ALP Connect (Apple Version for AL Priority) with Users Manual

[Vortex]

I just received the BT module today (it's smaller than I expected) and having just now hooked it up and tested it out, I must say I am VERY impressed! In fact more than I thought I'd be.

A big big thank you to kasher1979 for sending me the module for testing and video making!

I'm really impressed at the way it can immediately start alerting when backgrounded on Android. It switches right over to the app if you're running something else in the foreground like YaV1 or Waze and you instantly get the info and can JTK. I didn't test this with the iPhone, but it looks like with iOS, you just get a pop up alert and have to press a button to manually switch back to the app, a limitation of the OS.

Oh, it does work fine on my jailbroken iPhone 6 with 8.1.2. The module is more like the V1C LE than the V1C in that you don't need to pair the module in your phone's settings. This confused me at first. You just go right into the app to pair and connect. I didn't realize it was a BLE device and am still "programmed" to do it the old way by default.

It doesn't play nicely with my car's stereo to play alerts over it. It works, but I can't listen to the radio while the app is paired and playing music. It completely takes over and I think it's a limitation of my stereo system itself because I've noticed similar issues when trying to make phone calls. I tried duck and mix, but the only thing that gives me my stereo back is force quitting the app. Thus I'm going to play over the phone's speaker instead which isn't very loud (one of the main reasons I opted for the HiFi module instead), but given the fact that it flashes in my face with the YaV1 phone on my dash and the LED in my instrument cluster, it'll get my attention. I'll have to test later how loud my phone is when actually driving. (I wish I knew how to hook up the mute wire to my vehicle's stereo.)

Another issue I saw is that on Android, it alerts to the PL3 as "ProLaser 3 or 4" while on iOS it alerts as "ProLaser 3." Not sure why there's a difference there.

Is there any problem with displaying the BT module's serial number rather than blurring it out? I'm going to be doing some demo videos for both Android and iOS and comparing it to the HiFi module and wanted to know if I should go in and blur it out in the videos.

[Mirage]

I just received the BT module today (it's smaller than I expected) and having just now hooked it up and tested it out, I must say I am VERY impressed! In fact more than I thought I'd be.

A big big thank you to kasher1979 for sending me the module for testing and video making!

I'm really impressed at the way it can immediately start alerting when backgrounded on Android. It switches right over to the app if you're running something else in the foreground like YaV1 or Waze and you instantly get the info and can JTK. I didn't test this with the iPhone, but it looks like with iOS, you just get a pop up alert and have to press a button to manually switch back to the app, a limitation of the OS.

Oh, it does work fine on my jailbroken iPhone 6 with 8.1.2. The module is more like the V1C LE than the V1C in that you don't need to pair the module in your phone's settings. This confused me at first. You just go right into the app to pair and connect. I didn't realize it was a BLE device and am still "programmed" to do it the old way by default.

It doesn't play nicely with my car's stereo to play alerts over it. It works, but I can't listen to the radio while the app is paired and playing music. It completely takes over and I think it's a limitation of my stereo system itself because I've noticed similar issues when trying to make phone calls. I tried duck and mix, but the only thing that gives me my stereo back is force quitting the app. Thus I'm going to play over the phone's speaker instead which isn't very loud (one of the main reasons I opted for the HiFi module instead), but given the fact that it flashes in my face with the YaV1 phone on my dash and the LED in my instrument cluster, it'll get my attention. I'll have to test later how loud my phone is when actually driving. (I wish I knew how to hook up the mute wire to my vehicle's stereo.)

Another issue I saw is that on Android, it alerts to the PL3 as "ProLaser 3 or 4" while on iOS it alerts as "ProLaser 3." Not sure why there's a difference there.

Is there any problem with displaying the BT module's serial number rather than blurring it out? I'm going to be doing some demo videos for both Android and iOS and comparing it to the HiFi module and wanted to know if I should go in and blur it out in the videos.

You can show the module serial number but don't show the CPU serial number on the information page. The files for the CPU are encrypted and I can't think of anything someone can do with the file without your CPU so honestly it might not be a big deal either. The only thing I can think of is associating Vortex to CPU #123456.

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Another issue I saw is that on Android, it alerts to the PL3 as "ProLaser 3 or 4" while on iOS it alerts as "ProLaser 3." Not sure why there's a difference there.

Is there any problem with displaying the BT module's serial number rather than blurring it out? I'm going to be doing some demo videos for both Android and iOS and comparing it to the HiFi module and wanted to know if I should go in and blur it out in the videos.

The PL3 & PL4 are impossible to tell the difference. The Android App is newer and I asked for the app to display ProLaser 3 or 4 because on previous versions if you were with with a PL4 it would just say PL3 so now it will show that its a PL3 or PL4. I would not worry about the BT serial number. Its not like the CPU Serial number it cant be used for anything and I would not worry about it in any videos. Many of my past videos have my BT Serial number shown. JUst be caution if you go into the "System Info" screen because that will show your CPU Serial number.

[nydriver]

Check Connect Settings and use the Duck Settings so that instead of pausing the audio it will just duck it and keep it playing.

The issue is that it causes all music applications (Pandora, Spotify, etc.) to pause when ALPConnect is opened initially. You then have to switch to the app that paused and start playing again. Once it starts playing again, the music plays fine with ALPConnect audio on top as required. Guessing this is a "feature" so you hear the connection sounds of ALPConnect, or it may just be how the APIs for audio work on the iPhone.

Just a minor annoyance since the play/pause button in my car doesn't get the music playing again, switching to the music app via the screen is required, then normal behavior is restored.

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The iPhone 6 issue for those still having issues will be finally resolved soon with a new IOS update due out early March.

[Abarth695]

Hopefully!
I'm currently running 8. 3 Beta 1'and it still drops out let's say twice an hour or so, but great improvement on before.
8.2 when released in next month will we hope eliminate the issue even though 8.3 still has the problem.
It is widely said that ios9 which is currently being developed will have hardly any new features but will be solely developed to rid the system of bugs and improve the iOS software. Let's hope so

[BestRadarDetectors]

Hopefully!
I'm currently running 8. 3 Beta 1'and it still drops out let's say twice an hour or so, but great improvement on before.
8.2 when released in next month will we hope eliminate the issue even though 8.3 still has the problem.
It is widely said that ios9 which is currently being developed will have hardly any new features but will be solely developed to rid the system of bugs and improve the iOS software. Let's hope so

Not sure which pre-release version ALP has been testing but they have had no issues with the pre-release version and the next ALP Connect which should be released at the same time.

[Abarth695]

Not sure which pre-release version ALP has been testing but they have had no issues with the pre-release version and the next ALP Connect which should be released at the same time.

Can confirm that I have been running ios8.3 for several weeks now and no connection issues whatsoever. Finally Apple have got it.
8.2 has been released to public, not sure if problem is fixed with that release but may well have.

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If anyone is still having issues with ALP Connect on their iPhone 6 we recommend everyone update to the latest IOS version which is IOS 8.3 Beta 4 and AL has provided a download link if anyone needs to update:

http://alpupdate.com/iOS_8.3_beta_4_...e_6__12F61.zip

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https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1806?locale=en_US (Wow there were alot of bugs in the previous version)

This release includes improved performance, bug fixes, and a redesigned Emoji keyboard. Changes include:

Improved performance for:

• App launch

• App responsiveness

• Messages

• Wi-Fi

• Control Center

• Safari tabs

• 3rd-party keyboards

• Keyboard shortcuts

• Simplified Chinese keyboard

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth fixes

• Fixes an issue where you could be continuously prompted for login credentials

• Addresses an issue where some devices disconnect intermittently from Wi-Fi networks

• Fixes an issue where hands-free phone calls could become disconnected

• Fixes an issue where audio playback could stop working with some bluetooth speakers

Orientation and rotation fixes

• Addresses an issue that sometimes prevented rotating back to portrait after having rotated to landscape

• Improves performance and stability issues that occurred when rotating the device between portrait and landscape

• Fixes an issue where device orientation appeared upside down after pulling the iPhone 6 Plus from your pocket

• Resolves an issue that sometimes prevented apps from rotating to correct orientation after switching apps in multitasking

Messages fixes

• Address issues that caused group messages to sometimes split

• Fixes an issue that sometimes removed the ability to forward or delete individual messages

• Resolves an issue that sometimes prevented a preview from appearing when taking a photo in Messages

• Adds the ability to report junk messages directly from the Messages app

• Adds the ability to filter out iMessages that are not sent by your contacts

Family Sharing fixes

• Fixes a bug where certain apps would not launch or update on family members’ devices

• Fixes a bug that prevented family members from downloading certain free apps

• Increased reliability for Ask to Buy notifications

CarPlay fixes

• Fixes an issue where Maps could come up as a black screen

• Fixes an issue where the UI could be incorrectly rotated

• Fixes an issue where the keyboard could appear on the CarPlay screen when it shouldn't

Enterprise fixes

• Improves reliability of installing and updating enterprise apps

• Corrects the time zone of Calendar events created in IBM Notes

• Fixes a problem that could cause web clip icons to become generic after restarting

• Improves reliability of saving the password for a web proxy

• Exchange out-of-office message can now be edited separately for external replies

• Improves recovery of Exchange accounts from temporary connection problems

• Improves compatibility of VPN and web proxy solutions

• Allows use of physical keyboards to log into Safari web sheets, such as for joining a public Wi-FI network

• Fixes an issue that caused Exchange meetings with long notes to be truncated

Accessibility fixes

• Fixes an issue where using the back button in Safari causes VoiceOver gestures to not respond

• Fixes an issue where VoiceOver focus becomes unreliable in draft Mail messages

• Fixes an issue where Braille Screen Input cannot be used to type text in forms on webpages

• Fixes an issue where toggling Quick Nav on a Braille Display announces that Quick Nav is off

• Fixes issue keeping app icons from being moveable on home screen when VoiceOver is enabled

• Fixes an issue in Speak Screen where speech will not start again after pausing

Other improvements and bug fixes

• Introduces a redesigned Emoji keyboard with over 300 new characters

• iCloud Photo Library has been optimized to work with the new Photos app on OS X 10.10.3 and is now out of beta

• Improves the pronunciation of street names during turn-by-turn navigation in Maps

• Includes support for Baum VarioUltra 20 and VarioUltra 40 braille displays

• Improves the display of Spotlight results when Reduce Transparency is turned on

• Adds Italic and Underline format options for iPhone 6 Plus landscape keyboard

• Adds the ability to remove shipping and billing addresses used with Apple Pay

• Additional language and country support for Siri: English (India, New Zealand), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Netherlands), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)

• Additional dictation languages: Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates) and Hebrew (Israel)

• Improves stability for Phone, Mail, Bluetooth connectivity, Photos, Safari tabs, Settings, Weather and Genius Playlists in Music

• Address an issue where Slide to Unlock could fail to work on certain devices

• Addresses an issue that sometimes prevented swiping to answer a phone call on the Lock screen

• Addresses an issue that prevented opening links in Safari PDFs

• Fixes an issue where selecting Clear History and Website Data in Safari Settings did not clear all data

• Fixes an issue that prevented autocorrecting "FYI"

• Addresses an issue where contextual predictions did not appear in Quick Reply

• Fixes an issue where Maps did not enter night mode from hybrid mode

• Resolves an issue that prevented initiating FaceTime calls from a browser or 3rd-party app using FaceTime URLs

• Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented photos from properly exporting to Digital Camera Image folders on Windows

• Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented an iPad backup from completing with iTunes

• Fixes an issue that could cause Podcast downloads to stall when switching from Wi-Fi to cellular networks

• Fixes an issue where remaining time on timer would sometimes incorrectly display as 00:00 on Lock screen

• Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented adjusting call volume

• Fixes an issues that caused the status bar to sometimes appear when it shouldn’t

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222