[FYT Android Head Units] JMourinho:
Hi everyone,

so i've bought a new android unit for my car. I have been checking the other posts in this forum but they are kind of "pro level" so i felt the need to clarify some doubts. I know you guys are experts, if you can help be i would be thankful. I'll also provide some feedback that maybe can help people who are considering buying it.

The unit i've bought is this one:

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Link for it: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003003858975.html?spm=a2g0o.9042311.0.0.27424c4ds0To05

I have a Ford Grand C-Max manufactured 11/2015 (the restyled one), and i thought this radio would be a good fit (i've had other android units in my past cars). I bought the 6G+128GB version (TS6 version), with Android 11. The brand is "Navifly", however i guess this is just another brand variation.

1) Feedback​

Positive​

- Fast and fluid Android experience - no lag to complain about.

- Sound Quality - a great improvement over the Ford Sync 2 original radio - better definition, better bass, supports higher volumes without distortion

- Radio has RDS - it actually shows the station name (we don't have DAB in Portugal, it is still FM) and the tuning quality is good

- GPS is ok. Not awesome, but usable. Supposedly, it also gets some Glonass satellites, but as you know Glonass constellation is sparser, so it usually only gets GPS triangulation. I use Waze, sometimes it takes a bit to understand where it is.

Negative​

- Quality of design and build of the plastic fairings: the plastic fairings are much lower quality relatively to the Ford ones. They don't precisely fit the car dashboard, by a couple of milimiters. I have it provisionally installed, but i'll have to shave some plastic when i get it definitely installed. Additionaly, the chines fairings don't have the metal clips/retainers that the original plastics have to get it securely in place. I've has to order some to get this sorted out...

- The CANBUS communication:

-> i am not getting any steering wheel communication at all (no volume control, no call pick up. This is the worst part for me :(

-> the information of the parking sensors is erratic. My car has 6 sensors at the front and 6 at the back (360º coverage) and there is quite an error on the info shown in this android unit, so i am not not trusting it a lot. Besides that, it is slow to react (couple of seconds), and the car should be drawn vertically (you brain needs to rotate the view 90º to get it right).

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-> No Park Assist (automated parking) information is shown at the unit, so the Park assist is not currently working

-> I can get reversal signal, climate info (when i change it), and open door information.

- The screen. For its size, its low resolution, not bright enough, and it is very reflective. Not very happy with it.

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2) Help Request​

I need help to sort the CANBUS limitations. This is the canbus box they sent me:

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I guess this box is not the most adequate for my C-Max. I can't read chinese characters so i really don't know what it says at all. I've tried to get into the canbus box definitions in the settings menu and have tried selecting other canbus choices with no avail: i couldn't get steering wheel info at all. So i've went a bit overkill and ordered two canbus boxes to see if a different canbus box solve my issues. I've ordered these two:

- Another Hiworld box (i guess this is a newer version than the one i have, so i hope they have sorted out the issues) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002718903038.html?spm=a2g0o.9042311.0.0.27424c4dac8EZc

- An XP one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002327630203.html?spm=a2g0o.9042311.0.0.27424c4dac8EZc

So i now have three questions for you guys:

1) Is this a FYT unit? Or a Mekede?

2) Will any of the new boxes sort out my canbus miscommunication?

3) Is there any place where i can get a firmware update? Or canbus firmware update? This is what the Android System settings show about my unit:

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Thank you guys in advance for your help!!