For me, the OEM system has been nothing but unreliable….. Constant disconnects from Bluetooth, overall slow performance, and hit or miss activation of CarPlay.
Good to know, I know that AA and Carplay have so many variables at play to include which software version, the phone you're using and the cable you're using so maybe I'm just at an advantage using a Pixel product with AA but over 2 days not a single connection problem. Either way I appreciate the work you're doing and I was just curious if there were any other benefits aside from in your case reliability
The issues i have are if im using sirius i have to take my eyes off the road to change channels. If i dont have a cell connection it doesnt work. I cant use the steering controls to do anything but volume. These may seem like minor details to me but for the cost of all of this its a relatively inexpensive upgrade for me.
Well, you should be able to use the steering wheel controls via AA or Carplay by using the app through either of those.
This too for me. The other day i was using Carplay. I unplugged my phone but kept the truck running. About 2 minutes later I plugged my phone back in and timed how long it took for carplay to launch again. I shit you not it took a minute and 10 seconds to launch again. I didnt turn anything off. I just unplugged my phone and plugged it back in again.
You can only skip tracks and volume up and down. You cant change channels in the Sirius app. Also the Carplay screen for sirius doesnt update in real time what is on each channel. You have to leave your favorites and come back in to see updates.
I had a completely opposite experience with android auto in two different Mavericks (standard radio, no Sync at all). I was pretty impressed with how quickly it booted into android auto and how responsive the system was.
I dont have experience with AA which may work better than Carplay. My old car before this had Carplay and it was almost instantaneous to launch when I plugged my phone in.
I’m on the 1.8 update and yesterday the rear view camera froze on me and stayed on the same image until I’d driven 1000 ft going forward…. It then turned off and rebooted itself (first time I’ve had it actually freeze on me)
Yesterday I had my screen freeze up for the first time I couldn't do anything with it.The samething only my volume worked.Everything worked once I turn the truck off and started it again
It wouldn’t even soft reset? (Power button and >|> together for 5 seconds)
Sorry to hear you are having problems with the Pixel 6 phone.I had the Pixel 3a phone and never really has a problem with the phone. You would think a newer phone would be better. I now have the Samsung S21 and I my Pixel 3a was better phone. The S21 freezes up at times sometimes I don't get phone calls.
