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Hello all,
I'm sort of new to a lot of this stuff. Especially car audio.
With that said, I'm planning on mounting a nexus 7 in my truck soon, preferably this weekend. I've done a lot of research and read a lot of threads all across the internet. This is where I've decided to ask the questions that remain...
So to start off I've got a 05 Silverado 2500 with a double din stock radio.
Theoretically the nexus 7 should fit, as I've seen it in a video; in a GM vehicle with the same dash and what not.
Next, the main problem/question for me is with regards to powering it. The simplest answer I've found is
saying
Yes, ignition->relay-> 12v 3A usb converter-> usb hub -> Nexus 7/DAC/USB Storage/Joycon Steering wheel controller
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I need to know if it truly is that simple.
I've already located what wires I want to use for the power source(a sunroof wire that's live for 10 seconds after the ignition is turned off, even though I don't have a sunroof it is still there) and I've figured out how to deal with the relay... But from there will the usb hub on work right? Initially all I plan on powering is the nexus 7 with a DAC(I've read USB is best?) and a flash drive. I don't have an amp, do I need one for a DAC to work right, it seems like everyone else has one? Again, I don't know car audio and's new ground for me.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks guys,
-Lane
Some of the other threads have become quite a mess. I want to start this one, pertaining specifically to this device.
Here is a link to the device on AliExpress:
aliexpress[dot]om/item/2-din-Android-4-1-car-pc-built-in-car-DVD-GPS-Wifi-Bluetooth-Dual-core/1505304660.html[/url]
These are the specs listed:
1.OS: Android 4.1.1 system
2.CPU: Dual Core 1GHz (whatever that means)
3.Memory: 1GB DDR3
4.Nand Flash :8GB
5.USB 2.0 OTG,HOST interface
I purchased this device today, and will update this thread upon it's arrival. I plan on installing it in my 2004 STI and running TorquePro gauges through a USB ELM257 OBDII cable I already own.
I purchased this device because it's apparently dual core and relatively cheap. I also like the button layout on this unit more than any of the other ones. In the description it claims to have a capacitive touch screen and OBD support built in.
Love to know how this works out for ya!
It''s the same as the unit I have - meaning hardware and software, just a different face
Looking at the listing, I think they have the wrong pictures as the buttons are slightly different compared to the one Peter Chan showed me, but we will see when your unit arrives.
This is the thread with relevant information, I agree that other threads are a mess so I have tried to keep the main post updated with important information. There is also a Wiki page.
"AN-21 U" - Unbranded 6.2" 2 DIN Pure Android 4.1 Car Stereo Radio Head Unit [ROOTED]
Also see Peter Chan's quick video of the unit.
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KID52 said:
It''s the same as the unit I have - meaning hardware and software, just a different face
Looking at the listing, I think they have the wrong pictures as the buttons are slightly different compared to the one Peter Chan showed me, but we will see when your unit arrives.
This is the thread with relevant information, I agree that other threads are a mess so I have tried to keep the main post updated with important information. There is also a Wiki page.
"AN-21 U" - Unbranded 6.2" 2 DIN Pure Android 4.1 Car Stereo Radio Head Unit [ROOTED]
Also see Peter Chan's quick video of the unit.
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KID52, I really impressed with your knowledge and understanding this products in good details. Thanks for all your sharing and input, its really useful for me in helping to make decision on which product and which shops to purchase, as i have been looking around for few days.
Back to this topic by mcskeezy, have you received the unit yet? i am also inquiring with the seller "EDO on the same product, because same reason as yours, i prefer the buttons layout, i am right hand driver country.
i am actually asking seller to send me a real picture thru chat in aliexpress, the seller is really helpful, and provided many details. So far the details seem like the unit is like the Peter Chan unit, except the face is different like KID52 mentioned. I ask seller is this unit rootable, he mentioned YES. KID52 - would u be able to comment this can be rooted as well?
I attached here the the real picture the seller just send me :
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KID52, I really impressed with your knowledge and understanding this products in good details. Thanks for all your sharing and input, its really useful for me in helping to make decision on which product and which shops to purchase, as i have been looking around for few days.
Back to this topic by mcskeezy, have you received the unit yet? i am also inquiring with the seller "EDO on the same product, because same reason as yours, i prefer the buttons layout, i am right hand driver country.
i am actually asking seller to send me a real picture thru chat in aliexpress, the seller is really helpful, and provided many details. So far the details seem like the unit is like the Peter Chan unit, except the face is different like KID52 mentioned. I ask seller is this unit rootable, he mentioned YES. KID52 - would u be able to comment this can be rooted as well?
I attached here the the real picture the seller just send me :
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If you take a look at the thread I linked, there is a root guide.
I would interested to know what the seller's instructions are for rooting it though. Perhaps you can ask them for how to root it?
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If you take a look at the thread I linked, there is a root guide.
I would interested to know what the seller's instructions are for rooting it though. Perhaps you can ask them for how to root it?
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yes, i have ask the seller to provide, he said he will send me the procedure via email after checking with his engineer, he is not familier but he know it can be done. i will share in this forum once i received the procedure.
I found some unit having a slightly different CPU. Could you comment on this : ?
Freescale MX535D vs CPU MST786
Both are having Dual Core Cortex A9
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More details.. i have been chatting with the seller, again i like to mentioned this seller is very responsive and helpful, answer all my specific questions in great details. Though he is from China Mandarin speaking native, but responses in English is clear and concise.
The back of the unit actually has 2 Female USB, so you could potentially connect a WIFI and 3G dongle at the same time, no USB hub needed.
He will provide root procedure once he has it from his engineer. I have not even order this unit yet !, that why i mentioned he is very helpful.
He even recorded a video in real time and send it to me, i am sharing this video in attachment.
He mentioned majority of these units are having same hardware and software, the variations are at the panel or face plate, so that why we see many different panel or face plate around. But underlying hardware, software, are from same manufacturer.
So i believe i might be pulling the trigger very soon on this unit. In my opinion the video is excellent, i mean the unit. As good as the perter chan video posting.
I think i could not attach video, its 200 MB big. oh this forum even prevented me to provide a link here
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yes, i have ask the seller to provide, he said he will send me the procedure via email after checking with his engineer, he is not familier but he know it can be done. i will share in this forum once i received the procedure.
I found some unit having a slightly different CPU. Could you comment on this : ?
Freescale MX535D vs CPU MST786
Both are having Dual Core Cortex A9
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More details.. i have been chatting with the seller, again i like to mentioned this seller is very responsive and helpful, answer all my specific questions in great details. Though he is from China Mandarin speaking native, but responses in English is clear and concise.
The back of the unit actually has 2 Female USB, so you could potentially connect a WIFI and 3G dongle at the same time, no USB hub needed.
He will provide root procedure once he has it from his engineer. I have not even order this unit yet !, that why i mentioned he is very helpful.
He even recorded a video in real time and send it to me, i am sharing this video in attachment.
He mentioned majority of these units are having same hardware and software, the variations are at the panel or face plate, so that why we see many different panel or face plate around. But underlying hardware, software, are from same manufacturer.
So i believe i might be pulling the trigger very soon on this unit. In my opinion the video is excellent, i mean the unit. As good as the perter chan video posting.
I think i could not attach video, its 200 MB big. oh this forum even prevented me to provide a link here
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The Freescale MX535D came with the older 2.3 units, I think the sellers just did not update the listing. Some listings also state 1.2GHz instead of 1GHz, but really they all seem to come with 1GHz CPUs. Again, pretty much all of this has been discussed in the thread I linked to. It seems fairly pointless having this thread when the hardware and software is the same, just the face is different.
It's odd that unit has 2 USB ports on the rear, I would be interested to know where they are connected to, I thought maybe it didn't have the one on the front, but it does. I've opened up my unit, but cannot see where another USB port would connect to directly.
You can upload the video to YouTube.
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The Freescale MX535D came with the older 2.3 units, I think the sellers just did not update the listing. Some listings also state 1.2GHz instead of 1GHz, but really they all seem to come with 1GHz CPUs. Again, pretty much all of this has been discussed in the thread I linked to. It seems fairly pointless having this thread when the hardware and software is the same, just the face is different.
It's odd that unit has 2 USB ports on the rear, I would be interested to know where they are connected to, I thought maybe it didn't have the one on the front, but it does. I've opened up my unit, but cannot see where another USB port would connect to directly.
You can upload the video to YouTube.
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Let me attached the picture the sellers sent me, i showing 2 cables labelled as USB at the back of the units. I have uploaded video to youtube but i am new member here, still forum does not allow any sort of external link here.
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Let me attached the picture the sellers sent me, i showing 2 cables labelled as USB at the back of the units. I have uploaded video to youtube but i am new member here, still forum does not allow any sort of external link here.
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Isnt the statusbar icon beside the GPS indicator in the second pic you posted the usb debugging icon in Jelly Bean? Maybe this one isnt locked down as badly....
Unit Received
The unit came in the mail today. I've only had time to unbox it, hook it up to a spare 12V adapter I had lying around and test it out.
The touchscreen is miles beyond the previous model I ordered. It is easily on par with any generic tablet/phone. I've included some photos. The unit backplate does have two female USB ports (on cable extenders). One is labeled "USB" while the other is labeled "3G/WIFI". I'm looking forward to getting more acquainted with this thing once I have some free time.
I accidentally deleted the stock button mappings and then did a factory reset.The normal bluetooth settings are not visible as of yet. Once I've got it rooted I'll be trying to run gauges through Torque pro using either a bluetooth or a wired ELM257 OBDII adapter. I'm leaning more towards the wired version as those bluetooth adapters draw a fair bit of power while the car is off. I've attached some photos.
If anybody had a screenshot of the default button maps on this thing I"d appreciate it.
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Let me attached the picture the sellers sent me, i showing 2 cables labelled as USB at the back of the units. I have uploaded video to youtube but i am new member here, still forum does not allow any sort of external link here.
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You'll need at least 10 posts registered before you can post clickable URL links. You can surround the link with an underscores (_) to bypass the URL parser of this forum. For example, _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX3MuMqBMfw_ is enough to let most people know that they can copy and paste your link in to the browser's address bar.
If you want to embed a YouTube video in your post then you don't even need use whole URL but the video id within the [YOUTUBE] tags.
For example:
In your post would produce:
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Unit works with USB OBDII ELM357 Adapter
So I went ahead and tried the most obvious thing:
1. Installed Torque Pro from the Play store.
2. Plugged in my OBDII adapter to the back USB port on the unit.
3. Set the max baud rate in torque.
4. Voila, unit recognizes the adapter w/o any problems. Shows RMPs, boost, coolant temp, etc.
Attached are a few more pictures... I'll post a link the the OBDII adapter I used. I would highly recommend this method over using a Bluetooth OBDII adapter, much less hassle.
Unfortunately, I had planned on using Subsonic Music streamer to stream my music from my desktop (over wifi tethering to my phone), but it says in the app store that the App is not supported on this device. Not sure why...
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So I went ahead and tried the most obvious thing:
1. Installed Torque Pro from the Play store.
2. Plugged in my OBDII adapter to the back USB port on the unit.
3. Set the max baud rate in torque.
4. Voila, unit recognizes the adapter w/o any problems. Shows RMPs, boost, coolant temp, etc.
Attached are a few more pictures... I'll post a link the the OBDII adapter I used. I would highly recommend this method over using a Bluetooth OBDII adapter, much less hassle.
Unfortunately, I had planned on using Subsonic Music streamer to stream my music from my desktop (over wifi tethering to my phone), but it says in the app store that the App is not supported on this device. Not sure why...
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Are you able to confirm if the hardware is the same as the 4.1 unit in the thread I linked to? If so, I would advise posting in there from this point forward to keep everything in one place. No need for a separate thread just because the face is different
One way to tell would be to compare the output of the System Info app, instructions below. In fact, the part about a picture of the homescreen would also be relevant if possible.
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Also, for completeness, a log from the System Info app if you can (need to download from market, it is free). You can do that by clicking on System, menu, then export system info.
On top of that, if it's not too much trouble, a photo/screenshot of the default homescreen. I am curious to know if different sellers customize this at all. Roadmaster claim to do so, but so far I have only seen two different styles of homescreens. One that has four large buttons per page, which is present in the older system versions, and the newer one that is a bit more standard having four app icons at the bottom (which cannot be changed), and the rest of the screen left for your own widgets and icons.
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mcskeezy said:
Unfortunately, I had planned on using Subsonic Music streamer to stream my music from my desktop (over wifi tethering to my phone), but it says in the app store that the App is not supported on this device. Not sure why...
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This is the same thing with a lot of Chinese headunits. The issue is that the device's fingerprint is not officially supported by Google Play. So, there will be various filters, like Copy Protection, that prevent you to install or even list certain programs from Google Play directly. The easiest way around this is to use another Android Phone or Tablet and to download and install the APK to it then copy it over manually to the head unit to install it. You can use a program like ES File Explorer to click on the APK's icon to initiate the install.
Otherwise, if you do not have another Android device then you'll need to use a combination of Market Helper and AppBrain in order to find and install apps from Google Play. It is sort of a hack but it works.
Torque Pro via USB to Headunit is My Holy Grail - How is it working?
mcskeezy said:
So I went ahead and tried the most obvious thing:
1. Installed Torque Pro from the Play store.
2. Plugged in my OBDII adapter to the back USB port on the unit.
3. Set the max baud rate in torque.
4. Voila, unit recognizes the adapter w/o any problems. Shows RMPs, boost, coolant temp, etc.
Attached are a few more pictures... I'll post a link the the OBDII adapter I used. I would highly recommend this method over using a Bluetooth OBDII adapter, much less hassle.
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Torque Pro OBDII via USB to Headunit is My Holy Grail - How is it working?
Can you use Torque Pro via OBDII to USB Headunit without ever connecting a smartphone?
Or is the use of Torque Pro smartphone dependent?
unit arrived
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Are you able to confirm if the hardware is the same as the 4.1 unit in the thread I linked to? If so, I would advise posting in there from this point forward to keep everything in one place. No need for a separate thread just because the face is different
One way to tell would be to compare the output of the System Info app, instructions below. In fact, the part about a picture of the homescreen would also be relevant if possible.
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I received my unit today, and i am sure my unit is the same on that mcskeezy is having, as the picture and description are similar. Indeed 2 USB female at the rear, one saying USB, the other WIFI/3G. I am wondering how you power up the unit at home, i wanted to try in out at home but i don't have a computer PSU lying around, would it be safe to use a AC/DC adapter to power the head unit up? Let me also upload some pics
same system info?
KID52 said:
Are you able to confirm if the hardware is the same as the 4.1 unit in the thread I linked to? If so, I would advise posting in there from this point forward to keep everything in one place. No need for a separate thread just because the face is different
One way to tell would be to compare the output of the System Info app, instructions below. In fact, the part about a picture of the homescreen would also be relevant if possible.
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if i could power this toy up, i will confirm the system info right away, and would be able to bring this unit discussion to your another tread, just need to confirm its a same system but different face unit, i can see the rear of the unit is also another different with an additional USB female.
Still searching on good way to power this unit up without the PSU or battery method.
tarzansg: I don't want you to feel any pressure, but me and some of closest friends are hanging on your no holds barred frank assessment of this unit with torque pro. We will be watching for your posts. Good Luck!
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tarzansg: I don't want you to feel any pressure, but me and some of closest friends are hanging on your no holds barred frank assessment of this unit with torque pro. We will be watching for your posts. Good Luck!
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If the hardware is the same (which I am fairly certain it is), then the other thread I mentioned contains details of a USB OBDII adapter than works with Torque on this unit, amongst a lot of other valuable information too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2528349
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tarzansg: I don't want you to feel any pressure, but me and some of closest friends are hanging on your no holds barred frank assessment of this unit with torque pro. We will be watching for your posts. Good Luck!
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E350 - how can i be pressure by the torque pro stuff, this project is initiated by our fellow member who started this tread. it only caught my attention because the model of this unit it the one that i am setting my eye on to buy, and i have already bought and landed today. So i believe you mean that you are waiting patiently for his post on his assessment of this unit.
my main pressure now is to figure out how to power up this toy outside of my car.
I have purchased an Xtrons PF75ATTA. As I understand this information is some what useless so other information includes (MCU Version: MTCD_GS_V1.75_1 and Build Number: rk3188).
As I am sure most owners of similar headunits find even basic technical support is some what limited. So to my question
On the back of the unit I have a 8 pin connector titled D: split machine 3 ipod. In the factory settings it says ipod = yes. and there is an ipod app as part of the stock rom.
xtrons tell me the unit doesn't support ipod but I get the impression that is not the end of it. The back of the unit looks identical to other units and the cable for a pimpkin hu device looks like the cable I need (Unfortunately I am to much of a noob to be trusted to post links at the moment). So I guess my questions are as follows
1. Does anyone else have a unit which specifies it doesn't support Ipod yet has ports for it (other than USB)
2. Has anyone successfully got this working?
3. If so where did you get your cable from or did you make it?
4. If you made it what were the pinouts?
Thanks
i could never get an iPod to work right on my Joying and when I posted on the Joying forum, seemed like no one else could get it to work either.
Prior to getting the Joying, I was emailing with RoadNavi.com's support about the S160 series, and they also said their units didn't really work with an iPod
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i could never get an iPod to work right on my Joying and when I posted on the Joying forum, seemed like no one else could get it to work either.
Prior to getting the Joying, I was emailing with RoadNavi.com's support about the S160 series, and they also said their units didn't really work with an iPod
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With your joying did you have a specific ipod cable with ipod connector on one end and proprietary connector on the other end or were you using a standard ipod to usb connector and plugging it into the usb port? This can't be that difficult to do. My old Parrot Asteroid did it with no problems.
i used an iPod Classic with a 30 pin connector. I had a 30 pin to USB cord that worked fine in 2 different cars. I tried that on both the USB cords with no luck.
Road Navi does have an iPod specific plug and cable, but they said it didn't work right either
Yes, I can understand why a standard ipod 30 pins usb connector may not work. Can anyone share there experiences with a hui fei unit with dedicated ipod port and cable. Does it work as expected?
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Yes, I can understand why a standard ipod 30 pins usb connector may not work. Can anyone share there experiences with a hui fei unit with dedicated ipod port and cable. Does it work as expected?
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From what I have researched so far :- (Feel free to add or correct me) -
Standard IPOD Classic 6th gen works fine with the current Honda head units, which are still in the dark ages and running a Honda version of Android 6. !! (heavily LOCKED down so that nothing can be added with rooting)
Same device does NOT run on a Eonon GA2170B, running Android 8, even though the IPOD app is pre-installed, even when IPOD support that is turned off by default in Factory setting, is turned back on.
Turning on Ipod support still does allow Ipod Classic 6th gen to communicate with the installed Ipod App.
From what I have read, this is because the Eonon GA2170B is Android 8, and the "old" Ipod firmware is not compatible with the later Android versions.
There are Firmware alternatives for the Ipod (either permanent of via a dual boot), that claim to make the Ipods work with Android 8, with varying success, depending on the Model Ipod.
I have chosen to not mess with my Ipod, but rather to copy all its music onto a Mico SD card (or USB stick), and then use that in the Eonon unit with a suitable player, that can select Title, Album, Song, Artist from the Mp3's meta data.
Some many advantages of this are:
(a) Music is always in the Car,
(b) Ipod is NOT in the Car, getting HOT (or stolen)
(c) No need to worry about charging the Ipod.
(d) Far easier to add additional music (ITunes sucks )
I did find an OLD IPOD emulation Player app, that had a user Interface looking like the Classic Apple Ipod UI, but it was no longer on the Play Store, and when I got it from the author's website (5+ year old ), it also did not run on the Eonon Androis 8 unit.
BTW: My Eonon GA2170B is advertised as having 3 USB ports, but in fact it has 4 !
1 standard USB Port on the Back = USB 1
2 additional ports on a plug in cable to back = USB 2 & USB 3
1 Port on the front ( next to the front Mini SD port) USB 4
So, plenty of Ports to add USB storage devices with Music on them !!
The above video is my review, i have it working great with my ownice c200 headunit. the usb seems to register that to the iPhone that it is a CarPlay device. the CarPlay UI apparently is stored and sent from the iPhone its self to the usb dongle and then sent to the android app. the app then sends touch and audio commands back to the usb dongle and then to the iPhone.
i can send photos of the internals of the device to any one who wants and a link to the APK.
MOD EDIT: removed email address and mention of selling head units. XDA is not a place to make money!
great !!!
i can send photos of the internals of the device to any one who wants and a link to the APK.
Can you send me?
New firmware update allowing the box application to work in the background.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bym9XrdeViekOTF1VWRoaTlkb1E?usp=sharing
First Step: updating the CAR PLAY USB DONGLE
Plug in the car play usb dongle on the PC, copy the "update.bin" file under the root of the dongle, no extra file folder and no any operation, just wait for 5 minutes, it will be quit automatically after updating, then pull off the USB dongle.
Second Step: Uninstall the old version ZBOX softare from the car audio, then intall the new one, then it will be ok to work.(With the new APK in the attachment and follow the manual)
Hey all, I made a quick video review on the usb dongle
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Hey all, I made a quick video review on the usb dongle
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I'm interested in one of these units, how can I purchase? Thanks.
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Hey all, I made a quick video review on the usb dongle
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The issue you are experiencing with the zbox having 'stage-fright' has to do with the power requirements of the zbox device. Some USB bus' don't provide enough power (or borderline) so functionality is intermittent. If you use a powered USB hub, that provides additional power to the USB ports, you'll have almost no issues.
I have connected a y USB adapter.
Has anyone tried one of these on a PX3 RK3166 head unit?
I have one but cant get it to work.
It connects to the apk but wont connect to the iphone.
Tried the update to firmware and apk, still no joy.
Not sure if i have a faulty dongle or it's a compatibility issue with these head units.
Alibaba seller suggested not enough power on head units usb?
I have the same problem with one of these.....
I have tried three android units now and I still can’t get them to work....
Android 4.4 it says its connect but the iPhone just shows as not found....
The other two are both 6.0.1 and the zbox just shows connecting all the time!
If any one has any help it would greatfully be received..
Or for that matter any software updates.....
Mine is showing apk: 2.1.0
Zbox versions: 2.1.0
Many thanks and kind regards
Mine works and I have a px3. I updated the device and installed the latest zbox app before I tried it. I would try swapping out cords and making sure they are certified by Apple. The only issue I have with mine is that it cannot be controlled from the steering wheel.
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I use a second usb-plug and a y-cable to provide sufficient power to the device.
What do you guys do with regards to phone calls? My phone is obviously paired to the head unit via Bluetooth, so whenever I get a Call, it jumps out of CarPlay/zbox to the Stock phone interface, however the phone still transmits the audio to carplay and not via Bluetooth by default.
How any of you solved that problem?
If you are using CarPlay why do you have Bluetooth paired? Every car I've been in with CarPlay diconnects the phone from Bluetooth.
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Android Auto
Is there also a solution for Android Auto on Android Head Units ?
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Is there also a solution for Android Auto on Android Head Units ?
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I have an Eonon GA7157 running a:
CPU: Allwinner R16 1.6GHz Cortex A7 Quad-Core
RAM: SAMSUNG DDR3, 1GB
Storage: 16GB
I have tried App and Firmware 2.x and 3.x. No joy. All I get is "Connecting" when the usb dongle and app is started. It never gets passed this "Connecting..." stage. USB devices like keyboards, mice, USB Flash drives, and even video camera work fine on this headunit. The Zbox Z1 and an OTA tuner don't work for some reason.
I did some more troubleshooting and found out the following: The dongle works perfectly on my PC running Remix. I also tried it on Samsung Table A; on this one, same symptom as the head unit, so I tried using an OTG cable and what do you know, it worked perfectly.
Therefore, I have 2 possible explanations: The headhunt's USB cable needs to be hardwire as OTG or Eonon somehow has decided to block certain type of USB devices that request data asynchronously. Why? I have not clue... I wish I could disable this flag in the OS, but I have not clue where it can be done. My headunit is rooted, so it should be possible in theory.
Hello, could you post pictures of the internals? I'm very curious what's inside the lil dongle. Also: do you still have some of the dongles? haha
osxdude said:
Hello, could you post pictures of the internals? I'm very curious what's inside the lil dongle. Also: do you still have some of the dongles? haha
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You can buy one for $75 from Aliexpress. There is a video of the internals: check this out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnS_TP18VBk
This guy has done a few videos on the unit.
Hey, can someone help me to find the Zbox Z APK 3.0 to Download in English?
I have the 3.0 in Chinese only. And the 2.1 doesn’t work. My Firmware is 3.0
Hi,
I'm sorry if this is the wrong place, but I've been scouring these forums trying to solve my 10.25 8/128 SPRD 8581a problem. The only thing I really want to do, is attach an OBD2 reader for torque. I have a 2014 F22 BMW, and DeepObd can read from my wifi enet adapter, but torque cannot! I'd prefer to have a USB adapter, and it shows the option of auto opening torque, and I can select the adapter, but it never connects!
I've downloaded several scripts and apps for this platform, and none of the work, and say it's not an FYT unit, but everything I've seen in countless forum posts, is that it should be? I hope someone can help me out, I'm at my wits end.
Not (FYT) requested moderator move to (Android head-units) forum.
I haven't seen this device type, looks like an odd ball
marchnz said:
Not (FYT) requested moderator move to (Android head-units) forum.
I haven't seen this device type, looks like an odd ball
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It's not a FYT but it's a genuine Android 12 on SDK 31. I haven't seen that either yet.
surfer63 said:
It's not a FYT but it's a genuine Android 12 on SDK 31. I haven't seen that either yet.
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That's why I'm so confused as well! I thought they were all fake android 10, so this is extremely weird. There's a 1.6gb update.zip in the head unit, should I upload it so you guys can check it out?
simonb123 said:
That's why I'm so confused as well! I thought they were all fake android 10, so this is extremely weird. There's a 1.6gb update.zip in the head unit, should I upload it so you guys can check it out?
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It is defintely not a FYT so it is no use at all to us. But thanks anyway.
surfer63 said:
It is defintely not a FYT so it is no use at all to us. But thanks anyway.
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Ok
Post a link to where you bought it, at least we can compare the features to an FYT. With the known issues of the FYT and the MCTD it would be useful to compare a 3rd option for the next upgrade or faulty unit replacement. For now this could be moved to the Android General section or once you have the link start a new thread.
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Thought it was a pretty good deal for $350 shipped
Looks like their 12.3" screen is used on just a few selected models like BMW and customised, for my Subaru its a bog standard FYT they supply. Pity as I doubt they will have an incentive to cover the FYT standard offering.
kommando said:
Looks like their 12.3" screen is used on just a few selected models like BMW and customised, for my Subaru its a bog standard FYT they supply. Pity as I doubt they will have an incentive to cover the FYT standard offering.
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Damn shame. All I want is for torque to show my gauges. It's so frustrating that it recognizes the USB OBD2 scanner, but it refuses to connect. I'm able to set it in host mode. My enet wifi adapter only works in one app, which of course isn't torque. Guess I'm going to attempt some adb commands. It says it's got Bluetooth 5.0, but of course it only broadcasts its own name.
No much help for you possibly but I bought a cheap USB OBD unit, it works with my FYT but only after using a cable with an OTG enabled phone adapter added on the end, I then needed to add another adaptor micro USB to a full USB male plug so it would plug into the FYT. Until the OTG adapter was added I could connect using Torque Pro but could not read any custom PID's. So worth a try and adding OTG to your cable as a stab in the dark.
Torque Pro say you need OTG for it to connect properly to a USB OBD2.
kommando said:
No much help for you possibly but I bought a cheap USB OBD unit, it works with my FYT but only after using a cable with an OTG enabled phone adapter added on the end, I then needed to add another adaptor micro USB to a full USB male plug so it would plug into the FYT. Until the OTG adapter was added I could connect using Torque Pro but could not read any custom PID's. So worth a try and adding OTG to your cable as a stab in the dark.
Torque Pro say you need OTG for it to connect properly to a USB OBD2.
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Interesting, I'll look into it. Thanks!
Well, getting into recovery was pretty easy through adb, I just have no clue what to do with it, lol.
simonb123 said:
That's why I'm so confused as well! I thought they were all fake android 10, so this is extremely weird. There's a 1.6gb update.zip in the head unit, should I upload it so you guys can check it out?
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What's funny is that it says it's rooted already. I can send command and get SU instantly over wifi adb when I enable USB debugging. I can even get into fastboot/recovery no problem, I just don't know what to do after that. I pulled some config files from the unit about the bluetooth, and I'm 99% sure it can be edited to link with a bluetooth OBD, you just have to edit the address of your paired phone to the OBD in the config. I'll put it up here to show what I mean. I pulled these from data/com.autochips.bluetooth. I have gotten an ELM327 usb to hookup to USB 2 on the HU, and it keeps its connection, I made a thread about it.
simonb123 said:
That's why I'm so confused as well! I thought they were all fake android 10, so this is extremely weird. There's a 1.6gb update.zip in the head unit, should I upload it so you guys can check it out?
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simonb123 said:
What's funny is that it says it's rooted already. I can send command and get SU instantly over wifi adb when I enable USB debugging. I can even get into fastboot/recovery no problem, I just don't know what to do after that. I pulled some config files from the unit about the bluetooth, and I'm 99% sure it can be edited to link with a bluetooth OBD, you just have to edit the address of your paired phone to the OBD in the config. I'll put it up here to show what I mean. I pulled these from data/com.autochips.bluetooth. I have gotten an ELM327 usb to hookup to USB 2 on the HU, and it keeps its connection, I made a thread about it.
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I have the same unit, so you actually added su and can use anything with root? Viper4android would be awesome