anyone getting the grom vline?
05-26-17, 09:54 AM
#541
05-26-17, 10:24 AM
#542
Driver School Candidate
05-26-17, 10:42 AM
#543
Go to DashLinq->Settings->Disconnect A2DP profile (uncheck)
05-26-17, 10:59 AM
#545
Yes we addressed this issue in upcoming OTA. For now use any USB or BT mouse or keyboard.
05-27-17, 05:10 PM
#549
I never installed gapps though for the same fear.
05-29-17, 06:30 AM
#551
I just installed my VLine unit into my MY2012. I connected to my home WIFI but I cannot seem to install Google Maps. The Google Play site is telling me there is no compatible android devices that Maps can be installed on. Presumably it is not recognizing VLine as an Android unit. FYI I did not do any software updates yet on the unit. Everything is as it came from the factory.
05-29-17, 10:17 AM
#552
I just installed my VLine unit into my MY2012. I connected to my home WIFI but I cannot seem to install Google Maps. The Google Play site is telling me there is no compatible android devices that Maps can be installed on. Presumably it is not recognizing VLine as an Android unit. FYI I did not do any software updates yet on the unit. Everything is as it came from the factory.
05-30-17, 10:29 AM
#553
Finally got it installed, and here are my initial thoughts
1) Somewhere in this installation video (
) at around 3:40 mark, show how cables are router to the glove box. The video shows all details needed to get behind the head-unit, so annoying that this one step is missing. I ended up spending $440 on an installation that probably could've been avoided had the video been complete.
2) Microphone doesn't work. I might have to go back to the installer to see if they messed up.
3) About 1/8 times I power up the car, the unit is stuck in the bootup screen with the steering wheel going back and forth. When this happens, there's a high chance that power cycling the car will NOT fix it. The issue goes away, but in the meantime, I'm back to using stock navigation or my phone. This needs to be fixed or some work-around provided. Or maybe the software should detect that it's been trying to boot up for 5 mins.
4) Whenever I'm running Google Maps and have it navigating somewhere and switch to launch music. When I go back to Nav via the left arrow shortcut, I'm prompted whether to cancel navigation. Is there a way to jump back into maps without that prompt?
5) When you stop to get gas, navigation doesn't remember your last destination. It's probably a limitation of Android, but would be nice if there was a clever workaround a for that.
6) Need SoundCloud Plugin
7) Love CarPlay - actually, wife loves it. When Nav is in Google Maps and iPhone is plugged in, the screen gets corrupt. If you press the area where "Grom" logo is on CarPlay, graphics are restored.
8) Love that Sprint now gives you 10GB of Tethering each month for free. This couldn't have come at a better time
9) The manual says that GApps are optional. However, it would help to clarify that GApps are required for Google Maps and Navigation. I knew that GApps increase boot times, so wasn't planning on using them, but then for life of me couldn't figure out how to get the Nav button to work that's there by default.
Overall, I'm very impressed with the product. Very amazed with the design that Lexus engineers created back in 2005 that can support features we see today from Grom. The fact that touch events get pushed through and that existing volume controls draw themselves seamlessly over the Android UI is amazing. Really gotta hand it to both teams on a job well done.
2) Microphone doesn't work. I might have to go back to the installer to see if they messed up.
3) About 1/8 times I power up the car, the unit is stuck in the bootup screen with the steering wheel going back and forth. When this happens, there's a high chance that power cycling the car will NOT fix it. The issue goes away, but in the meantime, I'm back to using stock navigation or my phone. This needs to be fixed or some work-around provided. Or maybe the software should detect that it's been trying to boot up for 5 mins.
4) Whenever I'm running Google Maps and have it navigating somewhere and switch to launch music. When I go back to Nav via the left arrow shortcut, I'm prompted whether to cancel navigation. Is there a way to jump back into maps without that prompt?
5) When you stop to get gas, navigation doesn't remember your last destination. It's probably a limitation of Android, but would be nice if there was a clever workaround a for that.
6) Need SoundCloud Plugin
7) Love CarPlay - actually, wife loves it. When Nav is in Google Maps and iPhone is plugged in, the screen gets corrupt. If you press the area where "Grom" logo is on CarPlay, graphics are restored.
8) Love that Sprint now gives you 10GB of Tethering each month for free. This couldn't have come at a better time
9) The manual says that GApps are optional. However, it would help to clarify that GApps are required for Google Maps and Navigation. I knew that GApps increase boot times, so wasn't planning on using them, but then for life of me couldn't figure out how to get the Nav button to work that's there by default.
Overall, I'm very impressed with the product. Very amazed with the design that Lexus engineers created back in 2005 that can support features we see today from Grom. The fact that touch events get pushed through and that existing volume controls draw themselves seamlessly over the Android UI is amazing. Really gotta hand it to both teams on a job well done.
05-30-17, 12:27 PM
#554
Grom's fix is to ask the customer to change their driving habits instead of fixing the software. LOL.
05-30-17, 01:33 PM
#555
Actually, the manual doesn't say that gapps are required for Maps. The user (as did I), thought you could get maps without gapps because the stock UI already comes with a Navigation icon. Clicking it does nothing, but perhaps it should pop up a message to say " Please install gapps to enable Google Maps" ?