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[MTCD Android Head Units General] wanb1i:
Definitely x86, NOT x86_64.

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i had to dual boot Win7 on my Win10 machine just so I could work on android devices, Win 8 & 10 suck, even if you turn driver signing off, they still won't install these android drivers, even the newer ones! :eek:
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Saiyajin:
Hey guys, I installed the unit today in my BMW X5 and it works so far but unfortunately the FM Radio does not work. I can't find a single radio station. I've hooked up the antenna cable via the delivered antenna adapter and it *should* be working right now. Is there anything I need to configure maybe?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] wanb1i:
Take a sharp blade and pry the sides of the antenna plug where they bulge and contact the inside of the antenna port so the fit is very tight. This insures good contact and signal transfer to the radio. Also wrap the sides of the antenna wire with a non conductive tape {black tape would work} from the back of the plug up about 5-6". This will filter out rf interference. See if this helps, if not ask joying for an rma and send it back for exchange.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] gtxaspec:
Has anyone done RMA through joying? My unit has microphone and touchscreen issues from day one... And they are asking me to pay return shipping. Really high from United States to china.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] vxn:
Is it better to buy this unit from the Joying Amazon store or from the Joying web site?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] gtxaspec:
The Amazon store has limited selection compared to the site. Read the terms and conditions and return and rma policy on joying site. Not sure if they would treat Amazon differently.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] vxn:
It's moot, the Amazon version won't ship to Canada. But now I'm getting cold feet. Reading all the complaints on their blog carjoying.com/Joying-blog/15.html has me thinking twice, and you need to pay for the two-way shipping as well as a refundable deposit for a RMA.

It's concerning to see how many people are saying, "my unit just stopped working." The good thing is, none of them seem to be regarding the 2GB Intel units.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] WILD9:
Not sure if this has been mentioned but there is a video of the next gen unit from Joying here with DSP:

[YOUTUBE]xwYtCF6vrok[/YOUTUBE]
[MTCD Android Head Units General] CadillacMike:
i would assume those are old complaints from the older units. Try looking at the official forum:

http://forum.carjoying.com/
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
Ordered mine yesterday and hope I don't get a lemon :angel: the model is VL 131N2 for VW passat 2012
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
I have had mine installed for a few days now. Really happy with the performance. A few bugs here and there but mostly think that is user error. Wish the sound was a bit louder I really have to crank mine up. I am using nova launcher and screen look great.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] vxn:
Well, it looks like I'll put off my order until March. Haha!

CadillacMike, I think you are right. Thanks.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] marchnz:
They all have DSP, all audio is 'Digital Sound Processed' - what Joying is trying to convey is that the manufacturer has finally inplemented parametric Equaliser GUI settings where the past MTCB and MTCD units have a form of mock 6 band eq while the DSP CODEC / DAC is actually parameteric.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Hilari0:
Well, not all audio is digitally processed. But unless you're listening to vinyl records or old tape recorders, then for the most part what you listen to at home has been digitally processed.

Back to the case, they mention "surround sound", but I don't think it means that you can have a 5.1 surround setup. It looks like they might have made a form of external amplifier module which might be more powerful than the previous built in stuff, and it looks like it has some form of crossover on it. Will be interesting if this has coaxial or optical digital inputs and outputs on it. Another nice thing would be if they added an HDMI output as well, so the image quality on external screens could improve over what is there today, but I guess that's not gonna happen this time....
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Saiyajin:
Unfortunately I have a FAKRA style connector for the antenna. The big metall plug on the antenna adapter is is useless
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Jerry_R:
I had the same issue on my unit, if you open up the equaliser you can set the three sliders up higher so the overall volume is much higher. Obviously this won't work if you need to make big adjustments on the equaliser but in my case it helped. (I only have the mid tones a little lower)
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Sergio45:
I want to change the UI but i need ideas.

Can u guys post screenshoots of your setup with nova launcher or others?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] wanb1i:
Install PowerAmp, use its equalizer and sound controls to increase the volume and quality of the sound. Be sure the Loud Setting is on in Car Settings. You can also use the units equalizer by setting all 3 bars to 10, that will really crank up the volume. That actually over drives my stock speakers. At 10, my units is comfortably loud. At 16 its Very Loud!

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Here's my video with NOVA:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_EZzFL4XjdLSkZwTEhibmdNTHc/view?usp=drivesdk
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
Does this mean we are simply talking about an dsp app/front-end and not hardware update? I ordered mine on Sunday and I was wondering if i should've waited till March. :p
[MTCD Android Head Units General] tuuza:
I quess they have just redesigned the amp and made an "cool" app to control it. I cant see any reason that it would add any quality to your sound.

Maybe they added just some "surround" simulator and stuff to the software itself.

No advantage in basic radio/stream listening imo.

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[MTCD Android Head Units General] wanb1i:
I agree, I use Poweramp and it includes an equalizer of similar features & capabilities. The sound quality of the HU with Poweramp is 300% better than the stock HD stereo installed in my Prius Plug-in using the stock speakers. In my wife's RAV4 it's even better!

I don't see anything in that video that would make me wait or make me wish I had
[MTCD Android Head Units General] tuuza:
And if there is rumours about them adding a octa-core cpu, dont fall into that bs, it just sounds like a good idea but no real advantages.

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[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
Does power amp work with Spotify? I didn't think it did. I installed it and doesn't seem to do anything with the sound. Maybe it's me.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] wanb1i:
I don't use Spotify, so I can't answer that.

Did you adjust up the preamp in the equalizer & set the 3 bars in the stock sound settings to 10? If you did that & it didn't CRANK UP the volume, then you have a bad unit & need to send it back! Tell them it's deffective and make them pay for the freight both ways! This BS of the customer paying for their lack of Quality Control has to stop. Threaten them with BAD social media & they'll succumb and send you a rma & shipping label.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
I will mess around with it some more. Other apps have worked so not sure if the unit is bad. I am thinking it might be user error. Will report back.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] CadillacMike:
granted it is not clear, but in the video he does grab a physical device below the radio, which led me to believe that it was an added piece of hardware
[MTCD Android Head Units General] checksum123:
Finally, a sub out control
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
Its confirmed,its a whole new unit and not just a app :eek::eek: stupid timing. You can find the confirmation from Boy Ka on YouTube video comments.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Hilari0:
I do wonder what that thing hanging out the dash is though. Is it something that will remain external, amplifier module or something? Or will it be built in to the final product when they're ready to release it?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Kurt Lund:
I have just received my JY-VL130N2 for Volkswagen/Skoda and compared to my current Pumpkin I must say that the Joying seems to be much better. Only two problems:

1) I have tried several 3g/4g dongles and despite the fact that I can connect to internet with the dongle and I was also able to receive a mail the internet speed is extremely slow . I use PPP but somehow it doesnt work properly. I guess I will have to use a hotspot instead.

2) Second issue is a strange dropdown I get each time the song I am playing in Poweramp changes from one song to the next then this pops up:[IMG="Iritating music pop up"]https://www.wohnmobilforum.de/gallery/image.php?album_id=1621&image_id=20512[/IMG]

I dont think it is comming from Poweramp. But where does it come from? I have frozen the two stock music apps with Titanium, but it keeps popping up. Any ideas?

Regards

Kurt
[MTCD Android Head Units General] demo84:
Directly from China?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] vassandrei:
The pop up is from car launcher. There should be a setting to turn it off in car launcher settings
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dcman008:
Do you know what BPS it sends that data?

Could you post the source codes for Sofia-1-C9-Server-V1.0.apk?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
Still not sure if power amp is doing much for me. Might just be how I have things wired.

Also the lousy Spotify widget was bugging me so been messing around with KWGT and made some widgets. What a cool app. I am a total droid newb so sorry if this isn't exciting news lol. I am still trying to get my screen the way I want it but I did get a decent Spotify player. Wish I had more real estate makes me rethink not getting the 10 inch.

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[MTCD Android Head Units General] Pinkpanther9:
I'd like to connect to my energy monitor (from Victron) in my camper but that has the default password 000000 and can only be changed to another 6 digit pw, not a 4 digit one. Joying on the other Hand only accepts up to 4 digits.

Is there any chance to get the sofia-units to accept a 6 digit BT key?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] CadillacMike:
That looks cool, can you list what all you did to set it up like that?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
Will try and make sense of the process. I am using nova launcher. Not sure if you have to but I was already using it. I downloaded KWLP from the playstore. I watched a few tutorials on line. Lots of them on youtube. I then went into nova launcher and created a widget. You select one of the KWLP widgets. I selected a 4x4 widget and then added the Music player code that comes with KWLP. I edited the code in the KWLP widget tool to make it look and do what I wanted. You can do a ton of stuff. I kept it simple for now since I am still fumbling around. I saved the player and it added it that page. Hope that makes some sense.

Here is a link to some of the tutorials. They can be a bit overwhelming at first but once you start messing around with it starts to make sense.

http://help.kustom.rocks/i176-tutorials-list
[MTCD Android Head Units General] CadillacMike:
Is the time and weather also KWGT?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
No that is just a weather app. I forget which one I will look it up when i get back to my car.. You can create custom weather widgets as well. Pretty much can create any sort of widget you want. also live wall papers
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
No, from Germany. Didn't want to risk customs duty.. Will arrive today and will fix tomorrow.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] im0nKeY:
Hi,

does this work for the update from January?

Greetings

im0nKeY
[MTCD Android Head Units General] WILD9:
Hello mate, its semantics but in this context it stands for Digital signal processor similar to miniDSP, Audison Bitone etc. These products generally they do more than parametric equalization with features like time alignment which Joying are suggesting this unit has although I wont hold my breath. According to the emails I've exchanged with them its a hardware solution although we all know how communication with Joying can go. Will be interesting to see how far they take the idea. I'm praying a byproduct of this is a decent voltage on the pre outs.

Bit unsure about feature 9 "Stable performance" .... for any other company you would just expect this rather than it being a feature...
[MTCD Android Head Units General] concept5400:
It didn't help... Leaving the car and coming back after suspend tasker is not running.

[MENTION=3076686]gustden[/MENTION] Any luck getting tasker back after suspend?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] tbd@immigrantsong.de:
You can use Easy DPI Changer after Root. Setting of 200 ist OK, above that you get problems with Joying apps such as car media setting, launcher, etc.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] CadillacMike:
not to derail this thread, but can you explain how you setup that Music widget? I installed it and was trying to get it to work with Google Play Music, but i can't get it to look like yours
[MTCD Android Head Units General] bogdi1988:
Has anyone had issues with Launcher3 - UI3 and Google app? I noticed if I install the app, the app launcher pretty much breaks and I have to revert to UI1

Also, how do I go on swapping the launcher to something else? I tried installing Google Now Launcher and I can't seem to swap the launcher to that. The menu doesn't display that as an option...
[MTCD Android Head Units General] tuuza:
The launcher selection is under different menu in carmediasettings, if i remember correctly its in the first menu quite near bottom.

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[MTCD Android Head Units General] bogdi1988:
I know there are 2 launcher menus. One that allows you to choose the UI, and another one in the carmediasettings, but that only shows the main launcher3 app and that's it. Google Now Launcher never shows up...
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
Sorry I wasn't very clear in my description. The widget I edited is here. Download this and then Edit with KLWP app Here is the link in the playstore. I deleted some buttons and added spotify to open as a touch command. Also spaced the buttons out a bit Let me know if this helps. Also when trying to edit anything make sure you hit the little lock icon. You have to unlock it before you can fully edit it. That tripped me up for a while.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.sxedio.musickomp&hl=en

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Took a quick video of my current setup. Still getting it set up the way I want it but its getting there. Using Nova Launcher and creating widgets with KLWP.

[YOUTUBE]WWYvZGLz0xA[/YOUTUBE]
[MTCD Android Head Units General] CadillacMike:
thanks, I'll try to get it set up tonight

i think I was using the wrong one, looks like I should be using this one:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.wallpaper
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
That is a different one. that will make live wallpapers which is also cool. I haven't messed around with that much. Here is the link to the app I am talking about

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kustom.widget
[MTCD Android Head Units General] braddman:
Can anyone confirm that this unit accepts SDXC cards in both slots? It says SDHC. Which cards are you guys using?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] CadillacMike:
should work fine, I've used this guy in my MTCD Joying and my Intel Joying:

Samsung PRO Select 64GB 95MB/s MicroSDXC Memory Card

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DOB6Y6A/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
Hi All, Can somebody tell me how long does the firmware update of January process takes ? Do you guys usually keep the engine idling just to make sure that ignition doesn't switch off ?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] sonof:
It will take almost 20 minutes.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] CadillacMike:
I have not done January, but December was 18 minutes, I timed it with my watch. I would expect the same. On all the other updates in the past I would just sit with the engine running in my driveway. However, I assume that is not great for the vehicle.

Prior to the December update I watched the Joying video in full twice, so I knew what to expect. So I popped the files on the USB and took the Jeep for spin. Just drove around, dropped something off in a mailbox and by the time I got back it was done, never shut the engine off
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Jerry_R:
Somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes, I left my car on acc. with the engine turned off. My Kia has a very strong battery, I've been playing around with the head unit this way for hours so I know it won't drain my battery.

However, this could be totally different for each car. Whatever you do, NEVER start your car during upgrade process, since this interrupts acc. power to your head unit!
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
I am also thinking of more or less to do the same. I am an automotive engineer and I know it would be not good to idle for so long. Today I idled for almost half an hour at - 10 degree to do all settings and now I realized that all settings will be erased after update :rolleyes: anyway thanks..
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
Hi guys, I have started the update and unit has rebooted after unpacking the files from USB drive but has stayed in " Android" logo/black screen with Android for quite long time now (10 minutes) is that normal?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] tuuza:
Yes it is completely normal, takes some time on that boot logo.

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[MTCD Android Head Units General] Kurt Lund:
Perhaps someone can help we with the following small problem:

I have the Intel/2GB Joying updated with January 2017 firmware. I am not using the stock Music player and instead I am using Poweramp. I have frozen the stock music player so that they dont open. The problem is that after cold boot the media button does not work and does not start Poweramp if I press it. If I start Poweramp from the icon and the shuts it down again, then thereafter the media button works as it should and is able to start Poweramp without having "been told" that it should start Poweramp. Is there a way where I can set which music player is the default (like for navigation) or is there somewhere else that I can control the media button?

Thanks in advance

Kurt

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After update mine was stuck on the Android logo and with button lights on for a very long time (30 minutes). In the end I turned it off and on again and it went straight into "optimizing apps" which took some 5 to 10 minutes and thereafter it booted normally which it has done since.

Kurt
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
Quick question : Is the rooting method same for all Intel Sofia 2GB units irrespective of model # ? I understood that model number simply denotes the vehicle model..

I found root method and files for 135N2 and i would like to use it for my 131N2 model..Thanks !
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Kurt Lund:
I used the same method for 130N2 and it worked perfectly. I believe the interior is exactly the same.

Kurt
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
How do i get the below homescreen ? I did January update and UI_3 has nothing inside , UI_1 is same as before and UI_2 is some crazy homescreen with large sections.

Am i missing something ? ::silly:

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[MTCD Android Head Units General] tuuza:
What do you mean by below homescreen.

The one in ur photo is Ui3, Ui2 is a mess

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[MTCD Android Head Units General] naplesbill:
I had to do a factory reset after the Jan update to get UI3 to actually display. It would not load the home screen at all when selecting it from the carmedia settings app. I still prefer UI1
[MTCD Android Head Units General] KamaL:
I don't think this is the UI that was introduced in the January update.

Is there any way to have it in the joying 2gb models? I'd also like to have it
[MTCD Android Head Units General] naplesbill:
That is definitely UI3
[MTCD Android Head Units General] KamaL:
Which joying model do you have?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
Sadly I don't get it in ui3 as mentioned... Some people are getting it and some not... Dont know why
[MTCD Android Head Units General] CadillacMike:
i think there are two different places to set the launcher
[MTCD Android Head Units General] naplesbill:
I have the JY-UL135N2.

After doing the January update, I had to do a factory reset from the settings menu. After doing this I could then set the UI3 and it works. This setting is found under the Carmedia Settings app and then click the icon on the lower right, enter 3368 as the code and you will find the UI setting in the list.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] demo84:
Yes it does
[MTCD Android Head Units General] braddman:
Why do the SD card slots look and feel like they're different sizes? I have a 4gb one and I was only able to get it into the right hand SD slot when you're facing the unit.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] naplesbill:
They are inserted in opposite orientation from on side to the other.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] dayanandgp:
When you say factory reset, do you mean going back to original firmware and doing the January update again? Or something else?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] naplesbill:
No, go into the Android settings and under backup/reset do the factory reset option
[MTCD Android Head Units General] braddman:
I'm struggling here for no reason. The right hand side one goes in logos to the right, with the writing reading left to right. How the hell does the left one go in? (edit...I got them inserted but see below..)

I just put in my Sandisk Ultra 64gb directly from my phone and it doesn't show up. Any suggestions?

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One more thing, do I need to install google apps on here to get the play store?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
How is your card formatted? Fat 32? Should be able to plug it in and look in (think it's called file manager app) or something called file and view the SD card. Here is what my card looks like for reference.

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[MTCD Android Head Units General] braddman:
Crap I dunno. I don't have a reader for it, I was just using it in an old phone. I don't think I can format it without a reader. It doesn't show up in file manager....I think it's formated exFAT or something weird.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
Yah I would grab a reader and check. That might be your issue.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] braddman:
Did you install play store?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
I have playstore installed yes. I use it to load apps.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] braddman:
Can you explain how you did it?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] thedru13:
I didn't have to install it. It was on the unit when I got it. So not sure how to go about installing it. What are you trying to do? Are you able to sign in to your google account under the accounts tab in settings?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] braddman:
OK Trying that..Still looking for play store.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] naplesbill:
Play store is not on the home screen. It is under the all apps icon. You insert one SD with the writing facing left and the other with the writing facing right. The contacts would both be facing toward the division between the two slots