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[Android Head-Units] disc golfing:
I'm pretty much sold on this HU, so that's probably what I'll do. I think the camera/dvr was sold as a combo, but looking at this stuff on ebay is getting crazy.......it's like every hour there will be different listings from different sellers and different models ( same software ), so I'm starting to get crosseyed :eek: and I haven't seen one of Peter Chans listings for a few weeks now.

I'll try to get up with him as soon as I can.....busy at work right now.

Thanks again for all the info and videos and to everyone that got this thing going and rooted :good:
[Android Head-Units] omarko:
can someone please post the labels on wiring harness? Just want to see what are all the cables available .

I am referring to this unit :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Android-4-1...E-/261347142405?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

which seems to be same one as I the one I ordered from Aliexpress.

The pictures only show ISO harness but none of the details of each wire and labels.

If someone could post either more detailed shots or listing of all the wires installed, that would help a lot.

reason I ask is that I got this harness : http://www.metraonline.com/part/70-7304 which does not have ISO connector, just bare wires. I have schematics of the stock connectors so can work out what is what but need to know, what are all the wires on this radios stock harness.

thanks
[Android Head-Units] KID52:
The wire colours should be the same on the unit as the ISO connector.

This is not the best picture, but should just about be readable.
[Android Head-Units] omarko:
thank you very much, thats fantastic!

the challenge is that the harness I bought ( http://www.metraonline.com/part/70-7304 ) does not have ISO connector so I will have to solder the bare wires to the radio ones. Schematics are here: http://www.metraonline.com/files/products/INST70-7304.pdf

my connectors have these points:

looking at your list vs the connectors, my car has two illumination wires , + and - (thats because there is a +/- switch on the stock dash that can increase or decrease illumination in my car). Which one would the radio one connect to ? the + or the - ?
[Android Head-Units] KID52:
You could always use bullet connectors instead of soldering, that is what I did.

The illumination wire connects to positive.
[Android Head-Units] omarko:
thanks very much , that helps a lot and its pretty clear what connects to what.
[Android Head-Units] ThePapabear:
Hello!

I will get one of these units too in the next weeks. I ordered at this place: http//www aliexpress.com/item/6-2-inch-Multimedia-Car-DVDCar-Radio-DVD-Players-Android-4-1-Car-GPS-DVD-Car/1504400297.html

After talking with emily i ordered one. She told me, i could have an external, hardwired microphone for handsfree which was a main thing for me. Without it, i would not have buyed it. I hope, she does not fool me and there is really a microphone and a slot to plug it in. I never saw a slot on any of the pictures from such a unit. I can tell you, as soon i got mine.

Even the price got down quite a bit, after talking with the seller and i got an rear view cam for free. So dont hesitate to talk with them. Mostly they are very friendly and very acommodate to wishes of their customers.

Thanks a lot for this thread. Without it, i would never have thought about buying one of these radios. I hope, i will not be completely disappointed with it, but after reading here and watching some videos i dont think so.

Greetings from Austria

ThePapabear
[Android Head-Units] Defender666:
Tried a RTL2832U DAB/DVB-T/FM Stick it is working fine. If anyone wants to have DAB or DVB-T just need to get an usb stick with this chip.
[Android Head-Units] gpmg762:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48308441

I was exactly looking to buy the flyaudio one before learning about the An21u. There are different models suited for different car (direct fit). The generic version (2 din) does not come with a dvd drive. The product launched about 9 months ago with a chinese only support forum. It is pre-loaded with chinese apps , have no google framework and gapps. Root obtained for firmware up to September but latest November version has no root yet. Price is between usd$350-$450.
[Android Head-Units] KID52:
I will be interested to know how the mic connects, as I have not seen one of these Android units with such a feature yet.

What app do you use for watching TV? I can only find apps for radio.
[Android Head-Units] Kn0ck0ff:
I bought my unit from a uk seller , which in turn proved better than importing from china , as i didnt have to arrange for postage back & forth , the guys down at iceboxauto in liverpool , fantastic service , just a shame i got a faulty unit the first time round , so with you being competent what thermal paste would you use on the chip that clamps directly to the heat sink on the back of the unit ? also i will add removing the top cover will void your warranty too , as the seal will break .

Bad idea doing this yourself , you bought a product that went faulty , its the sellers responsibilty to put it right .
[Android Head-Units] chanh55:
Yeah you're right. I guess I'm just desperate to get the unit working sooner than later. And I don't think I'll have to swap the cpu. Plus I don't see any heat shrinks so no need for thermal paste. This unit didn't come with any warranty warning stickers. Cover came right off.
[Android Head-Units] ionutlup:
new firmware

Hey .New firmware from our neighborhood

h t t p s://www.dropbox.com/sh/82x5k5572aew034/AACBYJmNqTfZzNpQX53y6LAFa
[Android Head-Units] Cebulon48:
[MENTION=5849786]chanh55[/MENTION] : Did you see any difference, or note any changes?

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[Android Head-Units] Kn0ck0ff:
Hey buddy

you noticed any changes between 2.7.9 & 2.7.11 ?
[Android Head-Units] Cavalier Condorelli:
NOw I got the latest Tablet Talk installed both on my LG G2 phone and AN-21 U car stereo.

I can get the two devices connected by wifi hotspot tethering or simple wifi when I'm near my router. I cannot connect using bluetooth mode because during the setup procedure inside Tablet Talk the phone was not discovered.

Does anyone success in pairing bluetooth inside Tablet Talk?
[Android Head-Units] Bockiii:
Hi Guys,

is anybody using a pebble with his device? I tried to install the app from the play store but it doesnt show because its not supported for the android version.

Is it running if you install it via market helper? I'm a little hesitant to install it :)

thanks in advance

bocki
[Android Head-Units] IRatchett:
How can I check the battery drain with the muilt meter. What wire do I need to check
[Android Head-Units] cat2115:
Had anyone try this yet? Pro and Con, please.

inside the zip. hmm, what is that widget apk for?
[Android Head-Units] digitaldr:
I installed stitcher last night - also not supported. The way I prefer to do it is to download it to my roooted phone and then use APK extractor to save to APK an SD card and then install it on the stereo from the card.
[Android Head-Units] booba5185:
I just installed 2.7.11 and I'm going back to 2.7.9. I lost root (expected), but I cannot regain root, the system directories are shown as empty. I get an error in Root my AN21 saying Data\local.prop doesn't exist. I go into that directly to that directory in ES, and it's empty. On top of that, a default USB device prompt pops up every boot now, make my boot time take FOREVER.
[Android Head-Units] PsychoMcSatan:
That's weird. Is it possible you had a bad flash? The only reason I'd try is that I'm still waiting for an updated MCU, but I guess you won't be able to see the MCU directory till we can get root eh?

Has anyone else given it a go yet?
[Android Head-Units] booba5185:
I haven't gone back to 2.7.9 yet, so I'll try the update again. Everything works fine, minus the stuff that would require root. Also, whenever a USB jump drive is inserted a program is opened (ES by default) so every boot it'll open, or ask for a program for the USB device.

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Just reflashed, same result. Flashing back to 2.7.9 now, here's hoping there no speed bumps rolling back.

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Speed bump. same results with 2.7.9 now, so I did a factory reset.
[Android Head-Units] Kn0ck0ff:
Hey buddy

youd need a multi meter set to the milliamps scale ( Ma ) be sure to connect the red multi meter plug/prong in the milliamp or amp terminal on your multi meter & the black plug/prong in the common .

Youd probably want to take the reading at the back of the stereo , not on the battery as you would get a false reading due to other things in stand by .

You should notice a black fuse carrier on the rear of your unit on the actual red wire , remove the fuse & put the prongs between were the fuse was , red touching one side , black touching other .

This will give you a current reading of the unit in standby , im guessing anything between 20-50ma .

Hope this helps
[Android Head-Units] PsychoMcSatan:
Sounds like the flashing process must have gone bad and corrupted your file system. Hopefully the factory reset will clear things out.

Checked the Russian 4pda.ru site and folks there have had success with the update. Although Google Translate is spotty enough to make it unclear what the update brings. I'll try to give it a go tonight.
[Android Head-Units] booba5185:
A factory reset repaired the root problem, but I can't have any sort of file explorer installed. If I do, the USB device default program prompt pops up. At least I have a fix for it. I just install ES via the APK installer whenever I need a file explorer, then uninstall when I'm done.
[Android Head-Units] PsychoMcSatan:
So are you on 2.7.11 now? If so, can you check if it includes an MCU named 4.X.X-7-10-2501 ?
[Android Head-Units] chanh55:
What you mean?

So I bought 3 different versions of this unit now. Two of them became bricked. The only common thing I did with the two was install audio glow. After installing and running audio glow the unit would stop working completely not too long after. Truly bricked. I'm not sure if it's just a coincidence or not... I dont want to find out. Both firmwares were 2.6.70. I know for sure I'm not going near that stupid live wallpaper anymore. It would never stick anyways when I restart the system. Can a wallpaper brick a system? I'm convinced that it can.
[Android Head-Units] KID52:
Received my new 7" unit today.

Couple issues though :(

First being that the cable for the reversing camera etc has been left out, so I am unable to connect my sub and camera. Hopefully the seller can send me the missing cable as I would have no idea where to buy one from. Second is that the "ISO" cable they sent me is for a specific car (no idea what one) when I said I needed the generic one. It's not the end of the world as I can just cut the wires, but it's not great when a seller doesn't listen to you (they confirmed a generic one would be sent).

The unit is a different design to my original one, by that I mean the metal part and connections at the back. The cardboard box was also entirely different to the original one I got.

Unfortunately the front plastic has a ridge that is larger than the metal case, which means that it doesn't really fit into my fascia (the final part where the screen is located is smaller than the ridge). This wasn't clear from the photos. When I have some more time I will see if I can file part of the fascia to make it fit better. I suspect this is only an issue because of how my fascia kit works, so for many cars I am sure it is not a problem.

The buttons have an interesting feel to them, on my original unit they were a definite loud click due to the tactile switches used, however these have a cushioned feel to them and make no click (which I prefer).

The screen is inset quite far into the unit, around 1.5 to 2cm. I wonder if this will help with the sun at all.

The unit itself is surprisingly light, I guess that is because it is literally empty without the DVD drive, just a single board and that is it.

Not sure how the Bluetooth OBDII tool connects, nothing obvious from a quick check but I will ask the seller.

Don't have time to do a full review of the new unit just yet, but when I do I will make sure to post it.
[Android Head-Units] chanh55:
I have the 7" unit as well, which was bricked after updating to 2.6.70 and running audio glow. You're right, it is surprisingly light. Much more so than the 2 knob version I had previously. The cable you got is for a Nissan. They sent me the same cable plus a generic one. There should be a pink cable for the reverse camera signal switch. The bezel is about 10mm wider on each side. I also had a problem installing it in my car, having to shave down my car's bezel to make it fit cleanly. What car you putting it in?
[Android Head-Units] KID52:
Yes the pink wire for the on/off signal, but they completely left out the cable with the RCA connectors on, so I have nowhere to plug the video signal into. All I have is the wiring harness for power and speakers which plugs into the black socket, they did not provide the cable to plug into the white socket.

Going into a Honda Civic, first page shows the fascia I have.

If it were just a hole then it would be fine, but as I have a black plastic border piece, this sits on a plastic lip, which the ridge is unable to fit through, hence causing a bit of an issue with the fit.
[Android Head-Units] chanh55:
Oh that cable... that sucks you have to wait like a week to arrive from China, assuming they'll ship it right away. Sounds like you're going to have to dremel something. What year is your Civic. They make complete android setups, with the vent bezel and everything.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HD-Android-...Video_In_Dash_Units_w_GPS&hash=item2a3cfa0be3
[Android Head-Units] KID52:
Yea, it is annoying, but I have to take everything out to sort the fascia out so I can do that when I have the new cable. At least I can use the unit at the moment, just without the camera or sub.

It's a 2010 Civic, but UK version.

The only units I have seen are for the US version. No one makes anything for right-hand drive cars :(
[Android Head-Units] booba5185:
I'm back on 2.7.9 now, tonight I'll redownload the 2.7.11 version again and start fresh. I'll post me results after that, probably be about 6-7 hours from now
[Android Head-Units] KID52:
Just noticed an interesting feature whilst messing with my new unit trying to find the elusive OBDII connection.

Upon connecting my phone via Bluetooth, the phone started sharing internet with the unit, however the Bluetooth connection appears slow and unreliable at best
[Android Head-Units] chanh55:
I found it on aliexpress.

Android Car DVD Player For HONDA CIVIC right driving 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 touch screen CD Video CD Mp3 Mp4 JPEG

Android Car DVD Player For HONDA CIVIC right driving 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 touch screen CD Video CD Mp3 Mp4 JPEG

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Andr...007-2008-2009-2010-2011-touch/1709435270.html

(from AliExpress Android)
[Android Head-Units] KID52:
Not for a UK Civic though :(
[Android Head-Units] superbass311:
root

If I'm stuck on step one how do I unroot? Its stuck in the slow mode and I'm not smart enough to figure out step 2..
[Android Head-Units] djblaze852002:
You can do a factory reset. But it is really simple to get your unit out of "slow mode"

Make sure you have installed Android Terminal Emulator on your unit.

And make sure you have installed SuperUser

Open superuser and make sure it is fully installed

then open terminal emulator and type the following:

su [PRESS ENTER]

rm /data/local.prop [PRESS ENTER]

The reboot your unit.
[Android Head-Units] superbass311:
I typed su in the emulator (in window 1) it says u0_a42@android: / $

then i can type
[Android Head-Units] shadowmike:
Hey guys, I'm finally 're ordering my radio, installing a viper smart start alarm and dvr with cameras with it at the same time.

If I connect the radio up to the acc power and a backup battery connected to the alarm. So when the alarm signals it connects the power to the radio which I'll have always open to aux, with a direct line from the dvr, so when an ass clown gets into my car with the alarm going off thinking it's still a quick steal, they will be welcomed with a video of them in my car.

Sounds like it should work.

How have the updates been ?

AN-21 DEV www.dropbox.com/sh/j6lx4vkoqcm6kow/MDs6vhsuHG
[Android Head-Units] booba5185:
Sorry guys, long day at work, 2.7.11 will get installed again tomorrow.
[Android Head-Units] superbass311:
Test Radio

Guys, I have a second radio here that I'm using to mess around with. I got another unit in my jeep already and works great. (the one in the Jeep is the unit with the volume rocker on the right and the one on my desk here is the double knob with the volume rocker on the right. keep that in mind. However that does not change firmware or mcu because I have them both runnning the same firmware and mcu. Let me know if you want me to try anything on this unit. I also have ODB2 running in my car

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ao60aogc6bices6/2014-05-21 22.33.37.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r46mqf8kfqkwezk/2014-05-22 10.36.34.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tgfwetsqnml66nc/2014-05-21 16.02.12.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6bo1v77izm5ipyl/2014-05-21 16.03.01.jpg

superbass311@gmail.com if u need more personal conversation.

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I dont understand.. where is the camera going to be? and unless its a reverse cam its going to take about 20-30 seconds to start.
[Android Head-Units] Skratchuk:
Hi all im new to this but not new to android. I have just purchased a 7" android 4.1 car stereo and am happy so far but would like to update it and wanted to know will the updates and rooting work for this unit as well?
[Android Head-Units] jpapadami:
I have the same unit. Yes, both updates and rooting work for this unit. Till now, firmwares up to 2.7.9 can be used and are all rootable. Update MCU to 4.2.15-1-10-2101. You can do this by updating to 2.7.9 and root your device (see page 1 of the thread). Then using ES File Explorer or similar go to "system > etc > mcu" and copy the MCU file to your SDcard. Unzip it and update your MCU through Settings menu.

We're still waiting on confirmation if 2.7.11 is rootable or not from booba5185
[Android Head-Units] Suzook1:
Hi Everyone. Venturing into my first android head unit and have a question about this model.

I want to install this and connect two external monitors via y splitter and rca. Does anyone know if this will output all of the various screens to the monitors or is it just going to be a dvd output

Appreciate someone who may know as I am hoping this would be a feature that works with this unit
[Android Head-Units] Skratchuk:
Something has seemed to have gone wrong i updated to 2.7.9 no problem then went to root it and now all i have is a black screen i have to touch the top of the middle of the screen to display the icons which is does for about a second then goes again so i have no way of getting the emulator up as the keyboard disappears in seconds.
[Android Head-Units] superbass311:
boot logo

I can't find this anywhere on the form. I want a jeep boot logo. They have every maker but Jeep. Of course I have a jeep. Anyone know where to put the file? what type of file bla bla bla? Not the boot animation.
[Android Head-Units] shadowmike:
It's going to be an always running dvr 4 channel with video out of the dvr. It will be connected to the aux in. I just need to make the radio turn on when the alarm goes off.

There will be 4 cameras total. 2 front corners of windshield facing in and 2 in the back window facing in.

So the front cameras will see out the side and back of the car as well as driver and passenger seat. The rear cameras will see back seat and out the side and front of the car. Full 360° view .. the dvr will be installed in a safe place with all wiring going to a centralized area. It will also be a running loop dvr, since I'm not making a driving show like top gear, I won't need to save any footage until an event happens

My old setup.

Thieves stole the radio, and broke my dash bezel.. so I had an old police cluster.. and had time to modify my car before replacing the radio

Now I'm getting off topic real quick. Since I didnt have a radio to tinker with. My plans for the interior.

Last pic gives an idea on how the cameras will view the car

I even cut out my bench seat

View attachment 2757794

AN-21 DEV www.dropbox.com/sh/j6lx4vkoqcm6kow/MDs6vhsuHG
[Android Head-Units] jpapadami:
Everyone keeps on making this mistake. I think we need to bold and all caps step 3 in the instructions.

You forgot to open the AUX application and close it. You're going to have to find your way to Settings > General and Reset to factory and root all over again. Also keep in mind that before performing step 10 you should install "Superuser #" and run it once so that you can update the binaries. This way you won't get the permission denied message when typing in "su" in the emulator.
[Android Head-Units] shadowmike:
You guys need to learn the screen and keyboard.

I rooted my radio everytime using nothing but memory of key presses on the black screen.

It's good to have the apps you need to open on the home screen. So they're easy to open while rooting on dark screen.

AN-21 DEV www.dropbox.com/sh/j6lx4vkoqcm6kow/MDs6vhsuHG
[Android Head-Units] superbass311:
This Radio is boss

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xfdgx5pksgv6wd0/CAM00258.mp4

still the boss. Radio shuts all other radio down. Android 4 life

YMCMB!
[Android Head-Units] Skratchuk:
I did the aux step BUT i made the mistake of opening an app by accident after it, I have now managed to root it and boy that was harder than i thought it was going to be! why does the keyboard keep disappearing?

What are the benefits of having a rooted device btw as well?

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[Android Head-Units] IRatchett:
Whats the best Nav App you guys are using? Im looking for a good Offline Nav setup.
[Android Head-Units] shadowmike:
The device should come with IGO. Works great offline.
[Android Head-Units] IRatchett:
ok cool now just gotta go find the maps. I just tried to look in the playstore and it wont load. Just keeps saying retry. its like something is blocking it. It also wont let me log in to my google account on chrome. https has a line through it. Telling me certificate is wrong or something, I replaced the battery in my truck the other day because it was dead. Did this cause the problem?
[Android Head-Units] Suzook1:
anyone

Anyone know if this is possible with this unit or any of the 7 inch units on ebay.

PLEASE :)
[Android Head-Units] Cebulon48:
Sygic, see if they still have their special offers

Oliver

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[Android Head-Units] booba5185:
K guys, redownloading 2.7.11 now and going to head out to the car. I'll have an update in a few minutes...
[Android Head-Units] PsychoMcSatan:
Android 4.2?

Just checking the Russian forum 4pda.ru before going to sleep and found this link to what sounds like it might be an Android 4.2 version of the firmware.

https://yadi.sk/d/brkhFt36R4Ltd

Here's a link to the forum discussion.

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=522762&st=2680

The Google Translations are iffy so the discussion is a bit confusing.

I'm leaving for a camping trip early in the morning and I'd rather not mess up my GPS before heading out into the Canadian wilderness so I'll leave this to someone a bit more adventurous. Hopefully someone on that Russian forum will have a report soon enough.

Just took a quick peek at the files and two of the three files have the same hash values as those in 2.7.11 while one file, the biggest at ~140MB, is newer by a few days. So at the very least this is a slightly newer version of the firmware.