The Official Anybrand Android Radio setup thread.

[Wangwolf]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Perhaps you should start an Avin Avant 4 thread Wangwolf? I think this thread was (though it is morphing it seems) intended to be specific to how you are using Android radio widgets/apps/etc for daily use. Would make Avant 4 specific data much more easy to find.

At any rate, excited to see how you get on with it.

I'm planning on it! I've taken some videos of my progress so far. I'm about halfway done, I'm doing a lot on this project (back up camera, TPMS, front dash cam, Valentine1 Hardwire) so progress is slow.
Hopefully I can finish it up this weekend before the Missus comes back from her business trip!
But then it will take me a while to edit and upload the video

[Wangwolf]

Originally Posted by Wangwolf

I'm planning on it! I've taken some videos of my progress so far. I'm about halfway done, I'm doing a lot on this project (back up camera, TPMS, front dash cam, Valentine1 Hardwire) so progress is slow.
Hopefully I can finish it up this weekend before the Missus comes back from her business trip!
But then it will take me a while to edit and upload the video

Today I finished getting the backup camera routed and wired! Had to pull some trims and drop the glove box but got it routed cleanly
It's looking good, it points a tiny bit high (I didn't realize my camera kit came with angle spacers but it's good enough for me)


Having some headaches with TPMS and dual DVR but hopefully Avin will continue their support

[mr_robot]

Well avin 4 just has stock Android 8.0 and no special app or rom so it's exactly the same as the cheaper Android unit I replaced it with.

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by mr_robot

Well avin 4 just has stock Android 8.0 and no special app or rom so it's exactly the same as the cheaper Android unit I replaced it with.

No I didn't mean it was any different flavor of Android... just that I think Prop's intent of the thread was to share settings and customizations using Android. I went back and re-read the OP before realizing that. The thread has become more about installation/fitment/etc which is fine. Just not what was originally intended. Just a thought, not a big deal or anything.

[mr_robot]

Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity level on the steering wheel buttons?

Mine seems to triple click. For example when I press the volume up/down it increases/decreases by 3 levels.

Same for switching tracks, it skips 2-3 tracks.

[Crowz]

Originally Posted by mr_robot

Is there a way to adjust the sensitivity level on the steering wheel buttons?

Mine seems to triple click. For example when I press the volume up/down it increases/decreases by 3 levels.

Same for switching tracks, it skips 2-3 tracks.

Not in any of the radios I have.

I also haven't had one do that either.

[mr_robot]

Originally Posted by Crowz

Not in any of the radios I have.

I also haven't had one do that either.

I figured it out.

The AVIN or most Android units come with CANBUS that allows you to retain Steering wheel functions but so does the iBUS. iBUS allows you to retain as well so I had the option selected on the iBUS app so it was it was probably overlapping double inputting my button inputs as I pressed them. So I turned off the steering wheel controls on the iBUS app and everything works as it should allowing only the CANBUS box do the work instead.

Aside from that I discovered something new and the more I play with it the more I'm loving this iBUS app.

In the settings you can select to display track/song info in the cluster, I mean the stock navi was able to display the RADIO stations but with the iBUS if I'm streaming music on my phone via Bluetooth I can skip tracks with my Steering wheel buttons and it will now display the Artist and Song on the cluster! Mind blown lol

Another insight was (I'm no audiophile in any means) but the DSP and Androids built in EQ wasn't playing too well together. The sound would get distorreted easily and actually sounded worse than stock DSP. So I decided to leave the Android EQ under "Custom" or almost no settings if that makes sense and just use the iBUS DSP settings to adjust bass/treble/room/echo and now it sounds good again.

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by mr_robot

Aside from that I discovered something new and the more I play with it the more I'm loving this iBUS app.

I love the MID message at startup. Mine says, "Hey, Prop! Let's Ride!" It's so silly, but I just can't get around liking that as much as I do.

And thanks for the note ab the volume. I think this happened to me and I do not know that I ever found a fix. It's been long enough now that I will have to look to see if it still does it. If it does, I will take your fix and apply it. THANKS!

[mr_robot]

I just put tacky "BMW Motorsports" on mine

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by mr_robot

I just put tacky "BMW Motorsports" on mine

Love it!