My car is a Mazda CX5 2015 (with dumb radio, not the newer one with a smart unit), and I would like to install an Android Head Unit, but I would luke that it includes an input for a CAN Bus Decoder, like this one:
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Does anybody know of Generic Head Units with this input?
Old thread, but... The steering wheel controls on the CX-5 uses a resistor ladder and not canbus. Most other stuff can be had from an ODB2 adapter.
If you have the Bose system, the controls for it are indeed canbus.
I have my bluetooth always on connected to my smartwatch , and I have earbuds which when connected to the phone are not recognized as media output immediately but instead I have to always check it in the configuration options in bluetooth menu . Also when I press the play button on the earbuds music player doesn't play automatically . Is there anyway to fix this ?
I have just ordered Jaybird X3, when it reachs me I will check here again
I have my 3T paired with multiple different Bluetooth devices: JBL earbuds/headset, as well as JBL Pulse 2 speaker, Kenwood car head unit (Subaru stock head unit), and Plantronics headset (the one ear kind - only paired for phone, not media). They all work flawlessly.
The problem might be with the headset, or the fact that there are just so many different Bluetooth accessories, and it's really hard for manufacturers (on both sides, the phone and the accessory makers) to ensure they are all 100% compatible.
Hi All,
This may be a really stupid questions so apologies in advance, I've just purchased the Neet® - Bluetooth Stereo Music Receiver - in order to connect it to my bit ten d via the toslink optical rather than using RCA cables. .
By adding this unit to my system, would i be able to direct all sound / calls etc from the head unit via blue tooth to the Neet receiver rather than using RCA cables.
Due to the low voltage on these units, the sound quality is terrible.
Tanks
well unfortunately, it doesn't work. It seems to find the neet Bluetooth receiver but doesn't connect.
Hi folks,
Settling in with the 3T. Encountered another small but annoying issue: I'm paired with my car Bluetooth. Usually when I stream a program the program metadata display on the car head unit. Program name, song title, length of show... But not with this phone. I've enabled all options but the data never show up on the head unit.
Any fix for this?
If I get a call, the caller name does show up.
Car is a 2015 Toyota Highlander. Standard Toyota head unit.
Thanks
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I think it's some incompatibility with your particular car's stereo head unit. Lots of different BT hardware combinations are possible, and they don't always play together well.
The metadata shows fine on my Subaru head unit (made by Kenwood, from what I understand).
This is my setup:
Aftermarket head unit (IDCORE) connected through AUX to car stereo. AA is connected wireless (S10+, stock) with head unit; there is also car BT connected to mobile; when driving TWO active BT connections: 1, phone - car BT for audio and 2, IDCORE for AA).
And this is my problem:
AUX output (head unit -> car stereo) works, but has a quite annoying (static?) noise. Ground loop isolator is set, everything I can do hardware-wise is done -but the quality of AUX sound is MUCH LESS than it is when using BT phone-car connection (makes sense, Meridian built in system, with fiber optic).
Question:
considering above and that there IS an active phone-car BT audio connection during driving (beside the necessary AA-IDCORE connection) is there a way (software, app, switch?) to route AA sound through the phone-car BT audio connection, instead of the (noisy!) AUX wire?
Rooting of the phone is not an attractive option (due to my company account on the phone) - but I would be interested in any solution; as noise on the AUX output is quite disturbing. Thanks in advance
Have you checked the Bluetooth settings and checked music audio for the connection to the head unit?
Just did it. I CAN route music audio (in my case TuneIn) to BT in the settings of the phone (sounds, separate app sounds setting), but 1, this does not work (no sound over car BT from TuneIn, when using it on AA), 2, this setting can only be set for ONE application at the time (and I also use navigation, news service on AA), 3, the Android Auto app (the one I need?) does not show up in the application list of this setting. Still stuck.
My idea was (but I don't know if it is possible) a nifty app, that FORCES all sound (music, nav, news, etc) from the phone to BT (car), even when using AA.
I've got the same problem, using AA over USB and can't get Viper working because it doesn't stream over Bluetooth.
I have the same request. I have an AA unit attached to an original BMW X5 nav system. I can switch between them by long pressing the MENU button. The problem is that the AA unit can output sound only via audio jack and my car's system has fiber optics. The quality is very poor when compared. Is there anyway in which I can force my Android phone to output AA sound through car's BT? The AA unit has an option to do this for phone calls but unfortunatly not for regular sound (Spotify etc).
Anyone heard of anything related to this? I noticed that in the iPhones there is a setting in the accessibility options to route the audio through bluetooth. But there is nothing similar in AA. I can't believe this feature is not requested more.
Has anyone solved it? I'm struggling with the same thing.
I just ended up buying a BT transmitter which connects to my device's jack audio out and in turn it connects to the car's bt. It is stupid that there is no software solution to such a simple problem. Why can it do it for audio calls but not for music!? Why the iPhone can do it but the all configurable God of a mobile OSes simply can't?
Also, another idiotic thing of AA is that it doesn't allow you to switch the call to speaker or another bt device... in fact nothing happens when I get a call on the actual phone when connected to stupid AA. This is sooooo idiotic. Way to go android...
Aawireless also has a fewture that solves this also
Really? Where? What is it's name? Where do I access this?!
Aawireless: that is a piece of hardware again, isn't it (https://www.aawireless.io/)?
I look for an app/ software to solve this issue, if possible..
Aaahh I thought the reference was to Android Auto Wireless not a 3rd party hardware thing.