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[Android Auto General] Crim Soukyuu:
Hi, I have exactly the same symptoms, but with a Mazda 2 2016 (official USB hub upgrade and AA firmware). The LED is blue and the phone says I'm connected to my display, but on the HU the AndroidAuto app is greyed out (=no connection detected).

Device Name is AndroidAuto-AAWcd61a51d

Enabling passthrough mode works, but that makes it a rather "dumb" dongle.... Not even sure what the difference to the competition would be.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
You can try enabling the "GM fix" in the companion app settings, that should do the trick. However, if you don't want to change any settings, like DPI change, I wouldn't bother with disabling passthrough mode. It won't make any difference.
[Android Auto General] Crim Soukyuu:
That helped! Dongle is now detected with passthrough=false and yes, I wanted to play around with the dpi

And I guess there is a difference to the competition after all ;)
[Android Auto General] Kresten B. Laursen:
Hvor køber man en AA wireless i Danmark !!
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@Snirpo

Can you please explain me the GM fix?

I have a Chevy with MyLink from 2017. The music does not play automatically when I start my car. I have to manually hit the play button on my head unit.

I somehow got used to it, but it is still a little bit disturbing.

I noticed one thing: as soon as I unlock the doors, Android Auto and the car's Bluetooth will connect. But there won't be any sound from my head unit until I start the engine. I estimate that the music auto play function tries to play music in the time before the engine is started.

Therefore I was wondering what the GM fix is in the settings.

Thank you.
[Android Auto General] Steefzar:
Jag kan sälja min till dig om du är intresserad? jag bor i Sverige och har ingen användning för den längre :)
[Android Auto General] Pwb62:
Hi - first time post, with a query. I have tried searching this thread for my problem, but no luck. I’m hoping it’s so obvious someone will know.

My AaWireless connects fine, love it. Whenever I select any of the Android Auto apps on the head unit though (eg Phone, Spotify, Settings etcetera) after about 5 seconds the head unit connection is lost and it reconnects a few seconds later and goes back to my default app Waze

However if I select the phone app and then quickly place a call before it loses the connection, the head unit connection stays .

With Spotify, if I press pause or try and leave the Spotify screen, the connection is also lost. When it reconnects, Spotify is still playing in the background. Means I can’t turn Spotify off!

It's almost like whenever I interact physically with the head unit screen apps, the head unit might be somehow trying to communicate directly with the phone instead of the device/dongle, which causes the phone/aawireless device connection to be lost. One the device realises the connection has been lost, it triggers a reconnection. Or so it seems… :)

Does this help, or can I provide any more info? Are there any logs I can find and send? Samsung Galaxy A13, joying head unit. Thanks All!
[Android Auto General] DanielCtin:
Hi all,

I bought this device 10 days ago, 1 week it worked flawlessly, I had a 6 hour trip with AA, music and calls, I was so proud of it, and now suddenly it disconnects randomly. Sometimes after a few minutes, sometimes after about an hour. I saw that when the message "USB disconnected" appears , the green led is blinking and then reconnects in a few seconds or sometimes in minutes. I have a Renault Megane 4 2021 , the HU works perfectly with cable connection.

I tried other USB slot, no luck. The settings are default, when is not disconnecting everything is working fine including music from YTMusic or Spotify, calls, no glitches, nothing.

I really like this device and I want to make it work. What else should I try?

Thank you!
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
If you pass me the name of the device (AndroidAuto-AAWxxx) I can check if something changed.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@DanielCtin

Try cleaning the USB contacts. I also drive a Renault and had the same issue in the beginning. After cleaning of the USB contacts, everything was ok.
[Android Auto General] Pwb62:
Update - same behaviour with the head unit not paired with the phone, so it doesn’t seem to be a Bluetooth issue…
[Android Auto General] sandbaky:
What is really not a solution for Xiaomi phone (android 12, MIUI 14).

Ko telefon izgubi internetno povezavo AA (AAWIRELESS) še vedno deluje, vendar ko telefon dobi nazaj internetno povezavo AA odklopi in nato ponovno vzpostavi povezavo v 5 do 7 sekundah ?

AAWIRELESS otherwise works great.
[Android Auto General] DanielCtin:
Hi,

Here it is: AndroidAuto-AAWc1b1cbf7

@SOFO888 how? I don't know a way to clean the USB ports on the car.... I will try to change the cable, maybe there is a problem
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
I used the edges of a tissue. I applied some cleaner on it. I pushed the edges of the tissue into the connector of the car and the cable. Afterwards I left everything to dry for some minutes with the door opened.
[Android Auto General] tobiasly:
I don't believe it's possible to use Android Auto w/o bluetooth. Even if it's not directly paired, Android Auto will create a bluetooth connection.

I'm guessing the same issue doesn't happen if you use Android Auto with your phone connected directly via USB?

Have you tried different combinations of Passthrough and Dongle Mode in the AAWireless settings to see if that helps?
[Android Auto General] Pwb62:
Hi - thanks for the response. I probably wasn't clear. I only disabled Bluetooth once connected, just to check whether that could be the cause of the disconnect when selecting something else. Didn't make any difference. I have tried various combinations of pass through and dongle (and start stop) no luck. Odd further update - if I stream radio or Spotify, then switch to the phone app, it doesn't disconnect. If streaming music - disconnects every time after about 5 seconds when selecting phone app ( before placing call.)

Hmm. More thinking I'll try!
[Android Auto General] Rainoffire:
AAWireless: AAb11381c8

Head Unit: Pioneer WC6600NEX

Phone: Xperia 1ii (A10)

Hello,

So I have had my AAwireless for a week now. I have been facing constant issues since day one.

My headunit already has native wireless Android Auto, but got AAWireless because of the ability to change my DPI setting, which is quite useful with the coolwalk UI. One problem I have is that AAWireless would take too long to start an Android Auto session so the Native Wireless Android Auto would connect instead. Even if I turn off the wifi on the headunit, the Bluetooth trigger would turn it back on. MTP with force start works sometimes. Is there a solution for this?

When I do connect to the headunit via AAWireless, the UI is oddly slow with some noticeable jitter. Music playback is fine though, and would only stutter when I interact with the screen. Is there a way to speed up the UI?

USB: MTP with force start

Passthrough: Disabled

Dongle Mode: Enabled

Wifi: 5ghz 165

Start Stop: Disabled

VAG/GM fix: Disabled

DPI: 165

Remove Tap Restriction: Disabled

Media Sink: Disabled

TTS Sink: Disabled

Auto Video Focus: Enabled

Developer Mode: Disabled
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
To be completely honest, I'd return it, unless you can turn off wireless AA on the HU. Having Wireless AA natively on the HU will conflict like crazy with AAWireless. You will have two Bluetooth connections fighting for AA. The only solution would be to unpair the head unit's handsfree connection (which makes AA start up), but that's impossible because when AA starts it will set the hands free connection up again.
[Android Auto General] Rainoffire:
Thank you for the response.

Ye, I have tried turning off the wifi infrastructure on the headunit, however when it connects to handsfree it automatically turns it back on, so that is not an option.

A good percentage of the time, AAWireless would be out the Native Wireless Android Auto connection. However there are times when it takes longer than usual, then the Native AA would kick in.

How does Client mode work? Seems to be the most consistent in this mode, but the UI is pretty laggy.

I guess I will continue to use it within my return period, and see if the experience gets better or I just get used to it.

Also is the freshdesk support page down? I cannot see anything, even when I created an account and logged in.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Client mode makes the device connect to another AP (hotspot), like for example the hotspot in your car. Good chance the hotspot is 2.4Ghz instead of 5Ghz? That may explain slowness.

I think you are talking about the knowledge base / FAQ? We removed the knowledge base for now. Most of the articles were either not not useful or not out of date. It only generated more questions and negativity. Right now we are in progress of moving the main FAQ to the main site, and for specific issues we decided to just make people contact support. These issues are either to complex to solve with an article for most, or are not solvable at all, because they are AA / phone / car issues, so they will result in a refund anyway.
[Android Auto General] Rainoffire:
Yes you are correct, the mobile hotspot is set to single band 2.4ghz. I can set it to dual band 5ghz. Which should fix the sluggish UI issue? With this info, I changed the wifi channel to 149 and the sluggishness went away and works great!

Also over the course of the day, it seems the connection is now much faster for some reason. It would now load AA even before my headunits safety caution screen finishes. Other than the wifi channel, I did no other changes, so this is surprising.
[Android Auto General] GiulianoG:
HI. I have been using my aawireless for a year with a Samsung A52 successfully. Now I had to replace the A52 with an A54 and I can't pair bluetooth anymore. The phone sees the device but cannot pair it. Tested from new with factory settings. I have made other attempts with other phones. Samsung A50 does not find it, like the Samsung A40. The Huawei Mate 10 finds it, but it won't pair. The Samsung S5 finds it and pairs perfectly. Can anyone help me find a solution, thanks? AndroidAuto-AAW61fe304f
[Android Auto General] thrilos77:
Hello.

phone: s21 fe

dongle: AAW155bef79

car: toyota chr

i have a strange problem. when i start the car the dongle does not connect automatically.

if i want to connect to the dongle i have to connect my phone to bluetooth first. Then everything works fine.

But if the connection drops, I have to restart the car and reconnect my phone to BT

When I turn off the car, the USB port has no power

So I have the start-stop function off.

passthrough disabled

USB mode default

dongle mode disabled.

when the phone is connected to the cable and the car starts, everything is fine. So i think this is not a car or phone issue.

if I deactivate the dongle mode. the led flashes red

Is the dongle broken or does someone have a solution how I can fix it?

Thanks
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Please try to reset the device by pressing the pinhole button. If it's still doing the same thing afterwards, please contact support at support@aawireless.io
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Not 100 percent sure what you mean. You have to manually connect to the bluetooth of AAWireless to start up AA? What color / state is the LED when it doesn't start? Does AAWireless try to make a bluetooth connection to the phone?
[Android Auto General] thrilos77:
No i have to connect to BT of the car first.

Green blinking.
[Android Auto General] thrilos77:
I make some changes of the settings.

I made dongle modus disable and seems to work for now.

I hope this solve the issue permanently.

Thanks for the quick answer
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Yes, that makes perfect sense in dongle mode. In dongle mode AAW will work in native AA dongle mode, exactly the same as the MA1. This will make AA wait for the handsfree connection of the car before starting up. This also means only the phone which is connected to the hands free of the car will be able to start up AA. If you don't want that, then dongle mode should be disabled. This will make AAW work in "wireless head unit emulation" mode. Normally you do not want this though, because it can cause all kinds of wonkyness with AA routing phone call audio incorrectly. On most phones it's fine (Pixels, Samsungs) on other brands it can go wonky.
[Android Auto General] thrilos77:
For me, the dongle does exactly the opposite in active mode, if I understand you correctly. in order to connect, the BT must be active in my car and only then does it connect to the dongle. in the photo, the bar in the red mark must be blue. then the dongle connects and the BT bar turns gray and the AAw bar turns blue. The problem was when turning off the car, the bars didn't switch back. When the phone is connected to the cable and I pull the cable, the switch starts, means the BT is active again and can be reconnected to the dongle the next time it is started. However, if I disable the dongle mode, the BT bar switches back, just like with the cable. and starts again automatically at the next start. i don't know if toyota is specific to connect that way or if the dongle is designed that way. I don't know if the dongle loses the connection while driving and reconnects automatically, but it's enough that it works 😃 i hope i was able to explain it clearly, and if another toyota chr driver has the same problem, he can fix it this way
[Android Auto General] Just.Kot:
Hi,

could anyone join this beta firmware? I'm already a beta user for the companion app, would like to join firmware beta as well (device ID 3ae4a2e0).

I do have another one question regarding DPI change with Mercedes 2016 headunit, already searched through the thread but didn't find any solution.

The problem: I can only use my Pixel 7 (was the same with Pixel 6) with AAwireless if Passthru mode is enabled. Already tried GM Fix, but it brings nothing. So one of the key advantages of AAwireless is unfortunately not available for me.

Is there any way to make it work without passthru enabled?

Thanks!
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
I enabled the dev firmware. Mind you these are bassiccly alpha builds. Stuff can break. About the Mercedes. Please join us at: https://join.slack.com/t/aawireless/shared_invite/zt-1uobsqoyc-QcSZOU4eT0OxmEgp4RJjiw
[Android Auto General] Simon105:
hello everyone. I have a question, is there a newer version of the firmware or will it be for the AAWdabef0d7 device. bought on indiegogo. Will these devices from the first batch not be updated anymore?
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
They will, but they (probably) won't have CarPlay or AA over CarPlay support. We will support these devices as long as we can.
[Android Auto General] Simon105:
thanks for the answer, so if I change the device to the iPhone, I have to buy the version you have now on the website, right?
[Android Auto General] ai wu:
Hi Snipo and Emil, @Snirpo @Emil Borconi

Has 3.0.0 been released for AA full screen supporting?

Where can download or when to release?

Thanks!
[Android Auto General] Larser71:
Hi there,

I experience the same issues of audio stuttering in my EV6 using a Samsung S10+ phone.

Could you please share the "audio-stuttering-fix" to me?

The device is AAWCe9BoUJA using the otherwise latest firmware.

Would be great, thanks in advance!

Best regards

Lars
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Can someone tell me exactly what the GM fix does?

Thanks a lot.
[Android Auto General] _Big_Lebowski_:
I realise this is an issue with miui and not aawireless but is there any fix for the issue?
[Android Auto General] Coco@CCS:
Kind regards.

I have a Pixel 7 Android 13 Patch May 23.

Before acquiring AAWireless I was using the MA1, I made the change due to constant disconnections thinking that with AAWireless and the possibility of adjusting the channels or the transmission frequency it would solve the disconnection problems, however the problems continue no matter what adjustment I make.

Does anyone have any configuration suggestions for AAWireless and/or Pixel 7 that can help me.

Thanks in advance.
[Android Auto General] Saison2018:
Not pixel 7, but I can share that I have (almost) no problem with my Pixel 5 from the beginning.

I only had to reset sometime (never really understand why, was quicker than diagnose) , but except that, no real trouble and I have only changed "cosmetic" settings (DPI, auto launch when connected).

I have a Gen1 AAW and using it with 2 different vehicles.
[Android Auto General] Coco@CCS:
Thanks for share
[Android Auto General] formor@:
I have a pixel 7 and I solved the disconnections by changing the wifi settings and setting a fixed wifi channel. In my case I indicated 48 and I haven't had any more problems.
[Android Auto General] Coco@CCS:
Thank you for sharing.

In my case I have made changes to different channels on both 2.4 and 5 and yet the problem of disconnection continues but without any regular pattern, I mean it may disconnect every 45 seconds for a period of half an hour and then stabilize for an hour or a full day and then repeat the period of disconnections. This does not just happen at a certain point. To me it seems to be more of a problem with some configuration of the Pixel and not the AAwireless.
[Android Auto General] brackenhill_mob:
Just received my AAWireless unit and have got it installed and working in the car. There are a lot of settings in the app! Is there a manual or document somewhere that explains what they all do? I don't fancy reading 267 pages of this thread...

I'm particularly interested in the DPI one and anything else that might affect it working in my Merc SLC
[Android Auto General] matthewkbridges:
I am also interested in the "audio-stutter-fix" firmware. I am in a 2022 Corolla Cross with a Samsung Galaxy S22+. I have audio skips and stutters with Android Auto, using wired, the Motorola adapter, and AAwireless. I bought the AAWireless in the hopes that the settings and updatable firmware would help with this specific issue. My device ID is AAW884fbb05.

Thank you!

Matt
[Android Auto General] tyketyson:
It's a very short video, but I presume it's the same issue that I am having. AAWireless won't support it because they are Android 10 devices and they only support 11+. I am having the same issue with my Huawei p30 pro.

So far, I have managed to get data to the Head Unit but still can't get data on the phone whilst it is connected - to do this, edit the WiFi setting when it is connected to AAwireless, set the IP to manual, leave everything as it is except for the proxy. Add a fake proxy in, anything wlll do - me.eme.com

You will then have data on the Head Unit in AA.

What we need it to do to be fully working, is allow mobile data over wifi when connected to the AAwireless wifi. I am thinkign of looking at Tasker doing this at the mo.

When you first setup AAwireless, it does work properly, with data, as the Wifi says it is using Google Play Services (some kind of tethering), so it should be possible. It doesn't work like that after the first connect though.

Speedify is a VPN that combines mobile data and wifi. That is a workaround that works but then you have to turn it on every time you conenct to AA and it also costs if using over 2gb a month (not tested yet, but I should be ok with that with Spotify and Podcasts etc)
[Android Auto General] festor:
@italodance , as a follow up to the thread below, do you have a Network Acceleration section in settings with a "Switch between networks" option?

https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/wireless-android-auto-crash-reset-on-network-loss.68771/

I'm trying to find out if the option can be enabled on a stock Global/EEA ROM and/or if it's device specific.
[Android Auto General] ilbarba77:
Hi, Is it possible to use AAwireless to transmit the phone screen to the car display?

And if not, it would be an excellent upgrade :)
[Android Auto General] tyketyson:
As an update to this:

Very late to the party here but I'm on MIUI 12.0..0 on a Huawei P30 Pro

At first, I was unable to get data through too, tried alsorts of tips from here and elsewhere.

I managed to get data on my AA but not on apps on my phone by using the fake proxy.

I could get it on both using Speedify VPN but that's not ideal although not a bad option.

Then I noticed when i deleted everything adn started again, it worked for the first connection. Saying "Automatically connected via Google Play services (good quality)" on my wifi settings.

I lost connection after that, when I connected for the 2nd time.

I messed around a bit more with various hints, deleted and reinstalled. No idea at all what I have done but for the past week it has connected every single time using Google Play Services and data has been flowing everywhere!

I don't know how I did it ,I haven't rebooted my phone since (I daren't!). Just wondered if that hint might help someone who knows better how to force it to go through Google Play Services every time or help with another workaround.
[Android Auto General] kiukaa:
My device worked fine before, but now it just shows solid green light and nothing happend. Powering off or reset dont help. Any idea what i can try to do ?
[Android Auto General] 1and Only:
I just got my AAWireless device. Just have to install and set up. I will be back with questions and/or comments
[Android Auto General] 1and Only:
Got it installed but I'm not sure if it is working. The green light is flashing. However, I can't bring up Android Auto wirelessly as I can connect by USB. I must be missing something.
[Android Auto General] hand-filer:
Developer settings activated in Android Auto app and Wireless Android Auto toggled on?
[Android Auto General] 1and Only:
I got it working partially. I can get AA to connect but the light on the dongle is solid blue. I have tried the troubleshooting suggestions and am advised to email tech support. My head unit also needs an app zlink for the wired connection to work. After starting zlink the first time AA does come up but the head unit keeps trying to open the gallery and shows an error message about not having anything to upload. After everything settles down I can use AA. I have been able to send text messages and use the phone. I am stumped.
[Android Auto General] 1and Only:
Yes they are
[Android Auto General] Jerky_san:
Hey @Snirpo I was wondering if I could get the stock firmware sent to AAWireless-9d3f59cf . A while ago I was pushed a special one trying to fix my 2017 bolt ev but I've never been able to get it to work right. Have to click "continue" twice every single time the vehicle starts and 50-50 shot of the audio connecting to stream music so I'm going to just go back to plugging it in and sell this dongle.

Thank you
[Android Auto General] Diesel80:
@Snirpo

Hello, still using dongle really good after you have moved me on develop firmware, but have strange problem with OTA ( I did a fast search on official faq, github page an this forum, but I'm thinking im the only one having this issue).

I'm on 3.0 14/05 build and app found new build (es: 18/05 build at the moment). The download going on without issue, also updating the dongle look like too, but the app wait about 30 sec in "waiting for rebooting dongle" status. The dongle don't reboot by itself (but after i reaching my destination and stop engine the car usually cut off power at USB) and start again notify me i'm on an old build and there is a new firmware. What can i do?
[Android Auto General] BEM-HAJA:
I am also interested in the "audio-stutter-fix" firmware.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S21 and GM Tracker 2021 and at times it stutters a lot.

My device ID is AAWf7667875

Thank you!
[Android Auto General] diggedy:
I've just got this today and after a few attempts I got it working in my vauxhall astra but I have a few issues

1. It asks me to accept the basic terms and conditions on the car screen every time it connects.

2. Spotify won't play through the car speakers. It's working, my phone tells me Spotify is connected to MyVauxhall but there's no sound so the normal radio keeps playing. If wired, Spotify would stop the radio

Any ideas?