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[MTCD Android Head Units General] laptopu:
Two bits I'd like to know, first DAB performance, second does the unit support fastboot?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Jkteam:
not sure to understand.

the volume control on the left doesn't work?

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I tried spotify today and it works

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the unit if in sleep mode and turns on right away

in deep sleep in tales about 10 seconds so super fast

reverse camera can be used even if radio is not on yet
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Jkteam:
here is a picture
[MTCD Android Head Units General] shizuku:
The volume control on the left works fine, but is not convenient while driving or the volume has to be turned down quickly.

The big virtual rotary button of Car Launcher Agama f.i. would be more suitable for that, but doesn't work right with the Xtrons as most other if not all volume apps from the playstore don't.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Jkteam:
depends of the car

i have a metra axxess for steering wheel control and a pac for the original bose system
[MTCD Android Head Units General] r-a-y:
Hi, I was not able to see any picture. Is it just me or can anyone also not see it?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] xxxdauser:
I want to get it installed in a Forester as well, do you happen to have a photo of it installed. which bezel did you use and was it an exact fit? any trimming required?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Superman0621:
was going to post a pic of mine but it wont upload...
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Djakninn:
Does anyone know if these units can handle 2 x Cameras. The car I have has both a front and rear camera fitted as standard. Some head units I've seen have a dedicated rear camera input and then you could use the Video in to take a front camera - is the Xtrons unit able to handle this functionality?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] shizuku:
It wasnt exactly a flush fit as was the same with the Joying i had before this unit. Exact 2-din measurements in China must be different than ours

:mad:

I had to trim the console part, but that went well. I used the original Subaru radio brackets to install the radio but did lengthen some holes in the brackets to achieve a better fit in console. Otherwise the radio was sitting to deep in the console which was just ugly and not practical.

(for some reason the picture cant be seen. i dont know why.)
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kilostream:
"ok google"

Hi guys, just wondering if anyone has used googles voice control on the stock rom for the unit? Mines arriving tomorrow and I'll be fitting it at the weekend. I'm upgrading my existing 4.4 hu which is running a malaysk rom and it works great with google voice controls. I'm mainly interested in finding out if the rom will allow you to say "ok google, call name" and it will dial that contact via Bluetooth on a linked phone on stock rom. If not then I'll probably change the rom straight away.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Superman0621:
I have used google asst and it works good.. It will make calls over bluetooth, and open apps like maps or pandora.. I have not tried texting with it though..
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kilostream:
Great news, I'm not worried about texting anyone it's just for hands free calling while driving but I'll see if it works. Busting to get it installed now!
[MTCD Android Head Units General] RogerClark:
Running the stock ROM on a XTRONS TE706PL

PX5, Android 8.0.0

MTCE_GS.V2.84_3

(Build date appears to be 20180504)

I checked the battery drain, and the current drain drops to around 4.5mA after about 20 secs after the unit has shutdown.

Current when running, seems to be between 800mA and 950mA depending on screen brightness (with no audio playing etc)

When the unit shuts down, it seems to go through at least 3 power saving modes before getting to its final current of 4.5mA

Initially the current drops to around 350mA, where it stays for a few seconds, current demand then drops to around 175mA, before finally dropping down to 4.5mA after a delay of a few seconds.

4.5mA is very low, and I can't anticipate anyone having any problems with this, unless they are leaving their car for months without running it.

Note. If you run an ODB adaptor, they take much more power than this when in standby, and anyone who does not regularly use their car, should probably unplug their ODB when not using it, otherwise it will eventually flatten the battery. (I had an issue leaving the car at an airport carpark for a month with the OBD adaptor plugged in.. When I got back, the battery was significantly flatter than when I went away)
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Jkteam:
It's very interesting you post that.

Since using that stereo I noticed that when putting the alarm just after using the car the sound of the alarm seemed lower like the battery was low
[MTCD Android Head Units General] RogerClark:
I'm still in the process of fitting the Xtrons into car, and I'm waiting for a dashboard housing to arrive in the post (from overseas).

I'm currently running the Xtrons from a PC power supply, and I have put 2 different current meters in series with the Battery connection.

One multimeter is set to its 10A range, as when the unit is playing loud audio, in theory it can take up to 15 Amps. However this meter will only measure to 0.01 A (10mA) in this range.

So I've also got another multimeter in parallel with the 10A meter, which can measure currents down to a few microamps, in parallel with the 10A meter. (The microamp meter can only measure a maximum of 400mA (0.4A) so I can't use it for the high current readings)

When the unit goes into deep sleep, my 10A meter was reading 0.01A (10ma) so I disconnected it, and checked on the microamp meter, and it indicated 4.5mA.

I presume you have connected your "Accessory" wire input to the the correct wire in the car, so that the Accessory wire does not have any voltage on it when the key is removed (or the key is turned full anticlockwise) ?

I've not measured the current taken by my Bluetooth OBD adaptor, though its well know that they will flatten your battery unless you drive the car regularly. i.e I know some guys building custom displays for their classic cars, and they usually have a way to disconnect the power from the OBD, as those cars don't get driven every day of the week.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] skezza:
Roger, I'm not sure what the point of your post is. Are you saying 4.5mA is a high parasitic draw or a low parasitic draw? To me that's an incredibly low draw. Anything below 25mA is perfectly fine. Anything above that and I would start to become concerned. Anything above 100mA and I would be looking for a serious electrical issue.

There's also zero chance (theoretically or not) of one of these units pulling anywhere near 15 Amps. I would hazard a guess that on a bad day, with the volume up full, the WiFi getting battered, a load of benchmarking tools running etc, you'd pull about 2-3 amps maybe? If the unit is pulling 15 Amps then something is very very wrong. 15 Amps at 12 Volts is 180 Watts!!!
[MTCD Android Head Units General] RogerClark:
I posted in response to several people saying their battery was going flat after installing this head unit

I agree 4.5mA is very low and would not cause a problem.

But I can only comment how my unit behaves, i.e different firmware versions may behave differently

Its also interesting to see how the power does not immediately drop to 4.5mA, it takes around 10 - 15 seconds after the unit appears to have shutdown, for the current consumption to drop to that low level.

I've not done any long term monitoring to see if once shutdown the current consumption stays down at 4.5mA, as I'd need to rig up some sort of system to log the current usage over an extended period.

Re: 15A.

I'm just going by the whats written on the top of the unit.

I think they claim 48W on 4 speakers, so if that was true, that's 192W @ 12V = 16A. However I suspect that wattage figure if nonsense and the hardware is not capable of delivering that much current.

I don't think the battery wire is really thick enough to deliver 15A, it should be at least twice as big as it is
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
Does anyone know if this unit will fit in a 2006 Honda Civic (UK)?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kilostream:
Just installed my head unit, really impressed with how faat it is! Can't get google assistant to make calls from the hu via Bluetooth? Are these any particular settings you adjusted to make it work?

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Can anyone recommend a surround for this unit? I've installed mine into a quick release frame but the plastic trim that is supposed to surround the unit doesn't fit. Any ideas?

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I've just installed it into my 2010 civic (mk8) and it fits well. I've used the connects2 frame and a steel frame to sit within it. The only issue I have is that there's no trim to surround the unit fingers crossed I'll find a solution to that soon.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
Do you have a pic of it installed kilostream?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kilostream:
Here you go! As I said I need a frame to surround it to finish it off. I've also installed a desktop usb wireless charger under my dashmat infront of the clock and hidden my gps and a 4g dongle under there. Everything is working perfectly so far.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kilostream:
FYI I managed to get the google assistant to voice dial via my Bluetooth phone by installing the latest version of mtcdialer. I then used the google app (not assistant) to place a call and then pressed the phone icon in the top right corner of that screen. It allows you to select what app to make the call with. I changed to mtcdialer and after that it becomes the default dialer for assistant too so everything works as expected from there.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
Thanks for the pic kilostream. Wasnt there a bezel piece in with the actual Head Unit to cover that gap. I also noticed that on some of the Install kits that piece is supplied. The kit I bought it doesnt look like it is?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kilostream:
The kit did come with one but it doesn't fit, it didn't fit my old unit either (td626as) so I had to grind the plastic back to make it fit. This unit is bigger so the existing one didn't fit and it wasn't supplied with it either which is disappointing.

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Having an issue where the wifi isn't picking up any networks after the unit is switched back on after a short nip to the shops etc, anyone else had this issue?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
Do you need a 3g/4g dongle to enable wifi or can a phone just be used as a hot spot?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kilostream:
You can use your phone as a hotspot, I've got a dongle and a sim just because it's easier than turning switching my hotspot on and off. I've done a bit of research and people are recommending swapping the mcu for a different version to fix wifi issues. I'll try it later and let you kniw how it goes
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
Thanks mate
[MTCD Android Head Units General] djshotty:
Based on what I've read so far about the this XTRONS TE706PL unit, I'm planning on buying one. My only question is, can the Oreo that's installed on it be rooted, and if so, how?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] RogerClark:
https://xdaforums.com/android-auto/...o-root-ctrons-oreo-android-8-0-t3747975/page2

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https://xdaforums.com/android-auto/...o-root-ctrons-oreo-android-8-0-t3747975/page2
[MTCD Android Head Units General] djshotty:
Thank you for your prompt response. From a quick scan through the thread you suggested it seems as though the rooting process for this unit is relatively complex. I'm only looking to change the launcher to Next Launcher, put in a 'live' wallpaper and install my Google Play Store purchased music apps - Jet Audio Plus and MX Player Pro - so I guess I can wait for an easier way to get root.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] RogerClark:
You can change the launcher without rooting the unit. Just install the launcher from the Play Store and then run the launcher's App.

I've changed my unit to use NovaLauncher at the moment, and I also use CarWeb Guru (though only as an app and not yet as a launcher)

I see on this forum that FCC launcher is very popular, but I've not tried it.

I'm not sure how the Play Store handles apps which you've already paid for, if you want to install on multiple devices. I've logged into the Play Store and installed a load of apps from my "library" that I have on other devices, but not any paid apps.

I think its probably possible to install Magisk using the ADB over Wifi, as described in the post I linked to, as ADB has root privileges, and you even remount the partitions and make changes to them.

However I can't find a tutorial on how to install Magisk via ADB as root because it doesn't seem to be a very common situation, where where the device is not rooted yet ADB has root privileges.

(though I'm not an Android expert, and I'll probably get corrected about this)

PS. If anyone knows how to install Magisk via ADB I'd be keen to know ;)
[MTCD Android Head Units General] djshotty:
All good mate. I've only been playing with Android for eight years, posted countless tutorials on how to set up Samsung Galaxy phones and been a member on this site for over a decade, but thanks for your help.

I've been using Next Launcher on my rooted Eonon head unit for the last two years, and it works well. The only reason I'm upgrading it is because I'm sick of it being so slow to start up. Everything else works beautifully, and the sound of whatever music I play - either 320kbps VBR 48kHz joint stereo mp3s or 24bit 96kHz stereo FLACs - is as crisp and clear today as the day I installed it.

Neither have I, simply because Next Launcher worked without a hitch once the Eonon was active.

I've got the same paid-for apps running on both my Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Eonon, without issue, because I've got the same Google account running on both devices.

When all I was going to do was install Titanium Pro and migrate the apps+data from my phone to the XTRONS, not having root access only means it'll take me a bit longer to configure the new unit to my liking once I've installed Next Launcher and JetAudio.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
Just about to attempt my install in a Civic Mk8. TBH it seems pretty daunting. Wires so many Wires. I have the Connect2 kit for steering wheel controls. Anybody happen to have an install guide. I also planning on installing a Rear View Camera. Thanks
[MTCD Android Head Units General] djshotty:
If you've never installed a car stereo before, pay someone at your local car audio store to do it.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
I have in my Ep2 with reversing camera
[MTCD Android Head Units General] DarkoLord:
Does this HU connect to the CAN bus directly or is there a decoder box in between? If former, is it possible to choose which and how CAN messages are parsed?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] sinbrad:
What is the screen you are using and how did you get it. I have just purchased this unit and have the standard screen with shortcuts?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Superman0621:
I am using Nova launcher.. I love the HU just not the layout it had..so i use the same layout as i have on my phone...
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
I dont have a Subaru but that a really nice write up Roger

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Kilostream how did you wire and route your reverese camera?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] RogerClark:
Just to update my previous post.

The radio is now working, as I've connected Auto Ant to the Accessory power.

I've also connected up the Illumination wire, and that's working as well.

I'm not sure if I'll bother tracking down the hand (parking) break, wire as I think there is an override in the settings if I really want to watch a video.

I've just got to sort out some App and config issues now.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] sinbrad:
Well, I setup the unit outside of the double din slot just to make sure all wires etc were connected as they should be and everything that I tested worked, DAB radio, fm radio, gps etc. BUT when I went to fit it into my car which already had an aftermarket head unit fitted the xtrons was too tall to fit in the slot. Only by about 1-1.5mm but enough to stop it from sliding home. I see there are larger cages available with internal measurement of 103mm but they seem to be for VW and my car is a Vauxhall Vectra. Has anyone come across similar problems and what did they do to solve it. Believe it or not this is my 3rd model from xtrons and all have fitment problems!
[MTCD Android Head Units General] BleednBlue:
Install In 2010 - 2014 Ford Mustang

Looking to purchase the XTRON TE706PL head unit from AndroidAutoShop.com but have several questions.

1. Anyone with any experience installing in a 2010 - 2014 Ford Mustang?

2. Did you use the Metra 99-5839CH kit? It seems I've read that this HU is slightly larger than Double DIN.

3. During the ordering process on AndroidAutoShop.com you need to choose the MAP region. Does this mean the selected region is installed as Off Line Maps? If yes, can they be used with Google Maps?

Thanks for your time!
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Jkteam:
can be used as a hotspot

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I did the same for radio never had problems.

i did tap also the parking brake

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i am using google map and waze. for the proloaded one i didn't try without internet since i am alsways connected
[MTCD Android Head Units General] asdrewq:
Just stumbled across this. Nice install. Here's my 706PL in an 04 Forester STi:

[IMG="forester"]https://s15.postimg.cc/x8fd27naj/Untitled.png[/IMG]

I trimmed the upper & lower sections of the pod, & spaced out the head unit brackets form the fixing points approx 7mm each, so that it's completely flush mounted with the bezel.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] RogerClark:
Cool

Mine is installed into a 05 Forester XT. The car originally had the "glove box" and clock in the middle of the top of the dashboard and I bought the official Subaru housing on eBay from a supplier in the USA,

BTW. I get the feeling that the housing is an obsolete part.. Hence why I couldn't seem to get hold of it from a local supplier.

I presumed the STi had the gauge pack and the clock in that location already, but none of the lower models have it.

I've owned older Impreza turbo's and they all just had the "glove box" (as I didn't ever own an STi)

Anyway. FYI.

One thing I noticed is that the CPU temperature gets to 60 deg even with no sun on the dashboard.

I've seen various hardware mods, to put a heat sink or fan inside the unit, and they put the fan in the lid. But I don't think that's going to help in this case, because the heat will be trapped inside the housing.

I've not had chance to do it yet, but one radical solution is to use a "blower" aka cylindrical fan, which I will put lower down in the dashboard, can drill a 2.5 or 3cm hole in the back panel of the unit, and use a tube to feed the air into the unit

I have a fan to do this, left over from another project, but I've not found a suitable pipe yet.

I did think of using flexible electrical conduit, but as its not smooth sided, I think it will reduce the air flow too much .

Another option could be to blow air around the whole area and then fit a fan inside the unit, perhaps on the side of the unit

But I'll have to find some way to do this, because otherwise its going to be unusable here, in Australia, in the summer.

The other problem I've currently got is placement of the GPS. Its under the dashboard, just ahead of the unit, but the GPS reception wasn't that good, and I had to move it to just behind the unit.

I could drill a hole in the housing and put it on top, but its neater if I don't have to do that.

I've seen some people put the GPS antenna on top of the unit, but there does not seem to be enough clearance between the unit and the housing.

I've ordered another GPS antenna (from AliExpress), which I hope will be compatible, and I'm going to break open the plastic and see if I can just use the antenna inside the case, which is likely to be only 10mm high, so I should be able to put it on top of the unit.

I may also just try moving the GPS to somewhere under the dashboard, one side of the unit or the other, or possibly as far as under the main instrument housings.

Either way, I think removing the GPS receiver from its plastic housing, will help, as at GPS frequencies (1500Mhz), even a few mm of plastic reduces the signal strength
[MTCD Android Head Units General] WavMixer:
Greetings all,

I just joined this forum and this is my first post. I have just installed a Xtrons TE706PL in my 2005 Mitsubishi Evolution VIII and so far I like it! The documentation leaves a lot to be desired, but I have 20 years experience as an auto mechanic and an additional 20 years experience in the computer IT field, so I was able to figure out how to get this thing installed and working. The head unit came with a TPMS program installed and I purchased the optional TPMS sensors that I had a problem getting paired up with the head unit. I was advised by the seller to download a fresh new version of the TPMS software and provided a link to get it. After installing the new software, I no longer have the option to read the tire pressure in PSI, only BAR and Kpa. Does anyone here know where I can download the version that does display in PSI?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] bluemind497:
Do you think this HU is stable and reliable?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] snaggle2thtiger:
I do yes. I have had next to no issues with this unit since I purchased it and it is still as quick as it was after the 1st day I got it. I have no complaints at all and would definitely recommend this unit.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
Had mine installed for a couple of weeks. Simce I rarely use the Radio I havnt noticed until the other day. My station presets are not saving. As I understand it its to do with the constant 12v power and such. Cany any one tell me what I have to do to get this problem sorted. Thanks
[MTCD Android Head Units General] X-Nemesis:
How do you find out if this unit is compatible with your car?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] kPATm:
They are all compatible just need the correct wiring harness
[MTCD Android Head Units General] BluPhant:
I'm considering getting this one for my older Jeep. Read through this topic, everything seems pretty positive, especially at this price point. I'd be interested to hear if anyone has thrown an SSD behind it, and if so what's the max capacity? The specs seem to indicate 128g, but that seems a little low. With SSD prices what they are now, it would be nice to throw a 256g drive in the dash to throw a giant music library at. It looks like XTRONS has an eBay presence, after reading the comments here would it be worth the extra to get Amazon involved, or would ebay from this seller be okay?

Thanks all for the thread, it was a good read.

-Blu
[MTCD Android Head Units General] X-Nemesis:
Thanks.