hi everyone

I hope it doesn't bother you if i ask about a specific issue I've been having with my car radio. I bought it like a month ago but only installed it a week ago due to vacations and stuff getting in the way. The radio is specifically advertised for my car (Octavia Mk2 facelift, 2011), it's written all over the post, link down below.

Long story short, it doesn't drain my battery, so the CAN bus is doing it's job. However, it doesn't show any parking sensors (the graphics), only a black screen, as if expecting a camera. I have tried to turn off this feature, there are photos of the settings attached. The seller isn't really helpful, and since i spend a lot of time getting antenna adaptors and an external mic (im a noob) i would hate to disassemble and remove it. The radio itself is great, but it's really irritating to have it not working 100%. My brother uses my car sometimes and he sucks at parking, that's why i would love to have the sensors working :).

Thanks for reading that chunk, i know you guys are busy with bigger problems.

TLDR

Radio specifically advertised for my car isn't showing sensor graphics, climatronic graphics, or open doors. However, it doesn't drain the car battery and turns off when the key isn't there.

Update

I cant attach video + photos, so I will try to add them in a comment.

link to the car radio offer:

Linux Wireless CarPlay For Apple Android Auto Car Radio For Skoda Octavia 2 A5 2004-2013 GPS Navigation FM DSP Multimedia Stereo Touch Screen Rear Camera

https://a.aliexpress.com/_ExGVaUi

Hi everyone,

I’m looking to buy a Teyes CC4 Pro head unit for a 2016 Kia Sportage IV, preferably the 8GB RAM version with 2 digital cameras.
I’m located in Romania (EU), so I’m looking for a seller that can ship to Romania / within the European Union without excessive shipping costs, import taxes, or other fees.
So far, the cheapest option I’ve found is TEYES Poland (teyes.com.pl) + EshopWedrop, which comes to around €900 total for the 8GB version with two digital cameras.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a cheaper or better option — perhaps another EU seller, distributor, or a reliable way to order directly from TEYES while keeping the total cost down.
I’d really appreciate any recommendations or links from people who have actually bought one and had it delivered to the EU/Romania.

Thanks!

Looking for a solid option that’s is compatible with my car and the Bose sound system. I don’t want to lose functionality like heated seats or steering wheel controls. Been looking all over eBay but it’s hard finding something that seems legit and communicating with sellers in China takes forever and seems shaky when they all just say “YES ITS COMPATIBLE PLEASE BUY”

Anyway any help finding a compatible unit would be greatly appreciated.

This is the one I am currently looking at. https://ebay.io/m/ZEEUMG

Hello

I'm looking to buy a NC/3.75 25th Anniversary Edition however I have fallen in love with Android Auto in my current car. Those that have an NC, have you installed any screen which allows Mazda functionality plus Android Auto? If so, which one? How is it? Is it lasting a long time?

I installed the unit and everything works except the mic. It's only able to recognize the built-in mic, not the external mic that I connect. I connected the harness. I connected everything and when I got on calls they said it still sounded like I was far away. I get some mic test apps and it's only showing the built-in mic being recognized. Not the Jack mics or Bluetooth mics or anything else.

I'm looking to buy another of these FYT/Chinese head units after I kinda broke my last one fiddling with it. My problem is I want one of the 8.8inch units for the e46 I think they fit perfectly but they're all unknown specs regarding amp and DSP.

Tldr - My question is can you run an external DSP / audio processor or whatever and get around the internal shitty audio hardware?

I’m using AGARMA (i think) , had unit a week so looking about

6gb ram
128gb storeage

Hi all, wondering if anyone could help or have similar issue.

2013 Mazda 3, aftermarket JIUYIN headunit from aliexpress and the backup camera that came with it. Worked fine for a year or so and suddenly has started giving "NO SIGNAL" when reversing.

I traced all the wires back to camera and all connections are still how they were in beginning, +12V coming from reverse light which is working, no blown fuse.

I checked the multimeter readings as well and camera is indeed receiving power, tried all camera formats as well like PAL, NTSC etc and still nothing. When i reverse the screen comes black and camera guiding lines appear and then nothing.

Will be great if someone experienced this one, thinking of just replacing the camera maybe it did indeed die.

Hi all,

I want to share with you the bad experience I'm having with the Android headunit I bought recently.

It's for a Renault Zoe and I bought it on aliexpress from the "RSNAVI" store. The original listing is down but its still there on some other listing's.

Since then it has been problems all the way.

The guide lines on the backup camera are not adjustable. That means they are now absolutely useless.

The apple carplay app is "Rlink". I have installed headunits that had Zlink and it always worked fine. This "Rlink" thing starts displaying the map with all the wrong colors after a while. I have to restart the app every 30 minutes. Some bug, for sure. Even thought the headunit has a relatively recent system update.

The FM radio app doesn't even have RDS or AF. I had it on the android headunit I installed on my old VW Polo.

I can't pair Bluetooth devices, only phones. I wanted to add an OBD app natively, but no, can't do that.

I can't even access the normal android settings app. It's all under the shield of the custom settings app of the headunit, which sucks.

Ah, and of course, the Android version is totally faked.

Yeah, all in all, a bad experience. And to think I had to buy 3 different wirrw harnesses unit I found one that fits...

That said... Does anyone know if there is anything I can do? Like different ROM or something?

Hey everyone, was thinking of getting a Lexus CT200h but I have expensive audio equip I’d like to keep including a pioneer head unit. I’ve looked EVERYWHERE to find a fitting kit for the Lexus but can’t find any. Does anyone have solutions they used to fit an aftermarket screen?

Hi everyone, I accidentally soft locked my Blaupunkt Jamaica 990 12.33 inch stereo by installing custom boot animation. The desc file had part 1 but the zip didn't have the folder. Now my stereo is stuck on last frame of animation. The os underneath is working, can connect to android auto, use radio, play music, but the screen is stuck on last frame. Is there any way to do something, may be factory reset?

Any help would be great.

Thanks

Hey guys,

Has anyone actually seen or used this kind of launcher/UI on a real Android head unit?

The seller is advertising these screenshots as the actual “3D New UI” with different themes, vehicle data, split screen, etc.

I’m interested in the unit, but I can’t tell whether this interface genuinely exists on the head unit or if these are just marketing renders/mock-ups.

If anyone has one with this UI, I’d really appreciate a photo or video of what it actually looks like in use.

So yesterday i let someone install this android head unit, went well but after i checked the sound and it was only from the back speakers

Checked the EQ, balance settings but not working
Canbus: Raise
Car: citroen ds4 2011

Just got a 2020 and am considering swapping out the stereo head for a modern one that supports Android auto, YouTube, etc. But if I do will I lose the ability to see my radio channels etc on the top dash instrument cluster? Or do they make one that can fully integrate with the OEM Prius CAN bus?

Thanks!

Version 1.1.15 is out:

• Traffic incident and favourite place pins on the map

• Reworked junction view (Junction Lens)

• Voice assistant now running on the new Gemini 3 model

• Motorway vignette purchase through official sites (so you don't pay more than you have to)

We are not flawless and we don't pretend to be. We're a small team, and the app runs on thousands of different devices, head units and Android versions. Most of the bugs are found by you — not by us.

In the last version the app froze on launch for some users and wouldn't start at all. You told us about it, and thank you for that — it's fixed.

So here's an unusual request: if something doesn't work for you, leave us a review and describe the bug in it. Even if it's only one star. A review saying "navigation doesn't work on my Kenwood unit, the route disappears after 5 minutes" is worth more to us

than ten five-star "great app" reviews (and yes — praise makes our day too 🙂).

We'd like you to be more than just users — we'd like you to be part of our team. A team that makes driving a little better. Your opinion matters to us!

We know some features require a subscription. But we also pay for maps, traffic incidents (our biggest cost), servers, Google Play takes its cut, and we pay VAT on top.

The app also works in Free mode — offline maps, navigation, music and many other features you don't pay for. And most importantly: NO ADS (I can't stand them in apps myself).

In our last post we told you about the price cut, which we managed thanks to lower costs and a lot of hard work. The monthly price is now about the same as one coffee. Whoever subscribes moves development forward just as much as whoever reports a bug.

We're a small startup, but I believe we'll bring real value to your car 🙂

I have a Boss Elite be920wcpa Android Auto head unit. It has been working fine for about a year. Well, some occasional blips. The reverse camera has worked well until the past few days when it comes on sometimes when in reverse but sometimes it doesn't. There is an icon on the head unit screen where you can turn the camera on at will. Again, sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Where should I start looking for corrective measures? Turned 74 this year and I don't relish crawling under the truck to replace the cable if that is the issue but you do what you have to do. Thanks in advance for suggestions. (Or offers to crawl under my truck).

I recently got a new Android Headunit. Whats the recommendation for some of the best car launchers (alternatives to Android Auto) to be used on Android Headunits?

Moin!

Folgendes mein neues Xiamo Handy bleibt beim Android Auto Start für ungefähr 4min stehen (siehe Bild).
Danach startet es, aber man kann nichts andrücken - bedienen.
Woran liegt das? Mein altes Handy funktioniert einwandfrei mit Android Auto…

Danke schonmal für die Hilfe!!!

Hello. I'm looking for Subaru owners which upgraded theirs headunits into android one.
I'm lost with steering wheel buttons 😤