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nisargjhaveri / WirelessAndroidAutoDongle

Use Wireless Android Auto with a car that supports only wired Android Auto using a Raspberry Pi.
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Switch to different device #168

Closed samirkape closed 2 months ago

samirkape commented 2 months ago

Hi Nisarg,

Thanks for building this awesome thing. Whole setup took hardly 10 mins and it is working perfectly!

Just wanted to check if it is possible to switch to newer device who request for connection.

If yes, I would be happy to contribute

bhushankorpe commented 2 months ago

Which car did you try this for?

samirkape commented 2 months ago

Hyundai elite i20 asta

bhushankorpe commented 2 months ago

Okay. Does your multimedia UI have a dedicated android auto tab or button? Asking this with reference to a problem I am facing.

samirkape commented 2 months ago

Yes.. my car supports Android auto in wired mode

selfdestructer commented 2 months ago

Hey, maybe not the appropriate location, but I wanted to let you guys know that I've been using a zero 2w flawlessly for months in a 2023 Subaru Crosstrek with 8" display (no nav) flawlessly. I decided to give a zero 1w a shot in order to save the 2w for heavier projects. I'm happy to let you know the 1w works just as good as the 2w so far. Quick connection, no delay, quality audio, etc. In my experience, the only time I've had an issue with these two MCUs is when using a low quality SD card, and even that did work, it was just a bit slow. You can definitely add Subaru models 2018-2023 with 8" infotainment displays to your list of supported vehicles. I might have an opportunity to check a 6" display soon as well.

samirkape commented 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

the only time I've had an issue with these two MCUs is when using a low quality SD card, and even that did work

Is it really the case @nisargjhaveri ? Any recommendations about SD card?

bhushankorpe commented 2 months ago

Okay. Does your multimedia UI have a dedicated android auto tab or button? Asking this with reference to a problem I am facing.

My issue was resolved by connecting another micro usb cable to supply more power to the board.

nisargjhaveri commented 2 months ago

Is it really the case @nisargjhaveri ? Any recommendations about SD card?

A good quality sd card can be both faster and more reliable (low chances of corruption). Though, I don't have enough research to really recommend which sd card you should use

Just wanted to check if it is possible to switch to newer device who request for connection.

Yeah, this would be good to have. Currently, if multiple devices are paired, in phone-first mode, whichever device connects first wins. The dongle tries to connect in unspecified order as well.

In dongle mode though, the phone also needs to be connected to the headunit, and we don't have much choice on which phone to connect if multiple are paired. Haven't been able to test how it handles disconnect from the headunit and new phone is now connected.

For when the connection is already present and a new phone connects, we should be able to disconnect and start a new connection. We need to see what happens if multiple phones connect in the beginning.

Also, in phone-first mode, we disable bluetooth as soon as a phone is connected. We'd need to change that. Keeping the bluetooth always on has one potential downside of increased interference with wifi in the 2.4GHz band and also I believe the chip shares some resources. We need to experiment a bit.

selfdestructer commented 2 months ago

Is it really the case @nisargjhaveri ? Any recommendations about SD card?

A good quality sd card can be both faster and more reliable (low chances of corruption). Though, I don't have enough research to really recommend which sd card you should use

I would suggest everyone should be using a class 10 rated micro SD card if they want speed, reliability, and quality wireless AA.

samirkape commented 2 months ago

Is it really the case @nisargjhaveri ? Any recommendations about SD card?

A good quality sd card can be both faster and more reliable (low chances of corruption). Though, I don't have enough research to really recommend which sd card you should use

I would suggest everyone should be using a class 10 rated micro SD card if they want speed, reliability, and quality wireless AA.

But once we load OS in memory, do you think the SD card performance really matters?