Hi all
I have some extremely strange and annoying connectivity issues with this phone - dual sim version (1 got this phone from about 2 weeks). It's a European model running official OTA 1.27.401.5 software version.
I've connected to my multimedia unit (VW Jetta) different phone models (LG, Samsung, Huawei, Lenovo) with different version of Android 5.0 or 6.0. All worked flaw-less without any problem. This is the first Nougat and HTC.
It worked 2-3 times (don't know why and how it seems random!) out of 40-50 times. The issue is the following. When I connected the phone with the usb cable to the car head unit and I select MTP, the car unit starts the process of connection and fails with an error message about a communication problem. What happens is that the phone after is set the "MTP" in 1-2 seconds max reverts to "charging". I am not sure if the phone switches to the default charging because it can't establish the connection with the head unit and this is a normal behavior or the reason the communication fails is that the phone switches itself to "charging" thus loosing the communication before is stable.
The things are very strange because the last time when worked (got connected) I've checked the USB connection and it remained as "charging"! One of the few times it remained as "MTP" , as it should be, the car unit also refused to connect.
I mention I've tried 4 different cables and 4 different Android Auto version starting with the most recent.
Also something not normal after 5-6 connection missed messages (again it seems random) the car head unit resets and auto-reboots as the power was cut. The car head unit never rebooted itself with other phones with AA or in any other conditions till connecting with U11!
Any hints would be very good. Maybe there is someone with this phone and a car from VW (or Skoda/Seat) which managed to make it work.
Thank you in advance for any replies
Hi,
Did somebody try to use an android auto function? My car (Peugeot 308SW 2018) and the phone not connecting with latest (8.1.0) android version. I tried to enable an USB debugging (as workaround recommendation), but nothing changed...
Have you other idea or working solution?
thx!
rawen69 said:
Hi,
Did somebody try to use an android auto function? My car (Peugeot 308SW 2018) and the phone not connecting with latest (8.1.0) android version. I tried to enable an USB debugging (as workaround recommendation), but nothing changed...
Have you other idea or working solution?
thx!
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Yes, it works perfectly in my mid 2017 Kia Cee'd SW. Check if you have android auto enabled(i have the option to disable it and the apple car play). Also, the usb cable is working properly when connecting to a pc?
At the car side is enabled, at phone side i didnt found any additional options...
The best result was the android auto icon at phone appears and disappears continously with 2-3 different cables.
Is it possible the car head unit firmware not compatible with N7P latest SW version?
rawen69 said:
At the car side is enabled, at phone side i didnt found any additional options...
The best result was the android auto icon at phone appears and disappears continously with 2-3 different cables.
Is it possible the car head unit firmware not compatible with N7P latest SW version?
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Doubt it. The car is from this year, it seems unlikely(to me) that the firmware wasn't up to date.
Stupid question, you have the android auto app installed on the phone right? Android has a Car Mode but to use android auto you need to install the app 1st(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.projection.gearhead&hl=en). If the link says that you have no compatible device, download the latest version from here(https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/android-auto/)
For almost a year I thought my head-unit wasn't up to date as the android auto would freeze, the app would say that the head-unit wasn't up to date, waze would display random artefacts, etc.
Now with the N7p it is butter smooth, no funky stuff and way more responsive that when I was trying to use it with my Redmi 4 Prime(same cable but with a micro-b to usb c adapter)...
No issues with AA in Seat Ateca 2018.
Everything works like a charm.
For phonecalls, you need to select default sim first, otherwise the call hangs on a sim selection prompt on the phone.
I write to nokia support and they send:
- clear the bluetooth cache
- do a soft reset
after this steps working fine...
what is Bluetooth cache?
Tequila.CZ said:
what is Bluetooth cache?
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You found here, how to clear: http://support.hereplus.me/hc/en-us/articles/115003497328-Clearing-your-Bluetooth-Cache-Android-/
Do you install android auto app on your smartphone ? some lands doesn't have android auto on the play store, so you need to download manually on apk mirror web site (arm64 version)
A good quality cable is also needed.
I'm having similar issues.
This phone won't work in both my VW cars.
If I clear all settings it works fine.
I get to my destination, unplug and then when I head out on my next trip it doesn't. Just a blank screen on the head unit and the phone has the green screen saying launch Android Auto on the head unit.
Tried the BT cache clearing as above. Will try a factory reset of the phone shortly too otherwise wait for pie and if still no go then sell the phone which I will miss
Though can't work without Android Auto now
It is definitely problem with Nokia 7 plus. In my car it connect and after few minutes black screen and solution is only disconnect and connect again.
matonka007 said:
It is definitely problem with Nokia 7 plus. In my car it connect and after few minutes black screen and solution is only disconnect and connect again.
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I've found the bluetooth with my N7P poor anyway. This is my second one and the same as the first.
All HMD will do is send you a list of the bluetooth protocols they support.
So you may need to change your car ?
My 7+ works perfectly now.
Enable USB debugging and disable the extreme power saving settings.
I have OP7 PRO running android 10 and stock Oxygen OS (not root).
When I pair my device to my car bluetooth set everything works fine, but once the connection is lost it will not auto-reconnect the next time i'm in my car.
Moreover, in order to connect again i need to do the pairing again (not just select the device from the existing devices list).
I saw tons of threads online about this with no solution, some mentioned they think it's an issue with android OS and not the phone itself (this is supported by the fact that my wife just got a new Xiaomi and have the exact same problem).
Does it make sense that this is a global Android issue and has no fix for such a long time? did anyone experience it and managed to fix it?
I would guess at an issue with the car Bluetooth. May be theres a firmware update for that ?
UrbanBushman said:
I would guess at an issue with the car Bluetooth. May be theres a firmware update for that ?
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That was my first thought, but it seems that the issue is on the device side as i can see that after connecting the device doesn't appear in the previously connected devices list.
As if the phone forgets it for some reason.
I've had occasional problems too. I'm using Launcher 10. Just last week, I turned on my wifi before starting my car as usual. It connected, then disconnected 2 times and then was stable. There's been times where I'll restart my car to fix it. It's irritating but who knows what can be done about it.
I have a rooted stock op7pro and I have a Samsung active2 watch that randomly disconnects and reconnects once or twice an hour. I have battery set to all Samsung apps on my phone to not optimize battery usage and I have no idea why it does this.
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I have understood that it's also possible that it depend on the order in wich you connect.
You should first have to connect the car to the phone instead of the phone to the car.
Iow have the car lookup the phone
Yes, i head a lot about people with flaky connection but i hope that was the situation, for me it won't reconnet 100% of the times.
Changing the order of connections didn't work.
morning/afternoon/evening all
Recent got a Find X2 pro (had an S20 but was the worse phone i've had in years).... in general enjoying the phone but having issues with Android Auto (seen quite a few posts on AA but not my issue)
phone connects to bluetooth fine and makes/recieves calls without issues.... Plug my phone in to the cars usb (Citroen C3 18 plate) and it goes into charge only mode, maps then is offline but Spotify is online as normal , change the connection to file transfer/Android Auto it disconnects and relaunches AA but now maps is online and spotify is in offline mode.
Not had an issue with any other phone i've used with my car but this one is very temperamental.. i could switch to Sygic maps instead but rather carry on with the google maps.
Phone is updated to color V11 CPH2025CPW_11_c.68
any help would be great
have considered a factory reset as did a transfer from my Samsung last time
seem to have found the issue. done a factory reset
After being on wifi in my house, wifi is still in range when i plug into my car, once i drive off even though i usually have 3g/4g/4g+ signals it keeps offline until it seems i turn my screen on so might be another keep screen on job
It was working marginally well. A couple of days ago it started not connecting for several minutes. Then yesterday it stopped working all together.
Dongle green light flashing, phone shows connected via BT and wireless.
I tried clearing the cache on both Android Auto and AAwirless and that doesn't work.
Direct connect pone to USB Android Auto works.
Where do I go from here?
Maybe someone can tell me where I can get some help to see if I can get the AAwireless dongle to work again.