Hi,
I have bought a generic android head unit (brand coho) with android 9.0 from aliexpress. My kia sorento has android auto enabled but the screen is 7" and resistive. Navigating waze is a slight challenge. So I bought a generic brand with working canbus, and the car usb connection to the player work.
When I plug in the phone to the usb of the car, a file manager comes up. Is it possible to setup the phone to function when connecting android auto based unit. Where the:
1. USB wired connection gets enabled so that the unit can connect to the Internet,
2. Bluetooth turns on so that I can make calls from the car.
3. Contacts get updated to the head unit.
4. Music can be played to the head unit
5. Navigation which was set on the phone gets displayed or remembered by the android player.
Possible?
As far as we know. There is no unit that supports thether over usb and Bluetooth.
Ok. Thanks
mystvearn said:
Hi,
I have bought a generic android head unit (brand coho) with android 9.0 from aliexpress. My kia sorento has android auto enabled but the screen is 7" and resistive. Navigating waze is a slight challenge. So I bought a generic brand with working canbus, and the car usb connection to the player work.
When I plug in the phone to the usb of the car, a file manager comes up. Is it possible to setup the phone to function when connecting android auto based unit. Where the:
1. USB wired connection gets enabled so that the unit can connect to the Internet,
2. Bluetooth turns on so that I can make calls from the car.
3. Contacts get updated to the head unit.
4. Music can be played to the head unit
5. Navigation which was set on the phone gets displayed or remembered by the android player.
Possible?
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Hey just got my YT5760B after I bricked my YT9260B... and I took this one beacuse of the built in CarPlay but for some reason its doesnt work...
Already went into the factory settings-USB settings: and turn off and then on the CarPlay tab, did a factory rest, using an oem Apple cable straight to the system(with no adapters or something like that).
Please if someone can help?
BTW: saw this firmware huafei_YT5760B_ui1_5760B2G-ota-v1.65 somewhere and this guy said its solve some problems for him but its a downgrade for me cause I have the 1.68
have similar unit YT5760B on v1.70 firmware. Looks like firmware had some changes on how it works with carplay around v1.66 but mine (v1.70) works as follows. Took me awhile to figure how to make carplay work. Basically just lack of user manual. There are 2 ways. Wired and wireless
Wired
- Connect iPhone via Apple lightning cable to the USB plug with the 6pin connector to the HU
- startup zlink app
- thats all
Wireless
- Connect iPhone via bT to the HU
- startup zlink app
- zlink will auto config a wifi link between HU and iphone for carplay
- thats all
My zlink (v3.8.34) also supports Android Auto. Was able to connect Android via wired link to both USB ports. Haven't yet figured out how to do wireless.
A couple of notes on carplay
- wireless CarPlay definitely has more latency on phone calls compared to an USB link or just plain BT to HU.
- firmware offer no ability to control (or add a gain offset) to carplay. Thus switching between carplay phone calls and HU's radio is quite a problem. See my post here
XY Audio AC8259 zlink volume quite a bit lower than other HU sources
HU's radio, local media, bT volume are all quite a bit higher than CarPlay sounds (calls, music, siri) via zlink. So when listening to HU sources (eg radio) and a phone call comes in on CarPlay, need to increase volume to hear the call. When the...
forum.xda-developers.com
Here is a long thread on various firmware versions and how carplay is handled. It seems there is/was a way to auto startup carplay without zlink and with zlink so wired only and including wireless
(16) AC8257 CPU Based unit's problems & questions - Couldn't find any info about it | Page 4 | XDA Forums (xda-developers.com)
Hi, I have android 10 head unit and Zlink app. But my zlink have wired and wireless carplay. But I use xiaomi smartphone. Zlink setting have android auto but not have android auto. I want to wired or wireless add this zlink app.This device not update zlink.not installed error. How do I?
Hi,
I just got my Android Head Unit installed in my car with Zlink to use Carplay. I am an experienced computer and iPhone user but have never worked with Android or an Android Head Unit. Can I and if so how do I connect a second iPhone to Zlink and Carplay?
only one device can be displayed
makiavelic1 said:
only one device can be displayed
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I know that because I have Carplay in my other car. But both I and my wife use this car and I can't find where/how to connect her phone too? When Carplay opens there are no such options so it must be in Zlink somehow?
that is in the iphone carplay settings and the radio automatically connects to the last paired device
I understand that but where do I add the second phone? Shall I turn mine off and let Zlink look for a new phone?
I have a problem that people can barely hear me on the phone. The Carplay volume was also very low but that I managed to fix with Siri talking and at the same time increase the volume on the steering wheel. Also it takes a very long time before Zlink / Carplay starts when starting the car. The guy I bought it from asked me to reset the unit.
First time I used it I connected wifi in Zlink but now on a video i saw the guy connected hot spot in Android. Which way should I use now after resetting the unit?
And thanks for your help!
you = I understand that, but where do I add the second phone? Do I turn mine off and let Zlink search for a new phone?
=yes, cancel your pairing and let the second phone connect
Ok got it. Can I make other settings in Zlink by opening the app?
not much
You forgot to tell me where I should connect my wifi? To Android system as hot spot or in Zlink option? My unit has a SIM card installed if that makes any difference?
The Bluetooth as I understand I will connect on OEM phone app?
carplay works with wifi and bluethoo transmission the sim is only to give internet to the android system (google maps etc) not for carplay actually carplay is on your mobile and mirrors your radio
the rest already in google
makiavelic1 said:
carplay works with wifi and bluethoo transmission the sim is only to give internet to the android system (google maps etc) not for carplay actually carplay is on your mobile and mirrors your radio
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So I should connect both Bluetooth and wifi to Zlink / Carplay?
I don't remember any option to connect BT on Zlink?
I found out today that people can't hear me using Carplay phone because the Android unit uses a built-in microphone on the screen and not Mercedes OEM.
Is this normal?
trying to solve either wired carplay or bluetooth with higher end obd2 connectors and doesnt seem to connect to them. i went into factory settings and bluetooth is set to fsc bw124 i tried a bunch of different ones but to no avail. bluetooth does work for my phone and cheeper obd2 via bluetooth and that one is named "obd2" the other is named "veepeak"
wireless carplay works rather well, but wired i think has worked once or twice randomly.
model QCM6125 octa core 6gb
MCU version is MTCH_HT_V3.94_1
running android 12
kernal 4.14.190