboard to landscape.

Same here, hadnt realised this-when the screen resizes properly, the keyboard calibration is fine, but when it's smaller with the triangles, it is slightly off (iPhone 5)

Mike, Is there any way you can make one of the black bars on the side of the screen simulate the home button press on the phone?  Like make the left bar a regular home button press from the app radio.. and the right bar a home button press on the phone?

Hey guys, 

I just picked up an SPH-DA02 for both the vehicles and have an iphone 4 (6.1.3). I'm going to jailbreak it with sn0wbreeze. What I want to just make sure of is what to all download and how to set it all up. the iPhone is going to stay in the car 99% of the time as I have another phone. Heres what I've came up with via this thread:

jailbreak the phone (6.1.3)

add cydia sourcettp://mikedecaro.com/repo

download  - AppRadio Extentions (most recent version)

                 - Activator (set it to launch AppRadio on power, lock on loss of power) <---- is this correct? the phone will generally be plugged in at all times in the vehicle

in the AppEx settings I can select what Apps I want to show up on the Deck correct? when I power up the deck and click apps does it take me directly to the applist or do I need to do more than that? Is there anything on the deck that I would need for controls or is it simply running my iPhone apps directly thought the deck?

Also: what do you guys favor for music apps? I'm a HUGE spotify fan, Does that work with the deck very well? how are RDIO and iheartradio? and does pandora stream the same when running it unlocked or is it different?

thanks in advance

FNG 

Who told you there was a jailbreak for 6.1.3?