Stop using your phone for navigation on your motorcycle!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มี.ค. 2023
- Why have a phone mount out in the open where it can become damaged, rained on... etc? Wouldn't it be better if you could leave your phone in your pocket?
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Hi Michael Nice review! Can you connect a rearview camera to this screen?
Hi, great video . Do you know what website we can find the software and firmware updates for this unit? Thanks
Great video, thanks. The vibrations from my bike have broken two cameras on my iPhone. I was searching for an alternative to mounting my phone to the bars to continue using navigation. think this is a perfect solution.
Hey nice to see the 3Legs of Man on your pannier.
You don't see those here in the states much.. I went back in the late 90's.. 98 I think...
Hi Michael, nice video, nice bike too... sounds great but does it have its own sat nav built in?...if you're still relying on cell phone signal for sat nav then the improvement is limited...?...thanks
No.. it's not built in.. It uses android auto or apple carplay. That said.. in both cases you can download offline maps for the area you are traveling in and not use the signal.. So if you are going to be in an area with no signal or spotty signal then simply connect to wifi with your phone, go to maps and download offline maps for that area. Then it won't need the cell signal to NAV. I hope that helps. And thanks!
Interesting product, I typically keep phone in pocket and listen to the GPS. Two questions can you still use the helmet to helmet communicators and I wonder if I can use this on an insta360 x3 camera to start/stop camera and to see the video
Yes on the helmet to helmet coms.. Don't know about the Insta 360...
Your phone still connects to your BT coms... and to the android auto/apple car play so when you use the GPS/android auto/Apple CP it's actually just using your phone for navigating maps, audio, calls texts etc.. I was considering a garmin motorcycle GPS.. But this is way better because it does everything.
That is the exact same unit with 17 different names on it. It is nice to see a different box on yours. I spent no less than five hours, figuring mine out. The Bluetooth kept disconnecting from the unit to my phone. I ended up hardwiring it to the USB mini and it's been working perfect ever since hasn't dropped yet.
I have a 2018 Goldwing that has Apple CarPlay built-in. That's it that's the only motorcycle that has it. I find this unit to be a game changer. I have a Ducati multi-Strada pikes peak and it uses Sygic. I would only use Sygic if I was in a dead zone where there's no cell phone reception because the maps are already downloaded into the phone and I could get myself out of a situation using that. but once I'm back in civilization, I would go right back to the Apple CarPlay unit. I love this thing.
@@Magicinstalls Yep.... you can get it for as much as $400 and as little as $150... and I think it's the exact same unit. Amazon carries it for $250
WunderLINQ. check that by Black Box Embedded....
Just recently bought a similar device. Found I can't play audio directly through the headset connected to the phone needs to be paired to the nav it seems. Hoping you found a way
Gday Michael
I have Gaia and OSMAnd on my phone got navigation, will these apps work on this unit?
Cheers
I don't use those.. but a quick google search shows me Gaia works with android auto and apple carplay so YES... that works.. Same with OSMAnd.. If it works with android auto and apple carplay, then it works on this device.
Is there a way to use the Bike mode instead of the car mode on Google maps when using Android Auto on this device. I cant seem to find it!
I have the same one and I do love it except....The audio quality is degraded a lot when paired with my helmet. I have several different bluetooth helmet headsets and they all lose audio quality when going through the Android Auto device. Yet if I bypass the device and use just my phone to my headset, audio is back to being clear and loud. I even tried adjusting the audio settings in the Android Auto head unit and audio is still far inferior than if paired directly to my phone. Do you find this to be the case as well? Due to this, I have gone back to using my phone with Quadlock mount on the bars
Unusually it was good.. although a bit lower volume than paired directly... UNTIL this last weekend.. I went for a trip and it started sounding like crap.. Like really bad and distorted... I'll try it again.. but to answer your question yes.. it seems the audio quality and volume are not as good as when paired directly.
@@techguyMD Thanks for the reply. It's really a shame because it's almost perfect if it wasnt for the audio issues. I would much rather use this than have my phone mounted, but I listen to music and take phone calls more than I use maps... So for now it's back to using just my phone. But if I'm going on a trip I would probably mount this again for maps
@@Mudslidex1 I have had the same audio quality issues. Is there a way to use Android Auto on the device, but route the audio directly from phone to the helmet bluetooth?
@@gaurav8221you can change it in the settings of the device, whether you want it to play sounds directly, or use your phone for sound
awesome
I think these android auto and carplay retrofits will increase in popularity. How has yours been working so far? Any updates?
I think one of these and a tank bag for the phone to stow and charge the phone will be ideal. Just need to make sure the phone has some airflow over it somehow or else it will probably overheat if using GPS while on the charger.
Still working great. Actually with the screen off in my pocket it doesn't get hot and the battery lasts a long time! Screen on time is what kills the battery.
@@techguyMD Interesting and good to know! I'm considering one of the newer 2020+ Africa Twin's for the built in android auto but maybe I should consider some other bikes too plus an android auto retrofit like this.
@@rcvg69420 I have this on another bike and a 21 Africa Twin. The biggest difference with the twin has handlebar controls but this unit works well unless it has durability issues in the long run. It's wireless which is good and bad. With the Twin your cellphone is wired (very waterproof plug) which means it's always fully charged wherever you stop. With wireless the initial convenience of not plugging in the phone is nice but you have to charge it somehow. The Africa Twin is a great bike on its own regardless of CarPlay but it's one of the very few that has it built in. I'm glad we are seeing standalone products because CarPlay has so many good options for mapping, plus apps like on the way for weather.
@@kalimarus Thanks for the reply! I actually ended up picking up a used 2019 R1250GS. The GS is just an epic bike and the deal was at the very top of my budget but still cheaper than what a 2020 or newer nice ATAS would have cost me. Plus I think the GS might be better for my use case anyways which is 99% street use.
I picked up an Ottocast Lite C5 clone, I forget which one. It works without issues but I do need to get more familiar with using it still. Just not familiar with efficiently getting around the Android Auto interface yet.
I have this unit and a cardo packtalk bold and S22, I'm having the same issue with getting the sound through my cardo. Can you walk me through how you set it up please???
All I know is it has to be turned on in a certain order... it works fine if I turn on cardo and connect phone, THEN start bike and have unit turn on. I always have to go into settings and sound settings.. turn up volume to max. But it does work. Just phone to unit and phone to cardo. then turn on cardo and phone first then unit and it works.
@@techguyMD I got it! Had to connect cardo via GPS bluetooth!
What happens when you turn the bike back on? someone said the settings and everything goes away and you have to reconfigure, like the clock
The clock does reset but then it connects instantly to android auto or apple car play and uses your phones clock. SO it doesn't make a difference!
One more thing about strapping phones to your handlebars. I've ruined three cameras on my S 1000 XR. Wireless charging is really bad in the summer. It will overheat the phone. The phone will still overheat without wireless charging. Just a bad idea using your phone for navigation all around on a Motorcycle
Yep.. I use it in my car but it's in AC in Florida... on my bike my phone always overheated. Not now.
Also a bmw s1000xr owner here! I’ve used my iPhone in combination with a quadlock wireless charger for more than a year now without “issues”. Maybe placement on the handlebars matters for heat? So far I can’t beat the phone for navigation, Flitsmeister (app that alarms speed traps and more), and music. However it would have been cool to be able to use the controls on the handlebars for once.
@@mo_adventures Maybe this is the one for you?
Only tell your buddies about your new gadget after you receive yours first. I put one on my 2023 Suzuki Burgman 400, its very useful and money well spent.
I tried one on my 2022 Spyder, RT Limited but it could only link to the phone or helmet, whereas I listen to my media on the spyder speakers, so I passed the unit on to a bare bike rider. I let the XT2 navigate/phone and the spyder play music.
You had to turn them on in a certain order. I think you have to have the helmet and phone connected first and then turn on the GPS
Cool product, but I'm going with the Samsung Active 3....and mounted, and load the apps like Gaia and OsmAnd....then take off the bike and watch movies on it in the tent or motel room whatever.
For me, the problem with these devices is that Rever, HD Planner and others I use on Android aren't on Android Auto yet. So a $50 TracPhone(or similar) using my regulr phone's wifi hotspot makes more sense.
True.. if you need to use an app that isn't android auto or apple carplay compatible you may as well use a phone.
Is it safe to put a credit card number in with DH Gate? How did you do your payment? Don't want to get hacked.
Yes
But how long will a charge last on a phone running Android Auto? We ride 5-6hours if not more a day.. will phone have enough charge for music and AA for a day?
Yes..because the screen isn't on. Screen on time is what kills the battery.
I tried to install a similar display on my bike but my Android 10 phone does support Android Auto via USB connection only but not BT/Wifi. Therefore you'll need Android 11 or higher. I guess your phone is Android 11 or higher.
It is. It's a pixel 7. I should have made note of that. Thanks for the info
Bluetooth Int = Bluetooth Intercom 😁
Must be it.. =)
Looking for similar with larger screen
That's really my only gripe.. I wish it were a little bigger so it would be easier to see!
I think the make it 7" also
Quadlock + Vibration damper. Problem solved.
Or get a Beeline Moto (Version 2 is coming out soon). That's much better than having a bulky ugly nav screen on the bike. (god why are these things so bulky and so ugly....)
I prefer to keep my phone in my pocket and simply get off the bike when I stop for gas or anything... I used to mount my phone... not any more. So much better IMHO.
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