Android Auto first impressions thread (and ask us anything!)

[Tysonsaurus]

I found that the volume for the navigation is controlled using the phone side buttons, specifically "media" volume.

I'll have to look into that.

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[Travis Johnson9]

Hey guys, I just got the pioneer avh4100nex (for the android auto functionality) and it doesn't seem to be working with my phone. I updated it to 1.03 and my phone is running 5.0

I am using a galaxy S5 from verizon.

I have made sure the "only connect to known cars" box is unchecked.

When i plug my phone in, i get a red screen that says "cannot support android auto, your device cannot support android auto"

Does anyone know how I can fix this???

Thanks in advance for the help.

-Travis

 

[anon(871934)]

Can someone provide some more detail on how the music functionality works? Specifically I am interested in how you activate and switch between various radio stations and playlists. I am not really interested in randomly calling up music from my library.

 

[posman53]

Ah... proper MP3 tags. I never would have thought that, but it definitely makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Jonathan Lemoine]

The new version of AA seems to be showing letters and numbers across the AA display for some users, including myself. Does anyone know anything about this?

 

[Dave Isser]

Does Waze work with AndroidAuto yet?

According to Pioneer's website, Waze is a compatible app, but I haven't seen any way to get it to work. Anyone have any ideas on this?

Also, for the people that have gotten Google Hangouts to work... how?

 

[Cant Miss]

Waze is compatible with AppRadio... not Android Auto (but I hear they're workin' on it).

 

[Cant Miss]

So what is the largest SD card you have working in the NEX units?

 

[Insp_Gadget]

The new version of AA seems to be showing letters and numbers across the AA display for some users, including myself. Does anyone know anything about this?

Yeah, I'm seeing the same thing. Don't know how that one got past QA. Nothing I've tried has fixed it. I'm going to have to go back to an older APK until they fix it. It's unusable this way. Too hard to see the interface.

 

[Dave Isser]

Has anyone found any podcast apps that will work within Android Auto?

 

[Fleury14]

Has anyone found any podcast apps that will work within Android Auto?

Pocket Casts works

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Has anyone found any podcast apps that will work within Android Auto?

Pocket Casts (which I'll be doing a little tour of on the blog this afternoon) and BeyondPod work great. As do Stitcher and TuneIn Radio.

 

[cjackson234]

Yeah, I'm seeing the same thing. Don't know how that one got past QA. Nothing I've tried has fixed it. I'm going to have to go back to an older APK until they fix it. It's unusable this way. Too hard to see the interface.

Yeah. This issue is covered in another thread. But it's clearly a beta build not intended for public use.

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[jonathrx]

Can you use the radio without using cellular data? Is there an app that can use the stereo's tuner?

 

[k2natural]

Long time lurker, first time poster. I love these forums and can almost always find the answer I am looking for.

I am at my wits end with Android Auto, Pioneer NEX, OnePlus, and/or Cyanogenmod 12s. See, I am not really sure which one of these are the issue. I get anywhere between 30 seconds to five glorious minutes of Android Auto use. After an undetermined, short amount of time my Android Auto freezes (navigation stops, audio stops, it all stops.) The only way I have found to remedy the situation after freezing is to disconnect and reconnect my phone. I then get another 30 seconds to 5 minutes before it freezes again.

Here is what I am running:
Phone: OnePlus One with Cyanogenmod 12s (Lollipop)
Unit: Pioneer NEX 7100 (Firmware 1.03)
Streaming Service: Google Play
Carrier: AT&T 4G LTE

I have even gone as far as trying a higher quality USB cable running from the back of the unit since i saw it suggested in the ONePlus Forums. I don't know what else to try at this point. The frustrating part is after spending quite a bit of time googling I have come up short of other people having this issue. I want to love Android Auto. It's the primary reason I purchased this unit. Any and all advice/help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Long time lurker, first time poster. I love these forums and can almost always find the answer I am looking for.

I am at my wits end with Android Auto, Pioneer NEX, OnePlus, and/or Cyanogenmod 12s. See, I am not really sure which one of these are the issue. I get anywhere between 30 seconds to five glorious minutes of Android Auto use. After an undetermined, short amount of time my Android Auto freezes (navigation stops, audio stops, it all stops.) The only way I have found to remedy the situation after freezing is to disconnect and reconnect my phone. I then get another 30 seconds to 5 minutes before it freezes again.

Here is what I am running:
Phone: OnePlus One with Cyanogenmod 12s (Lollipop)
Unit: Pioneer NEX 7100 (Firmware 1.03)
Streaming Service: Google Play
Carrier: AT&T 4G LTE

I have even gone as far as trying a higher quality USB cable running from the back of the unit since i saw it suggested in the ONePlus Forums. I don't know what else to try at this point. The frustrating part is after spending quite a bit of time googling I have come up short of other people having this issue. I want to love Android Auto. It's the primary reason I purchased this unit. Any and all advice/help would be greatly appreciated.

Very much sounds like something's timing out on the phone at that point. Wouldn't happen to have another Lollipop device around to test with?

 

[k2natural]

Very much sounds like something's timing out on the phone at that point. Wouldn't happen to have another Lollipop device around to test with?

Unfortunately, no. Despite strong opinions against the matter my wife insisted on an iPhone.

Perhaps next week I can check with one of the guys at work.

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[Shawn Hepler]

Make sure your USB cable is not too long. I found that if the cable is longer then 6Ft. It will start then close, or not start AA at all...

 

[k2natural]

The cable is only 3 feet.

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[VincentVV]

Make sure your USB cable is not too long. I found that if the cable is longer then 6Ft. It will start then close, or not start AA at all...

Like an *****, I ordered my USB cable from Pioneer. Only after calling them did I learn that there is nothing proprietary about their cable. However, there cable is long and has a female end with another cable included to plug into it. In other words, it's long. So I don't think cable length has anything to do with how the program performs. But cheap or knock off cables can be made subpar. And certain phones sometimes switch the wiring to the pins in such a way that if you don't use their cable for data exchanges, all others will just allow you to charge the device.