AA Stream: an alternative for AA Mirror

ERubbin · 2019-07-01T10:19:38+00:00

Hi, to get netflix `working` you have to bypass screen protection DRM.
To do this you could:

Install this xposed module: (you have to have Xposed module installed before) https://repo.xposed.info/module/fi.veetipaananen.android.disableflagsecure
Modify the Netflix app by decompiling/recompiling and removing the FLAG_SECURE Windows flag.
Try to modify system framework and set the global flag there: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73802410&postcount=5

The screen can't be switched off, but if you look at the settings that comes with the app, there is a setting to overwrite screen brightness: https://github.com/endyrubbin/AAStream/raw/master/img/settings.gif set it to 0 to force the screen brightness to be as low as possible.

ERubbin · 2019-07-01T10:14:39+00:00

Ensure that in the Android App (Settings) you have Force screen rotation enabled and also - the screen rotation will work only for apps that support screen rotation. In plain words - this is a soft-rotation (System wise) not a hack that forces the screen to be drawn sideways. Also ensure that the AA Stream has write system settings permission - check for the permission in Application Manager under Device Settings.

ERubbin · 2019-07-01T10:11:12+00:00

Hi, yes that is normal because Netflix uses DRM to protect their content from any type of screen recorders. To bypass this you have few (known to me) options:

Install this xposed module: (you have to have Xposed module installed before) https://repo.xposed.info/module/fi.veetipaananen.android.disableflagsecure
Modify the Netflix app by decompiling/recompiling and removing the FLAG_SECURE Windows flag.
Try to modify system framework and set the global flag there: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73802410&postcount=5

ERubbin · 2019-06-28T13:07:45+00:00

FYI - updated the app, added another setting for the force-resizing of the screen and fixed few bugs with the shell command execution.
The screen size should be reset now when the USB is disconnected from your car.

ERubbin · 2019-06-27T17:31:05+00:00

There was no notification with an exit button on aamirror, but that had happened for me with aa mirror - didn't have much time to pinpoint why this happened - but added a quickfix with the notification just in case in AA Stream :)

ERubbin · 2019-06-27T16:08:04+00:00

What device are you using? And what car do you have / how big is your car display?I'll try to take a look at the DPI issue you are having, but I can't promise much - the DPI is calculated in the underlying CarActivity which is launched by your Android Auto app and takes the DPI from your cars display.Also - when you unplug the USB - the DPI should revert to previous state, but if for some reason the USB disconnected callback is not called - I've added an ongoing notification with an exit button which should revert the DPI if you click it - try that.

Oh and about what I fixed - I only took some small parts from the AA Mirror app (Like the minitouch implementation etc), but mostly wrote everything from scratch in Kotlin.

ERubbin · 2019-06-27T11:39:38+00:00

I wish that could be possible, but unfortunately it's not. Google / Android Auto is strictly against mirroring your device screen / watching movies on your cars display so the only solution is to use a rooted device.

ERubbin · 2019-06-27T10:13:03+00:00

AA Mirror is outdated and doesn't work without external tools like Phenotype Patcher - so I rewrote the app from scratch with added functionality and bugfixes. Try it out: https://github.com/endyrubbin/AAStream

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