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knkguillot Enthusiast

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Just installed my android auto system. Much easier than I expected. One question, while in Android auto playing Spotify, why won't the steering wheel controls change the song? Also the volume steering wheel controls won't change the volume. I would think that using the steering wheel controls would be much safer than reaching to the dash to change the track. It all works as it should if I just connect the phone via Bluetooth. Any help is appreciated.

 

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mviinc Enthusiast

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Now everything works fine..so I wonder if maybe the usb drive wasn't done indexing so it wouldn't switch between folders? Idk but now it's working as it should and that's awesome. I noticed before that sometimea depending if the USB drive is a 3.0 or a 2.0 effects it..in my experience a 2.0 has worked better in these trucks. Or maybe it's just how it's been formatted. If it's formatted as ex-fat my truck has all sorts of issues with it but formatted as NTSF it works great.

how about your steering wheel controls when inside of Android Auto ? Some are saying they work fine and others are saying don't work at all. I'm almost wondering if its a phone model thing. Android is going to be tough...seeing there are multiple different Android phones and iPhone is same across the board.

We are also on the 2nd update to the system since they launched CarPlay...which seemed to fix quite a few bugs, so hopefully they will follow on the Android side soon.

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how about your steering wheel controls when inside of Android Auto ? Some are saying they work fine and others are saying don't work at all. I'm almost wondering if its a phone model thing. Android is going to be tough...seeing there are multiple different Android phones and iPhone is same across the board.

We are also on the 2nd update to the system since they launched CarPlay...which seemed to fix quite a few bugs, so hopefully they will follow on the Android side soon.

As far as I can tell I can only change the volume while in Android auto. I have a Motorola turbo 2. And yes, there has always been problems with Android systems since so are so many different systems out there. There will most likely always be too.

Deanjo Enthusiast

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Am I blind but I'm not seeing an io4 --> io6 upgrade on the site anymore?

 

What I would really like to know is the upgrade price for a io4--->io5 (don't need nav) with carplay enabled.

knkguillot Enthusiast

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Yea neither of my steering wheel controls work to change music or volume within android auto. My mic button on the steering wheel also doesn't work to talk to google. I have to touch everything on the screen for the functions to work. I have a Samsung Galaxy S7.

 

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My steering wheel controls also do not work in Android Auto. If I hit the mute button on the steering wheel then use the volume buttons they work just fine until I stop adjusting.

 

In my buddies 16 my phone works with his steering controls just fine.

ravageur1972 Enthusiast

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i'm waiting mine from MVI with android auto........i'm excited like a teen girl who goes for a band show loll

ravageur1972 Enthusiast

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By the way when done I will be an upgrade from io4 to io5 with android auto on my 2015 silverado. ...no need of io6 as Google map and Google Earth are more convenient and also get update for free compare to 200$ to update map on io6 at your local dealer

SierraMyst Enthusiast

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Does the unlock features for the Nav/video in motion/full text function while in motion/etc...also unlock the Android Auto parked vehicle features as well.

 

Like on Android Auto, Google Maps let's you do a "pin drop" to navigate to your location.

 

Is this also enabled after the MVI unlock update?

Fyi for everyone. The Google Maps pin drop feature is not enabled after the HMI unlock. Although the unlock tricks the HMI into thinking the car is stopped and in park, but it doesn't trick AA.

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So this upgrade for the '14 and' 15 comes with a HMI and the module behind the screen, right?

SierraMyst Enthusiast

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Here it is in action with my San disk mini 128 gb thumb drive.

 

FYI the left steering wheel button switches movies and the right steering wheel buttons change the volume.

 

Also, someone had asked, if you long press the forward and reverse buttons on the screen, it will indeed fast forward and reverse the movie.

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mviinc Enthusiast

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Am I blind but I'm not seeing an io4 --> io6 upgrade on the site anymore?

 

What I would really like to know is the upgrade price for a io4--->io5 (don't need nav) with carplay enabled.

Just shoot me a text on this upgrade...we can do it all day long

mviinc Enthusiast

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Yea neither of my steering wheel controls work to change music or volume within android auto. My mic button on the steering wheel also doesn't work to talk to google. I have to touch everything on the screen for the functions to work. I have a Samsung Galaxy S7.

 

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My steering wheel controls also do not work in Android Auto. If I hit the mute button on the steering wheel then use the volume buttons they work just fine until I stop adjusting.

 

In my buddies 16 my phone works with his steering controls just fine.

Pretty odd on this. We have known on the older models that the voice rec button on the steering wheel controls won't activate Siri inside of CarPlay...but the other buttons appear to work. Android gets mixed feedback on whether any of the buttons work while inside of Android Auto. I was really hoping they would release a update soon to help correct that, but after getting some feedback from the 16 owners...I'm no longer holding my breath. There is something definitely different in the cluster of the 16's that's allowing the steering wheel controls to function. I'll keep playing around to see if we can crack something, but it's likely going to get pricey if we have to do cluster work..... :nonod:

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