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[Android Auto General] Cavin8:
Hey guys, I see there is a "research patch" for VW/VAG crash issue. I used to have these same issues before the 1.2.3 update. Since that OTA update it seemed to have fixed ALL of the previous issues I had with delays and head unit reboot issues. It has only been 5 days running on this update, but there have been zero signs of the issues coming back.

Running AAW on Pixel 5 XL, Android 11 (April security patch) and a 2017 Jetta

I might not have the same exact issues / setups as others, but I am wondering if there is anything that I can do to help. Maybe seeing a working unit might help see what is going on?
[Android Auto General] majorsam:
Updated successfully but AA shows up 5 secs before crashing again. No longer shows up on car even though phone says connected.
[Android Auto General] speedyg0nz:
AAWireless-aLScWcr6

My issue is more with constant disconnections, and not the rebooting. But happy to test and see if this fixes the problem.
[Android Auto General] Nudnik_de:
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[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
I'm not sure that's the same issue. You mean like the device going back to blinking green? Might also just be a defective device. Have you tried it on other cars?

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[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
I don't think this is the same issue. You have a Harman unit. If you like you can join our Slack so we can dig into it a bit further. Join my Slack workspace! https://join.slack.com/t/aawireless/shared_invite/zt-nu6jokgj-Y~FxA6aegEZMi98aISYEjA
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
I'll give the VW/VAG FW a go.

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[Android Auto General] speedyg0nz:
Tried it on the Sony XAV-AX200 and it works well, so it's not a defective device. Let me know how I can troubleshoot this issue further. Thanks.
[Android Auto General] Nudnik_de:
Tried the VAG version, unfortunately no improvement. Had 2 reboots of the headunit in a row, allways when changing songs on spotify.

It seems to be worse than on 1.2...
[Android Auto General] OnlyThat:
Got my AAWireless today with v1.0.0.

I downloaded the 1.2.3 update with the app. After 106% download there was no options to install the update. I plugged it off/on from the usb and restarted the app. After that I was able to install the update without problems.

After the update AAWireless keeps blinking green. Reset isn‘t working. I deleted the bluetooth device and reconnected it and restarted the app. I was able to install a new device. But AAWireless stucks when it should start Android Car and keeps blinking green. I tested several usb-cable.

Citroen C3

Motorola One with Android 10

AAWireless XDmRCdgu
[Android Auto General] -Loom-:
For all VW MIB users which are suffering a reboot, it might be interesting if it's really only a Technisat Headunit problem.

Here's how to find out what unit you have:

1. Press and hold the "Menu" button unitl a different menu pops up

2. Select "select Software update/versions"

3. Look at the "SW Train" version.

Delphi:

MST2 ... D

MHS2 ... D

Harman:

MHI2 ...

Technisat/Preh:

MST2 ... PQ ... T

MST2 ... ZR ... T
[Android Auto General] bdalenoord:
Well, I just received the device (#5534) and whilst pairing and everything seems to work fine, the device just cuts out after a couple of minutes (maybe 2 to 3 songs). My headunit (Sony XAV-AX100_ just shows a black screen for a couple of minutes, after which it switches to the homescreen and after a short while, Android Auto comes back so I reckon it resets itself.

I was able to update the device to 1.2.3 through the OTA, so as far as I understand no additional work should be needed for something like the DRAM fix... Has anyone got an idea what might cause the black screen and how to fix it?

I've tried two different cables (the one that was already in my car and has been working for wired Android Auto for over a year without issues, and the one that came with the AAWireless unit). but to no effect.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Please send the logs from the app (in the support section) and pass me your device name (AAWireless-xxxxx), I'll have a look at it.
[Android Auto General] sibesaver:
Anyone???
[Android Auto General] bdalenoord:
Thanks for your very fast response! I've just submitted the logs for the device, the name is 'AAWireless-Xglkgv4l'.
[Android Auto General] PaulyTally:
Hi everyone,

I have the problem that Google Maps always is about 10 seconds behind my current position.

My firmware version is 1.2.3.

I have a Seat Alhambra (2020). Did anyone experience the same problem and/or knows how to solve this issue?

Thanks!
[Android Auto General] tallleroy:
@PaulyTally you might turn off the feature named 'Reduce tap restriction'. Sometimes the head unit thinks you are stationary when that feature is on, so it does not update as fast.
[Android Auto General] coronafire:
Hi, I've got an original aawireless and still love it thanks! I might have to upgrade it soon for carplay support for my partner's phone but that's another story...

I've got a feature request that might be a bit of a stretch.

I believe Android Auto has / can support a "second screen" feature that's used on some cars to display a smaller display of eg. map in the cluster.

Would it be possible for the aawireless dongle to advertise support for this screen, then render it internally and make it available on the webapp or similar?

That way the phone could be used to see this second screen and be mounted somewhere convenient to view it by either the driver or a passenger?
[Android Auto General] T-Bone90:
I got many problems with the aawireless adapter in my Seat Leon ST 2019 (Technisat ZR). Often my CarPlay Adapter crashed.

It's enough if I go to the vehicle menu and press or wait a bit. After a few seconds to 1 minute the Carplay adapter stops.

I absolutely don't know what else I can do.

Do you have any advice? Should I test any specific settings from aawireless etc?
[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
Someone will share how to configure AAW on Opel so that navigation starts automatically on the screen.

Recently I've been having some problems with AA and AAW and I can't set it up like I had before.
[Android Auto General] joeyberkovitz:
This issue was fixed in dev and will be fixed in the next release (3.3.3 or 3.4.0).
[Android Auto General] T-Bone90:
Oh thats great. Do you know when it will go online?
[Android Auto General] joeyberkovitz:
Not sure, but you can contact support, they're aware of the issue and can let you know/test dev FW
[Android Auto General] T-Bone90:
Thank you. I have write an email.
[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
I have no idea anymore. Connection via AAW or cable - such a window appears every time. Everything worked until the beginning of March (maybe some AA update changed something). I reset AAW, cleared AA settings on the phone, deleted paired BT devices in the car - it didn't help.

I have AAW gen1.
[Android Auto General] zaang:
I have a Opel Mokka 2023 and to launch android auto I need to touch the icon...

Tell me if you find a solution to that
[Android Auto General] anonymous97:
Hi,

I have another problem on Mercedes W205 FL. After BT calls got fixed on some previous version, it was working fine for a while. After next dev update and since then, on every new Dev update, there is a few seconds delay on the line. Whenever I'm talking with someone over phone, he hears what I'm saying after ~5 secs. Can you pls help me? That's the last thing not working properly on my AAWireless.

AndroidAuto -AAW19ca9418
[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
When I started the map, it immediately appeared on the screen without any selection. Sometimes I just had to click on the icon.

Everything worked until around the beginning of March.

Currently, after starting, a window with a message appears, I select "Continue", and select the AA icon.

There is no difference between cable and AAW.

On the FB group they suggested that it might be the fault of installed applications from outside the Google Store. I had one, but I uninstalled it - it didn't help.
[Android Auto General] Jochen Scheuerer:
In which mode you are using the AAW? I use every DEV version and making calling test ongoing and outgoing in an A205 2019. In the native CP with an iPhone, and in AA over CP Mode with a A14 phone I have NO delay is. So nothing noticed so far.

Sent from SM-S918B using ReLabs
[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
Yesterday I tested AA via cable and AAW on my previous phone - Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro - same problem - every time a window appears with the following message.

Today I will try to test the Samsung S20, which I also used before and there was no problem.

I also noticed that the USB mode is charging.

I don't remember if there was File Transfer/Android Auto before???
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
For AAW the USB mode doesn't matter, for a wired connection it needs to be on "File Transfer/AA", otherwise AA simply won't work. But this cannot really have impact on the message you're seeing. There's nothing in the AA protocol which explicitly controls such a disclaimer, so it's most likely some weird timing related issue. What's the BT name of your device?
[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
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[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
With the S20 connected, there is also a message on the cable.

2 more options to check:

- lower version of Android Auto,

- cable change.
[Android Auto General] milanxx:
@Snirpo Hi, yesterday I got an update to 3.4.0, I downloaded it to my mobile phone and today I wanted to start the update in the car and 3.4.0 is nowhere and the app says that 3.3.2 is aktual.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
It's limited to 5% of beta testers right now. I'll set it higher when there are no major issues.
[Android Auto General] anonymous97:
Sorry for the language, these are my settings. I don't know what might be the issue.
[Android Auto General] milanxx:
An hour ago, the downloaded one appeared in the app, and update to 3.4.0 was successful
[Android Auto General] jv.batista:
Just an fyi, updated to 3.4.0 and "Remove Tap Restriction" is still broken for me.

Does anyone have the same symptom(as soon as AA starts, it disconnects and starts the process all over again)?

Forgot to add this the last time, phone is a Pixel 8 Pro and the car is a 2017 Kia Ceed SW.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Not surprised, because remove tap restriction hasn't changed since firmware 1.0 :)
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Just tried it on my test HU here, and it doesn't seem to make AA crash. If you push a bug report (settings -> top right icon), I can have a look at it.
[Android Auto General] corwest:
3.3.2 still causing HU crash after about 3 minutes on wireless CarPlay. Wired is fine, AA wireless is fine. Still no steering wheel controls for skip/back either.

2016 Silverado Mylink

Newest AAwiteless adapter

Firmware 3.3.2
[Android Auto General] jv.batista:
I think I did it last time but I'll send another one Sunday since I have to go and vote for the PT legislative elections.

So something definitely changed on Android Auto for it to start acting up 'cause I also haven't updated my head unit since October last year or something like that.
[Android Auto General] ahecht:
I tried updating to 3.4.0, but it would get about 10% into the update and then say "Update Failed". Now my AAWireless is no longer working. I can see it in the app, but Android Auto never shows up on my car's screen. I've tried clearing data from the app and Android Auto and re-pairing, but Android Auto never launches on my phone during the setup process (my screen flashes a few times like it's about to load, but it never does). One time I got a red Android Auto Error 8 screen, but that's the furthest I've been able to get.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Tried rebooting the phone?
[Android Auto General] ahecht:
Yeah, that didn't help. I did a factory reset on my head unit and on the AAWireless (using the reset hole) which finally got it working again, but I don't think I'll be trying the 3.4.0 update again until it's out of beta.
[Android Auto General] ferchoMD:
Hi, with 3.4.0 AA over CP works in Mazda, but Home button not.
[Android Auto General] anonimowywybryk:
The aawireless works on CarPlay? I have iPhone now and on the settings CarPlay i dont see the aawireless module. Few time later i have samsung and work fine but iPhone not work, why?

I got AAW-001. This is version 1 right? I write on forum tyle 1st version no supported Cp, this is true?
[Android Auto General] Silvio1977:
I use AA over CP on my Mercedes W205. For a few weeks now I've had two problems when the reverse camera comes on. When starting, I usually have to reverse first, while CP starts. When the camera turns off the screen stays black. I then have to go to the HU menu and then back to CP. Then AA is visible again. The second problem is that when the camera turns on, the music app tile remains black (Spotify or TuneIn). Here I always have to go into the menu at AA and back again. Today I switched from version 3.3.2 to 3.4.0 but the same problem. Does anyone have a solution that I could try?
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
If you switch to the beta version of the app you can see the hardware model in the settings. If you have a cs307-*** or rockpi-aawireless-***, CP is not supported.
[Android Auto General] adrianh_za:
Have the same problem with 2023 Mokka. The screen shows where I must choose AA before it will display the AA UI.

Also, the other thing I noticed is that if I select built-in navigation before selecting AA, this screen to choose AA keeps on showing. I must first select AA before I can use built-in navigation properly.

What do you mean by "When I started the map, it immediately appeared on the screen"?
[Android Auto General] omek07:
Hello I got the new version of the application. Very good redesign but I wish we can have more choices in the DPI. As of now you can choose with increment of 10, 10, 20,30etc . Can we have in every 5 or even 1 ?
[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
For me, the AA map automatically appeared on the screen after starting the car without clicking the "Projection" icon.

The last problem - a pop-up window asking for permission every time.

Additionally, such a window also appears.

OnePlus_Tomek - BT connection in the car
[Android Auto General] Habazon:
Hi,

I have Opel Corsa and this works on same way, must select AA from screen before it starts.

You can use AA over CP, then it will start CP without selecting. Only down side is that handsfree calls are not working right now with AA over CP because car microphone is not working with AA over CP.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Phone calls should work on 3.2+. However in general I wouldn't advice to use AA over CP. Its massively complex so more prone to be buggy.
[Android Auto General] Genebaby:
This would be an issue between your car and (possibly) your phone. If the same things the happens with a cable then AAW will behave the same. If your car does this every time wired, then expect it on wireless too, unless enough people complained and there is an update to fix it. This happened with our Mitsubishi, having to ALWAYS press OK to acknowledge use of the screen. Thankfully we complained enough and afer an update the screen goes away without needing to press anything.
[Android Auto General] Cr4z33:
I see that we are at v4.1-1479 now.

Has CarPlay been released? :D
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
This is the app version. But yes, CarPlay (BETA) has also been released a while ago in firmware version 3.0. We are now at 3.3.2.
[Android Auto General] noodles222:
Hi, didnt find any solution so far, can anyone answer please?
[Android Auto General] Cr4z33:
How are firmware updates actually managed?

Automatically or do I have to go somewhere into the app?
[Android Auto General] jv.batista:
Should have a couple of bug reports for that, as soon as the device connects it just reboots and then you really got to be lucky to have enough time for it to detect the device and allow you to change the setting before it repeats the cycle all over again
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
There's no real solution. Android Auto will hijack the wifi. Only thing you can potentially try is to use client mode on AAW, so it will use the hotspot of the dashcam. Not guaranteed it will work.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Whats the name of your device?
[Android Auto General] jv.batista:
I'm guessing AAW2ae9eb83
[Android Auto General] noodles222:
Hi,

Many thanks.. I tried that, it worked to have both connected, but google assistant or spotify or anything else didnt work.. I suppose due to no internet from the dash cam hotspot.

I returned AAwireless back to hotspot, and now, when I turn off the car, leave the car, my phone always tries to connect to AAwireless hotspot, even if I am far away from it. Tried to switch off automatic connection etc. but it always tries again and again. My phone keeps sending notifications so I have to turn the sound off
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Hmm thats weird. Which notification is shown? Can you try to clear cache and data of the AAWireless app?
[Android Auto General] noodles222:
Its the same icon in my phones nottification as when I go to settings and there is "dongle mode".. It says trying to connect to AAWecbbXXXX. I read somewhere I have to unpair the device, then pair with in non-dongle mode, and then return back to dongle mode.. Sorry from my lack of knowledge, I am new in AAwireless, I dont know about dongle mode etc.. But I can try that and lets see. Surely yes, I will try to clear the cache.
[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
I don't know how but I managed to do it.

I rolled back to AA version 10.9.634466.

I paired everything and it worked, even the map automatically appearing on the screen without selecting the car on the screen.

All options in AAW default except:

- USB mode - I set MTP

- Dongle Mode - Disabled

I tried changing the USB mode to default, but the projection message immediately appeared. I returned to MTP.

Until yesterday I had AAW firmware 2.0.2 because it didn't find any updates.

Only after contacting support something changed and I was able to download 3.3.2

The effect is that immediately after the AAW update, a window with a message about projection appears.

Updating AA to the latest version did not help.

I have to pair again and check different options.

Keep fingers crossed
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Yeah then the start/stop service is stuck (wifi client also uses this). You should be able to manually stop this service from the notification. If not, you force kill the app / clear cache data. Could be a bug, we dont really test wifi client mode much, cause no one really uses it.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
I think its some kind of timing related thing. Can you share your device name, so I can check what changed.
[Android Auto General] omek07:
@Snirpo is it possible to change the DPI increments from 10 to 5 in the application ? As of now in the new app you can change the dpi in every 10. I think every 5 or even every 2 will be better
[Android Auto General] noodles222:
Hi, many thanks for your help.. now it works back again ;)
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Yes, will be changed in the next version
[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
AAW firmware update to 3.3.2 - increased the problem.

AA works with every combination of options in AAW - but every time a window pops up with information about the projection.

As for the update problem, I remembered that when updating to 2.0.2, I probably had the same problem with a pop-up window, but I don't know if it was a projection issue.

I reported the problem on github, the solution was to change the firmware only for my device. And it worked. That's probably why I couldn't update the firmware above 2.0.2, because I had permanently assigned firmware.

It's a pity that there are no more bug reports on github (and ticket history), my entire problem was described there.

Now I don't know what to do......

My device: AAWireless-9bed55d2

Car: Opel Zafira C 2017

Radio: Intellilink R4.0
[Android Auto General] osm0sis:
It often changes layouts at odd numbers like 133 or 123 so full granularity with increments of 1 would be best.
[Android Auto General] brackenhill_mob:
Is that after v3.4.0 or is it in that version?
[Android Auto General] osm0sis:
It's an app-side UI change.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Correct, will be in Play Store Beta in a few hours. Depending on how long it takes Google to check it.
[Android Auto General] jv.batista:
@Snirpo , any useful info on those? Do you need a few more?

Just asking out of curiosity, not really looking for a fix
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Yeah so the car is actually sending invalid protobuf data:

Jan 1 00:03:29 localhost aawireless[394]: [libprotobuf ERROR google/protobuf/message_lite.cc:134] Can't parse message of type "androidauto.proto.SensorBatch" because it is missing required fields: location_data[0].latitude_e7, location_data[0].longitude_e7

Jan 1 00:03:29 localhost aawireless[394]: [libprotobuf FATAL google/protobuf/message_lite.cc:473] CHECK failed: IsInitialized(): Can't serialize message of type "androidauto.proto.SensorBatch" because it is missing required fields: location_data[0].latitude_e7, location_data[0].longitude_e7

This makes the connection crash. Will be fixed in next develop.

Surprisingly the car uses version 1.0 of the AA protocol. This is very very old. Have never seen this before... Oldest I have seen is 1.1.

I'm getting a bit of a Deja Vu though, I have the feeling I have seen this before?
[Android Auto General] jv.batista:
The car is from 2017 and if I'm not mistaken the head unit that it has was a mid life refresh and one of the 1st to have AA for KIA.

Am I going to be in trouble for having such old implementation? AA is kind of a must have and I'm not really ready to switch car yet...

There have been some updates but not to that apparently...

PS: is that something you guys can add to the app? It would be nice(from a nerd pov xD) to have that available, something like Youtube's Stats for nerds...

Edit: Just and fyi, I just updated my head unit and it still crashes if I enable it...
[Android Auto General] tOOmki:
Can I do anything to help solve the problem?
[Android Auto General] jv.batista:
btw, any updates on AAW 2? Kinda wanna offer one to my sis but at the same time want the new shiny toy for myself xD
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
We hopefully have the final version now. Prototypes will soon be sent out to testers for real life testing. With no major issues I expect end of Q2/Q3 for mass production.
[Android Auto General] Cryptage:
To delete, sorry
[Android Auto General] Cryptage:
Can translators be part of testers ? :p
[Android Auto General] zaang:
I can translate (portuguese) and also be beta tester (android auto - Samsung S24 Ultra).

I have a 2013 Opel Mokka B
[Android Auto General] osm0sis:
Glad you kept the full granularity, however the new slider UI is kinda problematic where it's automatically applying every time you lift your finger... 🤔

Also, would be nice to still have a text box around the number that we could then tap to enter a specific value with the keyboard. 🙂
[Android Auto General] omek07:
I agree text box or even arrows left and right that you can adjust the numbers
[Android Auto General] Cr4z33:
I've updated the dongle firmware to latest beta version and now Fermata Player is not working (cannot see IPTV, but only hear) like before anymore although the developer option is enabled.

Is there a way I can revert the firmware? ☠️
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Agreed, is implemented in latest internal beta version of the app. I'll release it to public beta tomorrow.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Yes there is, but I'm pretty sure it won't matter. Developer mode isn't really magic. Only thing it does is change the HU name to "Desktop Headunit Emulator". This makes AA think it's connected to the DHU (https://developer.android.com/training/cars/testing/dhu). Hence being called "developer mode", because that's exactly what it is (meant for). Good chance Google just blocked Fermata in another way.

But if you want to try, I can enable the previous firmware for you. Just need the BT name of the device.
[Android Auto General] omek07:
Yesterday I used Fermata in my car. I will test it and today to see if they change anything.

No problem with fermata today