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[Android Head-Units] wizzuh:
Issues with google play and steering wheel controls

Have the model referred to in the beginning of the thread. Pretty pleased with the unit so far, only having a few issues.

1. Unit doesnt play DVD's. Hangs on the loading screen and never begins to play. Prepared to return the unit but hoping to see if there is something that can be on my end to get the unit to respond correctly.

2. Issues with google play music. It was already mentioned previously in the thread but I didnt see a solution to the issue. Google music will not automatically advance to the next song when streaming music via wifi, will return with an error of "couldnt play the stream you requested", "unable to play music" etc.. It has something to do with the way google music cache's the next file to be played, anyone with any insight on what if anything can be done to remedy this issue?

Lastly, ive got the steering wheel controls down for the audio, just curious as to if there is any way to intergrate my steering wheel controls for the bluetooth phone?

Ive used key 1 and key 2 for the audio controls, Just wondering is i can use the can control leads to kick in the phone answer and hang up buttons on the steering wheel.

And by the way, what is the coax looking connection on the rear of the unit for? is that just a dummy or unused plug? Ive got a similar looking plug on my factory radio, whats it for?

unit info:

cpu: cortex a9 dual core

ram: ddr 1gb

android version: 4.1.1

mcu: 4.2.13-1-10-2101

system version: 2.7.4

dvd version: 2.13.11-1200xh

Thanx in advance for any replies, this site has been a wealth of info on this unit and anything android.
[Android Head-Units] Ivosch01:
damaged android

hello guys,

I tried this trick on my stereo and now I cannot start the system. It always gets stuck on the boot animation. I have this unit aliexpress.com/item/2din-Android-4-1-Car-Stereo-Audio-Radio-support-OBD2-dual-core-1GHz-CUP-Capacitive-Touch/1848792947.html What can I do now ?
[Android Head-Units] Skratchuk:
Ok what you need to do is press the reset in and power at the same time release the reset button while still holding power, now because it's stuck in a boot loop you need to install system version 2.6.60 just to get the unit up and running again then you can upgrade the version once it boots up again.
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Gapps stands for Google Apps. It largely referred to an installation package to be flashed after/with a ROM for your phone/tablet, etc. While Android is open source, those underlying apps are not. ROMS like CyanogenMod do not have permission to distribute those apps, and needed them to be separate from the actual ROM package.

As Google has moved more & more of their apps into play store versions, most 'Gapps Packages' are focusing just on the frameworks and playstore parts.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps

As for using google services/frameworks with your non-android BT phone and this unit, I think this is near impossible. The BT Module in these devices is largely crippled, working only with the built-in BT app. It has little to no real android connection. The BT App just serves as a conduit/remote to the MCU.

I believe a few people are using TabletTalk to control their Android phones (actually via wifi tether, not BT). But I don't know what OS's TabletTalk supports.
[Android Head-Units] Teymurleng:
Android head unit worked for 15 minutes only

Hi, after long wait I got my head unit android 4.2.2. Took it to the master since installation included wiring steering wheel control and rear view camera. He installed the device everything was OK and I liked how system responded smoothly. After I drove my car for 15 minutes first radio waves were lost when I tried to use steering wheel control it didn't respond. Then I tried to power the head unit off but it didn't respond. I fully powered off the car but the fan of the device was still working somehow.

Anyway we tried factory reset but it didn't help. Seller sent update.img file to update firmware but device even wont boot so it runs update. When we try button combination (while holding power + clicking reset button) it gives 3 beeps as it supposed to do but nothing happens.

Seller suggested to send the device back to them for my expense and they will ship it back to me at their own expense. Doesn't feel like to do that as I have already waited for ages.

Can you please suggest solutions? Is my DVD dead? What recovery files should I ask from seller to make my head unit work.

Any suggestion is highly appreciated.
[Android Head-Units] booba5185:
To update the firmware manually you need to hold Home and Power, not Reset and Power. I think the person that mentioned holding Reset and Power was trying to update their MCU, not firmware.
[Android Head-Units] Blaylock1988:
I don't think its totally impossible. I installed Google Search and it works with voice search. I set it to search anywhere on my head unit, but I have not tried making it voice dial. I also don't know if that will work without a network connection. I'll test it out today after work. It shouldn't matter what kind of phone you have, as long as you downloaded your phone contacts I think Google search will know what to do.

UPDATE:

Ok so I tried without a data connection and google voice search couldnt figure out anything. I'll try again with a data connection. I'm considering getting FreedomPop with 500MB per month for my car.
[Android Head-Units] Teymurleng:
Thank you for comments! Seller sent video with instruction that showed power + reset button combinations. Then I was wrong they have sent me MCU file. But can MCU file be 300 MB?
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
You understand of course, that there is absolutely NO functionality built in to android to have one device dial out on another. There is also no telephony code built into this particular device, so even if you had a 3g stick connected/working, it won't make calls by itself....

Lastly, Android doesn't 'see' the bluetooth connection to your phone on this unit. It's MCU controlled.
[Android Head-Units] celtic1003:
Hi, I have just got my new board and I'm looking for mcu version 4.1.0-1-10-2101. Thanks in advance.
[Android Head-Units] j2gifted:
I download swiftkey keyboard on the radio, but everytime tje radio reboots, the standard android keyboard becomes default again.

Anyway to remedy this?
[Android Head-Units] Cavalier Condorelli:
remove system app

Hi, How can I remove a system app?

I've tried to delete the corresponding apk inside System/Apps but on next boot the app is still there...
[Android Head-Units] m00n13:
TomTom

Anyone knows a fairly recent Android phone with a 800x480 resolution? or the device identification string for a Parrot Asteroid? Since only TomTom refuses to work on our units I am wondering whether tomtom is blocking on purpose location service data based on device ID.

I know for sure it works on Parrot Asteroid so I think it is worth a try.
[Android Head-Units] Blaylock1988:
Where does the Bluetooth app store the downloaded contacts? Is that file or its contents discoverable in android? Obviously it is not a phone in-and-of-itself, however a workaround is with Google voice and syncing your contacts through google, although other people won't know its you calling I guess.
[Android Head-Units] kamold:
I want to use iGo Primo on this unit as I like the interface and maps and my wife is used to it.

Unfortunately I can't get the voice to work, it is always muted/chopped.

I have tried many different versions, tried repacking the apk after editing the sys.txt file inside, factory reset, firmware upgrade etc etc without luck.

Is someone able to PM me with the version they have working?

I have heard that 9.6.22.297071 seems to work ok.

Thanks in advance
[Android Head-Units] Cyberjo:
Hi,

I'm not sure if it's the best thread to ask but I can't find out another place.

I'm looking for a 2Din android car stereo to use Torque to monitor my engine on my subaru. I just finish reading the wiki and the first page and it seems like this one is not able to do that.

Does anyone knows another device that support bluetooth odb2 dongle ?

Many thanks.

;)
[Android Head-Units] Miwer:
... but it IS able to do that - you just have to make sure you get the correct bluetooth module fitted in the radio (for an extra price). Ask your seller to make sure it supports OBD2 via bluetooth.

I do not have it myself, but if you read this forum some more, then you will find others who have it with this unit.
[Android Head-Units] Cyberjo:
Indeed, thanks to you I just read about buying the Super Mini Bluetooth 2.0 USB dongle and installing the quick bluetooth lite apk.

Many thanks :good:
[Android Head-Units] Prdie:
No it's not the case of AN-21. BT dongles don't work. Seller must fit your AN21 with special BT module for extra price. Default BT module doesn't allow to connect to BT OBD2 module.
[Android Head-Units] Cyberjo:
Ok I understand, the Seller on ebay who sells in France are asking for 70$ for that and only working with their special app, not Torque :(

Thanks for the precision.
[Android Head-Units] giasoy:
Torque

I am a happy owner of a 2 button version unit, with 2.7.22 firmware. I have read a lot of page about the OBDII and Torque application and I am confused. I have one ELM327 USB scan tool (clone from China) with Silicon Lab CP210x USB to UART adapter. When I plug it to my unit does not recognize it.

I would like to know what exactly I have to do for a working Torque without problems.

If I root my unit, it will recognize it?

Or I have to buy an OBDLink SX Scan Tool from ScanTool.net in order to be sure that it will work for sure?
[Android Head-Units] m00n13:
Which voice are you using? Default iGo voices or TTS voice? Voice break should not happen on our units, this is specific to 256MB RAM units.

In short, if your navi voice is chopped then you have a running process eating up all available memory. It's not something you can fix by editing sys.txt.

Besides that, these units come with iGo Primo preinstalled as the default navi app :)
[Android Head-Units] wizzuh:
Anyone have having any luck with getting google play music to work?

Still looking to find any information on getting google play music to work on these units. As has been previously mentioned in this thread, the music will not play continuously, works fine with pandora and spotify, but not on google play. When the app tries to to automatically advance to the next track, I get an error stating "unable to play the track you requested"

If anyone could shine some light as to why this is happening, it would be greatly appreciated.
[Android Head-Units] tdt038:
Don't worry, it's just a Chinese trick to sell the unit with their "special" dongle and app. BT Module, which they fit for extra charge will work with Torque.;) But it would be better if use a more stable and fast USB connection.
[Android Head-Units] juninyo:
hello, still I can not update the system. the device does not detect the upgrade I put on the sd. Can anyone tell me how to do a total system restet?. only I can think to do that update. I've done a factory reset but not fully reset the device, applications that I have installed are not uninstalled and the settings of the controls at the wheel not have been deleted. thanks
[Android Head-Units] Ivosch01:
mcu firmwares

Hi,

where I may download MCU firmwares ? I cannot find any link :(
[Android Head-Units] KID52:
Some can be downloaded from the file repository linked in the first post.

Android 4.1 Car Stereo File Repository - MCU
[Android Head-Units] kamold:
I have the correct version installed now and its working fine :)

There are compatibility issues with some of the newer versions of Primo around.
[Android Head-Units] giasoy:
Nobody ???
[Android Head-Units] ericcroker:
screen issues any possible fixes?

Hi I bought one of these units a few weeks ago and installed it. In the beginning it was working great. After a few days every now and then the screen wouldn't load right it was just all lines but the unit was still booting up and will play music and everything. I contacted the Ebay seller who has been very nice but they are encouraging me to try and have it repaired locally first. Anyone experience this? Have they opened up their unit to find it's a loose ribbon cable or something simply?
[Android Head-Units] PsychoMcSatan:
I believe it's hit and miss with the Chinese clone adapters. Someone shared a link earlier (way earlier I think) in this thread for an eBay listing for an $11 adapter that worked for him/her. I bought the same one and it works for me.

Troubleshooting has all been discussed before so searches on "Torque" and "OBD" should help you out.
[Android Head-Units] wizzuh:
check ebay for item location and return policy first..

Im in a similar situation, bought my unit from a ebay seller whos auction states the item location is in the united states and as it turns out the item shipped from china, my unit has a defective dvd player and my seller reccomends that I get the unit repaired locally. Im not particularly fond of that suggestion as it can open up a whole other can of worms, let alone who do i take this thing to as no one will even know what it is. My seller mentioned that they would reimburse me the cost of the repairs which should be $50 according to them. Labor rates for electronics repair are atleast that and higher and I forsee the cost of getting whatever repaired simple or not easily being over $100. According to the seller the other option is to return the item to china for repairs. The issue with this is that the item location on Ebay is stated as being in the united states, so shipping to china is not what I signed up for on ebay.

My plan of action now is to open a dispute on ebay and let them sort it out. Either full refund, or supply a U.S. address to ship the unit to for refund/repair. Ebay has been pretty good to me in the past, so id expect no less this time.

Plus, depending on what seller you purchased from on Ebay, returns are accepted for refund 60 days post delivery. Ebay policy is 30 days for a resolution from them.

So if you havent had your unit that long, id get Ebay involved and see what you can come up with.

Ill report back with my results. Should be next week by Thursday at the latest.

Good luck.

Sidenote, Has anyone had any issues with google play music working on the unit continuously? The issue has been raised pertaining to these head units multiple times, but i never saw a reply. Havent saw anyone revisit the issue either, so im hoping there is a fix, or maybe this is another issue with my unit. Pandora and spotify work fine, can also watch youtube on it without issue, so im fairly positive its not a bandwith issue.

Also, has anyone had an issue with the steering wheel controls periodically not working? I have a volume lever on the steering wheel that uses one lead to communicate to the stereo, up for volume +, down for volume -. Initially the head unit was functioning correctly, but over the last few days, ive noticed the unit doesnt respond to the volume + command, when pushing up, the unit turns the volume down, same with the seek button, it doesnt respond correctly to the directional push of the lever.
[Android Head-Units] elev8rsh0es:
has anyone had any luck getting a 4g dongle to work
[Android Head-Units] ericcroker:
Yeah I did the same thing I bought it from car_innovation on ebay. They say they ship from an amazon warehouse. Now i get the feeling they want it shipped back to china. I love the get it fixed locally part like anyone would know what the hell they where working on or have parts to repair it. I might have to follow your idea on this one. I was hoping someone had the same problem also and popped their unit open and had a quick fix for it. Oh well down the rabbit hole to see what they want me to do for a return before I approach Ebay about it.

Thanks
[Android Head-Units] j2gifted:
I had the exact same problem as youre having... almost thought I was reading a quote of my own post. I did open a dispute with ebay which wasnt much help, I ended up paying about 80 bucks to send the unit back vis USPS and the seller sent me a new one. I dont think any local repair shop would touch this unit simply because it has no name parts and is mosy likely something theyve never seen or heard of b4. Your best bet would either be to keep it as is and ask for partial refund, or bite the bullet and return it for exchange or full refund... I know its a loss but it was my only choice. Because the seller offered a partial refund due to the non working cd drive, ebay figured that was a good enough solution.

I also have the problem you have with the steering wheel volume control. Volume down always works as it should. Volume up sometimes starts acting funny once I get around volume level 12. I checked my wiring and reset the controls and it still happens. I dony have a problem with track seek though.

Got mine from ebay seller beststylegift
[Android Head-Units] elev8rsh0es:
doe anyone know what modems work now or are the ones listed on the first page it
[Android Head-Units] juninyo:
Hello, the device is root, what would happen if I delete everything in the root of the device?, After reboot the device would detect upgrade of my card?, Does the device would be updated and would go on?.
[Android Head-Units] Prdie:
I think that the problem could be with your car steering wheel wires quality (wires that lead from buttons to canbus) and the ability to map buttons manualy on this unit.

Because the button pressed event registering is done via electrical resistance (the swc wiring harness is sending a resistance value for each button), not exactly top notch cables could lead into different resistance values for the same button. It could depend on vehicle's rpm, turning angle of the steering wheel etc (at least in my 2007 saab it is). And when you map a button on the HU in one condition it will not work in another (the resistance for vol+ is lower and it crosses to the vol- range).

The solution is to remap all SWC buttons when a mismatch occurs. And to try to find a mapping moment which will work in all conditions. I was successfull with my car, I think you'll be as well.
[Android Head-Units] Miwer:
Don't delete anything before upgrade - somebody else did that earlier in this thread, and ended up with an expensive paper weight (I haven't seen any post of a successful recovery from that)...
[Android Head-Units] alsolh:
You all seem to be very experienced with these head units, i am planning to buy one, could you please recommend me which one to buy having in mind the following:

My requirement to:

-have the head unit support OBD2 over bluetooth and work with Torque App

-The head unit should have 4 preouts (Front and Back Left & Right) and 1 subwoofer RCA + it should produce a good clear sound quality

-The android unit should have the latest android firmware available such as 4.2 or up

-The headunit should have good software/firmware support and updates

-Optionally The head unit should be able to get rooted

I have found some of the headunits below:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-A...Video_In_Dash_Units_w_GPS&hash=item5d4c6dd9e7

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AutoRadio-A...Video_In_Dash_Units_w_GPS&hash=item2590332052

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Din-6-2-H...Video_In_Dash_Units_w_GPS&hash=item5d4c6decf4

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151196310210?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Could you help me choose from the above or suggest me a better one?

I have posted a question please reply to the linked thread or to the current thread if possible

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53370738
[Android Head-Units] juninyo:
Thank you, I will not do it, something has happened since the last time I update it now upgrade leaves me more. Does anyone know that I have to delete the system to let me upgrade again?, It's hopeless, I do not understand. I've been on 2.7.9
[Android Head-Units] celtic1003:
mcu files

Anyone got mcu file 4.1.0-1-10-2101 trying to get canbus to work on my new board thanks
[Android Head-Units] wizzuh:
thank you for your response.

That may be the case, ive came to about the same conclusion regarding this issue. Im reprogramming the buttons each time the issue presents itself, hopefully it will get somewhere stable and operate correctly.

Thanks for letting me know im not the only one.

Still looking to see if anyone else is having an issue with google play music on these units, does no one else use google music, or is this problem with the tracks not playing continuously a issue isolated to my particular unit?
[Android Head-Units] chan.jmc:
Definitely have the same issue with Google music not playing consecutive tracks. No fix found yet...
[Android Head-Units] kamold:
TTS Pro voices in iGo Primo

Has anyone got a working solution for TTS Pro voices working in iGo Primo?

I have tried numerous techniques and so far been unsuccessful, only managed to break my install a couple of times.

I can get the TTS voices in the list and select them from within iGo, and they even announce the 'Have a nice trip, drive carefully' sound bite, but then revert back to whatever non-TTS voice was previously selected...
[Android Head-Units] wizzuh:
Thank you.

Thanks, someone finally replied. Much appreciated. Anyone have an idea as to what causes this? If i advance to the next track right at the end of the currently playing one, it plays flawlessly. And the other day, i think it advanced on its own 2 out of 100+ times, I wonder what is causing this hiccup?
[Android Head-Units] sciallo:
For those of you who uninstalled ES file explorer because it started automatically or prompted each time a disk is connected or on boot if already connected...

The latest update of ES fixed it for me.

In case you didn't know... I haven't seen it mentioned...
[Android Head-Units] kamold:
I got it working :)

I installed and tested the Nuance TTS engine within Android settings, now when I select a TTS voice in iGo it actually works. Happy now :)
[Android Head-Units] Krkiss18:
Hello.

Has anybody been successfull with a 3g dongle connected?

I have bought a ZTE MF190 dongle, plugged it in but i dont get any connection, and the APN screen is empty and i cannot add any new APNs. They wont save.

I have been looking at this thread for a long time but cant seem to find anything on this matter.

I have tried connecting the dongle while the unit is off, that wouldnt help.

I have thought of buying one of the other compatible 3g dongles, but before i do that i would like to hear if anybody can help me, if there is a certain process in connecting the 3g dongle and getting it to work.

Hope you can help.

My unit is the 2knob version. VW plate. Android 4.1.1 firmware version 2.6.70
[Android Head-Units] ionutlup:
PPP Widget

So me.Try PPP widget it is only chanse for us to use 3g .It is possible to be corruption in the default apn list.

Maybe our colleagues offers more Information about that
[Android Head-Units] maccyp1:
Is there a Android navigation that ca read information from the ODB-II Interface and use it in a navigation? I still don't know why no navigation is as good as a built-in navigation.
[Android Head-Units] jpapadami:
Can you explain exactly what you did to get Naunce TTS to work? I haven't had any success so any help would greatly be appreciated.
[Android Head-Units] kamold:
I installed the Nuance TTS engine apk from here:

http://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?t=636129

Then you need to go into Android settings, localization and keyboard. Go down to TTS and select the Vocalization TTS engine and go into its settings to check that it works.

Then copy whatever TTS voices you want to use into the igo\content\voices folder.

Then you should be able to select the TTS voices and use them.
[Android Head-Units] goolac:
upgraded and now no touch response...

I just upgraded to 2.7.11 from 2.6.96 unfortunately now I have no touchscreen response...

The buttons work fine and so does the volume. Would the reset button on the front help or do I have to flash a different firmware version? If so what is the order I need to install them to get to the latest version?