Skinmanager 6.1 and Radio Editor 2 with radio stations logos support

SKINMANAGER 6.1

It's finally here! This new version of skinmanager bring a new interface with a better layout.
It has been under developement for almost half a year and now it is ready to be shown.
The main functions are still the same as the old style but many bugs has been cleared, the usabilty has been greatly improved. 
This is not my work but  mainly the work of a very good friend that i will never thank enough for all the hours he spent on it. I really like the result and i'm sure you all will like it too.
 

HOW TO UPDATE FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS:
If you have enabled the AutoUpdate feature in the skinmanager settings, it will update skinmanager at next run.
Otherwise, simply go in skintool to update skinmanager.
NOTE: I recommend to first update Skinmanager and olny after that  update the skins.
The unlock code is still the same.

 RADIO EDITOR 2

Radio Editor has been totally re-written from scratch, making it simpler to use and with more functions:
- A Radio station  can be now assigned to a button just clicking on a numbered "Star"
- Text edit is easyer with keyboard automatic toggle
- Text can be enabled\disabled
- You can now assign a Logo\Icon to a button, selecting it from an internal repository
- Also the logos can be enabled\disabled
- All the skins are updated in one shot 

These are the informations that you need to know to be able to use the logos correctly:
1.The logos (for now) can be used only in skins 2, 5 and 6.
2. Skins 3 and 4 still use the labels only assignement.

3. Skins2 (android) and  Skin5 (Carplay) use logos/icons in the png format with a dimension of 120x90 pixels.
    Skin6 (mydean) need png with a dimension of 120x70 pixels.
4. Logos are saved on sdcard in the folder \Skinmanager\Bookmarks. During first install the logos are copied in the unit too.
5. Radio stations Logos can be downloaded from wolkswagen site at this url (just select your Nation and download the zip file):

Download Logos

6. Once downloded extract the zip file in a sub-folder of \Skinmanager\Bookmarks\  on sdcard. Run Radio Editor and update the internal repository with the "Refresh" button

7. To assign the logos to your Bookmarked stations buttons, hold your finger on a Station in the list and a selection window will pop up.
8. If the "Show Icons" toggle switch is disabled, the skin will use the "old style" buttons with labels

  
9. Enabling the "Show Labels" toggle will display the name of the station over the button allowing you to use blank buttons

OTHER ADDITIONS IN THIS RELEASE

As i said Skin6  now have radio station icons too but it has also a couple of more apps: Single Player and the file manager CECMD

 Here is  (a partial) the changelog:
20.02.2017
- Added some smaller empty bookmarks (120x70) for skin6
19.02.2017
- Added radio icons to skin6
- Added SinglePlayer and cecmd to skin6 apps
- Fixed Skin1 theme bug
05.02.2017
- RadioEditor opens png files with any name, any size (it's not resizing them!)
02.02.2017
- Added in  Themer,  Skin1 radio buttons
Changed in skin5 default radio bookmarks with "old style"
Little fix in skin2 Next/Prev radio buttons behaviour
- Fixed all Radio buttons, bookmarks, arrows etc.. in Skin2
24.01.2017
- For RadioEditor to install (and MirrorLink as well) the system need to be patched. If the system can't be patched when RaEd or ML is called for the 1st time, a notification will pop up.
15.01.2017
- Introduced RadioEditor v2.3
14.01.2017
- Added clock to Skin5 audio player
- Fixed dots in skin2 home time
- Updated mirrorlink with ios 10.2 fix
10.01.2017
- Introduced Skinmanager 6.1
 

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PLEASE VISIT MY SITE

www.navimods.tk

If you already have it, you can find the update in my gdrive folder.

Roadnav S160 customized and skinned ROM (31/12/2016 updated to 17/01/2017)

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

BUY THE ROM FROM MY SITE

www.navimods.tk

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

- 4 different launchers: Original, CarMoD, MTC_Jy, MTC_KLD (MTC weather included)

- Icons changed in original launcher

- S160keys to remap buttons functions

- Music/Radio/BT widget has been improved

- Better Clock widgets

- 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:

www.navimods.tk

KoTiX S160 custom ROM and skins 09.12.2016 (updated)

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:

www.navimods.tk

November 2016 - S100 skinpack: some fixes and new stuff (UPDATED)

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:

1. Delete the old Skinmanager folder from your SD or USB that you normally use for it
2. Put the new version on sdcard and paste the skinstall.code in it as usual.
3. Insert sd\usb and start skinmanager
4. 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:

www.navimods.tk


If you already have it, you can find the update in my gdrive folder.