After doing some reading, I have realized that the UK version of the DA100 AppRadio2 is bypassed by grounding the parking break wire. I am wondering if downloading the UK firmware update will allow me to gain this functionality?
Has anyone tried this?
Also on the US site you can no longer access the 8.17 update, and you can on the UK site, Im not wanting to upgrade to 8.30 until the issues are sorted out.
Never mind this was confirmed here for me, I will be trying this soon.
http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/34594-app-radioapp-radio-2-bypass-confirmed/page-18&do=findComment&comment=265796
EDIT- for some reason I cannot get any flash drives to recognize, I tried three different ones, formatted to fat and fat32. Ive tried north american firmware 8.30 and EU 8.17, 8.30 and everytime my da100 tells me that it can't read up sofware up file.
Any ideas or help is appreciated
Why don't you just install this? (works great for me)
Parking Brake Override Bypass Fully Automatic Video in Motion Pioneer Custom for AppRadio
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NQL00W/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_mXahsb13K76F8GTW
You can't read any Flash Drives via USB on the AppRadio. You can only hookup an iPod/iPhone/Android device
Read this:
http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/37108-can-you-use-a-flash-drive-with-appradio-3/
You can burn DVD's full of mp3/aac audio files to play if you have the new AppRadio 3 (SPH-DA210 DVD model) That's about it.
AppRadio was centered around doing it all through your Smart Phone.
Never mind this was confirmed here for me, I will be trying this soon.
EDIT- for some reason I cannot get any flash drives to recognize, I tried three different ones, formatted to fat and fat32. Ive tried north american firmware 8.30 and EU 8.17, 8.30 and everytime my da100 tells me that it can't read up sofware up file.
Any ideas or help is appreciated
As stated elsewhere on this forum, you will loose Pandora feature if you flash with EU firmware. Seems unwise to me especially when there is a functioning bypass.
The FM tuning in Europe is also different, so there's a good chance you won't receive near as many radio stations, either.
I live in Canada where we dont have Pandora anyways, and as far as I have read the FM will still work. Ill give their 8.17 a shot, if I can get it to detect my flash drives that is.
Why don't you just install this? (works great for me)
Parking Brake Override Bypass Fully Automatic Video in Motion Pioneer Custom for AppRadio
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NQL00W/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_mXahsb13K76F8GTW
You can't read any Flash Drives via USB on the AppRadio. You can only hookup an iPod/iPhone/Android device
Read this:
http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/37108-can-you-use-a-flash-drive-with-appradio-3/
You can burn DVD's full of mp3/aac audio files to play if you have the new AppRadio 3 (SPH-DA210 DVD model) That's about it.
AppRadio was centered around doing it all through your Smart Phone.
Thanks but I dont want to spend any more money, also I have an appradio2 not appradio3.
Thanks but I dont want to spend any more money, also I have an appradio2 not appradio3.
The Amazon switch is for both AppRadio 2 and 3
If you're hell bent on free or near free How about this?
http://appradioworld.17289.n7.nabble.com/Parking-Brake-Bypass-td88.html#a242
"what i did was i bought a toggle switch and some wire clamps. I had one wire from the toggle switch clamped to the ground wire and another wire clamped to the power source and mounted the toggle switch.
works 100% fine"
I had a relay wired up before that worked, but was interested in testing the european firmware. For everyone's information I got it to work. I got a different flash drive, slow formatted it to FAT not FAT32 and it took the 8.17 update no problem. Radio works fine, bypass works and the Pandora App is still there, I havent tested it because it doesnt work in Canada. The icon is there and when I press it I am told to start the app on my phone.
Managed to get the update to start but fails at 18%?