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[Android Auto General] lazyboy0172:
just want to point out one Small difference- if listening to the Tuner and in AA, navigation prompts will mute the radio entirely and announce the navigation directions, then unmute the radio. If you were listening to music in AA, the music would continue, but lower in volume, and the navigation directions would be spoken over the music, then the music would return to normal volume. Podcasts and other spoken-word media like audiobooks will pause/unpause for navigation.

Super small difference and you can absolutely still listen to the radio while in AA which I believe was the crux of your question, but I wanted to make sure I clarified just in case you had different expectations and wanted to avoid disappointment. I think this is how all Android Auto head units would work, but haven't personally tested any others with the radio tuner to know for sure. Very much believe it is an AA limitation though, not this head unit.
[Android Auto General] n7slc:
While we're on the subject of AA and music...I use AA and Spotify for my daily commute. The Spotify audio is lower than AA and requires that I turn the radio up to a little more than 50%. Of course, the Waze notifications then come on and blast me out. When using regular Bluetooth and the phone not plugged in, the audio is LOUD in both Spotify and regular FM and I have to quickly reduce the volume to about half of what it was when the phone is plugged in.

Maybe it's just the phone. Anyone else experience wildly varying audio levels?
[Android Auto General] invertedskull:
This has been the bane of my existence for the last week. I've been using my car up to three or more times each day and most times I have to update the time and date to the correct settings else I cannot use Android Auto. Note: I DO NOT have the modded firmware (to avoid warning screen) installed.

I cannot find this RDS Time Sync in the Settings. Is it called something else? I found something called "Clock Time" in General Settings. Is that it?

Here's the PDF manual: https://www.sony.com.au/electronics/support/res/manuals/4686/46861374M.pdf Page 13 shows all the Settings options. I don't see this RDS thing. :(

EDIT: I'm a doofus. The manual, link above, actually says Clock Time is RDS.
[Android Auto General] Passa91:
You were so close! It is the Clock Time option, and page 13 mentions RDS! :)

Not just you - Waze seems to use the media audio type for its navigation voice notifications, so its volume is always the same as Spotify's.

Otherwise, Google voice stuff (anything when Maps or Assistant is speaking) seems to have its own volume level separate to media. You'll notice that you can contextually set the volume of either this notifications channel or media channel based on what's currently playing.
[Android Auto General] invertedskull:
There will be a speaker icon that you can tap and it will have three toggle settings. All turn-by-turn instructions, some, none (mute).

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Ta dude. I actually just realised / noticed. :)
[Android Auto General] Nomgle:
Not completely flash based settings - most headunits still rely on constant power. I suspect you've got your permanent-live and ignition-live feeds mixed up - most harnesses have reversible connectors so you can switch them around for exactly this reason.

Have you connected your headlight dimmer wire properly ? There are two separate brightness settings - when you switch on your headlights, the Sony screen should dim noticeably.

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Reset the unit.

When you run through the initial setup, there's an option to change the FM stepping.
[Android Auto General] invertedskull:
I just posted this issue I have on the Google AA Communities.

I have the Sony XAV-AX100 and I use it with my LG V20 which is running Android 7.0. Android Auto is version 3.1.581054-release.

Last night the radio of the Sony unit came on by itself. It was very frustrating because I hate listening to the radio. And having something out of your control happening while driving could be seen as potentially dangerous. This happened after I gave AA a verbal command to play a certain album, in fact, I tried 3 or 4 times, and it failed each time. Suddenly the radio is playing.

This is not the first time, so I do not look forward to it happening again, but I guess it will. I am wondering if this is an AA feature where it thinks since it cannot play the music you want, it'll give you the radio instead. The fact that AA failed to play me the album is another matter.

Anyone else had this issue?
[Android Auto General] FormelLMS:
No, never heard of it. And I often fail to get music what I want to hear. Than I'll get the message that she don't know how to help with and it's silent.

I suggest you to reset the radio, delete your blueti pairing in radio and phone and wipe the data from Android auto app.

So you start new from scratch. This would take ten minutes of your lifetime but probably it would help.

Hearing music when not expecting could be very dangerous indeed.
[Android Auto General] CrazyPeter:
Anyone thinking of upgrading to official 1.0.7 might want to hang fire, just incase Sony have patched the loophole that is currently used to mod the nag screen.

Unless of course someone can confirm they loaded official 1.0.7 and could also load official 1.0.6 afterwards and be downgraded successfully. (even then, the bootloader might be patched, but not reverted I guess)
[Android Auto General] Nomgle:
New firmware was released on the 4th of April - https://www.sony.com.au/electronics/support/downloads/00015075

Benefits and improvements from the latest update :

The attention screen displayed at startup will close automatically
[Android Auto General] mva5580:
Definitely hoping Sony releases another update to enable wireless Android Auto.
[Android Auto General] Breed43214:
Don't hold your breath. It would require wireless hardware which the Sony does not have.
[Android Auto General] sakdamadeaw:
Sound hiccup when skip the track while playing music via Bluetooth connection

I've a trouble while playing the music via bluetooth connection after upgrade to the new Firmware version 1.07. Everytime when I skip the track in music streaming app, the sound will stop for a while then resume again. This is very frustrated me.

Is there anyone know how to fix this problem?
[Android Auto General] rallysquirrel:
Wireless AA on this headunit proof of concept at https://xdaforums.com/general/paid-software/android-3-0-proxy-gateway-android-auto-t3813163
[Android Auto General] bashar10:
Are you sure about this I did a factory reset but never given the option to change the steps.

I would appreciate the help with this please
[Android Auto General] babelhoo:
Hi Bashar, had the same problem! my unit came setup with 9khz increments for AM (I believe it's 5 for FM).

In the initial setup it only asks for the language, the option to turn off Demo mode and to setup the date/time.

I'm on the latest firmware, just in case in the older ones it was different (1.02.07): I saw the option in the settings, but it was grayed out. Then I realized I 1st need to stop the source, so, press the volume knob and select Source Off. Then go to settings, it's in the 1st section towards the end, now it will be available for you to change.
[Android Auto General] babelhoo:
Does anyone has the pinout of the EXT connector?
[Android Auto General] leonkernan:
Google some of the older models service manuals. Sony has used the same pinout for a few years and the older models have it.

Here is the relevent page from the XAV-742 manual:

https://servicemanuals.us/sony/car-audio/xav-742.html?start=36
[Android Auto General] MrCyrus:
So I have this small annoyance. For a while now, the voice assistant launches by itself. Sometimes just random out of the blue, but mostly while it's giving me voice directions in maps - cutting off the directions.

Not sure when it started - could be when I changed Phone from Nexus 6p to Nokia 7+.

Anyone else tried this?
[Android Auto General] babelhoo:
Thanks leonkernan!
[Android Auto General] bashar10:
I don’t have such an option I’m on a US firmware by the way
[Android Auto General] babelhoo:
Weird! I believe the firmware is the same for all. Are you on the latest firmware 1.02.07?

I downloaded from: https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/swu-download.pl?mdl=XAVAX100&upd_id=11449&os_group_id=18
[Android Auto General] bashar10:
yes I downloaded that exact firmware but theres no such option. if its not any trouble can please show me a photo of that greyed out selection ?
[Android Auto General] babelhoo:
Here you go!

(hope the image is not huge, publishing directly from the phone)
[Android Auto General] bashar10:
Unfortunately I don’t have this option i don’t know why
[Android Auto General] AverageCanadian:
I just checked the settings in my car (I'm Canada, purchased my radio off someone in the U.S.). I also have the latest firmware and I also do not have that setting.
[Android Auto General] Anonymus71:
its a good radio or not?
[Android Auto General] babelhoo:
It depends on what you are looking for, I guess most (all?) of us who bought it wanted a simple stereo with support for Android-Auto (or Carplay).

Pros:

- Supports both Android-Auto & Carplay

- Brand stereo (as opposed to generic Chinese units)

- Cheap to buy

- Good sound

- Supports basic inputs besides AA/CP (BT, Radio, USB media)

- Physical controls (including volume knob)

- Nice simple UX (most stereos have terrible/outdated UX)

Cons:

- No sat radio

- only 1 USB

- smallish screen (not a big deal for me, but might be for you)

- resistive screen (a very good one, still not as good as capacitive)

- wired only connection to phone (for AA/CP)

- No Mute wire input (this is a con for me, as my car has backup sensors and when it beeps, the radio keeps at full blast, drowning the sensors sound)

For iPhone users (as myself), and a limitation of CP, not the headunit, it still sucks to have only apple maps, but I pulled the trigger knowing in a couple of months we'll have many mapping options.
[Android Auto General] sdfv:
Anyone using Android Pie ( Pixel 2) and getting a loud buzzing when trying to make a phone call? Bluetooth audio /music is OK just phone calls
[Android Auto General] Shadoe77:
Yes. This started happening yesterday (Pixel 2XL on Android P). I tested my wife's Pixel running Oreo and it was fine.
[Android Auto General] celticchrys:
EDIT: This only fixed it on the first call. On subsequent calls, it doesn't help.

This happened to me on my XAV-AX200 (with Essential Ph-1 phone), and I solved it by turning the microphone gain on the stereo from medium to low.
[Android Auto General] FormelLMS:
Yes, have that problem with Android Pie, too.

Where have you did that mic gain thing?
[Android Auto General] CrazyPeter:
Was broken in developer previews too, but Google release anyway .

Please comment and vote on issue:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/112272747

Would also like to know about mic gain workaround, and understand why Android P broke things...
[Android Auto General] CrazyPeter:
How to adjust microphone grain on XAV-AX100? Is this only available on AX200?? Does anyone know?
[Android Auto General] celticchrys:
On the xav-ax200, while the call is ongoing via bluetooth, there 3 dots in the top right corner. Tap those and there is a gain setting. It only helped the noise on the first call, though. Noise was back after that.
[Android Auto General] CrazyPeter:
Doesn't seem to be there on ax100. Only displays call in Dr and red hangup button

I did mute the microphone and it made no difference, so I doubt it's audio feedback related...
[Android Auto General] FormelLMS:
Is it only related to our radio or does all Pixel users have this problem now?

Someone sees something?
[Android Auto General] CrazyPeter:
From what I can tell, it's both XAV-AX100 and XAV-AX200, on all broadcom based phones. Pixel and Essential are really the only phones that have gotten Android 9, and both seem to be affected.
[Android Auto General] <br />:
I recently had a problem with my stereo randomly disconnecting from Android Auto and (sometimes) reconnecting. I took it to Geek Squad who sent it back to the manufacturer, and they allowed me to walk into the store and pick up a new one for free. It works great now. Just sharing in case someone else has this problem. (And now I have two sets of cables, remotes, microphones...)
[Android Auto General] Nomgle:
It's listed in the Manual on Page 7 - "Performing initial settings" : https://www.sony.com.au/electronics/support/res/manuals/4686/46861373M.pdf
[Android Auto General] phcahill:
What's the recommended way to switch bluetooth between phones when sharing a car? I've set my wife's phone up and it always connects to hers when we both get in the car.
[Android Auto General] Lafont:
XAV-AX100 Pinout

Hi, I have just bought a new, refurbished XAV-AX100 unit from Amazon, but unfortunately when I ordered it I did not see it came without the wires and fitting kit, still it was a good price so cannot complain. What I can complain about though is that I subsequently bought two leads on Amazon, one did not fit so was a complete joker, the other did not have the full compliment of wires, so I am not a happy bear to say the least. Still I am quite handy and just need to check the connections, I only have 4 on the car side to nothing too complicated, but I cannot find a pinout to check. The earlier link in this thread from Leonkernan for the XAV-742 does not seem to be right as the speaker pairs appear to run in pairs horizontally along the 16 pin connector as far as I can see, not down it, as the XAV-742 would suggest. Does anybody have a photo, or photos of an original Sony plug for this head unit, clearly showing the wire colours, as the colours codes are quite strictly adhered to now. Any thoughts of photos gratefully received ! Thanks Adrian
[Android Auto General] Lafont:
XAV-AX100 Pinout

Hi everybody again, I think I might have got the answer to the pinout issue !

I found somebody who posted a document on installing this unit in a Subaru WRX. Looking at the details of the XAV-AX100 socket, at the bottom, on the right side of the image, the colours and the id's of the wires seem to be correct as far as I can see. Obviously how and what it is connected into only applies to a Subaru, but at least the starting socket should be the same. I have put the image on my Google Drive, but I cannot share it as it is an outside link and I am too new ! PM me if you would like access !

I hope this might be of some help. Just FYI, the view of the connections is not of the socket on the back of the head unit, but of the socket from the wiring loom that connects it to the ISO connectors, looking into it, ie having unplugged it you turn it around to look in. It had me mystified for a bit but I think this is right. Good luck ! Adrian :good:
[Android Auto General] TBS2002:
can you install android apps like tomtom or Garmin on it or even your desired other android APKs?
[Android Auto General] DOS-Corleone:
Sony just released a new update for the unit on 9/27/18, i'd link it but I don't have enough posts yet.
[Android Auto General] rallysquirrel:
https://www.sony-mea.com/en/electro...ayers-xav-series/xav-ax100/downloads/00015460
[Android Auto General] CrazyPeter:
[MENTION=238068]superdave[/MENTION]

Is there any chance of modding the 1.08 or has Sony closed the door in one of the changes they didn't mention in any changelog?

Holding off upgrading in the hope the bootlogo mod and nag screen removal gets ported to the new build, but if it's not going to happen then we are wasting out time waiting..
[Android Auto General] zoomingwolf:
Has anyone confirmed the UART still works with the 1.02.08 FW?

I only found out about the UART after installing the update and not getting any serial output after soldering some wires on.
[Android Auto General] NathanBush:
This is really amazing. Loved it.
[Android Auto General] rubbercow:
Do you know what brand and model the USB hub is? I'll be trying this too.
[Android Auto General] Passa91:
Are there any firmware updates available? I'm still on the firmware it came with (I think 1.09?) but the update button is always greyed out.

Every time I turn it on I have to tap "OK" to clear the "be careful using this and driving" warning. Really annoying.
[Android Auto General] leonkernan:
If you activate Developer Mode on the Android Auto app on your phone there is a developer option to "Skip Disclaimer"
[Android Auto General] zodiaq:
Does anyone try to play something which has info in the languages that are not in the supported list, like Arabic and Japanese? What is displayed?

And how does turn-by-turn navigation work when the language setting is different between your phone and XAV-AX100?
[Android Auto General] Passa91:
Thanks, though I tried this and it didn't change anything :(
[Android Auto General] jamesrubin:
Sonic electronic YouTube channel has uploaded a video from ces of the xav-ax100 featuring a car information and control panel.

Has anyone been able to get this 'car info' panel to work or is this part of an update yet to come?
[Android Auto General] S6_louie:
it was some cheap usb hub i got from from ebay a few years ago.
[Android Auto General] invertedskull:
Hi everyone. I got this Sony headunit recently too (two days ago).

I have a couple questions, and some info for anyone thinking of buying. Oh, I own a Kia Optima 2013.

First up, contrary to what someone said on page 1, mine actually has three levels of screen brightness. There's the normal bright screen, dimmed, then one with the background blacked out and only the cards / alerts showing. This is controlled by my car's headlights in the following order: off, intermediate, and high beams (brights). I am guessing this is possible because I got a Stinger module installed into my car's steering wheel so certain functionality will work with the headunit. My steering wheel also has a volume up and down lever, up and down buttons, and a mode button. Volume works on the headunit, the up and down buttons control song tracks forward and backward (I haven't tried long pressing yet), and mode changes modes (tuner, USB, Android Auto if connected, etc).

This might be old news to some people, but I have just found out that Android Auto HAS to run through USB and Bluetooth. I was not aware of this at the time I bought the headunit. I thought it was just USB. I don't mind however. I have read that there are future plans to go wireless IF you have a vehicle that supports wifi. Mine doesn't though. So phone calls are handled through Bluetooth, but the music play back and Google Maps is through USB. Lots more info here: http://www.androidcentral.com/android-auto-basics

The guy who installed the headunit for me did not wire up a few things that I really would have liked him to... The USB cable is not connected to my Kia stock USB port. Instead it is coming out from under my glovebox. I am looking into a way that this can be connected to my stock Kia USB port. Any auto electricians reading this? Can this be done? Same deal with the microphone. The guy installed the mic that comes with the headunit, even though I have a stock mic in the roof, above my head in the drivers seat. A lil annoying cos obviously I don't need two microphones, nor do I need one that is not not in use. Anyone know if I can hook the head unit up to the stock Kia mic? And I am thinking of one day getting a front facing camera for the car. I already have a rear cam that is built into the rear view mirror when I put the car in reverse, so I was wondering if I could set up the headunit's rear camera feature to a front facing camera... Anyone know? I've spoken to a couple shops that sell car accessories, and apparently getting the mic hooked up is impossible. The guy said it's different wiring. I'm doubtful to that though. And I've been told similar stuff about the USB. Sounds like BS to me. Even if the cable needs to be chopped and re-wired / soldered together, I'd really like it to be using the stock hardware.

I cannot find the developer option in the Android Auto app... Can anyone tell me where it is?

Here's a few pics... Headunit (off), USB cable coming from under glovebox and the car's stock USB port, and Sony mic and car's stock mic in roof.

I'll post more pics of it functioning if anyone wants to see...
[Android Auto General] CadillacMike:
i never hooked up a radio in a Kia, but i know with my Jeep, it was next to impossible to re-use the microphone that was factory installed with an aftermarket radio.

The USB on the other hand was easy in the jeep. again, not sure how this works in a Kia, but your best bet is probably on a Kia forum
[Android Auto General] Kaoxt:
Do you guys find Android Auto to be worth it? Kind of waiting to think about it more after reading what was said about it on page 1. The blurriness is bothersome. I know it's only 480p or around there for resolution.
[Android Auto General] Kaoxt:
Would you say the screen for android auto is easy to see and read? The guy from first page made it sound very bad.
[Android Auto General] Passa91:
It's transformed my car experience imo. If you notice the blurriness/resolution, you're definitely not driving safely hah. FWIW I don't really notice the low res, and the material UI is so much nicer than most head units.

Nothing beats being able to use the OK Google hotword in the car. Seriously, it's incredible. I can just ask for whatever specific song I feel like listening to, adjust my directions with voice alone ("OK Google, navigate without tolls"), reply to messages, call people, etc etc.
[Android Auto General] Kaoxt:
Thank you, was debating between this and the 8200nex. This looks overall like a nicer headunit IMO.
[Android Auto General] MrMEC:
I just wanted to say that I love this unit. Coming from the infamously crappy factory radio in my 2014 Mazda 6, it's like night and day.

Related to a previous post - I actually really like the screen resolution. If AA is blurry at all I honestly haven't noticed, and Android Auto looks great. No complaints from me there.

This unit does not have an AUX input which initially was a big concern to me since I used it all the time in my factory radio, since it was the only mode that wasn't super slow to get working on that piece of junk. But no worries on the XAV-AX100. Bluetooth mode works super fast and connects instantly, and is perfectly fine to play audio from your phone through the car when the phone is not connected to USB (when USB is connected it immediately boots AA).

I'm looking into a good solution to address the single USB port, since it's annoying to have to unplug my USB thumb drive when I want to use Android Auto. My ideal solution would be a USB switch to toggle between source inputs, so the USB stick as well as the USB cord to my phone can always stay plugged into it. This is problematic though since USB hubs don't always work well with the unit. If anyone has figured out a solution to this, I'd be very interested!
[Android Auto General] invertedskull:
How come you couldn't do this before getting the new head unit? I've been able to use "OK Google" on my phone no matter where I was (in a car, in a bedroom, office, etc...) for quite some time now. You just need the Google Now Launcher app for that.

Nah, it's crystal clear for me. :)

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Have you considered making your USB stick obsolete and simply using your phone as a substitute?
[Android Auto General] MrMEC:
Sure, I could just use Bluetooth to listen to music on my phone, that works just fine. I just like having the options with an extra USB stick, since I have different music stored on USB than I do on my phone. And though it would be nice, the unit doesn't recognize the phone itself as a USB device.
[Android Auto General] invertedskull:
Ahhh, I get ya now. Yeah, you might be stuck with having to manually and physically switching the USB from phone to USB stick man... :/