06-08-2020, 12:30 PM
Hey, everyone!
Finally decided to jump into RCD330 world and purchased an 187F version from LemonShark (Aliexpress). Shipping was smooth, the seller always replied fast and had no issues. Installed the radio like 4 hours ago and switched between phones with it and here are my thoughts:
Radio - works really well and apparently I have RDS, so there's no issue in identifying the radio station
Apple Car Play - works so smooth, the switch between apps and siri integrations with app messages is just awesome
Android Auto - well.. I bought this one because I'm an Android user and I'm kinda disappointed on how Android users are treated. Tested on 4 different devices (Pixel XL 2016, S10 lite, Redmi Note 8, Pixel 3a) and on all of them, Android Auto worked really wonky. App is lagging, the switch between Google Maps, Waze and Spotify is laggy and it seems like sometime it struggles to work.One more thing here - there aren't messaging apps for Android Auto? Noticed that Car Play supports Messages, Whatsapp, Telegram and Siri can dictate if there's a new message.
How's Android Auto working on your end?
Info on the RCD:
Device part number: 6RF035187F
Hardware: 566
Software: Y520
Bluetooth: C210
Apple Carplay: 210.81
Android Auto: 1.3.0
What I tried so far:
- different cables, even the original from Google - a bit worse than the Anker that I had before
- Force closing and removing cache from apps
Should I try an update on the software of the RCD? From Y520 to 55..something?
Finally decided to jump into RCD330 world and purchased an 187F version from LemonShark (Aliexpress). Shipping was smooth, the seller always replied fast and had no issues. Installed the radio like 4 hours ago and switched between phones with it and here are my thoughts:
Radio - works really well and apparently I have RDS, so there's no issue in identifying the radio station
Apple Car Play - works so smooth, the switch between apps and siri integrations with app messages is just awesome
Android Auto - well.. I bought this one because I'm an Android user and I'm kinda disappointed on how Android users are treated. Tested on 4 different devices (Pixel XL 2016, S10 lite, Redmi Note 8, Pixel 3a) and on all of them, Android Auto worked really wonky. App is lagging, the switch between Google Maps, Waze and Spotify is laggy and it seems like sometime it struggles to work.One more thing here - there aren't messaging apps for Android Auto? Noticed that Car Play supports Messages, Whatsapp, Telegram and Siri can dictate if there's a new message.
How's Android Auto working on your end?
Info on the RCD:
Device part number: 6RF035187F
Hardware: 566
Software: Y520
Bluetooth: C210
Apple Carplay: 210.81
Android Auto: 1.3.0
What I tried so far:
- different cables, even the original from Google - a bit worse than the Anker that I had before
- Force closing and removing cache from apps
Should I try an update on the software of the RCD? From Y520 to 55..something?
