Please do this test for me of you want android mirroring. I did a similar app that is streaming mp4 so I just need to change the output format on order to support the Tesla browser.
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Krash
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Wonderful. Just a question : was the first playback slow like it was starting displaying frames before the file was fully loaded ?
Regarding network : is it possible to connect the Tesla to the Internet through an android smartphone wifi access point ? My Android app is embedding a web server so the browser has to be able to connect to the smartphone IP. I suppose this could be done once and the URL could be bookmarked ?
Krash
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If I recall correctly the image loaded, then the animation happened and was smooth, but it didn't animate the instant it loaded. Is that what you are asking?
You can use wifi on the Tesla to bridge onto another cell network through a mobile device running as a hotspot. I think local IP addresses are firewalled out for security reasons so you might need to remap a non-local address to local. Whatever you choose can be bookmarked. But it would be nice to have whatever URL you redirect be something that you own and where you put a page stating "please check that your Tesla is wifi connected to the phone running XYZ app." that will make testing and support easier. Like app.teslastream.com for EnumC.com. I assume this is EnumC.com: teslastream whois from google domains.
You can use wifi on the Tesla to bridge onto another cell network through a mobile device running as a hotspot. I think local IP addresses are firewalled out for security reasons so you might need to remap a non-local address to local. Whatever you choose can be bookmarked. But it would be nice to have whatever URL you redirect be something that you own and where you put a page stating "please check that your Tesla is wifi connected to the phone running XYZ app." that will make testing and support easier. Like app.teslastream.com for EnumC.com. I assume this is EnumC.com: teslastream whois from google domains.
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Yes it looks like the browser start loading the gif file and display the first frame then wait for the missing data. That's good.
I prefer to work locally for 2 reasons :
-mirroring will work even if you loose the LTE network
-it will be a lot faster and smoother
All we need is a smart way to push the local URL to the browser. Can be a simple bookmark for testing.
We can easily verify if the browser can connect a local web server running on the hotspot:
-Install this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.mj.android.httpd in you phone
-Start the WIFI hotspot first and then the http server
-connect Tesla to hotspot
-try to open the server URL from Tesla browser (be careful it's using the 8080 port by default) Mine is http://192.168.43.1:8080 but address can be different on your device. The URL is displayed in the Android httpd app.
I'm pretty sure this will work but it's safer to check before coding .
Krash
Data Technician
Can't help you there. I don't have any Android devices handy. Pretty sure that will not work and 192.168 IP range will get firewalled. Anyone verify?
You can also try yo connect to your home WiFi and try to reach any web server running on the same local network.
For instance you can try to open your DSL or wifi router admin ui from the Tesla.
Sorry asking again but is there any chance that any Tesla owner could check that the web browser is able to connect to a local address ? Are you interested with Android screen mirroring or not ?
Krash
Data Technician
Mine will not connect to 10.0.0.1. I don't have anything currently running on 192.168.0.1 so I can't check that.
I also checked lossy-cat on a friend's MCU2. It loaded fine as expected.
Thanks. I dont see any reason why a 192.168.x address would work when 10.x are blocked.. That's sad.
Krash
Data Technician
If either of you are still working on the issue of local IP routing, you'll want to watch this thread: Can't Access Private Websites on WiFi?
Yes thank you. This restriction is really boring. It's possible to simulate a public IP on Android but that would require a rooted phone.
Hi Krash,
could you please confirm that 10.0.0.1 is your Wifi router address ? (default gateway for connected clients)
Thanks
Krash
Data Technician
It is my main router, but not the wifi router passing along the connection. When I connect from my phone I get the main router configuration page. From the Tesla I get nothing.
I see... Possible to know what are the IP and gateway adresses of a device connecting to your wifi router ? Maybe the WIFI router is using another private network in front. Or is it just a WIFI AP/extender ?
Krash
Data Technician
Does it matter? In order to access a local server whatever mechanism routes packets is going to have to remap a non local address into a local address. No way around it. Can't Access Private Websites on WiFi?
Yes but it could be possible that Tesla allows all access the gateway IP... The private network could be restricted to this single address. So I need to know if your devices and Tesla is using 10.0.0.1 as gateway or not. If not it would worth to investigate more. If yes it's game over.
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