Hello all,
Just picked up an Android Head Unit and installed it in my 2013 VW CC this week, and I have a few questions that I'm hoping I can get some information on.
I honestly have no idea what Make/Model this unit is for cross-reference purposes. Would love to know how to figure this out in case I'm looking to Root the unit, etc.. My account is new, so I can't post a direct link to the Aliexpress page -- including a screenshot of the sales page of the unit. Not sure if that will shed any light as to the exact model, but I'm assuming there's likely a menu setting I can access showing me exact build to figure it out?
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I've seen a LOT of mention of Long Boot times with most if not all of these Android head units, and I've even seen some YouTube vids of this. However, this head unit of mine is "instantly on" as soon as I start the vehicle, with no boot time at all to get into the User Interface. This freaks me out a bit, as it almost makes me think the unit is getting Constant Power and of course destroying my vehicle battery. I've only had the unit installed for one day, so I don't have a long sample size yet... but so far so good without killing the battery. Can anyone shed any light on the "instantly on" behavior, and if that seems normal?
To expand on the "instantly on" behavior. Let's say I have Google Maps running, and I turn the vehicle complete OFF and even remove the key. When I start the car back up, the Google Maps application pops up directly on screen without any interruption. I can't think this is normal, but maybe it is?
I tried to install Google Assistant, and while the App itself installs.... it seems that the device is locked down to a certain permission level, and will not allow Google Assistant to run. Any ideas? Needs Root to run, or possibly something else?
I'm sure I'll be back with more questions, but any input on the above would be greatly appreciated!
I had a similar experience with a mekede unit, about 3 days in it completely drained my battery. Got a mate who's an auto electrician to wire it the the ignition instead.
I've seen a LOT of mention of Long Boot times with most if not all of these Android head units, and I've even seen some YouTube vids of this. However, this head unit of mine is "instantly on" as soon as I start the vehicle, with no boot time at all to get into the User Interface. This freaks me out a bit, as it almost makes me think the unit is getting Constant Power and of course destroying my vehicle battery. I've only had the unit installed for one day, so I don't have a long sample size yet... but so far so good without killing the battery. Can anyone shed any light on the "instantly on" behavior, and if that seems normal?
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These units for VW (Audi, Skoda, Seat and some other makes) are supposed to have an adapter to communicate with the car's CAN bus. This provides the unit with certain information and should hut it down properly when the ignition is off. It sounds like you don't have such an adapter and therefore the unit is permanently on
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Hi all,
I've been going through topics for the last 7 days, but with no results for my problem.
I have 2nd gen, PX3 7.1 , 2G rom android headunit, i've bought it as second hand.
Android part is working good, no issues, but i cannot get signal for OEM i-drive side or for when reversing.
When i put in reverse nothing happens (i guess there should be camera view with no-signal and PDC display, right?). This is happening from the very start, so while in my car, this never worked.
I get sound from android unit, and all of the features there work.
I-drive wheel work on android, steering wheel buttons work on android (i am able to switch sources Radio, CD, AUX via steering wheel button), also signal is sent to dashboard app (speed, door open, brake pull..)
But, when i try to go to "Car info" or pressing MENU button for 3 seconds it always displays "No Signal"
What i tried so far (in chronological order):
-tried pretty much every CarType option in factory settings menu - no luck
- removed unit's back-cover to inspect hardware (i am not very knowledgeable about electronics, but connectors seem ok visually)
- MCU update to latest - successful but no change
- ROM update to px3 7.1.1 20181124 - successful but no change
- tried again original CCC i-drive screen with original harness - everything is OK, signal is there
- Did Factory reset - successful, but no change for No signal, i am now facing with Google services stopped error every 10 seconds, i will deal with that now, i will try to update services or downgrade to 20180703
Does anybody have any idea what can cause "No Signal" issue on OEM side?
What should i look for, what connector is responsible for that part?
Can it be faulty harness? Can it be software related?
I hope someone can help me, i am really struggling to fix this (if it is possible).
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Novak
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Ok, since nobody replied i will share info hopefully to help someone else.
I ve solved the problem. in my case it was Lvds connector/jack on the headunit itself. It seems that connections to the chip next to the jack were not good. Solved by removing connector and soldering new one.
The same problem
nowaq111 pls give me more information about this becamuse i ve have the same problem
gabo99x99 said:
nowaq111 pls give me more information about this becamuse i ve have the same problem
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In my case it was the lvds connector on the android unit. It had loose (broken) pins, so i took it to repair shop and they soldered new jack (new pins) and it is working fine ever since.
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I've looked at all the the settings under Factory Settings on my Joying PX/5 unit and can't find where the setting for length of time before sleep actually is. Saw a couple Youtube videos, but my unit doesn't have the Sleep Time delay option they show. All I'd like to do is set Sleep time for an hour or so and not have the unit boot for 30-40 seconds every time I leave the car for 5 minutes.
What am I missing here?
Which PX5? That makes a big difference
A model ending on PX5S or another PX5?
Not sure, how do I find out?
To make things worse it started actin up today, periodically shutting down, not restarting and not responding to Reset. A few times it cam up in calibration mode and did not respond to screen touch. A few times it was blank and flashing the screen and blank again after ignition. One thing after another with this unit...
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Not sure, how do I find out?
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Well, you ordered it, didn't you?
So what model did you order?
But looking at the images being it a Android 8.1 on a PX5, it is almost sure a QD model ending on PX5??, where ?? is some 1 or 2-character extension.
These models only know cold boot. No 1,2,3 hours sleep delay before being switched off either.
All the other Joying models are FYT models. They always go into deep-sleep and can stay there for 25-30 days without draining your battery, but will switch off after 5-7 days just to make sure.
They always wake up within 1-3 seconds within those "deep sleep" period.
The unit came with the car I've purchased. Not sure where else to look for a model number other than the screens I've posted. Is there another place?
So, I should't hope for a boot faster than 30-40 seconds after every ignition off? It seems to vary, sometimes a little faster, sometimes a little slower, but about that long, which is pretty inconvenient. That is, if the damn unit ever works (I have my doubts after its behavior today). I've been pretty frustrated by how buggy it's been and now it seems to exhibit a hardware failure if my instincts are right. Time for something else?
whats up everyone new here so I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post videos I have a Chinese android HU I've tried contacting the sellers they basically tell me beat it kid in so many words , anyways my HU doesn't have the car settings app or the extra settings like other androids mines is like hidden you can see it when you search it in the apps but no way to open it , also in when you open normal settings it says sleep but when you open there's no sleep , here's the video ...
hopefully someone had answers for me thanks in advanced
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You probably need to post screenshots of your device info page and firmware versions. One though is was this plug and play? or did you have to wire it? If you had to wire it perhaps the one of the power wires is not connected and the device can't keep power to the unit when you turn the car off. These things need access to power to fast boot. Mine has a setting to keep the unit on for a while after shutting car off, but that's not the fastboot option, on mine fast boot is just built in, no settings(that I've seen), which is why it may be hardware or wiring.
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You probably need to post screenshots of your device info page and firmware versions. One though is was this plug and play? or did you have to wire it? If you had to wire it perhaps the one of the power wires is not connected and the device can't keep power to the unit when you turn the car off. These things need access to power to fast boot. Mine has a setting to keep the unit on for a while after shutting car off, but that's not the fastboot option, on mine fast boot is just built in, no settings(that I've seen), which is why it may be hardware or wiring.
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everything is wired correctly no extra wires , I contact the seller they told me they basically disable the features so I don't need to mess with it but that's the thing I want to mess with it lol
Peedi80 said:
everything is wired correctly no extra wires , I contact the seller they told me they basically disable the features so I don't need to mess with it but that's the thing I want to mess with it lol
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I guess the question is are they telling you that what you have is normal operation? Seems odd but perhaps they have no Fastboot.
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I guess the question is are they telling you that what you have is normal operation? Seems odd but perhaps they have no Fastboot.
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this is what they said in the picture when I ask about sleep option , split screen and the car settings
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this is what they said in the picture when I ask about sleep option , split screen and the car settings
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Right and for the most part for most units I would agree with them, but are they saying your unit is designed to cold boot when car is turned off/on?
I'm not sure what they're trying to say I know I've been asking them since May of 2020 about it lol and nothing , I just know like 3-4 of my old androids I had the sleep option ,car settings the extra settings all them other features this one I bought it cause it said it had split screen but only one app opens the split screen which is igo but it closes as soon as I press split screen option and this one also has hdmi put in the back besides it being a 10" because I bought a SUV but it's not working like I want it to , I been thinking of changing like software/mcu I think it is idk . do you think that would be a good option to do ?
I can't speak for what custom firmware options you have, but I can tell you I have no sleep options either, what I have is a single option how long to leave unit active after accessory power is off, but no options for how long to sleep before hard power off. As I understand it most units won't hard power off for several days. I've only seen mine hard boot once when I wasn't pushing the reboot button.
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Dear All,
On my HU the sound randomly goes off and I get the message in the attached picture.
Is a reboot the only solution?
How can this be solved? How can I turn this wake up function off, I have tried everything.
Nevertheless voice assist is not functioning, neither Siri nor androud auto, but I can live without it.
Thanks for your help!
PX6
MTCHE_CHS_V3.67_1
andorid 10
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nemethsamu said:
Dear All,
On my HU the sound randomly goes off and I get the message in the attached picture.
Is a reboot the only solution?
How can this be solved? How can I turn this wake up function off, I have tried everything.
Nevertheless voice assist is not functioning, neither Siri nor androud auto, but I can live without it.
Thanks for your help!
PX6
MTCHE_CHS_V3.67_1
andorid 10
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Sorry to say... but: Just use the head unit as it is expected.
There is no need to mirror anything, so voice recognition would not fight in there. Use Google navigation on your head unit as expected, instead of any mirroring.
I really don´t understand why someone uses mirroring on these units....
Issue is in the settings on your phone, not on the head unit.
rigattoni said:
Sorry to say... but: Just use the head unit as it is expected.
There is no need to mirror anything, so voice recognition would not fight in there. Use Google navigation on your head unit as expected, instead of any mirroring.
I really don´t understand why someone uses mirroring on these units....
Issue is in the settings on your phone, not on the head unit.
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I am currently using it with shared internet, but it is terribly unstable. It freezes the ipod app, chrome crashes all the time, phone calls are often completely silent and so I have reset the HU.
So mirroring is still much more manageable than the factory software environment of the head unit.
I might try the Hal9k package.
nemethsamu said:
I am currently using it with shared internet, but it is terribly unstable. It freezes the ipod app, chrome crashes all the time, phone calls are often completely silent and so I have reset the HU.
So mirroring is still much more manageable than the factory software environment of the head unit.
I might try the Hal9k package.
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First of all, I would ask the seller for the latest firmware and MCU.
You need to have something as fall back solution, if Hal9k goes wrong.
Be patient to use Hal9k... it is not always the final solution to use it.
Hi....Attached picture shows what I have and the problem I am having is that it will about 30% of the time come on without sound and turning car off and back on will have sound and everything will work fine until I turn it off again. Car is a 2001 LS430 and have tried all canbus settings within the factory settings for the type canbus I have. I have tried sleep and non sleep modes, reboot the unit while car is on, reset while car is on, change canbus settings while car is on and nothing will bring the sound back until I turn car off and back on. The unit comes on to a different screen everytime and is not consistant in what it does. The radio in unit may play then switches to car tuner and then afterwards sound may cut off and this may happen also with the car turner coming on first. I have changed the car launcher with agama and sometimes the sound will play fine and when hit home button agama starts up and other times it is already there which it is supposed to be. It is very eratic how this unit boots up or comes out of sleep. Once on everything works fine including AC controls but did notice when messed up the AC controls still will work on app but not light up if turn fan up high etc. You would think the home launcher would be the first thing to dictate what happens but for this unit it is down the line. I have since put a switch in the ACC line to use so I don't have to cut car off. Has anyone else here experienced this. Is there a way to go into settings somewhere and dictate the sequence. I can get into factory settings with password but do not know the developer options password. Thanks and hope someone here can help with this strange problem. Like I said when it comes on it is random what I see on screen when it does and doesn't work.
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What is head unit. Post Android system information including MCU version.
Thanks for trying to help
This might be in the wrong thread...is this an FYT unit and if not where should I post...thanks
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This might be in the wrong thread...is this an FYT unit and if not where should I post...thanks
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I don't think this a FYT unit. Please run the HWGetInfo apk from my signature. That's the simplest way to tell whether it is a FYT.
Thanks...I did that and it is not an FYT unit...Where should I post this question...thanks
I have requested the Moderators to move this thread to the general Android Head unit forum
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I want to Root sprd uis8581 device. Thanks to my friends who will help.
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I want to Root sprd uis8581 device. Thanks to my friends who will help.
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It's good to know you found the forum and read through to find the information you needed to root the head unit. Bravo!