Can someone explain why it is not possible to use Next Radio in place of the radio app in Joying Sofia units? I mean not streaming, but the radio feature. Why can't it use the radio chip? I tried an older version and it asked me to plug my headphones in, lol. I assume for an antenna, but why can't that be overridden.?
Ultimately, I wish it were possible to use HD radio... My biggest complaint about the Radio is that it's so crappy.
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Redbullssg said:
Can someone explain why it is not possible to use Next Radio in place of the radio app in Joying Sofia units? I mean not streaming, but the radio feature. Why can't it use the radio chip? I tried an older version and it asked me to plug my headphones in, lol. I assume for an antenna, but why can't that be overridden.?
Ultimately, I wish it were possible to use HD radio... My biggest complaint about the Radio is that it's so crappy.
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Next radio uses FM radio hardware that is standard in many phones....radio hardware that is built into the SoC in phones and tablets...in Android head units the FM radio hardware is separate and is a proprietary solution.
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I have this HU and my fm radio reception is very poor.
Already tried normal antenna and amplified antenna but nothing works.
When i try old radio its just fine.
Someone have a solution or another fm tuner offline app.
Its an android 8.1(go) system so i cant download any apps on usb or sd because it can t find the files.
I've had 3 Chinese head units already (on different cars) and they all seem to have this problem
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Hi,
I have one of the cheap Chinese Android 9.0 headsets with the PX6 Octa-core Processor 1.5 GHz RK3399 (Radio Chip NXP 6686). The model is Fongent Car Android 9.0 Radio Multimedia Player PX6 4G RAM 64G ROM.
The problem I have with it is that the radio will not stay on any station that I choose. Everytime, I switch to a programmed station, it starts to scans after like 10 second and always stops on the first station in memory that it had found. It is getting very annoying now. I tried to fiddle around with the AF TA PTY settings but that didn't do anything.
Anyone has experience with this radio app? Is there another one I can use that doesn't need internet connection to use and can use the antenna?
Please help!
Thank you.
Somewhere in the radio settings you must also select the correct region: japan/europe/etc.
Did you do that?
surfer63 said:
Somewhere in the radio settings you must also select the correct region: japan/europe/etc.
Did you do that?
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Yep, i had to do this on mines when i first got it. it was still set to China. Also if you flash the wrong MCU file it could also cause this issue.
surfer63 said:
Somewhere in the radio settings you must also select the correct region: japan/europe/etc.
Did you do that?
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Yes it is set to US.
notime2d8 said:
Yep, i had to do this on mines when i first got it. it was still set to China. Also if you flash the wrong MCU file it could also cause this issue.
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I didn't flash anything. The unit is as it came from the factory. I did change the region to US. The radio has automatically programmed different stations under P1, P2, P3, etc all the way to P18 I think. But always stops at 88.7 New station. Even if I choose a different station like P5 or whatever...I get to listen to that station for like 5 seconds or whatever and then it starts to scan and then stop at 88.7! So frustrating. To the point, I just want to use a different FM app for this. But I don't know of any that uses the FM radio to broadcast instead of looking for an internet connection. I am not looking for internet radio.
ahkhan99 said:
Hi,
I have one of the cheap Chinese Android 9.0 headsets with the PX6 Octa-core Processor 1.5 GHz RK3399 (Radio Chip NXP 6686). The model is Fongent Car Android 9.0 Radio Multimedia Player PX6 4G RAM 64G ROM.
The problem I have with it is that the radio will not stay on any station that I choose. Everytime, I switch to a programmed station, it starts to scans after like 10 second and always stops on the first station in memory that it had found. It is getting very annoying now. I tried to fiddle around with the AF TA PTY settings but that didn't do anything.
Anyone has experience with this radio app? Is there another one I can use that doesn't need internet connection to use and can use the antenna?
Please help!
Thank you.
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It happened to me with some radio stations, I solved the problem by turning off the TA.
First question did you contact your seller about this? When you do get to listen to a station does it sound clean? Are you moving or parked? Can you manually tune in or enter a station frequency and see if it starts to scan again? It's possible your car has an amplified antenna and it needs a power injector. Otherwise I'd say something is wrong with the radio and you should send it back.
nic2k said:
First question did you contact your seller about this? When you do get to listen to a station does it sound clean? Are you moving or parked? Can you manually tune in or enter a station frequency and see if it starts to scan again? It's possible your car has an amplified antenna and it needs a power injector. Otherwise I'd say something is wrong with the radio and you should send it back.
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No I did not contact the seller in China about this. Yes the station sounds clean and clear. I have tried it while parked and/or moving. It doesn't make a difference. Yes I can manually move the tuner to a different station and it plays for a few second and then again starts to scan. It does NOT stay in a particular station other than 88.7. Everything was ok with the stock stereo that came with the car. Is there only on radio app on Android 9.0? Can I not try a different radio app to see if that work? Mailing the unit back would be more hassle that it is worth. To me it is a software issue or some settings/tweaks that needs to be made.
Well I understand that shipping back to China is less than ideal, but your seller is better placed to help you than any of us especially with the little bit of information you provided. Best case they can give you an MCU update that could fix the problem or at the very least work with you to adjust settings in the service menu. Or they may realize the MCU is defective and send you a replacement. The only alternative radio apps I know of are only for MTC MCU. Yes the radio chip is controlled by the MCU so you're not likely to find a generic radio app.
Hello,
I have just bought a Ossuret JGQTR92P car radio on ebay.
Radio is useless, as picks up very few channels, I was going to try and install amplified aerial to see if helps, radio app is not very good, was hoping someone had a better radio app with RDS that I could install ?.
But mainly I was looking for firmware updates etc to try and make interface a lot better. Does anyone own one of these or is aware of where to obtain the latest firmware ?
Thank you
I was looking for a different radio app, since the built-in one isn't very good and does not store stations persistently. I downloaded NextRadio, but when it loads it says "FM Radio is Unavailable...... NextRadio doesn't have access to the FM radio receiver in your device". How is it that the stock Radio app works but not this one? Anyone have a good radio app that uses the FM tuner? (Not internet radio). Thanks.
jaytango said:
I was looking for a different radio app, since the built-in one isn't very good and does not store stations persistently. I downloaded NextRadio, but when it loads it says "FM Radio is Unavailable...... NextRadio doesn't have access to the FM radio receiver in your device". How is it that the stock Radio app works but not this one? Anyone have a good radio app that uses the FM tuner? (Not internet radio). Thanks.
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Radio chip is 6625
jaytango said:
I was looking for a different radio app, since the built-in one isn't very good and does not store stations persistently. I downloaded NextRadio, but when it loads it says "FM Radio is Unavailable...... NextRadio doesn't have access to the FM radio receiver in your device". How is it that the stock Radio app works but not this one? Anyone have a good radio app that uses the FM tuner? (Not internet radio). Thanks.
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The radio chip in these units is not presented to the Android system. Instead the radio app sends commands to a dedicated radio module on the amplifier board. The same for the Bluetooth unit, as it's not actually part of the Android tablet.
These head units are two devices that work together. The Android part is basically a tablet that has dedicated apps to talk to the Radio part. The two parts work separate, and that's why all the FM radio apps and stuff are such garbage. They have to send commands to the actual FM module on the Radio board and get back a response about what is happening. In theory it would be possible to see what commands and data the FM radio app uses and write your own to send & receive the same data.
pizzaboy192 said:
The radio chip in these units is not presented to the Android system. Instead the radio app sends commands to a dedicated radio module on the amplifier board. The same for the Bluetooth unit, as it's not actually part of the Android tablet.
These head units are two devices that work together. The Android part is basically a tablet that has dedicated apps to talk to the Radio part. The two parts work separate, and that's why all the FM radio apps and stuff are such garbage. They have to send commands to the actual FM module on the Radio board and get back a response about what is happening. In theory it would be possible to see what commands and data the FM radio app uses and write your own to send & receive the same data.
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Is this separation of modules also related to why the EQ/Balance/Fade functionality does not work on this head unit? I noticed a few reports stating the same problem I'm having... where the faders have no effect whatsoever. No front/rear fade, no left/right pan, and no EQ change.
pizzaboy192 said:
The radio chip in these units is not presented to the Android system. Instead the radio app sends commands to a dedicated radio module on the amplifier board. The same for the Bluetooth unit, as it's not actually part of the Android tablet.
These head units are two devices that work together. The Android part is basically a tablet that has dedicated apps to talk to the Radio part. The two parts work separate, and that's why all the FM radio apps and stuff are such garbage. They have to send commands to the actual FM module on the Radio board and get back a response about what is happening. In theory it would be possible to see what commands and data the FM radio app uses and write your own to send & receive the same data.
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By the way, I discovered something today... I was playing music files from a USB drive and lo and behold, the EQ and Balance functionality worked. I started to think about why and I think it has to do with what you said. The reason it wasn't working for me initially is because I was trying to use it with the radio, and since u said the radio is outside of the android layer, that's probably why it wasn't working. But it looks like it DOES work with any audio that's within the Android layer.
Can confirm what @pizzaboy192 has posted. You will NOT be able to use any sound processing, not even to mute radio during navigation directions because of this funky implementation.
All you can do is root and then replace the radio apk with the macnaughty one that does save stations and (for me) has HD information.
I used this
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android-auto/android-head-units/everything-yt9216b-t4007063
BTW :you probably miss the HIFI flag in build.prop as in my case at least the built in equalizer and spatializer work with the radio app.. Viper4Android however, does not work, despite being complied in and having root access, simply because the audio path from the radio bypasses the OS.
Hello,
I have a sofua unit of joying mcu 202.04.03 jy
The unit is connected in a 2015 outlander. The radio reception is very poor. Radio reception go on and of in certain areas that stock radio works well
I read in joying forum that there might be a faulty power antenna wire voltage.
Does anyone have solution for this or encounter this?
avn31 said:
Hello,
I have a sofua unit of joying mcu 202.04.03 jy
The unit is connected in a 2015 outlander. The radio reception is very poor. Radio reception go on and of in certain areas that stock radio works well
I read in joying forum that there might be a faulty power antenna wire voltage.
Does anyone have solution for this or encounter this?
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Then stay with that thread as it also explains which wire to use.
Otherwise: did your previous unit use a (builtin) antenna/signal amplifier? This would mean you need it now as well.
surfer63 said:
Then stay with that thread as it also explains which wire to use.
Otherwise: did your previous unit use a (builtin) antenna/signal amplifier? This would mean you need it now as well.
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Thank you, have checked this and add a signal amp, the radio lose signal , did not have this problem with klyde unit before , maybe radio app or an update will fix it?
avn31 said:
Thank you, have checked this and add a signal amp, the radio lose signal , did not have this problem with klyde unit before , maybe radio app or an update will fix it?
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No, I don't think so. Note that there is a radio chip in your unit and it has nothing to do with the Android layer. The MCU firmware makes sure "everything" is received in the radio app, which is technically only a graphic shell, and the MCU sends the button actions back to the chip.
It might be an MCU issue, but if it is simply loss of signal, I guess it is in the radio chip, the connector, the cable or the signal amplifier inside the cable.
Please check with Joying: [email protected]