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Joying 2gb - Steering wheel control issue when pressing next button

I have a Joying JY-UL135N2. Newest updated installed. I have a 2015 Camry and I have the steering wheel controls mapped and working. Problem is that when I press the next button on the steering wheel it opens other music apps. For instance if I am using Pandora and click next on the steering wheel Spotify, Tidal or BlackPlayer will open and start playing. This happens within any music app I have installed when I click next. This even happens after a restart and when I have only opened a single music app. This is basically making steering wheel controls only good for volume up or down. Anyone else experience this issue or know how to fix it?

mad212 said:
I have a Joying JY-UL135N2. Newest updated installed. I have a 2015 Camry and I have the steering wheel controls mapped and working. Problem is that when I press the next button on the steering wheel it opens other music apps. For instance if I am using Pandora and click next on the steering wheel Spotify, Tidal or BlackPlayer will open and start playing. This happens within any music app I have installed when I click next. This even happens after a restart and when I have only opened a single music app. This is basically making steering wheel controls only good for volume up or down. Anyone else experience this issue or know how to fix it?
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Sounds like it's mapped to the media button. What does the "Previous" button do? Under "Car Settings" you can remap steering wheel controls so give that a try.

i had the same problem after updating to the February Update. Only Factory Reset solved my problem.

mad212 said:
I have a Joying JY-UL135N2. Newest updated installed. I have a 2015 Camry and I have the steering wheel controls mapped and working. Problem is that when I press the next button on the steering wheel it opens other music apps. For instance if I am using Pandora and click next on the steering wheel Spotify, Tidal or BlackPlayer will open and start playing. This happens within any music app I have installed when I click next. This even happens after a restart and when I have only opened a single music app. This is basically making steering wheel controls only good for volume up or down. Anyone else experience this issue or know how to fix it?
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Did you install @gustdens "steering wheel cutomization Sofia server"?
If the answer is yes, then that is probably your "issue" as the keys are remapped.

@mad212 hey I will be installing a joying universal intel 2gb soon in my 2014 camry and I have a few questions.
-Did you have a orange canbus box attached to your harness? How did you wire it to have steering wheel control work?
-Do you have door open/close feedback?
-Do you have Fuel info and Tire pressure info on the joying head unit?
Thank you!
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dongali said:
@mad212 hey I will be installing a joying universal intel 2gb soon in my 2014 camry and I have a few questions.
-Did you have a orange canbus box attached to your harness? How did you wire it to have steering wheel control work?
-Do you have door open/close feedback?
-Do you have Fuel info and Tire pressure info on the joying head unit?
Thank you!
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I did not receive an orange canbus box with my head unit. I bought from Amazon so I didn't have the option to request it. I assume I would need this canbus box to get the door open/close function and tire pressure stuff to display. I actually don't really care if I can see that info or not. As far as steering wheel controls I use a Metra ASWC-1 for that.
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I have fixed this issue by installing @gustden steering wheel key customization script. The next button now works as it should.
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Help me choose a new Android Head Unit - What I have now vs What I am looking for

Hi All - I've had a Joying Sofia 3GR head unit since March 2017. I need to replace it. I currently have a 2008 Nissan 350Z without Bose or navigation, if this helps in the discussion. I like, but certainly do not love my Sofia unit, overall the experience has gotten far, far too frustrating not to replace this head unit. So here's what I do not like about the unit, and what I'd like to fix with new hardware.
1 - Right off the bat, the unit doesn't fit into any double-din dash kits I have found for this car. I've tried Metra and Scosche kits for the 350z, and the unit is a few mm too wide and too tall for it. Given the way the Z's center stack is designed, going with a unit where the display sticks out and is wider and taller than double-din likely won't work as I only have about 10mm of wiggle room before it touches the HVAC controls or prevents me from opening the center console compartment.
2 - I'm looking for a new unit with capacitive or no buttons. My Joying unit's NAVI button mechanism has failed, so it's stuck in. In addition, the volume encoder randomly adjusts the volume without me touching it. I'll be driving and all of a sudden the volume rises quickly and drastically, I can't have that obviously, it's too large of a distraction. Ideally, I'd like to get my factory steering wheel volume controls back. This has proven difficult as the standard aftermarket steering wheel control modules in the industry are frustrating and there's little documentation about it at all, and I don't believe my car has a CANbus or anything similar. I don't want to stick a BT remote on the wheel, that's silly.
3 - GPS randomly dies completely and bringing it back is luck of the draw. If I go into the Car Settings app or any GPS utility app, it cannot reach satellites. Ever. I've tried a reboot, I've tried manual A-GPS refreshes, I've tried making sure the date/time is correct, I've tried factory resetting it. Nothing, absolutely nothing fixes it with consistency, factory resets have gotten it back sometimes, but not always, and not currently. I guess this could be hardware, I just don't know. Navigation is a big part of why I decided to get one of these units in the first place.
4 - Poor performance. I'm trying to have to interact with the unit as little as possible. I'd like to be able to quickly set the music I want to hear, or the navigation destination of my choice, and have it work as reasonably well as say, my phone does. Currently, the Sofia unit hiccups, gets stuck, crashes, sound glitches, etc often. Usually at least once a day.
5 - Poor sound quality. It just doesn't sound as good as my factory CD player did. Not even close. I was able to get it sounding great with Viper4Android, but that takes up too much CPU headroom, so everything else will glitch, heat up, etc so it's not viable. Also since the 6.0 update, I can't use the EQ function in Viper, which is a large reason of why I was able to get it sounding good previously.
Does anyone have an Android unit that they love, and that actually works with consistency?

I wrote up a review here [Review] ATOTO A6 Install in Subaru WRX, but the bottom line is that i'm happy with ATOTO A6 Pro. I wont repeat the details here, but it addresses most of your needs and I was able to get the steering wheel controls working in my older car.

[Radio][Joying] Issues with New JY-VQ131N4GN

Hi all,
I posted this in the Joying forum but have had no success so figured I'd try my luck here too.
I just installed a Joying JY-VQ131N4GN Android 10 unit with newest firmware shipped into my '14 VW Passat with Fender Audio. Here are some of the issues I am running into and hope other people that may have experienced/solved these problems can help. I purchased the Can bus option for my vehicle and it was supposed to be plug and play.
1. Rear speaker output is very low for all output types (radio, android auto, BT audio, etc.). When fader setting is moved all the way to the rear, I get no sound at all from the rears. I don't know if this is due to the headunit or the Fender DSP located in the car's amp. I messed with the volume balance in the factory menu but I didnt notice any difference. I ordered a 12v bench tester and will test the speaker outs directly from the headunit soon.
2. The Joying supplied BT Music app/shortcut sends you to the BT phone app when used in a launcher. Sometimes it does this even when using the native launcher/UI.
3. I am unable to set custom steering wheel control buttons within the unit. It says to "hold down button to learn" or something like that but when I hit (and hold) any button it just does what the original button normally does (I am trying to change the phone button on the steering wheel to play/pause).
4. Hand brake sensor is backwards, when the handbrake is off, the headunit says it is activated and vice versa.
5. The unit won't switch from Celsius to Fahrenheit even after changing it in the setting menu. However, car launcher pro does allow switching to Fahrenheit but the top of the screen still reads Celsius regardless.

Chief Underverse said:
Hi all,
I posted this in the Joying forum but have had no success so figured I'd try my luck here too.
I just installed a Joying JY-VQ131N4GN Android 10 unit with newest firmware shipped into my '14 VW Passat with Fender Audio. Here are some of the issues I am running into and hope other people that may have experienced/solved these problems can help. I purchased the Can bus option for my vehicle and it was supposed to be plug and play.
1. Rear speaker output is very low for all output types (radio, android auto, BT audio, etc.). When fader setting is moved all the way to the rear, I get no sound at all from the rears. I don't know if this is due to the headunit or the Fender DSP located in the car's amp. I messed with the volume balance in the factory menu but I didnt notice any difference. I ordered a 12v bench tester and will test the speaker outs directly from the headunit soon.
2. The Joying supplied BT Music app/shortcut sends you to the BT phone app when used in a launcher. Sometimes it does this even when using the native launcher/UI.
3. I am unable to set custom steering wheel control buttons within the unit. It says to "hold down button to learn" or something like that but when I hit (and hold) any button it just does what the original button normally does (I am trying to change the phone button on the steering wheel to play/pause).
4. Hand brake sensor is backwards, when the handbrake is off, the headunit says it is activated and vice versa.
5. The unit won't switch from Celsius to Fahrenheit even after changing it in the setting menu. However, car launcher pro does allow switching to Fahrenheit but the top of the screen still reads Celsius regardless.
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Looking to get this exact head unit. Did you ever overcome these issues?

Canbus SWC stops working after a few minutes while other functions work

Hey,
I have a 8227L device branded as Nakamichi. And I am using Steering Wheel Controls from canbus. Everything works well for a few mintues after I start my car. I can control my volume, change songs etc. But after it suddenly stops receiving my steering wheel commands. Its very weird because headlights detection still works, reverse camera works so everything works but SWC.
Do you guys have any idea what could be causing this issue?

UPDATE : I have just discovered that, that SWC works only when I cold start my car every morning. After a while it suddenly stops functioning and restarting car/hu doesnt affect it.
So could "heating" cause those problems?

Another possibility is battery volts. Have you tried reprogramming SWC after car has warmed up?

Ford Fiesta 2010 Android unit caused some problems

Hello there all, I recently installed an android head unit from AliExpress, and everything went well until I first noticed that non of the buttons on the wheel worked. I saw many posts about this, but I didn't mind as I really didn't use it much. However, I got a professional to install the reversing camera that came with the head unit and try fixing the steering wheel's buttons. Because the professional attempted to fix the buttons for the steering wheel, he caused non of the buttons below the head unit to work (e.g. radio, the numbers, and turning the circle to try and change the volume). The "professional" was only able to get 2 of the buttons on the steering wheel to work (volume up and down, but you have to hold it down for like 5 seconds before it works), and when I tried to get back to him, they didn't respond. Also some reason, the volume will randomly mute every now and then (e.g. listening to music and the volume goes to 0).
I have seen many other threads about checking fuses and removing the battery for 10 minutes; however, I was wondering if there may be other fixes you guys may have that may help before attempting the battery method.
I would also like to say that I'm not overly confident working with or in cars. However, if there is a video or a simple explanation on how to do the fix, that would help make me feel confident.
Car: 2010 Ford Fiesta LX , 4sp auto 1.4L 4cyl Petrol.
Android head unit (model T10 6G 09 to 11): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...0.0.784e38daJ9X36b&mp=1&gatewayAdapt=Pc2Msite
edit: I have checked both 15amp and the 7.5amp and they were both fine.

reaL3ty said:
Hello there all, I recently installed an android head unit from AliExpress, and everything went well until I first noticed that non of the buttons on the wheel worked. I saw many posts about this, but I didn't mind as I really didn't use it much. However, I got a professional to install the reversing camera that came with the head unit and try fixing the steering wheel's buttons. Because the professional attempted to fix the buttons for the steering wheel, he caused non of the buttons below the head unit to work (e.g. radio, the numbers, and turning the circle to try and change the volume). The "professional" was only able to get 2 of the buttons on the steering wheel to work (volume up and down, but you have to hold it down for like 5 seconds before it works), and when I tried to get back to him, they didn't respond. Also some reason, the volume will randomly mute every now and then (e.g. listening to music and the volume goes to 0).
I have seen many other threads about checking fuses and removing the battery for 10 minutes; however, I was wondering if there may be other fixes you guys may have that may help before attempting the battery method.
Car: 2010 Ford Fiesta LX , 4sp auto 1.4L 4cyl Petrol.
Android head unit (model T10 6G 09 to 11): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...0.0.784e38daJ9X36b&mp=1&gatewayAdapt=Pc2Msite
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Have you set the right car in the CAN-settings menu?
Clarify if your steering wheel buttons are provided via CAN or resistor related. (Car dealer)

rigattoni said:
Have you set the right car in the CAN-settings menu?
Clarify if your steering wheel buttons are provided via CAN or resistor related. (Car dealer)
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I have set the CAN-settings to what the seller provided from AliExpress.
However, I think the steering wheel buttons are functional by resistors/resistance. (e.,g. wiring of KEY1, KEY2 and KEY GND).
I have a feeling that the "professional" may have done something to the wiring or such just to get the steering wheel buttons to work but in the process, he has made the radio control panel buttons not work anymore.
My main focus is just to fix the radio control panels (the picture below) as I use those way more than any other buttons on the steering wheel.

reaL3ty said:
I have set the CAN-settings to what the seller provided from AliExpress.
However, I think the steering wheel buttons are functional by resistors/resistance. (e.,g. wiring of KEY1, KEY2 and KEY GND).
I have a feeling that the "professional" may have done something to the wiring or such just to get the steering wheel buttons to work but in the process, he has made the radio control panel buttons not work anymore.
My main focus is just to fix the radio control panels (the picture below) as I use those way more than any other buttons on the steering wheel.
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The radio control panel is provided by the CAN.
As no one knows what they did to the wiring, any help with it is no possible. You need to talk with the "professional" to get this fixed.
In your case about the SW buttson are connected to the resistor cales, you just need to search for the related app to set them. This is no automatism. May be you need to search for the SW in the settings. As I don´t know your system, I am not able to provide more help here.
Edit: You may test some other CAN-settings, may be they changed something and this leads to the issue with the radio buttons.

rigattoni said:
The radio control panel is provided by the CAN.
As no one knows what they did to the wiring, any help with it is no possible. You need to talk with the "professional" to get this fixed.
In your case about the SW buttson are connected to the resistor cales, you just need to search for the related app to set them. This is no automatism. May be you need to search for the SW in the settings. As I don´t know your system, I am not able to provide more help here.
Edit: You may test some other CAN-settings, may be they changed something and this leads to the issue with the radio buttons.
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I get that, I don't really care about the SW buttons. I'm mainly just more focused on trying to figure out the radio control panel. I'm confused because the radio control panel stopped working as I had the "professional" help. Also, it's hard to talk with them again as they gave just left me on read for about 2 weeks now (from Airtasker).
I'll have another look tomorrow deeper into the CAN-settings, and will message the AliExpress seller for some help as I remember they said a problem like this might occur without the correct CAN-settings as you mentioned as well.

reaL3ty said:
I get that, I don't really care about the SW buttons. I'm mainly just more focused on trying to figure out the radio control panel. I'm confused because the radio control panel stopped working as I had the "professional" help. Also, it's hard to talk with them again as they gave just left me on read for about 2 weeks now (from Airtasker).
I'll have another look tomorrow deeper into the CAN-settings, and will message the AliExpress seller for some help as I remember they said a problem like this might occur without the correct CAN-settings as you mentioned as well.
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Did you manage to get this sorted?