Eber123
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Hello,
This morning we finally got the App Connect installed and I "played" a bit with the Samsung S7 connecting it to the radio. It worked, but I believe there is still a good bit to get my head around.
Here is a list of questions I started to ask myself, so if somebody has the same / similar setup I would be happy to hear from your experience.
I was wondering what your experience is with App connect, how you use it (radio, maps, music) and have you managed to get it to work with VW Connect at the same time?
Regards,
Eberhard
This morning we finally got the App Connect installed and I "played" a bit with the Samsung S7 connecting it to the radio. It worked, but I believe there is still a good bit to get my head around.
Here is a list of questions I started to ask myself, so if somebody has the same / similar setup I would be happy to hear from your experience.
- Mirror Link is something that I can neglect, especially that their is no Google maps available - or haven't I found it?
- Most of the time I listen to radio. But how can I easily "jump" reliably between radio and Android Auto?
- In my previous car and now in the van I use "VW Connect". I believe it is a good tool to record various information. But unfortunately it seems I can't use Android Auto and VW Connect at the same time, even if Bluetooth is enabled on the phone. I was wondering if somebody got this working?
- On Androids web page I was reading somewhere that Android Auto actually would work over Bluetooth. I tried it, but the radio requested that the phone will be connected via USB cable.
- Google "Play Music" is strange and needs time to get use to. I was wondering if there is a different app available that is more user friendly, but works with Android Auto.
- Google Maps is displayed on the radio screen in night mode (black). In Android Auto Google Maps developer mode I can configure 4x settings. One of the is "car-controlled". But that didn't work. So I changed it to "Day" that worked, but is always white. Does the "car-controlled" setting not work with VW radio?
I was wondering what your experience is with App connect, how you use it (radio, maps, music) and have you managed to get it to work with VW Connect at the same time?
Regards,
Eberhard