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Sony Electronics has announced its newest car DVD system the Sony XAV-AX100, and it will support both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Of course there’s more to the car dvd player than just those two features, but Sony is offering CarPlay and Android Auto as a big deal so you’re not set with just one mobile OS for your vehicle. Sony has also included a super easy user interface and EXTRA BASS support, which I will get to a bit later.

Sony Electronics has announced its newest car audio system the Sony XAV-AX100, and it will support both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Of course there’s more to the car ddvd system than just those two features, but Sony is offering CarPlay and Android Auto as a big deal so you’re not set with just one mobile OS for your vehicle. Sony has also included a super easy user interface and EXTRA BASS support, which I will get to a bit later.

Sony XAV-AX100 Front Android Auto

Just to get this out of the way really quick, Apple CarPlay is Apple’s way of connecting your iPhone to your vehicle allowing you to play music from Apple Music, navigation from Maps, Siri, making phone calls, and replying back to text messages. As for Android Auto, it’s coming down with the same abilities as CarPlay but going through Android apps such as Play Music (plus more music apps), Google Maps, using Google Search, etc. Both are set to help you not use your phone while driving and get distracted.

There, now that that’s said and done, let’s get to the other things this guy offers. As I mentioned above, the user interface is much more simple and safer to use as it offers a touchscreen for operation and better visibility for night drives and glare from the sun. The XAV-AX100 also offers four 55-watt Dynamic Reality Amp 2 and EXTRA BASS to block out engine noises and provide clear audio at any volume setting you use. On top of that, there’s 10 EQ to choose from. More to add on is a 3 pre out connectivity to allow folks to connect external amplifiers and create their own audio system. And lastly, Sony is using their DSO (Dynamic Stage Organizer) to help out with the front door speakers giving much better clarity of sound in car dvd player.

Sony Electronics has announced its newest Android car stereo the Sony XAV-AX100, and it will support both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Of course there’s more to the audio system than just those two features, but Sony is offering CarPlay and Android Auto as a big deal so you’re not set with just one mobile OS for your vehicle. Sony has also included a super easy user interface and EXTRA BASS support, which I will get to a bit later.

Sony XAV-AX100 Front Android Auto

Just to get this out of the way really quick, Apple CarPlay is Apple’s way of connecting your iPhone to your vehicle allowing you to play music from Apple Music, navigation from Maps, Siri, making phone calls, and replying back to text messages. As for Android Auto of Android car gps, it’s coming down with the same abilities as CarPlay but going through Android apps such as Play Music (plus more music apps), Google Maps, using Google Search, etc. Both are set to help you not use your phone while driving and get distracted for GM navigation.

There, now that that’s said and done, let’s get to the other things this guy offers. As I mentioned above, the user interface is much more simple and safer to use as it offers a touchscreen for operation and better visibility for night drives and glare from the sun. The XAV-AX100 also offers four 55-watt Dynamic Reality Amp 2 and EXTRA BASS to block out engine noises and provide clear audio at any volume setting you use. On top of that, there’s 10 EQ to choose from. More to add on is a 3 pre out connectivity to allow folks to connect external amplifiers and create their own audio system. And lastly, Sony is using their DSO (Dynamic Stage Organizer) to help out with the front door speakers giving much better clarity of sound.

With lots of cars including an auxiliary port to connect their stereos with your phone or MP3 player, the iTrip from Griffin does away with the need to keep plugging in and out each journey, and an Android car stereo will make your journey even more entertained.

OnePlus 3 Smartphone

Sticking with carrier-locked smartphones to avail of upgrade subsidies means still being locked-in abroad, with no option to use a local SIM for lower costs. The OnePlus 3 is unlocked to work on any network. It is dual SIM, so you can run your home number and a local SIM simultaneously. It’s also got Dash Charge, where 30 minutes charging returns some 60 per cent of a full battery. It comes in an aluminium unibody, with 16MB camera, 4K video and running Android with android car gps. It’s not necessarily the cheapest smartphone, but it has flexibility.

Heimplanet Nias

Heimplanet has championed the inflatable tent for years. The tunnel-like Nias is its new model for up to six. The entrance area in the middle connects two cabins, each of which can take two-three bodies or perhaps use one for storage. The geodesic construction gives the tent more stability, supported by what they call the IDG (inflatable diamond grid, don’t you know). It comes with a pump adapter, but the pump itself is separate. You wouldn’t really want to have to puff this baby up with lung power, for GM navigation too.

iTrip Aux Bluetooth Adapter

With lots of cars including an auxiliary port to connect their stereos with your phone or MP3 player (for many, an increasingly rare piece of tech), the iTrip from Griffin does away with the need to keep plugging in and out each journey. Just stick one end into the aux, plug the other end in the cigarette lighter, and pair up with Bluetooth. Subsequently, it will pair up automatically for wireless access to stored playlists or streaming apps such as Spotify, also works in an Android car dvd player too.

Android car stereo

Apple announced iOS 10 at WWDC with some new Bluetooth features. So far we can’t tell if iOS 10 will help the multitude of iPhone owners who have had problems connecting their iPhones to car dvd since iOS 8.0 -9.3.2. Bluetooth will be very important to the next generation iPhone 7 because in order to make the phone thinner the headphone jack port will be removed.

Apple announced that iOS 10 adds Bluetooth iBecaon printing, called AirPrint Bluetooth Beacon. The wireless printing is through a Bluetooth iBeacon or through a printer with AirPrint Bluetooth Beacon embedded. There may be a problem created for Bluetooth users if AirPrint Bluetooth Beacon is turned on when you enter your car. We have seen problems with the HandOff feature being enabled affecting Bluetooth connections with car dvd. We are concerned that too many Bluetooth functions on iPhones will block the needed car functionality.

Let’s see where we are with iOS 9.3.2. The update was supposed to fix “an issue where some Bluetooth accessories could experience audio quality issues when paired to the iPhone SE.”

Here are the latest complaints and thanks from people who were finally able to connect Bluetooth to their android car stereo:

Choppy Bluetooth connection with Toyota with 9.3.2, iPhone with 9.3.1 still works with car.

Choppy Bluetooth audio with 2016 GMC Terrain.

Bluetooth issues with 2016 Chevy Tahoe.

VW Golf 2011- sometimes the iPhone will say connected, then not connected, then connect again.

Ford Fusion Bluetooth drops at lease every 30 minutes randomly.

After update to iOS 9.3.2 can’t connect any Bluetooth device including car.

2013  Honda Civic and every type of Apple device. None of them will maintain a connection. It has been happening since car purchase with a 5,6,6S,iPad

2012 Honda CR-V with Phone 6 will no longer play music through the car dvd player but phone calls can go through it.

Hyundai Sonata 2013 & 2015 with Bluetooth connection audio for phone calls stutters. Every other word is heard. This is also on ringing so it isn’t just the remote connection.  Same problems with Sonata 2013 Hybrid Jeep and BMW and Ford Fiesta 2012 titanium mode.

2014 Subaru Forester iPhone pairs with car but doesn’t stay paired.

There are also reports of choppy android car gps with Bluetooth headsets.

2013 Toyota Highlander and Bluetooth is now cutting in and out since I update to iOS 9.3 it was working fine before update.

Bluetooth issues with 2013 Honda CRV.

Upgraded to 9.3.2 on  iPhone 6 Plus and owner can no longer can do anything with the Uconnect service in  2014 Jeep Patriot.

2013 Toyota Camry. Phone connects but can’t hear anything. The audio keeps cutting in and out. Sounds totally garbled and unintelligible. iPhone 6s and newest update 9.3.2

Audio won’t play in Kia 2011.

A user commented that a Ford dealer stated the inability to use an iPad with Ford F 150 with Sync is due to IOS 9.3 update. iPhone won’t connect with Ford Sync either.

Sometimes Bluetooth works sometimes it doesn’t on a2016 Chevy Tahoe with an iPhone 6S Plus. When  kids play with the iPhone and every time they would play a different game on the iPhone the car dvd player goes off and the music on iPhone went on.

iPhone 6 no longer plays through Ford Sync on Ford S-Max 2.00 Titanium 2016 model car.

2016 GMC Terrain – issues with iTunes/Pandora/Maps causing choppy audio

After updating iPhone 6S to iOS 9.3.2 the Bluetooth on with Chevy 2016 Equinox works kind of choppy.

2016 Chevy Equinox and iPhone SE. GM navigation The owner can rarely get the phone to connect to the Car Bluetooth since iOS 9.3.2

Bluetooth issues with2016 Buick Encore, 2014 Mazda CX-9.

iPhone can still be paired with 2012 Kia Sorento, however the phone book does not download. It displays that it is being downloaded, but whenever the driver tries to call by name, it comes back that it does not recognize command. Other household iPhone 6S that is still on IOS 9.3.1 can be paired with same car and works fine.

2013 Dodge Dart after update, the iPhone connects and will randomly play music a but there is absolutely no sound with calls. The driver can hear it ring and answer it on screen but nothing more.

2015 Ford Explorer doesn’t recognize iPhone any more for their car dvd.

2015 GM navigation, paired once, but will no longer pairs.

2013 Nissan Altima with iOS 9.3.2. there is no connection but worked with Android phone and android car stereo.

2012 VW Jetta  with iPhone 6S Plus with 9.2.3 It can pair  connect with car via BLuetooth. The driver can listen to music but can not use the Bluetooth speaker phone. It will make calls but all car dvd player skips every second.

2013 Toyota Highlander, the Bluetooth is now cutting in and out since the update to iOS 9.3 with iPhone 6S. It was working fine before update.

We continue to get reports that versions of the “nuke-it” fix continue to help those plagued with Bluetooth problems, such as this variation:

On the iPhone: Settings->General->Reset->Reset Network Settings. (This will reset your WiFi info as well, so be prepared. This will also change your phone’s name to “iPhone”.

In the Car: Delete the old iPhone’s connection info.

On the iPhone, change your phone’s name from “iPhone” to whatever you want it to be.

Re-pair the car and the phone.

One of our readers noted “I have a 2010 Lexus HS 250 H. My iPhone SE with iOS 9.3.2 connected after I deleted all Bluetooth devices and reset network settings”

Another thanked us

“Thanks so much for this! 2012 Mini Countryman, intermittent phone audio since iOS 9 update. All re-pairing & ‘forgetting’ had failed until finding this thread. Setting Bluetooth to headset and deleting my Withings Watch from BT menu on iPhone, then reinstalling, seems to have worked! Thanks so much, local dealer & Apple had no idea. So grateful!

“I just had my radio replaced under warranty in my 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT because of the 15 minute cutoff on phone calls. When I left the dealership, I paired my iPhone 5S ( with the latest 9 update). Later that night, I tried to make a call on my way home and the radio system started having trouble . If I tried to make a call, the radio system froze and then completely turned off. I was so upset that I would have gladly put up with the 15 minute cutoff problem on the old radio rather than this new set of problems. Since it was late at night and I could not call the dealer, I started asking questions on the web and found this site. Thank you. I changed the accessibility from automatic to Bluetooth headset under General settings. Someone said that did not solve their problems so I also disabled Handoff found under General settings. This seems to have solved my problems between the android car gps and the phone.

Thank you for all the posts. I was really really upset. I guess the dealerships and Apple can’t keep up with all the technology communication problems between devices.”

iOS updates can change the iPhone handshake to Bluetooth. Updating iOS can alter the Bluetooth signature of the Bluetooth device that was used before. Let’s go over all the possible fixes just in case we missed something.

Beside the “Nuke-it” fixes, if you are having Bluetooth problems with iPhones is to disable the frequent locations feature in iOS that keeps checking for traffic to remind you when to leave for appointments.

Sometimes turning off Siri helps with GM model Bluetooth connections.RESTORE your iPhone using a full 9.3 install rather than an over the air update through iTunes.