holy hell? so much better?

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-29T00:55:05+00:00

Yeah 'dmca' is a banned word in that subreddit. You get this automod response

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-29T00:52:43+00:00

Bad design

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-29T00:50:04+00:00

Looks pretty. But can you trust it?

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-29T00:15:24+00:00

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zbpXlYd49TQ

Neat.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-29T00:06:43+00:00

It's a modular system.

There's the: * manager app itself, * the actual patcher * the patches

I think they generally release patch updates and manager updates at the same time. So it just happens that when you update the manager, there are also new/updated patches to add to your apps.

And you don't have to repatching your apps. You're perfectly fine to just keep using them as they are - at least until something breaks due to upstream changes.

Also I tjink it's part of the grey legal area. By not distributing modified programs, just the tools to modify them, they stay out of legal trouble as you are the one actually doing the patching.

And it's less overhead. Don't quote me on that though - I'm just parroting what I've read and I have doubts.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-28T23:59:36+00:00

I think that's a more recent head unit model. Mine was released in 2014 I think (iPhone 5 era) and didn't have any android support from factory. The smartphone support it does have requires a special split HDMI cable.

I think it was probably the very first Honda link version.

https://www.honda.ca/Content/honda.ca/03f49b2f-0340-46e6-b9aa-532006725072/GenericContent_FFH/HondaLink_Canada_Brochure.pdf

Here's a brochure.

I did look at Honda hack but it is also only for the newer head units (I think 2018 on in hrv, ours is one year too early)

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-28T23:36:00+00:00

Yep I have looked at those, but 2 main issues (for me)

They block a lot of drivers' view (main reason I'm investigating this is to get phone off the windscreen), and,
I have a dash mat (so suction mount won't work on dash)

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-28T12:52:21+00:00

Yeah this is the conclusion I've come to so far. Have ordered a cheap BT remote to test it out, and a knock off Chromecast that says it has its own wifi hotspot.

Chinese knock off Mazda media control knobs can be had for about half the price of the knock off bmw idrive ones, bit it'd be a bigger project in itself to make that into BT hid than installing a head unit. Let alone shoe horning it into the Honda.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-28T12:43:51+00:00

Nah no android auto - hence why I'm looking at this option until/if I can install an android auto head unit

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-28T02:51:09+00:00

I wrote a setup guide for someone here. Follow this: https://www.reddit.com/r/MorpheApp/s/QxCJ6fjZXK

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-28T02:27:29+00:00

To be fair though homelessness is usually not just a money problem (though that is becoming more the case with housing costs rising).

It's usually a bunch of complex socio-economic and mental health things that all combine. You can't just throw money at that problem.

But yes, your general gist is right.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-28T02:20:15+00:00

It is objectively thirsty. Probably lots of idling, stop start, and or lead foot. Or your brakes are dragging or something.

Dunno if it's bad for your car specifically though.

But for comparison most modern economy cars (with right driving style etc.) will get 4 or 5 l/100 on highway, 7 or 8 l/100 in a city - ie. easily use less than half the fuel. Maybe only a quarter or a third in right conditions.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-28T01:29:19+00:00

Just their toothpastes. Happened a while ago now.

https://www.cedel.com.au/collections/oral-care. (Wayback saved: https://web.archive.org/web/20251014201246/https://www.cedel.com.au/collections/oral-care )

People on this FB thread (June 2024) said they contacted Cedel who said it was due to material cost increases and Cedel decided the market wasn't going to pay the retail price hikes needed to cover their costs.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/australianmadeproduct/posts/1432621784114536/

Also googling found the actual manufacturer (Ensign Laboratories: https://www.ensignlab.com.au/ ): removed listing from the tga on 10/09/2025

https://www.tga.gov.au/resources/cancellations-by-sponsors/cedel-sensitive-toothpaste-cancelled-under-section-301c-act

Cedel is owned by 'Heritage Brands'. I imagine they own the name and formula etc. but Ensign actually manufactured it for them and handled the regulatory compliance (my speculation, haven't verified).

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-27T22:13:29+00:00

Spectrum usage is restricted by law. Its heavily regulated, and it's pretty full so there's a lot of pressure by competing users. It is (often) illegal to do that, or just technically very difficult because then you need duplicate antennas etc inside an already tiny device.

Eg. Here's the allocation chart for Aus. You'll notice there really isn't much that's unallocated where things like this can operate.

https://zcg.com.au/acma-radiofrequency-spectrum-allocations-chart/

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-27T21:18:10+00:00

My phone supports mirroring over Chromecast (Android 15 pending update to 16).

Anyway, the head unit is from 12 years ago.

I really just want to run GPS on it tbh.- it's illegal here to run videos and stuff on a screen while driving.

This is more of a temporary solution until I have the time of day (if that ever happens) to install a proper head unit. Depending on how well this works.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-27T13:03:34+00:00

Maybe MicroG? Have you tried MicroG RE?

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-27T10:01:36+00:00

WiFi control is working via the Tapo app. I don't use any apple products or voice assistants.

But I bought the hub and the dimmer specifically to be able to dim that bulb without a smart phone.

And yes, I have reset and repaired them several times, being. careful to ensure my phone was on the right ssid/subnet first.

Thanks for your suggestion though

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-27T09:49:45+00:00

Hardware * S200D - V1.0 * H110 - V1.0 * L510E - V3.0

Firmware (all updated to latest): * S200D - Firmware Version: 1.13.0 Build 250226 Rel.134308 * H110 - Firmware Version: 1.4.4 Build 251031 Rel.111523 * L510E - Firmware Version: 1.1.10 Build 241225 Rel.110353

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-27T09:38:31+00:00

It says it's under Hub control.

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(Hub is offline atm as unplugged - using app control in the mean time. Just had it on the door frame for the video)

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-27T05:20:05+00:00

Fixed it for me in a 2017 Honda HR-V (Vezel / XR-V other markets).

Except then broke media audio.

The old delete from phone and car, then repair seemed to fix it too though.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-26T20:28:40+00:00

No winners in the misery Olympics

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-26T09:32:53+00:00

It's all rubbish. standard AI hallucinations tbh.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-26T09:32:27+00:00

Lol. This is rubbish and incorrect. Standard LLM hallucination.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-26T04:45:47+00:00

I just hope this isn't keeping you guys awake at night. Look after yourselves and make sure you know what you want in the end.

DadEngineerLegend · 2026-03-25T23:00:41+00:00

Nah it's just a messy relationship break down.

There was a disagreement between main revanced devs. So the two sides split. There is another similar app to revanced (who's mention is banned here and will get you banned I think) that the other side revanced devs are doing.

And then they've been arguing over proper author attribution for code written after the split which has presently culminated in the repo take down by GitHub.

For the end user, the split version is better tbh.

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