Thread: Android Screen for D3/RRS - reverse camera, CarPlay, etc...

Originally Posted by Tombie

Show some commitment lad....

True true. Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve driven across the country for something I could have done locally - though in this case it’s the only option

Originally Posted by harlie

has anyone fitted one of these?

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Yes .. I have also looked at this.
From what I understand it's not fully functional eg. the aircond controls don't work.
But it does look pretty neat.

I was pleased to see oldjaguar's find of an Android headunit to fit the D3. I bought one, along with an Android Auto (/Apple carplay) "adapter", and here's my mini-review after a few month's use:

Here's the unit I bought: https://www.google.com/search?q=aliexpress+Android+10+Car+Radio+Multimedi a+Player+NAVI+For+Land+Rover+Discovery+3+LR3+L319+ 2004~2009+Stereo+GPS+Navigation+AudioWifi+OBD2

In every aspect, the Xonrich "Android 10" is "mediocre". Most functions work at least most of the time though it can be very slow, and very flakey - the Android kernel build label pretty much says it all "82271_demo-userdebug". The built-in launcher is not configurable, so you're stuck with large icons/buttons that don't do anything (e.g. the radio, which the seller advised doesn't work; no biggie as I used the D3's radio). You can of course replace the launcher but I've yet to find a decent one. The volume resets to a mid-level default each boot, which is quite soft and it's a bit annoying having to turn it up every time you start the car. The CANBUS reverse camera trigger is a bit flakey, it usually works but not always. When it doesn't, you have to wait for the head unit to power off before trying again - there's no way I can find to reboot the unit. No useful documentation is provided, just a generic "how to use Android" pamphlet. Fortunately the important hardware connections are well labelled, though a couple are not so I've no idea what they're for. Unfortunately the 8777L chipset it uses is not very popular so there is scant third-party information available.

The vendor was ok, at one point the unit went into some sort of "unactivated" mode where an obnoxious red "activation code does not match" text was plastered across the display, and they sent a "license file". The unit actually recovered by itself after a couple of reboots. Refer earlier comment re. being flakey.

The Android Auto / carplay adapter works fairly well, I had to contact the seller to get the requisite app which needed to be sideloaded on the headunit. The only niggle with the adapter is that the auto day/night mode doesn't work, which means Google Maps is way too bright at night; manually switching to night mode requires finding the option buried in the settings. That bug is probably actually the headunit's fault.

About the only thing going for this head unit is that it does fit the LR3 cubby reasonably well, but as soon as I find something better I'll be ditching this one.

Originally Posted by benl

Here's the unit I bought: https://www.google.com/search?q=aliexpress+Android+10+Car+Radio+Multimedi a+Player+NAVI+For+Land+Rover+Discovery+3+LR3+L319+ 2004~2009+Stereo+GPS+Navigation+AudioWifi+OBD2

Here’s the correct link https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000065036643.html

Hi all - Long time no post.
Thanks to the advice on this thread I have installed the Xonich into my D3. It mostly works as described.
Phone, Waze music are all great, I also ordered the DAB+ accessory which is pretty much unusable due to the poor reception / stuttering, but I may have installed incorrectly because these things come with no instructions what so ever.
My biggest issue is that the reverse camera does not work. The unit detects that the car is in reverse and shows the appropriate screen which is blank with the message "No Signal" I have tried all the yellow RCA video input connectors, there is not one clearly marked as Reverse Camera.
Has anyone got theirs working, am I missing a cable from the loom or kit? Any help greatly appreciated.

Also the Car Information only show VW options, what do others have, the box says D3 kit but possible I have been shipped incorrect unit I guess. But I figure its just a Chinese clone of something they copied from elsewhere.

Regards
Andrew

Originally Posted by benl

.....The volume resets to a mid-level default each boot, which is quite soft and it's a bit annoying having to turn it up every time you start the car......

The solution to this is to:
1) Go to Settings.
2) Select About Device.
3) Click the little settings wheel in the top left corner. Enter the code "8888" when prompted. The will display a screen of configuration options.
4) On the left hand side is a button marked "Volume", click it.
5) Adjust the "Max Boot Volume" setting to what you desire.
6) Click Save and then Reboot.

You can change a lot of things in here, screen settings, brightness etc also looks like you can play with the screen layout? But havent tried it yet.

Andrew

The camera will likely need a can bus reverse trigger unless you wired it to a reverse light.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

The camera will likely need a can bus reverse trigger unless you wired it to a reverse light.

Sadly no, for debug purposes it is constantly powered from the accessory plug at the rear of the vehicle for now. I know the camera is delivering video the the front.