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[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Well external interference would mean is would only drop out at certain locations. We know this is a problem in 5Ghz mode and are looking into how to fix it (probably by quite simply changing the channel). I have a spot here in the NL where it fully drops out, so when I can find some time I'll play a bit with the hostapd settings. Sucky thing is: we use 4 types of WiFi chips right now, so I have to check for all of them :(
[Android Auto General] andrelotter:
Please don't concider wrapping the electronics inside unless you are a tech know-how. The alluminium will short circuit the electronics causing irrecoverable damage to the unit as well as the usb port on the head unit. Rather get a nice small little box and package the wrapped aa wireless inside that until the design team comes with a working solution.
[Android Auto General] Mystic7777:
Samsung Galaxy s10 + Volvo S60-2. Phone connects to the AAwireless just fine, over the Bluetooth, however when it tries to connect over the WiFi it fails, the message is smth related to "insecure wifi network". Any ideas how to fix this?
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
Gotcha, makes sense, thanks.
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
I'm going to get some foil tape and wrap the inside of the case, see how that goes.
[Android Auto General] bjevers:
I opened the case and covered the board with masking tape, then wrapped it with aluminum foil. I did not wrap around the front where the USB C connector, reset button, and LED are. I then just put it in the case pushing the pegs in the 4 corners through the aluminum foil. So far, it's working just as well was the external wrapping was. My first attempt didn't work where I just put a layer of foil on the bottom and a layer on the top. Wrapping it was necessary.
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
Ok, I'll do it that way rather than the foil tape, which I have to buy, I'll try this first. Good idea with the masking tape.
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
Hmmmm I'd rather wait for a fix instead of covering my device - I haven't checked to see if they get warm or hot but wrapping it up could end up doing more harm than good imo. Granted - I haven't had any issues with stutters or disconnections. For those that have tried using both network settings (5 vs 2.4) have you tried keeping the phone right next to the device or tried using a different device to see if you still have the stuttering or disconnecting issues? Seems a little odd that only a few AAwireless boxes are effected by external wifi while driving about. Maybe we need to start posting what phone/android version, what car/year and our batch number to help Devs work things out
[Android Auto General] shadowcaster3:
With frequencies like this foil will re-radiate signal. You may wish to connect it to the real ground to make it work. Signal power is not what makes the biggest impact, noise to signal ratio is what matters. And SNR is as good as phone and aawiress antennas design permits. If you want wireless signal to be more stable - remove noise (which can creep via power lines) and improve signal (better antenna)
[Android Auto General] Malik780:
My AAWIRELESS randomly disconnects one time every time i use my car .

Phone: Samsung S10 plus

Car: kia Stinger

AAWireless Random disconnection

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[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
So I decided to get the foil tape and I wrapped in the inside of the case. Quick test in the garage, all works.

Will see how it goes on the next drives.
[Android Auto General] succo:
is that aluminium foil tape? i have some spare copper foil tape, i guess i'm going to try if it works (should do as the faraday cage works with copper)

will let you know
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
Yes, aluminium foil tape. Seemed to work on the drive I took just before.

Will keep testing in areas it's known to skip, but it has been skipping a bit more lately, so no skips is a good thing.
[Android Auto General] tallleroy:
Just for fun.

I too have a spot where AAWireless drops out when using 5Ghz. Switching to 2.4Ghz eliminates the problem for me. But @andrelotter posted a picture that got my attention.

I started to look around for one of those static protection bags we get with electronics. I wanted to try that. I did not find what I was looking for. But noticed the wrapper for the biscuit I was eating had a metallic looking liner.

The size was right. So why not try it.

My drop out with 5Ghz at that location was cured. AND I now have a disguise for my valuable AAWireless to deter casual thieves.

:giggle:

LeRoy
[Android Auto General] bjevers:
Haha, nice! My dropouts weren't fixed by switching to 2.4ghz, that's why I tried the aluminum foil.
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
Yes, I have a localised dropout that only occurred with 2.4Ghz I realised, so stopped using it.
[Android Auto General] Goto20:
For the sake of anyone else with a similar setup, my AAW very nearly went into my drawer of junk, but I had a play whilst my wife was driving and it randomly sprang into life and has been rock solid ever since.

(Using A-Sure head unit running Android 10, connected to S21 Ultra. I switched it to 2.4ghz and played around with passthrough and it started working)
[Android Auto General] korn9:
Very frustrated with this device. The dev has made a ton of money and it doesn't work. I have been on version 1.5 for weeks and no updates. I have start stop on and this is an easy fix. It will connect 3 out of 4 times and then will not connect again until I open the config and just click save and then it will connect for another 3 or 4 times. I'm going on 6 months now! People are making tin foil hats to make it work. We should have a new firmware pushed every 2 or 3 days until this is fixed. The dev and owner is clearly over his head. Hire some quality devs and take care of your supporters.
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
Let me put this bluntly. THIS DEVICE IS STILL TECHNICALLY A WIP. THATS WHY IT'S FOR SALE AS A KICK STARTER. Their team has done a great job so far and is trying to make a device that works on ANY car that supports androidauto to make it wireless. That means working on ANY android phone above X android version, and ANY headunit which is by no means an easy task. If you brought this from a shop - yes you could expect a perfect functioning device (and to be honest for alot of people this IS a perfectly functioning device) however, they are still throughly testing and trying new fixes etc. Just because there hasn't been an update recently does not mean that they aren't working hard behind the scenes... I think I speak for the majority of this forum here: comments like yours are not welcome nor supported - feel free to leave these forums and don't come back.
[Android Auto General] korn9:
Look my friend, it absolutely doesn't work on any car. I have 8 agile teams that work for me. I know what a few talented people can do. I get that they are a starter, but it's been 6 months and this forum is still kickin.
[Android Auto General] sbellon:
It works brilliantly in my car.
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
This forum will always be kicking because once it's stable they will be working on AA mods for this device too. Works great on my car since changing my rom meaning the device itself wasn't the issue - get my point? There's variables outside of this devices control. Ironically it works on mine plus the user above so I guess that would say you're entire point is invalid.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
This exactly. This forum (and the helpdesk) will always exist, because there are too many variables (including user errors). We cannot test every combination ourselves. We need people to do it for us, and that costs time. And every new feature will increase the complexity and give potential new issues.

And honestly some people are thinking we getting very rich from this. We are not. These devices also cost money to produce and develop. The costs are increasing every day.

Plus, we already have help from an external party to speed up the development. But like you know, adding more people doesn't immediately speed up work.

Fact is, component shortage, thus the new board and already four different variants of the current board, is slowing us down like crazy and we have to prioritize. If we still had the first version of the board, it would've looked very differently by now.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
And honestly, sorry for my language, but this is bull****... If our device didn't work on any car / phone we wouldn't have existed anymore.
[Android Auto General] korn9:
You need to learn proper English , but you did apologize. I quoted the person I replied to who stated "it works on any car". It doesn't work on my car and many others on this forum. I didn't say "it doesn't work on every car". In that context I was l not saying it doesn't work at all. I fully expected some bugs when it released. That's very normal and would be miraculous if they didn't have any. My frustration is the slow release of updates. Start stop does not work. It's most likely an easy fix, but it's been over a month and nothing. I say it's most likely an easy fix because mine will connect a few times then I just get a solid white light. If I unplug it and plug back in I get nothing no matter how many times I try. All I have to do is open the app, click USB settings. Change nothing and hit save and it reboots and works for a another 2 or 3 times. My point is I have worked in the dev world for a long time and bug and defect fixes usually deploy much faster and even with slow teams. I've had this for 5 months.
[Android Auto General] korn9:
Look I just want this to work so help me. I sent an email and the reply was "don't use it until we update the firmware, with no date". 2017 Maserati Ghibli,. Start stop is a must. I've tried every combination of settings. 3 out of 4 times it works great. Then it will not connect and I only get a solid white light. I can unplug and plug back in over and over and still no connection and just a white light. If I open the config app, change nothing it hit save, it will work another 3 or 4 times. That's the loop.
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
This thread isn't to whine about the device not working. How about you tell us your setup, car, headunit and phone?

The device works, but so many phones, cars and phone setups out there. We're here to help each other to make this better.

Start/stop isn't critical, but it will get there. Did you not read about the trouble with chips and more hardware versions than is ideal?

Start/stop would be an interesting feature for me, with my car, in a few situations when I get out of the car and back in fairly soon, as my car powers up the USB if I open a door or unlock it, and keeps it powered for a while after turning the car off. This is very handy for having AAW running quicker than when it was cabled as the handshaking is happening before I get into the drivers seat.

Other cars, like my wife's, do nothing with the USB power until the car is turned on, and shuts it down straight away, so her experience is different.

Remember, we are using this in cars not designed to run AA wirelessly, so the thinking behind the provided USB ports is all over the place, and really only designed to run AA when you plug in via the cable.

Maybe adjust your expectations and enjoy the device when it does work, and actually ask for help with your setup. Somebody else may know a fix, or you could help others in the future.
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
Ok, so I see you have a 2017 Maserati Ghibli, which shares the infotainment setup with Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo vehicles, for anybody who has something similar from that timeframe.
[Android Auto General] sbellon:
Not sure who needs to learn proper English, but I'm out of this discussion now.
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
Yup no point feeding the troll, he already has "8 agile teams" that can do that for him apparently. Let's get back on topic of trying to help people who aren't rude and demanding 😎
[Android Auto General] korn9:
So it works on 2 cars and that makes my point invalid? Read through the 75 pages on here. It doesn't take much intelligence to figure out it doesn't work on every car., but what does that say about you?
[Android Auto General] korn9:
Good and thank you.
[Android Auto General] korn9:
My expectation is that when I get in my car I don't have to plug it in or open my phone, open the app, wait for it to connect, hit save and then wait for it to reboot. If I disable Start and Stop then my phone is constantly trying to connect while I am in my house or anywhere within 100 feet.
[Android Auto General] bendsley:
So I now have a OnePlus 9. Using AAw with it, it will run for a bit, and then AA will quit on the head unit and after a few seconds or moments, it will start back up.

This is the same behavior I have with the Galaxy S20 I was using.

However, when I plug the phone directly into the vehicle USB for AA, no issues.
[Android Auto General] korn9:
I asked for help and this is your answer

Correct, Maserati is owned by Chrysler and uses the Uconnect head unit.
[Android Auto General] korn9:
I would ask that you stop being so defensive. I keep hearing "mine works expertly....." etc. Mine doesn't after 5 months. I applaud the developer/PO/CEO for creating something that is in high demand. My frustration is the speed of firmware updates. Here is the problem with start/stop. My car always has power to the USB. When I am in my house or anywhere close to my car my phone is constantly trying to connect to AAwireless. This device has insane BT range. I can be 150 feet away in a office and it still tries to connect.

My details: 17 Maserati Ghibli, stock Uconnect head unit, Galaxy Note 20U phone running the stock image, not rooted. I can connect 3 out of 4 times. Then the only way to connect again is open the config app and hit save. I don't change any settings and it will connect another 3 times and then just do the same thing over again. It appears it is writing something on each connection.

I haven't tried the muffin wrapper fix someone detailed on the previous page.
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
You didn't ask for help, you were rude and obnoxious, slandered the devs involved and then attempting to mock people calling them out on their English. You then proceeded to backtrack when people here called you out on your bull**** attitude and only NOW have you acted civilised and explained your situation and asked for help. Stop acting like an entitled child and show some respect and maybe people will start treating you with some!

In response to your connection issues now... After you've changed a setting within the AAwireless app, completely power down your AAdevice, meaning, disconnect it from the USB plug and let it repower on for each setting change, wait for it to boot while leaving your headunit on and functioning to see if it can connect. This is a step alot of people are missing out. If you try all these settings while following the advise in FAQs and still no luck then you have two outcomes: either you are unlucky and your headunit is still one for the list of currently not working (are there any others with OEM headunits suffering the same issues?) Or two: you have a faulty device and should contact support.
[Android Auto General] BEM-HAJA:
Boa tarde. Meu AA Wireless chegou na semana passada. Funciona muito bem e abre rapidamente. Eu só tenho um problema com isso. Instalei um carregador de indução e, ao colocar o telefone para carregar, o Waze congela o local. Tentei algumas mudanças no app AAWireless Config, mas não consegui consertar. Alguém tem alguma ideia de como resolver.

Obrigado pela ajuda.

Chevrolet Tracker 2021

Samsung Galaxy S21

Atualização: Invertei a posição do celular no carregador e funcionou, mas não encontrei lógica para isso.
[Android Auto General] BEM-HAJA:
Good afternoon. My AA Wireless arrived last week. It works great and opens quickly. I just have one problem with it. I have installed an induction charger and when putting the phone to charge Waze freezes the location. I tried some changes in the AAWireless Config app, but I couldn't fix it. Does anyone have any idea how to solve.

Thanks for the help.

Chevrolet Tracker 2021

Samsung Galaxy S21

Update: I inverted the position of the cell phone on the charger and it worked, but I couldn't find any logic for it.
[Android Auto General] korn9:
So I stated I was frustrated with the slow releases and that is still my opinion. You might disagree, but I was not rude or obnoxious. The person I corrected stated that Aawireless works on any car. It doesn't and that is blatantly apparent on this forum.

You didn't read my post where I stated my issue. My issue is with start/stop. It works a few times and then it will not l work again until I save settings without changing the parameters. Meaning I can unplug for hours and plug back in and out will not connect no matter how many times. It appears the settings are getting corrupt on the device. 1.5 was released over 5 weeks ago. That's my issue.

The email I see p

you and others are overly sensitive. If you read my original post I stated I was frustrated over the slow releases. That is my opinion and it still holds true. There was nothing rude about my statement. Then some more sensitive people thought it was appropriate to tell me I am "bull****". That same person stated "And honestly, sorry for my language, but this is bull****... If our device didn't work on any car / phone we wouldn't have existed anymore." I simply correct the person by stating it doesn't work on "any" car. 1.5 was released over 5 weeks ago, I emailed help and the response was "don't use your device until the next release", with no indication on when the next release will deploy. If you got your feelings hurt, I apologize, but if you care to reread, you will see that I was not rude, I simply shared my opinion and hurt some sensitive feelings. A hug will cure that.

You didn't read my post detailing my issue. My issue is with start/stop. I cannot use it without start/stop. It will connect a few times and then solid white light. (waiting on my bluetooth connection that has already connected. ) Nothing else will allow it to connect until I open the app and hit save. I don't change the settings, but the app is updating the settings on the device and it reboots and connects again for a few more times and then back at square one. That is obviously not an issue with my head unit. It should be an easy fix and would easy to deploy 1.51. I am sorry I have higher expectations then those that work for AAWireless. I don't know when the next update will deploy, but it I can tell you it isn't 2, 3, 4 or 5 weeks after 1.4. So please enlighten me on how many weeks it would take you to get frustrated. Be careful what you say, it's your opinion and your opinion is not welcome here.
[Android Auto General] festor:
Just a reminder, you can hover or click someone's name and ignore them (y)
[Android Auto General] valeri_s_k:
No such issues with Xiaomi MI11. May be it is something ROM/phone specific. I guess others with OnePlus9 could help you.
[Android Auto General] bendsley:
As stated in my previous post, I was having the same issue with a Galaxy S20. Completely different phones.
[Android Auto General] remi.talu:
Thank You very much, sir!
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
What sort of cable are you using? AAW is working quite well with MIB units, certainly not generally doing what you're getting. This is also with Galaxy phones, I have the S20+.

I am back on the OE cable as I tried my luck with some shorter cables but they performed awful. Just trying them the unit would not go anywhere, get the red LED and then reboot and try again, get the red LED. Very unstable. I managed to get it running once but didn't like being placed back in the dash, so I've reverted to the longer OE cable again.
[Android Auto General] bendsley:
I've used the original that came with the device. I've tried a cable from aukey, mad one from Anker I believe. Currently back on the original.

Also, currently on the latest mib2 revision for my head unit.

I think it did get better from v1.4 to 1.5. I still get disconnected, maybe just not as often?
[Android Auto General] 35YearsInIT&Telecoms:
I've already waited patiently for delivery 3 months more than expected - I ordered In April and was coming in June but now that's looking like October. Now I read on the indiegogo forum that people in the UK are being charged an additional €27 by the Royal mail as the UK is now not in the EU.

Hi Emil!

Just received my AAWireless, and will plug in and test tonight. Love the packaging, looks great! However… Since it was shipped from Hong Kong I was forced to pay a rather substantial import fee and duties on this bad boy. I was under the impression that they would be shipped from within the EU? Is it stands now I’m EUR 27,00 poorer :(

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https://www.indiegogo.com/individuals/24534862

Emil Borconi-Szedressy 2 days ago

PROJECT OWNER

Looks like you are in the UK which is outside EU and also there is no way to pre-pay taxes with shipping company any more either....

This is a crazy. An additional $10 was already taken for delivery and it was meant to ship from the EU. I suspect the units have been shipped by Royal Mail / Dutch post. The Royal Mail rips off people in the UK because they add another £11 in admin fees on top of the 20% VAT even though goods up to £135 should be exempt.

See https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...s-goods-sold-to-customers-from-1-january-2021

So not only has VAT been charged coming into the EU from China, it has also been charged coming into the UK ON TOP of the VAT already paid in the EU.

This is just rubbish. What the guys need to do is either ship it from Hong Kong which can cost £0.20 (there are hundreds of chinese ebay and aliexpress sellers doing this already

See http://www.vatfraud.org/blog/stop-s...ons-universal-postal-union-upu-terminal-dues/

The $10 postage already taken should then be refunded.

The other way round it is send the item from Hong Kong and to mark the item as a gift and providing it is below £39 there is NO VAT to pay and NO Royal mail admin fee. Actually as the original product was $57 - roughly £41.25 This wouldn't be a crime seeing as we have had to wait soo long. This could also mean the $10 delivery could be refunded

The other way is to ship it via fedex and state the ex-vat cost coming from china and then add 20% vat that the developer should be paying to the UK HMRC.

Sadly if that doesn't take place, EVERYONE IN THE UK will feel ripped off because of the poor delivery and poor choices made by the developers.

Cheers

Disgruntled in the UK
[Android Auto General] kgollop:
Received mine in the UK a couple weeks ago and was not charged any additional tax.
[Android Auto General] festor:
@35YearsInIT&Telecoms I'm in the UK and perfectly happy with the way they are being shipped... please don't claim you're speaking for me.

When I order from outside the UK (since January) I sometimes get charged VAT at point of sale. Sometimes it's charged after it reaches the UK so there is an admin fee added too. From Hong Kong, China or the EU and it depends if the seller has the facility to charge VAT up front. Sometimes there aren't any charges. It's yet another "fabulous" Brexit dividend that I didn't vote for. It has nothing to do with the separate shipping charge.

You're asking them to swallow the extra cost for something that's not their fault. Or demanding they commit fraud en masse because "we have had to wait soo long".

I'm always amazed at the amount of needy, demanding "supporters" who are unaware how a campaign like this works and think they are dealing with Amazon. All this on top of leveraged extortion from Rockchip. I wouldn't be surprised if Emil and the team refunded orders and sold up... some valuable IP there.