[Android Head-Units] lam3001:
no audio in for backup camera

The Android 8.0 pumpkin unit that I have does not have Audio in for the reverse camera. There is a separate additional video/audio in but that would presumably not be triggered by the reverse indicator. Note though that if you are playing music through an App like Pandora, it will pause the music while in reverse.

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Hi everyone,

I finished installing my Pumpkin (same model as this thread AE0237B with the -A08) into my 07 Odyssey along with a backup camera (that was the instigator for all this). I thought some folks might be interested in hearing about it. I planned it all pretty carefully, including buying a switch box and setting up a way to test the unit and camera on my dining room table before installing anything. The camera came with the video out and reverse indicator wire so that was easy to wire up to the HU. I also found a video identifying the right wires for the 07 Ody Steering Wheel Control so I was able to wire that up too. I wish I was able to order a wiring harness for the unit to wire directly to a Honda harness as I ended up getting a wiring harness to go from ISO to Honda -- so the unit's wiring harness goes to ISO which goes to a Honda harness which then plugs into the car -- that's a lot of extra wires to cram into a small space.

I had previously installed a GTA Bluetooth kit in the car, so I used the GTA mic to avoid re-wiring the mic. The mic works great on calls. I wired the GTA 3.5mm AUX cable to the Audio Inputs on the pumpkin but haven't tried it out yet.

When I first installed the unit and tested the reverse camera, it hung and stuck on the same frame and when I went out of reverse the screen went black. I think the unit had connected to my home WiFi when I started the car and was trying to update Gmail at the time. I ended up using the reset button and that problem has not yet occurred again.

After one of the first calls I made, a green call icon stuck in the lower right (I think it means a call is in progress) no matter what app or screen I was on, and it wouldn't go away (until another reset). Those problems haven't occurred again yet.

I have noticed that the Bluetooth App is not awesome. It is very plain looking compared to the launchers and other apps (no color to the app, very underwhelming UI). While the app itself will show song/artist name, it does not show art and the Widgets for the app do not show anything. E.g. let's say I am using Car Launcher Free or even the default launcher -- if I use a Pandora App in the HU to play music, I will see the artist name and art on the launcher screen; but with the Bluetooth App streaming music I see nothing at all. I also don't see any easy way to dial the last number called, etc., from the Bluetooth App.

Another issue when using a music app on the HU like Pandora is that even when paired with a phone over Bluetooth, if a new text comes in on the paired phone you don't hear or see any notification; but if you are streaming music from the phone over Bluetooth, you will hear a notification.

I'm going to get an old Android phone I have outfitted with a SIM card and try that as a dedicated Hotspot in the car for the HU. Not sure how it will work out.

Also, whenever I start the car, the screen goes to the Bluetooth pairing screen and it seems like to need to hit the Audio button to get things going. It would be nice if it just started automatically and started on the launcher screen instead of the pairing screen.

Overall I think the HU is pretty cool except for the Bluetooth App ...

Kernel Version: is 4.4.93+ rocky@hctr930 #336 Wed Jul 25 15:14:13 CST 2018

MCU version: MTCE_KLD_V2.87_1 Jun 7 2018 14:02:48