09-19-2021, 09:06 AM | #89 |
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I've had the 10.25" Andream HU installed since December 2020 and overall I think its a worthwhile investment. Yeah the Wifi/BT CarPlay is inconsistent and sometimes it may bug out and glitch, but the USB CarPlay connection is pretty solid and the sound quality to me in both the Wifi/wired connections seem pretty good. I'm an iPhone guy though and all I wanted was a bluetooth audio functionality when I bought it. I didn't even know these Android units existed and either way I probably would never use em.
Also, I would be careful with the firmware updates and the support people at Andream are probably actually looking out for you if they say you don't need an update. They convinced me to update my unit a few months back because I complained to them about the BT connectivity issue. That whole process had my HU crashing and freezing up on me almost non-stop for over a month. I was about to really remove it from my dash and throw it out until one day I was just bored messing with some of the factory settings and I was able to switch something in the display features that finally solved my issue. That firmware experience has got me never wanting to plug a flash drive into my unit's USB port again haha |
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10-02-2021, 08:19 PM | #90 |
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I have a question about the HU and the original radio.
If you are listening to the original car's radio and navigating with Waze, are you able to switch radio stations with the 1-8 buttons? |
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10-19-2021, 02:50 PM | #91 | |
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Where did you get this pin from eventually? I did a software upgrade on mine and I am encountering the same screen |
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10-31-2021, 01:21 PM | #92 |
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Microphone issues
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I just installed this unit in my 2013 F30 and the mic is not working well at all. It has not once interpreted my commands properly. My understanding is that it uses the Andream mic, not the car mic when I talk to siri, and the siri icon will react to speech, but does not understand a thing. If I try to use Waze or Google maps, the mic doesn't even pick up any audio. When I switch back to the BMW nav and speak, it properly uses the BMW mic and understands my nav commands. I'm wondering if others have the same issue with the Andream mic, and is there any way to switch it to use the BMW mic? I can't seem to find a software setting for it, and I've had 3 back and forth emails with Andream and all they tell me is to unplug the big connector and plug it back in (I've checked, I don't have any bent pins), plus if it's using the Andream mic it would not be affected by a bent pin. Thanks for any learnings you can share. |
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12-15-2021, 10:18 AM | #97 |
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I installed this unit this morning. Installation very straight forward thats to a few YouTube videos. The one from Car Noob on YouTube was very helpful. My car did not have the green fibre optic cable mentioned in this video and others but audio seems to be working fine.
The only issue I have is people cannot hear me when I make or receive calls. Anyone else have this issue or know a solution? |
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Hello together,
I also own this version of the display. In itself I am very satisfied, but in the past I had problems with my Carplay not connecting. I had to go in and out of flight mode a few times. So I contacted support and they sent me a new software version. I then installed it. Now, however, I have the problem that WIFI is no longer displayed. Unfortunately, the support team can't really help me any more, as I don't think they understand my problem. I noticed that the default password now only has 4 digits. Could it be because it does not comply with the WPA2/WPA3 standards? Have any of you had similar experiences? Greetings Chris |
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12-27-2021, 02:09 PM | #100 |
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hello.
I am thinking of buying an andream with a 8.8 screen with carplay and I would like to know if the wireless works well with an iphone se 2020 and it does not have disconnections, I would not like to buy it and be connecting it by cable. Cheers |
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02-01-2022, 01:59 AM | #101 |
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Guys do you know if the Android Auto works wirelessly?
And using Android is there any way to change to BMW BT during calls in order to use the default mic? |
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02-02-2022, 11:44 AM | #102 | |
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Also, did you upgrade to improve something? I'm hoping the upgrade will fix automatic wireless apple carplay connection which currently does not work. I have to go in and manually connect to the bluetooth every time to "trigger" wireless carplay. |
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02-12-2022, 05:26 AM | #103 |
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For anyone interested, I have the Andream F30 reverse camera that I won't use.
Acutally, I've tried installing it and the process of passing the cable all the way to the front of the car is way beyond my patience. If anybody is interested, just ping me. |
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02-15-2022, 09:21 AM | #104 |
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Hi all, I have a CIC E90 with the small 6.5" screen and I have been reading this thread to get all the knowledge I need, but just a couple of Questions
once I install the new 8.8" screen, does it stretch the OEM Screen to 8.8" with no issues, as I have seen on other posts, people saying the screen looks 'stretched' and distorted. if someone has done the upgrade on the E90 from 6.5 to 8.8 can they post a pic of the OEM screen? second, I understand with the AUX selected, either Manually or auto, I cannot listen to OEM Radio whilst in Android AUto mode? I want to hear the NAV Callouts, so need to be in AUX mode I assume? so as I cannot have OEM Radio, can i have something such as Spotify, or Internet Radio playing, and also hear NAV callouts? that would work for me? cheers in advance |
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02-16-2022, 05:14 PM | #105 | |
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My factory Bluetooth does not work well at all, can you strictly use the Andream BT for calls? And what about the Andream internal mic, how is it? Has it been determined if you can use the CIC radio (for local stations) AND the Andream CarPlay for navigation? Last edited by Spartanrob; 02-16-2022 at 07:07 PM.. |
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02-17-2022, 08:31 AM | #106 |
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I took the plunge, I bought a unit from Aliexpress, so I will see when it arrives how it works and figure it out for myself
I have read there is a way to code out the Aux, so I will see if I can do that link to item purchased |
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03-03-2022, 09:57 AM | #110 |
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Hi,
I purchased an Andream Wireless Carplay unit from android-car-dvd. de a while back and I have encountered a rather frustrating issue with navigation instructions while using Spotify. The navigation instructions mute the music played by Spotify, then after the prompt it resumes the music. Really annoying. It does not happen while using the same phone in other Carplay cars. In other cars, it turns down the music during the prompt and then increases the music to the volume when the prompt is completed. This is what I'm looking for It's the same issue regardless of which navigation app I'm using. Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze. Same issue with the Andream Wireless Carplay unit, not with other cars. I thought a firmware update of the unit would fix the issue, but it did not. Settings in Google Maps: "Play over Bluetooth" = Yes, "Play as Bluetooth phone call"=Yes (does not make a difference what I choose) Settings in Apple Maps: " Navigation instructions pause podcasts" = No. (does not make a difference what I choose) Setting in Waze: "Pause spoken sound" = No Phone: Iphone 8, ios 15.3.1 Does anyone have a solution to this frustrating issue? If anyone is interested here is the latest firmware I received from android-car-dvd. de support (dated 20211111): https://mega.nz/file/umQWlBQS#EQasnz...iMDGzZ0vrfLdmc Upgrade steps: 1.Format the USB disk (FAT32) 2.Download and unzip the file. 3.Copy the file 'ARKSDLDR.bin' to USB disk first, then copy the remaining other files to USB disk and begin to upgrade. 4.Plug the USB disk to USB port, then start the device, the file will be detected automatically. 5.after finish the upgrade, the screen will enter main menu, click '取消',remove the USB disk. update password is: 587832 or 933289 Last edited by terto; 03-27-2022 at 12:54 PM.. |
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