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[Android Auto General] steevieg:
yea, i believe they started coming with AA/Carplay in 2019. not exactly sure though, but in 2021 they came standard with wireless carplay (not sure if wireless AA is officially a thing)

yea, love this car though :)
[Android Auto General] markcoopz:
Well no joy :cry: tried today using the support tips & after a factory reset of my phone, I am getting the exact same result, still got bluetooth from AAW connected/reconnecting when the dongles in the AA USB port.

AAW is now back in its box & stored in the glovebox as 1 of those "good idea at the time" things.

I'll keep checking this thread though in case someone comes up with a magic fix. But it's been said that doing the same thing over & over & hoping for a different result is the definition of madness, life's too short to bother about it.
[Android Auto General] mars1300:
@markcoopz @jesus4c @steevieg

What version of the Mazda firmware are you running.

I have a very similar or the same problem on a 2019 MX-5 and I believe the Mazda firmware update broke it. It worked flawlessly on FW 70.00.367A but doesn't on 74.00.230A

The frustrating thing is that I've been going in circles with support since Jan 7, they keep asking me to do 2 or 3 things that I've already done, then after I do them all repeat them all from the beginning.
[Android Auto General] markcoopz:
My Firmware version is FW 70.00.367 EU N. I thought this was the latest. Don't know if its even possible to downgrade though.
[Android Auto General] steevieg:
Have no idea, I never bothered with updating Mazda firmware. In curious, did you recently update to android 12? That's the only time I ever had problems.
[Android Auto General] jesus4c:
This might throw a bit of a spanner in your theory, mars, but my 2016 MX-5 is running 70.00.367 4A N and AAW has never worked. :(

And steevieg, my AAW only arrived AFTER I'd upgraded to Android 12, so I just don't know if it would've worked under Android 11.

I'm not liking where this is going - I'd just like it to work! But, if not, I hope the return/refund process is not too difficult. Especially to Australia.
[Android Auto General] mars1300:
So my actual issue wasn't that I couldn't connect the AAWireless in the first place, it was that it was crashing very frequently after working flawlessly for most of the last year. The only change was the Mazda firmware update (and I guess whatever updates Google rolled through the Play store).

My inability to connect to AAWireless only happened after I contacted support about the crashes and they had me go though the standard troubleshooting steps of clearing everything and starting over.

Android Auto actually updated for me 2 days ago, so I decided to try connecting again, and today it actually worked but only when using both passthrough and direct usb mode. So as of today I am connecting and I used it on a short drive. I can't say if the crashes are fixed because I didn't drive it long enough, but at least I can resume looking out for that.

Previously I was connected with default usb mode and without passthrough (because I was using the modified DPI setting).
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
Different car but same issue. Use to work using other settings in aaw app but now requires passthrough otherwise it won't work/connect
[Android Auto General] steevieg:
Ahhh. As I suspected (and was my case and the reason I came to these forums), it seems Android 12 is most likely the culprit.

Maybe (hopefully) AAW will come out with a firmware version soon that behaves better with Android 12? Here's to hoping. Although, I'm not really sure what functionality I'm losing by using the passthrough option.
[Android Auto General] mars1300:
Another interesting development. Even though I could only reconnect with passthrough and direct USB the first time, it looks like after that I can just set it back to default usb and remove passthrough, and it continues to work.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
I get more and more disconnects. I reset the device already. This helped only for 3 weeks or so.

Is there any possibility to log something?

I noticed that Android Auto and also my phone slows heavily down before the disconnects. After some minutes of these slow downs Android Auto just disconnects.

Anyone else with this?

Any ideas?
[Android Auto General] markcoopz:
I have a couple of questions someone may be able to answer, sorry if they sound stupid but I'm at my wits end with this.

What has to happen for a successful AAW connection ?,

1. Start car, AAW boots up

2. AAW establishes a bluetooth & wifi connection to phone

3. AAW then connects to headunit via USB & AA starts up

My question is: After AAW has connected to the headunit & AA is working, does AAW then drop the bluetooth connection to the phone & the phone uses its previous bluetooth to the car (the one I used before AAW ) or does AAW bluetooth stay connected to the phone & the phone doesn't use a direct connection to the headunit, i.e. everything goes through the AAW dongle.

Maybe I'm just clutching at straws here but any info is good info.
[Android Auto General] steevieg:
So I just read an article that the Android Auto team is aware of the issues regarding AA and Android 12.

autoevolution: Google Announces Fix for Major Android Auto Error.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/google-announces-fix-for-major-android-auto-error-180357.html
[Android Auto General] jesus4c:
And an email received overnight from AAWireless:

Unfortunately, we have some connection issue with Android 12. Please try a phone which is on Android 11.

Not really a help as I simply don't have a phone running Android 11 just lying around (or any phone, for that matter). At least it's a known issue and hopefully a fix from Google and/or AAWireless won't be far away.
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[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@markcoopz

AAWireless uses bluetooth only to send the Wifi information. Afterwards bluetooth gets disconnected from AAWireless and the phone connects to your car via bluetooth.
[Android Auto General] markcoopz:
Thanks, that helps,,, I think,,, what's happening is that AAW's Bluetooth connects to my phone, establishes a stable WiFi connection, disconnects, then the Bluetooth repeatedly keeps reconnecting/disconnecting although the WiFi stays stable. This I think is why the dongle Led stays flashing green. Now I know what the problem is I just have to find why its happening.

Oh well, onwards & upwards.
[Android Auto General] ekraus50:
Here is my problem with AA and AAW, worked fine with my old Phone (Samsung A10) and it works partially with my new phone (Samsung A32). With the new phone the MIC does not work at all when activated with the steering wheel button or touching the MIC icon on the screen. The MIC however does work for voice when a call is initiated on the phone keypad. I have checked all the settings but cant get it to work.Direct connect via cable AA works 100%. Running Android 11.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@markcoopz

I have the same issue from time to time.

I then have to manually turn off wifi and bluetooth.

Afterwards I can connect again without issues.
[Android Auto General] ekraus50:
That does not work for me. I have never gotten the mic button on either the steering wheel or screen to work for me with the new phone. I deleted the AAW and AA app, reinstalled re paired, and I still can't get it to work. The AA app works 100% when directly connected by cable. I cant figure out where it may be failing.
[Android Auto General] rajil.s:
Hello,

I received my device today,

Model cs307-e2w1s2

Prod date 2021-12-10

Firmware 1.8

When i connect the device to my Hyundai using the provided cable i get an error, "The connected USB device is not supported". I have tried both with and without Passthrough.

The car headset details are:

Software: SU2.21MY.IND.SOP.007.20.210429

Firmware: WS.0.20210429.1

NAV APP: SU2_21MY.IND.HMC.210423.eec2ae9

Map: IN.14.41.41.480.3

Is there any way to fix this?

Thanks
[Android Auto General] sidofido:
Use another cable
[Android Auto General] rajil.s:
Tried that already :(
[Android Auto General] bjevers:
Try different USB Modes in the AAWireless config app. My Dodge Ram would say unsupported device when in default mode (but it still allowed me to continue). If I changed it to MTP I wouldn't get that message.
[Android Auto General] Lenster45:
I had the exact same problem. I have an LG phone. Turns out the phone only supports two active bluetooth connections to call audio. May watch and my car were using the two and AAWireless could not establish the bluetooth connection. I turn off audio call for the watch on my phones bluetooth settings and its been connecting fine ever since,
[Android Auto General] rajil.s:
You were right. I changed to MTP mode and it worked. Also tried the 'Direct' mode and that worked too!. It is the 'Default' mode which doesnt work.
[Android Auto General] jesus4c:
And more on the known issue with Android 12. Received this email from AAWireless Support overnight:

The beta app will be available again in a few days. Please be patient a little more and you can send us a bug report through the app through which we can help you more.
[Android Auto General] FeralPete:
Please don't overlook the possibility of it being the USB cable between the head unit and the car's USB outlet. I received my AAWireless a week ago and ran through just about every troubleshooting step anyone posted. I had a solid blue light when AAWireless would briefly connect to my head unit, and flashing blue a few seconds later when it disconnected. I tried several USB cables from the USB outlet in my car's console area (I have a 2014 Prius and an aftermarket head unit). None of the cables I tried would let AA connect for more than 3-20 seconds. As a last ditch effort I removed the head unit and connected the AAWireless directly to the USB plug on the back of it with the provided AAWireless cable. It has worked flawlessly ever since and is tucked away nicely behind the dash. I should also mention that WIRED AA worked perfectly fine through the car's factory USB connection to the head unit...but AAWireless would NOT.

So, folks, if you are able to, you would be wise to try connecting the AAWireless directly to the back of your stereo, if possible, and see if that fixes your issue...especially if your wireless link is good (blinking blue light).

Also, I have a Pixel 4 running Android 12. Head unit is Boss Audio BVCP9685A. Using all default settings with AAWireless.

Good luck to you all! I hope this helps!
[Android Auto General] markcoopz:
You are correct of course, everyone is so fixed on it being a software fault we forget there's hardware that can fail as well. My problem is with the cx-3 you needs hands the size of a 3 year old & a double jointed elbow to get the cover off. Going to check it this weekend
[Android Auto General] Notor1ouS-:
Just FYI and for the devs:

On a Civic 10th 2018 and Pixel 6, i need to use Passthrough mode.

Otherwise it doesnt connect properly. Headunit says "Loading...." forever, while the AAWireless Box shows a blue LED.

Is this a known problem of Android 12?

My AAWireless Box is the first Version (ordered in March, got it around June/July 2021). Firmware 1.80

Had a Xiaomi device before, without passtrough mode.

*edit*

just seen this post: https://xdaforums.com/t/aawireless-general-discussion-and-support.4247677/post-86082781

so its a bug in the 1.80 Firmware?
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
It's definitely either Android auto itself or 1.8 firmware as I've got the same issue with android 11. On 1.5 I could use direct or default and it would connect plus I could alter other settings etc but since I updated to 1.8 I have to use passthrough otherwise it won't work - meaning I can't adjust any settings...
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@1qazwsx4

Just a question: why did you update the firmware? Did you have issues?

I am on 1.71. As long as I do not have major problems, I will not update the firmware at all. I was on 1.5 in the beginning and had issues with one car. After updating to 1.71 everything is fine. And I will let the firmware on 1.71.
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
I updated it because it had bugfixes and people mentioned quicker connections etc. For the moment, my device works using MIUI eu roms without issues using passthrough but I previously I would to use it with OBD2AA and DPI mods. Emil has mentioned he is reworking his app (displays car guages within AA) to be working with the latest AA setup so I'm guessing it'll be an option in the future.
[Android Auto General] mauro79:
I need help. I have Problems with aawireless on my audi a4 b9 MMI System.

For me, Android Auto does not start automatically on the MMI Navi display. It only does that when I go to the menu on the android phone on developer options. Then it also works with Android auto.

Can someone give me a hint what I can change over the aawireless app? I use the Samsung 10e with Android 12
[Android Auto General] martin.armstrong:
set 'auto video focus' on
[Android Auto General] mauro79:
That didn't help. So it works now was always, but only when I click on Android Auto on the phone, and then I am in the menu. Only then comes that also on the Navi. Is there another setting that I can check?
[Android Auto General] martin.armstrong:
you need to put tick against 'add wireless projection to settings' in Android auto development settings and then in main settings select 'wireless android auto'. If you have already done these things then I don't know what else to suggest. I have an audi a4 b8 with mmi plus without touch screen (wheel and touch pad) and it works perfectly on my car. The car display switches automatically to the android auto screen as soon as android auto is activated.
[Android Auto General] mauro79:
Thanks for the tip, I have already done that. I think my phone is spinning. There is something funny. The Android Auto starts every time I go to Android Auto settings in the phone and just wait there, then it comes.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Did you check the permissions?

I had to activate the permission to change system settings.
[Android Auto General] Dehumanizer77:
I have a problem with AAWireless where it disconnects every time there is a network change on the sim card. When in roaming and the sim card switches from one operator to another, it disconnects and connects a few seconds later. It appears that it even disconnects when changing the network type (like switching from LTE to HSPA for example), but I'm not 100% sure about this one. However with network operator change it disconnects 100% of time. It's easily reproducible if you have dual sim phone and switch data connection from one sim card to the other one.

It's particularly annoying for me as I have GSM operator who is using national roaming, so it's switching between networks quite often.

I have Xiaomi Poco F3 with Android 11 so I wonder if it's some MIUI bug again or if it happens on other phones as well. If someone with dual sim could test it on something else than Xiaomi, I'd appreciate it...
[Android Auto General] cristi_b:
Take a look here, they say something about Xiaomi phones:

Support

cpeb.freshdesk.com
[Android Auto General] Dehumanizer77:
No, that's a different issue, I know about that.
[Android Auto General] znel52:
I have a Pixel 6 Pro on Android 12 and I haven't had any connection problems. The only issue I have with my device is the wifi interference. Forcing 2.4ghz fixed most of my issues with that but there are still a few trouble spots. Other than that it has been rock solid. Just wish I could get the interference thing sorted.
[Android Auto General] osm0sis:
Could try the foil tape idea, I suppose. I have only rare issues on 5Ghz but the drops are annoying enough that I think I'll be trying it soon as well.
[Android Auto General] sibesaver:
I broke down and did the foil thing and now I have very rare dropouts on 5G. There was supposed to be Wi-Fi tweaks in an upcoming software update. And when I say upcoming I mean who knows when we'll get one, they've been incredibly slow.
[Android Auto General] x10isrooted:
i really think they have not enough people for this project anymore. thats why it goes so slow. Additionally corona related board redesign due to supply issues. the interferences and therefor dropouts during music playback are really annoying. regardless if im on 2,4ghz or 5ghz. otherwise i have no issues at all.
[Android Auto General] andy o:
Just to update that post, I was able to make it work by factory resetting my Mazda's head unit and setting up everything again. I'm just having now some disconnection issues, but still troubleshooting. I see someone just above your post mentioned the devs said there might be problems with Android 12 so I'll be waiting for that beta.
[Android Auto General] jmccrack650:
I keep experiencing occasional audio stopping and freezing of android auto on the head unit.

I narrowed it down to when other people who have phones paired with the vehicle (but not AAWireless) are driving with me. My guess is that their phone is somehow taking over the Bluetooth connection (maybe just for audio) and that is stopping/freezing android auto.

Anyone else experience this? How do you fix or deal with this?

I know I can probably delete the Bluetooth pairing of the other phones, but I don't want to do that since they also drive the vehicle occasionally.

Vehicle:. 2022 Nissan Frontier

Phone: Pixel 5 / Android 12
[Android Auto General] asaristar:
Since I received it , it worked perfectly. However yesterday I updated ota for it over the app and I can't connect it again with my head unit. It stuck and show "loading" from my head unit. Did anyone know how to resolve it?

Vehicle : honda crv 2019

Phone: pixel 4
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@asaristar

Did you try to reset the device?
[Android Auto General] asaristar:
I already did that but it didn't work.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Perhaps your unit is bricked. Please contact the service.

Support

cpeb.freshdesk.com
[Android Auto General] SkyNaras:
hello

when can we expect an update to the program? Is it clear what is causing the constant restarting?
[Android Auto General] sibesaver:
Considering it's been 6 months and one was promised both in December and January we may never get an update. It's very frustrating especially since I'm one of the initial backers. Software development needs to continue despite the issues with manufacturing.
[Android Auto General] cristi_b:
@asaristar, what firmware did you have before the update ? For some devices the update indeed bricked them.
[Android Auto General] asaristar:
As I remember it showed 1.2.0....it worked perfectly from unboxing time until I updated OTA. Now it's just show "loading" on my car head unit and the aawireles led is constantly blue.
[Android Auto General] Limpperi:
I had similar problems before when i moved it from car to another. Resetting the car headunit did the trick along with resetting/wiping aa application itself
[Android Auto General] morback:
Looks like I belong to the lucky ones who don't have any single trouble with the dongle. I was about to update my OP7t to an Android 12 custom ROM but from what I read, waiting a bit would be wiser.

Fingers crossed for anyone who has issues, I hope updates will come eventually and fix everything.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Today I had disconnects every 10 seconds.

I unplugged the device and plugged it back it. Unfortunately this did not help.

Then I opened the AAWireless config app and noticed that there were no settings on the device. I remember well that I set it to Passthrough.

I configured the device again and now it is working again.

Conclusion: somehow my device lost its settings and had to be reconfigured. Perhaps this might help someone.
[Android Auto General] Notor1ouS-:
had the same issue.

tried passtrough mode and it worked.

using pixel6 and Honda Civic 2018
[Android Auto General] mlord:
Just got my AAWireless dongle. Seems to work fine with with my OnePlus-9Pro on OOS/Android11. Full internet access while connected too. Will update if anything goes wrong.
[Android Auto General] SledHead:
I just received my AAWireless module. I have a 2019 Ram with the stock 12" head unit. The module works as it should. My issues is that my USB ports are constantly powered even when the truck is off. This is causing major issues when I'm at work and home. My phone is constantly connecting to the module and killing my battery. It's also blocking my phone from connecting to my work and home wifi. I have tried the start/stop setting in the app with no success. I have been unplugging the module when leaving the truck as a temporary solution.

I tried a USB cable with a power switch in it, but I guess it doesn't support data because it would power the unit but wouldn't connect to the truck.

There is one USB port in the truck that is ignition powered, but it is a charge only port (not able to be used for AA). I'm wondering if I can make a split cable that will draw power from the ignition powered port, and transfer data only to the data port. I have found a USB cable that is split, but both sides of this provide power. I need them completely separate so the AA module turns on and off with the truck.

Can I get one of these cables, open the casing on the data wire and cut/cap the power wire on the data side and be good to go? Would this give me true data and power separation? Will the module still work? https://www.amazon.com/Splitter-Enhancer-Adapter-Charger-Extension/dp/B072LLMKJF?th=1
[Android Auto General] gcd:
Yes, that setup works; I'm also using a similar setup. My cable is: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Y6VQN99/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Instead of cutting the cable, you can use clear tape to cover 5v pins of the USB cable(leftmost or rightmost pin, please check it from google). Also, you can use nail polish to the same pins(not tried it, but it should work)
[Android Auto General] Roy47:
Hi received my dongle yesterday everything went well straigh forward connection but am getting frequent disconnections lasting 3 to 4 minutes before reconnecting. Hyundai Ioniq and Samsung 20fe

Great while working
[Android Auto General] mrd23:
Hi folks

After updating to the latest version 1.8.0 from 1.7.x today(accidently clicked the update button !!!!!!!) , my AA dongle doesnt work with my 2021 Mazda CX5 anymore but still working flawlessly with my 2021 Mazda 3. AA doesnt show up on CX5 headunit but can see the Android Auto with checkbox at setting but not in Application tab, phone screen is stuck at "To continue, select AA on your car screen" and the LED indicator stuck at solid blue.

I've done the following :

1 ) reset CX5 headunit

2 ) clear cache Google Play Services and AA apps

3 ) Tried all the different USB modes with & without passthrough

4 ) Manually connect via bluetooth without AA apps installed according to the guideline

Additional Detail :

Phone : Oppo Find X2 Pro & Samsung Z Fold 2 (Both are working with Mazda 3)

Anyone facing similar issue ? Or anyone know if we can 'downgrade' the firmware ?