anyone getting the grom vline?
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Plenty of quirks. You'll hate YouTube music if you run it on this unit. Navigating it is a nightmare on a good day. Android Auto requires manual intervention every time you connect to allow BT to access Internet on your phone despite setting up a "routine" on my Samsung S23 Ultra. I turned it off. Too annoying. I now have it configured to connect to my phone's tethered connection using a routine and it's pretty seamless, but it's not as enabled as Android Auto. I'm really wondering now if the Tesla style unit might be more to my liking, but I am concerned no one here with an IS F has successfully installed one of those.
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Plenty of quirks. You'll hate YouTube music if you run it on this unit. Navigating it is a nightmare on a good day. Android Auto requires manual intervention every time you connect to allow BT to access Internet on your phone despite setting up a "routine" on my Samsung S23 Ultra. I turned it off. Too annoying. I now have it configured to connect to my phone's tethered connection using a routine and it's pretty seamless, but it's not as enabled as Android Auto. I'm really wondering now if the Tesla style unit might be more to my liking, but I am concerned no one here with an IS F has successfully installed one of those.
But anyways, yeah, Android Auto works wirelessly with 0 manual intervention for me. I just get in the car and go. Have been very happy with the experience of the VL2 since upgrading ~1 year ago with very limited quirkiness. Though I admit I do use it exclusively for Android Auto and none of the other apps that run on the Vline.
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gromaudio (07-13-23)
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1. Make sure you are on the latest firmware and software versions. Here is the video on how to check and update the firmware and software:
2. If both software and firmware on the VLine unit are up to date, contact our technical team at https://gromaudio.com/support.html and let them know. They will check your specific configuration and help.
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Plenty of quirks. You'll hate YouTube music if you run it on this unit. Navigating it is a nightmare on a good day. Android Auto requires manual intervention every time you connect to allow BT to access Internet on your phone despite setting up a "routine" on my Samsung S23 Ultra. I turned it off. Too annoying. I now have it configured to connect to my phone's tethered connection using a routine and it's pretty seamless, but it's not as enabled as Android Auto.
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I don't have any troubles with connectivity once I am connected. Android Auto on BT requires me to pick up the phone and allow BT access to the Internet every time I connect. If I miss the notification, it's all for naught, it just won't work without restarting the system. I turned off Android Auto entirely. I now have a Samsung routine to turn on tethering when the BT connect to the car happens, and the VLine 2 is connecting to the internet pretty seamlessly, which was my original goal. Get in the car with the phone and everything just works. I have no interest in connecting to USB cables, that's another step I don't want to take. I literally want to get in the car with the phone and have everything work, and I am there now for the most part. Navigating YouTube Music is still pretty clunky, and it appears to be because the screen doesn't show all the tools you would normally see, like the critical upper right three dots. This is the same with Android Auto. My 10 year old is trying every option visible and still unable to get to the home screen to search for something he wants to hear. I suspect Pandora and Spotify do not have these issues, but I don't subscribe to their services because I already have YouTube Premium and it includes YouTube Music with zero ads.
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I don't have any troubles with connectivity once I am connected. Android Auto on BT requires me to pick up the phone and allow BT access to the Internet every time I connect. If I miss the notification, it's all for naught, it just won't work without restarting the system. .
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Android Auto connection page
You can also reset the connection as shown here:
and make sure your system is on the latest firmware and software:
Here is how to set up the Samsung routines that you already did: https://gromaudio.com/blog/2023/02/s...te-how-to-fix/
And if you need any help, contact our technical team at https://gromaudio.com/support.html
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joedaddy1 (09-05-23)
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Same. When is the OS update coming out? This fall?
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Check to make sure you have the Activate AAuto UI set to automatically (upon connect), see on the photo the location of the setting.
Android Auto connection page
You can also reset the connection as shown here:
https://youtu.be/BIQKCF87Yqk
and make sure your system is on the latest firmware and software:
https://youtu.be/UrQ2TWJ5v1Q
Here is how to set up the Samsung routines that you already did: https://gromaudio.com/blog/2023/02/s...te-how-to-fix/
And if you need any help, contact our technical team at https://gromaudio.com/support.html
Android Auto connection page
You can also reset the connection as shown here:
https://youtu.be/BIQKCF87Yqk
and make sure your system is on the latest firmware and software:
https://youtu.be/UrQ2TWJ5v1Q
Here is how to set up the Samsung routines that you already did: https://gromaudio.com/blog/2023/02/s...te-how-to-fix/
And if you need any help, contact our technical team at https://gromaudio.com/support.html
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gromaudio (07-13-23)
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The group buy order for VLine VL2 / VLite VT2 systems to add CarPlay and Android Auto to the factory car stereo will close tomorrow midnight. Tomorrow is the last day to join the group and place the order. If you would like to join the group buy, send us your name and email address via direct message. We will add you to the group.
You can also contact is via web form at https://gromaudio.com/support.html
You can also contact is via web form at https://gromaudio.com/support.html
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gromaudio (08-01-23)
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Here are two our latest videos for the installation and demo. VLite VT2 for CarPlay and Android Auto in Lexus IS 2011:
Install:
Demo:
The demo video is made for VLite VT2 to show how it functions when connected to the factory stereo of 2011 Lexus IS. The CarPlay and Android Auto operation is the same for VLine VL2 and VLite VT2, the installation steps are also the same. Let us know if you have any questions!
Install:
Demo:
The demo video is made for VLite VT2 to show how it functions when connected to the factory stereo of 2011 Lexus IS. The CarPlay and Android Auto operation is the same for VLine VL2 and VLite VT2, the installation steps are also the same. Let us know if you have any questions!
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Still on Android 8? Sad. It's rife with security vulnerabilities.
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Your mindset is why cybersecurity is so difficult.
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