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[Android Auto General] chema88:
I´ve bought an Opel Astra K and I want to use Android Auto, but the car screen is always black.

The supossed requirements to run Android Auto is to have a phone with Android 5.0. I have an Elephone P7000 with Android 5.0 and Android Auto installed. When I try to use it in my car, Android Auto starts in my phone (I see the black screen which shows "Android Auto" title) but the screen in my car is always in black.

Could someone tell me what I need to run Android Auto with my phone and my car?

Should I buy a new phone for this end? :(

Thanks and regards
[Android Auto General] barraker:
with me Meizu m1 note is exactly the same
[Android Auto General] chema88:
I guess to have Android 5.0 is not the only requisite to use Android Auto... maybe Google should take a look on this..
[Android Auto General] war1:
try to experiment with other phone with android 511 or higher and with a good quality USB cable
[Android Auto General] chema88:
I tried with Huawei P8 lite and Moto G 1st gen (both 5.0) and I got nothing. It works with Nexus 5
[Android Auto General] chema88:
Moto G 1st gen the same
[Android Auto General] chema88:
Also Moto G 4G
[Android Auto General] erke_ms:
I had the same problem in my Astra.

I've solved it following this steps:

- Wait until the bluetooth connection is fully established.

- Unlock the smartphone (i think is key for this problem)

- Plug the USB cable.

I'm doing it that way since last two weeks and i haven't seen the black screen again on my Intellilink.

Hope it helps.
[Android Auto General] morfi777:
I have same problem whit samsung A5 (android 5.1).

And secound problem with android auto app (ver. 1.5) in huawei p8lite.

I try connecting phone (android 5.0.1) to opel Astra k.

It works but doesn't refresh screan.

I must tourn on or down the volumne and then screan updates.

Any idea ?
[Android Auto General] Norfu:
Any workaround about this issue? I'm having the same problem with my Honor 7. Already contacted the Opel Team but that issue seemed to be new to them. I guess it's rather and android/google problem than that of the carmaker. A friend of mine is having the same problems with his Huawei Smartphone, while his wife's Samsung is working.

Both Huwaei/Honor phones run with Android 5 and 6, respectively....
[Android Auto General] smatty1:
I have an Opel Adam with the Intellilink system. I have the same problem, when connecting Android Auto all I get is a black screen. Sometimes it works and when it does it's really reliable. But it is very rare that it works. I have tried a dozen different phones.

I was wondering if you have Flexdock on your Astra? I have Flexdock on my Adam and I have been thinking if this has something to do with it.

By the way, Apple Carplay seems to work okay. It connects every time but I would prefer using Android.
[Android Auto General] Luke.bartholomew1:
I am also having this problem despite following these steps... any suggestions? So frustrating as it work sometimes....
[Android Auto General] smatty1:
Same here. These steps didn't help me.

And to add to the misery, AA stopped working completely. The app won't launch anymore when connecting the phone to the car. I'm not getting the black AA splash screen anymore and the car's head unit won't recognize the connection. So I kinda got rid of the black screen problem :D I have tried clearing cache, uninstall followed by reinstall, pretty much everything besides restoring the phone to factory settings.
[Android Auto General] mjt0801:
There appears to be major problems with Android Auto and Intellilink 4.0. My car has been into the dealer 3 times in 3 weeks (only just bought it!) And Vauxhall have drawn a blank on what's going on, although Vauxhall have confirmed they know there are problems with their system. I've also got Google on the case analysing debug outputs from my phone by the Android Auto team at Mountain View.

So long as you have installed Android Auto on your phone and responded to the setup prompts, that's all you can do. My car touchscreen often just blanks when I connect the phone too. It is driving me mad.
[Android Auto General] smatty1:
Okay, that figures. I remember now reading something about Opel/Vauxhall knowing about this problem before. I contacted Opel too and they told me visit the dealer but after what you told, I guess I will pass and let them work it out first.
[Android Auto General] Luke.bartholomew1:
I've booked my car in with the vauxhall dealer to have it looked at... However when i said my problem was with android auto, the guy said "what's android auto?" :crying:

So I'm not filled with hope.... On the upside however, I contacted vauxhall head office and a very helpful lady (who knew what android auto was!) said that because it works sometimes, the issue lies with their system and not android auto (so potentially fixable without Google...

She said that there have been a few similar complaints aswell but these were resolved....fingers crossed because it's great when it works... Will update
[Android Auto General] smatty1:
Would you mind letting us know if the dealer was able to do anything to fix this? I would be interested to hear anything you could tell after the service.

I really hate being stuck on an iPhone and Carplay, which has its problems too, it keeps dropping connection randomly :(
[Android Auto General] Luke.bartholomew1:
Will do. Taking it in tomorrow.

With your issues does it ever work? As i tested it an hour ago and everything was fine.... Tested it 5 minutes ago... Black screen is back :(
[Android Auto General] smatty1:
It used to work at times, but most of the time I would just get that same annoying black screen. But now it won't even give black screen anymore, nothing happens when plugging an Android phone.
[Android Auto General] Luke.bartholomew1:
So I took it to the dealer and after explaining to them what android auto actually is!! We plugged the phone in and it worked. 10 times in a row....I hate intermittent problems :(.

So the guy said there was nothing they could do since it was working now but to bring it back if it stops again.... Getting the S7 edge next week so will wait and see how that works.... Apologies i haven't got a better answer for you...
[Android Auto General] smatty1:
Just the kinda luck you need :D Well, thanks for the update anyway. If you happen to visit the dealer again regarding this, let me know.

In the meantime I might book service myself to see if they can do anything.
[Android Auto General] Luke.bartholomew1:
It's worked perfectly several times so something is now working...

However just thought I would share something a friend of mine said has worked for him (it works for me to but it works without it aswell)

Anyway what he said is:

Turn Bluetooth off on your phone

Turn the key once (just so the infotainment system turns on but not the engine and the rest of the electrical systems)

Plug the phone in as soon as possible

He says it all works then and Bluetooth connects but it doesn't work any other way for him. So might be worth a try...
[Android Auto General] smatty1:
Thanks for the tip. I will try this and will update.

EDIT: I just tested your method and it did it! Android Auto connected twice in a row perfectly and no more blank screen. I'm going to give it a few more tries before celebrating, but so far my hopes are up! Thanks to you and your friend! Anyway I also contacted the dealer and they promised to check with factory if they can do anything. The dealer will get back to me.

I also found the reason why AA wouldn't start on my phone like it used to when connecting to the car. Apparently the latest software update to my phone and that update switched USB mode to charging only. Had to switch it manually to MTP mode.
[Android Auto General] Donzo:
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with this issue...

I have a Nexus5 and I just bought an Opel Corsa (10 days ago) and 9 times out of 10 I get this black screen.

Just like Luke.bartholomew1 I brought it to the dealar after 3 days of continuous black screen and when they tried everything worked fine -_-

I tried all the methods suggested in this thread, but nothing works for me.

Is there a way to send a feedback to Opel just to let them know there's one more unsatisfied user?
[Android Auto General] smatty1:
Welcome to the club! Have you checked that your phone's USB mode is set to MTP? My Android Auto stopped working with Charging Only mode. As far as I know, in Marshmallow you have to set it to MTP manually every time you connect your phone to the Intellilink.

I got it working per Luke.bartholomew1's instructions. However, I'm experiencing some weird freezing while playing music from Spotify. I need to reconnect the phone to fix it. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify, that seemed to help but need some more testing.

Anyways, I also received reply from the dealer. They talked with the factory or something, and were told to use Android Auto APK version 1.6.281030. I decided to drop the matter for now, because AA works when following Luke's instructions to the letter. It's an annoyance to be sure, but better than Apple Carplay.

In my case I contacted both the dealer and the GM customer support. Both were very helpful and GM really tried to help, though they stated that their resources to investigate this matter are limited due to AA not being officially supported in my country (Finland) yet. Which raises the question, why market and sell an AA capable infotainment system then...
[Android Auto General] Donzo:
I didn't try to switch to MTP, I will try it this evening, but I got it work sometimes without all these "rituals" so it's still an uncertain method and it results in a lot of time wasted every time I get into the car.

Thanks for the tip anyway.

In a couple of day I should get a new Nexus 5X, so I will wait until then to see if it works, otherwise I will contact the dealer to see if he can pull some strings on the issue.
[Android Auto General] therealwheely:
Hi there Opel and Vauxhall drivers,

Both my wife and I experienced the same problems with black screens. We both bought a new Opel 3 months ago. I drive a new Corsa and my wife an Adam. Both cars have onboard Intellilink 4. I have a Samsung Note 3 with Android 5.0. My wife has a Samsung S6 Plus with Android 6.

It turns out these problems were caused by using cheap USB cables. My wife now only uses the original USB cable and I bought a Clicktronic Professional USB 3.0 cable with a length of 0.5 meters (the shortest one I could find). Also the Opel Adam has a build-in Wifi hotspot so my wife turns off wifi on her phone before connecting using BlueTooth. Furthermore we discovered that it's best to first switch on the contact of the car, let the phone connect via BlueTooth and then connect the USB-cable. Also we use the latest available Android Auto versions on our phones.

For about a month now there have been no problems anymore. We hope these tips will help you too.
[Android Auto General] thequick:
Same problem, first with Moto G 2nd Gen and now Nexus 5X. Strangely it work for weeks with Nexus and than start with black screen ever so often, now it is unusable, work 1 on 3 time I try. If I try connect once and it doesn't work, no matter what I do screen will be black. If I switch car off lock and came back after at least 10 minutes it sometimes works. I used good quality usb c to usb cable (made by anker).

I tried those special rituals, switch BT first, or connect phone straight away without switching engine on - I don't think it makes any difference. Shame that after cars with that system been on the market for at least 6 month (I have Astra) it is still not fixed.

If anyone get any solution from Opel, please update us.
[Android Auto General] smatty1:
My Android Auto stopped working. The phone says "Connected to your car" but the car does not recognize the phone and thus nothing happens. I have tested with all kinds of cables too. The dealer says they consulted Opel but since AA has not been officially released here they can do nothing about it. Guess it's time to give up.
[Android Auto General] Norfu:
Hey guys,

I finally got it working without any issues. The procedure is similar to what was written above. Anyway, I'll post my procedure which is working since 2 month now without any failures:

1. Before you enter the car make sure Bluetooth and Wifi(In case you have Onstar) are turned off. (Note: BT and WiFi will be turned on automatically by AA later)

2. Plug in phone to USB cable.

3. Turn on Radio

4. Wait until Android Auto opens

5. NOW plug in key and turn it.

I was having an issue with my Honor Phone two weeks ago where it said that it is not compatible anymore. After that there was no connection at all. Solved this problem by downloading a new Honor firmware and reinstalling Android Auto afterwards.

Cheers,

Norman
[Android Auto General] hamurabi1:
I try with your method and it seems to work just fine...thanks for your post!
[Android Auto General] want to learn:
Hi guys - having the same problem with new Hyundai and Nubia Z9 max. Only advice given by car dealership is try a new phone. Anyway decided to flash a few roms ( cm 13 and ressurection remix). Phone connects instantly without problems . Flashed a few stock roms and again black screen. Starting to think that there is a setting that I am missing on the stock roms or maybe they just wont support android auto. Prefer to stay on stock roms - would appreciate any work arounds
[Android Auto General] majestus:
Having all the above described issues with my new Astra. Bluetooth dead, black screen and no sound, android auto problems. After a visit at the dealer, they informed me that they would change the whole sound system with a new one. And so happened. After that no problems at all, until now. I tried to use android auto but nothing happened due to the cable i used. I tried with 2 other original cables and it runs smoothly. Hope i don't have any other problems. From Greece
[Android Auto General] Dzardis:
Short perfect quality USB cable is the key. I had the issues described above. Today I bought a USB Hub from Axagon. And Premium Cord USB cable 50cm. Now I can conect phone (Galaxy S6) anytime and switch to android auto works great and really fast. I can listen music from the USB and use android auto together. I hope it will help. Good luck.
[Android Auto General] sebden206:
I had also some problems with my MY 18.5 Astra IntelliLink 900 V2. After some Hubs and Cables I can say it works by doing some optimization in the settings and equipment.

What did not work is a USB 3.0 Hub.

What finally worked is a cheap 2m nylon cable with a micro USB to USB-C Adapter. Means you can use such adapters!

Hub is a old cheap Belkin 2.0 hub with integrated short cord.

Settings that helped:

- new BT pairing

- in BT settings activated all options like Media and Telephone ...

- in AA disabled autostart (starts with selection of AA in the IntelliLink)

- in AA settings disable wifi at start and enable BT (only for sure)

- plug the phone in AFTER BT is established.

What work is Spotify by using Maps and also Camsam (Blitzer.de) with audio per BT audio instead HFP.

Camsam can autostart with BT established at known devices like the Astra :)

Hope ist helps someone! I'm from Germany, sorry if some menu points are not correct translated!

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[Android Auto General] dwardo:
Can't thank you enough !!!

My setup is :

Wifi always on

BT always on

USB debugging on

AA auto resume playback (of music)

AA auto start enabled

IntelliLink auto switch focus to AA

Non original USB cable (it's a magnetized USB cables so in car puglin is done one handed and barely looking. I have a small magnetic usb-c dongle always plugged into the phone)

All the above is what tons of post say one should not do....

Yet with all that, all that it took to get 100% working AA with the IntelliLink 4.0 of my Opel Adam was to follow your steps 2 to 5.

2. Plug in phone to USB cable.

3. Turn on Radio

4. Wait until Android Auto opens

5. NOW plug in key and turn it.

I'm loving it... Been searching for 4 years for the proper solution...

I had noticed that when I popped out of the car for a couple of minutes (pick up the kids at school, ...) and left the phone in the car plugged in, AA would ALWAYS work flawlessly when I came back to the car... No wonder : it was equal to steps 2 to 5... I just hadn't connected the dots !!!!!
[Firefox OS General] Warren_Orange:
Hello.

I want to buy an LG FX0 off Amazon.com but they don't ship to the UK.

Could you please PM me if you could do me a big favour.

Thanks!
[Firefox OS General] Warren_Orange:
I don't need help anymore. I went through the sellers ebay store and managed to pay for international tracking to the UK.

I cannot wait for this phone!
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] M1n3cra4t:
Purchased the donation package right away. Awesome!
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] ariefabuzaky:
Great app from great developers..
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] Ha3ks:
Purchased the donation app and currently downloading some 4K test footage using 4G (as at the office)

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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] xillaron1:
Works great, would love to see a batch/playlist download feature though :D
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
I'll keep it in mind but I'm not sure if playlist is obtainable by just using the share feature on the official YouTube app.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
Version 2.3 is live.

http://arter97.com/browse/arktube/2.3

2.3

Properly fixed cancelling downloads

Implemented resuming downloads directly from notifications

Warning messages regarding VP9, Greenify added

Added an option to toggle adding video ID after file name

Implemented updates checker
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] roughavoc:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] AntholifeV2:
Hello I bought the donation package ; it would be possible to add an mp3 conversion .... I thought this app was top notch; but even simple application on the converter. The problem ? After download music does not appear in m4a ...

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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] blackzigong:
Unsupported video

Hello, [MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION].

https://youtu.be/Px6JsuH0o_s

I can't download this video because ArkTube says it's not supported.

But I think it's not a special one, login is not required, it's in public and should work with ArkTube.

I'm using version 3.0-beta.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] tinydynamite00:
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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
Seems like some quirk in YouTube, youtube-dl is failing to parse track sizes with that video.

arkTube currently rejects videos with invalid track sizes since it's used to calculate percentage.

I'll re-consider this.

Thanks.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
This is the first time I'm coding in Java, so it surely does lack some functionalities.

I hope I can add more features to it in the future. Currently, I'm just focusing on its main function.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
Version 3.0 is now available.

3.0

Downloading playlists implemented

Auto download feature implemented

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Misc activities excluded from task switcher

Video & audio download menu separated

Download type showed in the notification

Misc errors fixed
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] blackzigong:
Great! I report a minor bug: "New version 2.3 available!" notification pops up with 3.0.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] arter97:
Yeah.. lol

https://twitter.com/arter97_dev/status/711585194034143232

I'll try to fix the issue you've reported in the next version.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] AntholifeV2:
When I download audio; it hangs "initializing download" ...

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[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] raShMan777:
donate package is not working for me. it's showing "(1/3) initializing..."and so on everytime when starting arktube. using 3c toolbox I see:

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Scheduling restart of crashed service com.arter97.donation/.Listener in 1000ms

tried reinstalling both apps several times.

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tried that REALLY often, doesn't work.
[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] hapa8o8:
Tried that... still the same old thing. I open arkTube after doing all of that and it still says that I am using the free version and need the donation package... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: