A new version of my ROM is available in my gdrive. It's based on the 04.05.2017 original firmware.
The most significant change is that i replaced the google apps with
Opengapps to fix the music player audio cuts and for an overall faster response of the unit.
I added also the application Opengapps Downloader so (in case you 'll
need in a future to update them) you can easily download the updated
Opengapps zip file and use Flashfire to flash it.
Here is the changelog:
29.07.2017 - Fixed Update.config now has "1" as default
28.07.2017 - Changed order in Setttngs/Informations screen and added Navimods Label
25.07.2017 - Changed Bootanimation with NaviMods
21.07.2017 - Added OpenGapps downloader app
20.07.2017 - Replaced Gapps with OpenGapps
19.07.2017 - Replaced AdBlock with AdAway
18.07.2017 - Added options to change Strings Colors in Tune Skin
30.06.2017 - Updated to firmware base 04/05/2017
All the third party apps has been updated and in my Gdrive there is also a new version of Easyconnect for mirrorlink function with Android and IOS phones.
KoTiX S160 ROM UNLOCK INSTRUCTIONS
To avoid sharing of my hard work, i added a security check in the ROM.
To unlock the security check in my ROM please provide me your unit model number (M***).
To know it simply go in Settings->System information screen on your unit.
In the picture you can see it’s a M171 model.
Once you tell me your model number i'll send you a file with the unclock code that you will need to add in the folder WINCACFG on sdcard before flashing the rom.
If you try to run the rom without the unlock file or with the wrong code you will see a picture like this:
If you'd like to have more informations and to buy it, please go visit my site:
With the help of my friend Alper, a new skin has been developed for S160 Roadnav head units and it's now ready for public.
I kept the name he gave to the skin "Tune" and I helped him completing it and fixing many bugs in the skin engine, allowing now a more complete switch of the icons and graphic between the skins.
So here is the TUNE skin:
As you can see there is a new PowerButton that put the unit in a semi sleep mode.
The icons in audilauncher are now 8 and they have been re-ordered in a more convenient way (maybe in a future i'll be able to make them selectable...)
The car model Logo right now is not visible, i'll try to make it selectable later on.
All icons in main launcher switch according to the skin used .
There is a new player widget too.
Also the graphic in the audio player now switch correctly.
As you can see from the last radio screens, i have changed also the stations list layout showing the frequency and the RDS name of the station and in the bookmarks buttons now you can choose to show the Station name (in 2 lines, not as scrolling text) or the frequency.
This is a new option in the KoTiX mods menu in settings and need a reboot to be applied.
This is the main changelog since 17/01 rom version, in evidence other mods that has been added: 05.04.2017 - Added January 2017 new type 0 mcu file 31.03.1017 - Digital clock III is now default clock widget 30.03.2017 - Changed radio list layout with "frequency+ rds name" displayed in one line 28.03.2017 - Added Swedish langage to skins 27.03.2017 - Added S160keys to audilaucnher 26.03.2017 - Audilauncher has now 8 icons per page 25.03.2017 - Added power button in audilauncher 23.03.2107 - Added Launcher icons to match Tune skin style 22.03.2017 - Various fixes in smali codes to allow all icons to switch accordingly to skins 20.03.2017 - Added new skin "Tune" (by Alper & me) 18.03.2017 - Added a second home widget for music/radio etc.. 17.03.2017 - Added option in KotixMods to select the number of apps available in SWC Mode Select window 10.02.2017- Added option in KotixMods to choose to display Frequencies or Stations names in radio bookmarks buttons 01.02.2017- Station names in bookmarks buttons are displayed in 2 rows instead of a single scrolling line 25.01.2017- Removed AdBlock and replaced with AdAway 20.01.2017 - Updated Google apps to latest
Here is a preview video:
KoTiX S160 ROM UNLOCK INSTRUCTIONS
To avoid sharing of my hard work, i added a security check in the ROM.
To unlock the security check in my ROM please provide me your unit model number (M***).
To know it simply go in Settings->System information screen on your unit.
In the picture you can see it’s a M171 model.
Once you tell me your model number i'll send you a file with the unclock code that you will need to add in the folder WINCACFG on sdcard before flashing the rom.
If you try to run the rom without the unlock file or with the wrong code you will see a picture like this:
If you'd like to have more informations and to buy it, please go visit my site:
A new version of my custom rom is available under my "Gdrive pine tree" :D UPDATE 17.01.2017:Full rom with all previous updates included is available now UPDATE 13.01.2017: an even newer update is ready now as a Flashfire zip package (update_for_31.12.2016.zip). This update is intended to be used as an update of the 31/12 version (i'll not be responsable if you use it in other rom versions).
The update contain:
- a new base firmware dated 24 December
- Radio Stations listed by station RDS name
- Sligthly changed graphic in carsettings screens (Audio, SWC)
- S160keys fix
Here is the main 31.12.2016 changelog: Changelog:
- Update to firmware 21.12.2016
- Added option in CustomSetting to change colors in audio player text
- Various Kotix Skin re-styles in audio player, Bluetooth section, Radio
- Forced SD read cache to 8192 Kb
- Updated all apps to 24.12(Supersu,Google, etc..)
- removed reboot button from status bar that was causing more troubles.
- Fixed SU: no more update request!
- Added internal sd to settings->partition info (removed Cache) Previous changelog: - Fixed Radio station focus color in list view - Fixed music widget artwork issue, changed background. - Added Color Customization tool for Radio text of Original and Kotix skins - Changed Settings icons with colored ones - Changed KoTiX Mods settings and added option to disable root permanently - Reduce text size of Stations Bookmarks - Added better translations for German, Italian and French languages - Fixed audio focus issue between radio and navi app - Updated to fw version 28.10.2016 (MCU: 61608200 / 01609290, FLASH: A009) - Updated all apps to 24.11 - Changed various apps icons - Added Artist tag in music widget and fixed its layout - Added Digital Clock III widget - Changed radio screen layout - Added reboot button in status bar - Added Spectrum Visualizer in Notification panel and Visualizer settings - Added KoTiX security check.
These are the pics of the latest changes:
Changed fonts in Radio
New AudioPlayer layout with background Album Artwork
Reskinned a bit the Player Menu
Color of Text in audio player can now be changed too
New Bluetooth dialer screen
New layout and fonts in Contacts screen
New Dialing layout and graphic
Dialing Keyboard
New Bluetooth audio player
Main features of the ROM:
- A new base firmware dated 24 December 2016
- All the Google apps are updated to 24/12/2016
- Radio Stations listed by station RDS name
- the Rom is prerooted
- Playstore error and playservices are fixed
- 3 selectable Skins in Carsettigns menu: Original, Kotix, Navisson
- The Audi/wince interface can be disabled in Settings
- Bootanimation can be disabled/enabled in Settings
- Music Visualizer with 6 graphics in dropdown statusbar
- Colorizer to change strings colors to match personal taste
- Added russian timezone
- Carsettings shortcut beside the clock
- The System partition is increased to 800Mb
- The Available user memory is increased to 2, 4 or 8GB
- Has Viper4android
- XposedInstaller, GravityBox and AppSettigns are available in Settings screen
- Partition Information in settings
- Manage Autostarts in settings
- Better language translations in main skin and in canbus applications
- Mirrorlink with easyconnected app
- Flashfire updates (no data loss)
- KoTiX Security Code :)
Here is a demo video:
KoTiX S160 ROM UNLOCK INSTRUCTIONS
To avoid sharing of my hard work, i added a security check in the ROM.
To unlock the security check in my ROM please provide me your unit model number (M***).
To know it simply go in Settings->System information screen on your unit.
In the picture you can see it’s a M171 model.
Once you tell me your model number i'll send you a file with the unclock code that you will need to add in the folder WINCACFG on sdcard before flashing the rom.
If you try to run the rom without the unlock file or with the wrong code you will see a picture like this:
If you'd like to have more informations and to buy it, please go visit my site:
A new version of my custom firmware and skins for Roadnav S160 android units it's available now.
This are the main new features and changelog:
- Fixed Radio station focus color in list view
- Fixed music widget artwork issue, changed background.
- Added Color Customization tool for Radio text of Original and Kotix skins
- Changed Settings icons with colored ones
- Changed KoTiX Mods settings and added option to disable root permanently
- Reduce text size of Stations Bookmarks
- Added better translations for German, Italian and French languages
- Fixed audio focus issue between radio and navi app
- Updated to fw version 28.10.2016 (MCU: 61608200 / 01609290, FLASH: A009)
- Updated all apps to 24.11
- Changed various apps icons
- Added Artist tag in music widget and fixed its layout
- Added Digital Clock III widget
- Changed radio screen layout
- Added reboot button in status bar
- Added Spectrum Visualizer in Notification panel and Visualizer settings
- Added KoTiX security check.
New Widget with Artist tag
New Apps Icons
New clock
New Radio
Reboot menu
Mods Settings
KoTiX Mods
Custom Colors tool
Custom Colored KoTiX radio
Custom Colored original radio
Music visualizer
Other features of the ROM:
- the Rom is prerooted
- Playstore error and playservices are fixed
- 3 selectable Skins: Original, Kotix, Navisson
- The Audi/wince interface can be disabled in Settings
- Bootanimation can be disabled/enabled in Settings
- All the Google apps are updated to 20/09/2016
- The System partition is increased to 800Mb
- The Available user memory is increased to 2, 4 or 8GB
- Has Viper4android
- XposedInstaller, GravityBox and AppSettigns are available in Settings screen
- Manage Autostarts
- Better language translations
Here is a demo video:
KoTiX S160 ROM
UNLOCK INSTRUCTIONS
To avoid
sharing of my hard work, i added a security check in the ROM.
To unlock
the security check in my ROM please provide me your unit model number (M***).
To know it
simply go in Settings->System information screen on your unit.
In the
picture you can see it’s a M171
model.
Once you
tell me your model number i'll send you a file with the unclock code that you
will need to add in the folder WINCACFG
on sdcard before flashing the rom.
If you try
to run the rom without the unlock file or with the wrong code you will see a
picture like this:
If you like it and you'd like to see more picture and a demo video, please go visit my site:
Here I am presenting a new update of my famous Skinpack!
This time there are a couple of news and some fixes here and there..
The biggest news are: - Patched software for 1.3.11.0 firmwares - New Mirrorlink App (EasyConnected) - A new audio player with internet radio support (SinglePlayer) - Radio stations Icons for Skin5 - Skinned internet setting in skin2
Once again tnx to our russian friend Alex for this 1.3.11 patched version of the last s100 firmware.
Without his patches most of the s100 new features would not be possible.
To be able to use this patch you need first to update Skinmanager:
Delete the old Skinmanager folder from your SD or USB that you normally use for it
Put the new version on sdcard and paste the skinstall.code in it as usual.
Insert sd\usb and start skinmanager
If you had the autoupdate feature enabled in the Skinmanager Settings, it will update itself before starting. If the autoupdate is off, you will need to press the "Updates" icon on bottom left of the SM main screen or use the skintool proper option.
Once you have SkinManager v2.4 running, you can use skintool to do a Firmware switch to 1.3.11
The new mirrorlink application is called EasyConnected and it is a a lot of more efficient and has less compatibility issues than the standard S100 app.
It work on android 6.0 via usb cable. There is no need to enable mirrorlink in skinmanager>customizations, just run it from apps. Running EasyConnect from apps won't allow to use the bluetooth audio. I'm currently working on a fix that will let the user choose between the normal mirrorlink app or EasyConnect during the first install. The choice is not reversible because once you choose EasyConnect, the original MirrorLink will not work anymore and the only way to fix it is to reflash the firmware.
NEWS: After more then a month looking for a way to properly integrate EasyConnect in the S100 software, finally I can announce that now it work properly.
To enable EasyConnect you need to go in Skinmanager->Customization screen, enable mirrorlink as usual and you'll be prompted to choose the standard one or EC.
The new SinglePlayer use different libraries for audio decoding and can play internet radio too.
I haven't found a good way yet to make it work as default player and i really didn't spent much time on it but i wanted to include it anyway in the package to let people try it out a bit.
As per request and suggestion, I added support for radio station icons to skin5 (carplay) skin, just like i did for skin2.
A new Radio Editor application is under development that will make easyer to assign the icons, labels and frequencies to the buttons, but for now you still have to use it as before.
P.S. SinglePlayer for now is available only for skin2 and skin5.
This is a sinthetic changelog of the release: - Fixed mirrorlink button in skin1 - Skin2: Moved Temp to left side of screen. Added Shadow to BigTime in homescreen. Skinned Internet Setting section and fixed some glitches in settings. - Mirrorlink: now wifi dongles work with EasyConnected enabled. - Fixed USB lost bug caused by EasyConnected - Fixed SKin1 Mirrorlink button 26.10.2016 - EasyConnected is now an option for mirrorlink - Unified Patched Strings (unencrypted) for all firmware - Added 1.3.11 patches - Fixed Fonts in skin2 for arabic, chinese and Greek - Added RadioBookmarks for skin5, Fixed some iconizer stuff. Updated languages in radioeditor - Added single player to extras (in skin2 and skin5 only) - Updated all unencrypted languages to 1.3.11 version - Added EasyConnect Mirrrolink in extra apps of skin2 - Added French radio bookmarks - Skin2 radio now is default dark version (light one is in themer) - New apps screen in skin5
Here is a Video showing SkinManager and my skins in action:
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I'm uploading some videos that show the update procedure and usage of skinmanager, i'll post them here as soon as they are ready.
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If you'd like to buy my software modifications, please visit my site:
