[losdamianos]

can you use the splitter for dab antenna just like with gps to take an advantage of an external antenna ?

[DRuw]

Originally Posted by losdamianos

can you use the splitter for dab antenna just like with gps to take an advantage of an external antenna ?

I have the factory DAB and are going to use the DAB module for my Ugode as well.
that way I have navi sounds and music at the same time
I am going to split my factory DAB signal with these two items:
https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/Super...37814c4de7afcC
and
https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1-Stk...62994c4dnrS0QH
and the USB stick I already have received.
Cable is coming this week I hope and the plug adapter shortly after.
This should work with the yellow plug from my BMW radio (the DAB-III band antenna)
(see this page for a photo of the back of my unit, use google translate for the text https://www.bmwdriversforum.nl/viewt...p?f=73&t=21685
The yellow plug in the bottom left corner is the DAB III plug))

[losdamianos]

Thank You this is excactly what I was looking for,
still waiting for my gps splitter ...

[DRuw]

Yeah, ali is not the quickest. They are the cheapest though...
Plug adapter is 8 euro excl. Transport in the netherlands and less than 2 incl shipping from China....
As soon as I have it and works ill let you know!

[wacky007]

I talked to Louie again about the installation of reverse camera.

He confirmed that GND does not need to be connected.

"You just connect the CCD 12V to the red wire beside the yellow Male AUX plug, that is enough, no need to connect GND."

I made a drawing, maybe helpful for you.

[vanillahunter]

Originally Posted by wacky007

I talked to Louie again about the installation of reverse camera.

He confirmed that GND does not need to be connected.

"You just connect the CCD 12V to the red wire beside the yellow Male AUX plug, that is enough, no need to connect GND."

I made a drawing, maybe helpful for you.

wacky007....thanks mate

[DRuw]

Anymore experiences already?
I am very happy with the waze navigation and the audio quality at the moment.
There was a BMW backstage day today and many people were very enthusiastic about the screen and options. Mechanics, other clients and salesmen checked it out and wondered where I got it from and if it was easy to install etc.
still 2 issues though:
- No signal sometimes that the android part doesn't boot. Still can put my finger on it what triggers it.
- Wifi from my hotspot doesn't connect automatically. Home wifi is automatic but it doesn't switch over for some reason (apparently an android 7.1 issue as far as I can see and need to research for a solution)

[losdamianos]

guys, Louie said he is willing to do another group buy at the end of the month, do you think that would be too early ? Would we get 6-10 potential buyers ?

[DRuw]

Originally Posted by losdamianos

guys, Louie said he is willing to do another group buy at the end of the month, do you think that would be too early ? Would we get 6-10 potential buyers ?

I would wait another month. I believe people bought the unit at reduced price till yesterday.
Perhaps use the other topic and create a signup list or something?

[losdamianos]

yup I was going to put it in original group buy post but put here by mistake sorry bro

[florinbrv]

Originally Posted by DRuw

Anymore experiences already?
I am very happy with the waze navigation and the audio quality at the moment.
There was a BMW backstage day today and many people were very enthusiastic about the screen and options. Mechanics, other clients and salesmen checked it out and wondered where I got it from and if it was easy to install etc.
still 2 issues though:
- No signal sometimes that the android part doesn't boot. Still can put my finger on it what triggers it.
- Wifi from my hotspot doesn't connect automatically. Home wifi is automatic but it doesn't switch over for some reason (apparently an android 7.1 issue as far as I can see and need to research for a solution)

Found this on a forum:
Goto Settings/Wireless and Network Settings/WiFi Settings. Select your menu button, then Advanced. Try setting your Wifi Sleep policy to Never.

Not sure if it will help you, but worth a shot.
I'm still waiting for my unit, therefore I can't test this...

Edit: you can also try to remove the home WiFi network from your unit ?

Something else I found on another forum:
There is a 'Hotspot settings' option which references 'IPV4' and 'IPV4 and IPV6'. When the setting is on 'IPV4 and IPV6', the hotspot would turn off immediately. Changing this setting to 'IPV4' only, however, fixed the problem.

[wacky007]

One issue that already happened two times. On android side screen suddenly went blank with vertical white lines. But android system is still functioning in the background because I still can hear music playing. Screen just stays blank.

Last time this happened was during navigation with Sygic. Good I knew the way home.

Had to wait until power cut off and android system rebooted.

Anyone encountered the same issue?

Is there a trick to manually reboot system if something like this happens?

[florinbrv]

Originally Posted by wacky007

One issue that already happened two times. On android side screen suddenly went blank with vertical white lines. But android system is still functioning in the background because I still can hear music playing. Screen just stays blank.

Last time this happened was during navigation with Sygic. Good I knew the way home.

Had to wait until power cut off and android system rebooted.

Anyone encountered the same issue?

Is there a trick to manually reboot system if something like this happens?

I believe it has a reset button next to the sd card slot?!

[vanillahunter]

Originally Posted by wacky007

One issue that already happened two times. On android side screen suddenly went blank with vertical white lines. But android system is still functioning in the background because I still can hear music playing. Screen just stays blank.

Last time this happened was during navigation with Sygic. Good I knew the way home.

Had to wait until power cut off and android system rebooted.

Anyone encountered the same issue?

Is there a trick to manually reboot system if something like this happens?

mine went "no signal" but the BMW side worked. rebooted and issue went away. one thing I'm getting is "skipping" when playing music

[daxtor]

Can someone try the multi window support on the unit? My Avin unit can't do it as it is running Android 4.4 but the one running Android 7 should be able to. I am interested to know if the unit is able to handle running Google Maps and a music player side by side at the same time...

[DRuw]

Originally Posted by vanillahunter

mine went "no signal" but the BMW side worked. rebooted and issue went away. one thing I'm getting is "skipping" when playing music

What do you have connected?
Im thinking the issue with the no signal from android is the connection of a usb stick/dongle/whatever or memorycard.
maybe just like a computer, it tries to boot from external source, which it cant, and hangs..... or something

[DRuw]

Originally Posted by florinbrv

Found this on a forum:
Goto Settings/Wireless and Network Settings/WiFi Settings. Select your menu button, then Advanced. Try setting your Wifi Sleep policy to Never.

Not sure if it will help you, but worth a shot.
I'm still waiting for my unit, therefore I can't test this...

Edit: you can also try to remove the home WiFi network from your unit ?

Something else I found on another forum:
There is a 'Hotspot settings' option which references 'IPV4' and 'IPV4 and IPV6'. When the setting is on 'IPV4 and IPV6', the hotspot would turn off immediately. Changing this setting to 'IPV4' only, however, fixed the problem.

I am going to try this! the hotspot settings are not on my phone... is that iphone only perhaps?

[Taechit]

WARNING: Don't try to ROOT this unit!

To make long story shot, I tried to root this unit for the sake of some tweaking. First I use Kingoroot and Kingroot without any success, so I tried to inject Supersu into the firmware manually. It's said that everything is fine but after restart the unit, the android side is going into a bootloop

Now my android side is crashing at boot logo forever. I've tried many recovery methods, using SD card recovery image/ SD boot method but the unit was not respond to my SD card, tried to plug the unit to my PC (with A to A USB) but my PC didn't recognized the unit.

The last resort that I need to try is to reboot the unit in recovery mode. I tried many time to press and hold the reset button but still have no luck. I've done a lot of research on the internet, but there's no right method that working.

By the way, BMW NBT side and reverse camera are still working, so I think it's not completely bricked, just only in a bootloop (or soft bricked)

Does anyone know how to reboot the unit in recovery mode? I'm so frustrating right now, waiting for Alice to reply.

[vooonoo]

Originally Posted by losdamianos

guys, Louie said he is willing to do another group buy at the end of the month, do you think that would be too early ? Would we get 6-10 potential buyers ?

Wait another month I want to see if there's any bugs before I buy

[DRuw]

Originally Posted by vooonoo

Wait another month I want to see if there's any bugs before I buy

Offcourse there are bugs. You just need to determine if they weigh up to the pro's.
I hope everyone posts their experience so all can help and/or learn.

[machman767]

In the interests of balance, went on my first long trip in both the car and using the Avin unit yesterday, around 500 miles to Edinburgh and back. Car ran faultlessly, averaged 61.5 mpg, with the odd bit of sport mode. Avin equally good, used "offline maps", only issue was voice was in German so missed a couple of exits. Had sound playing all way, no problems, DAB was disappointing due to my antenna install mistakes but overall very pleased with how it went.

[vanillahunter]

Originally Posted by DRuw

What do you have connected?
Im thinking the issue with the no signal from android is the connection of a usb stick/dongle/whatever or memorycard.
maybe just like a computer, it tries to boot from external source, which it cant, and hangs..... or something

I only have the GPS connected. To be clear the unit had been running without issue for about an hour. the "skipping" is getting a little annoying as well. the loss of signal may be a heat thing, idk..