Toyota Yaris Cross 2022

Francesco, please remove the Bluetooth and any other connection to your iPhone in the Toyota head unit (Carbotics can't connect if the iPhone already occupied the connection). Plug in Carbotics USB and switch on power/auxiliary and see/describe what happens.

Bye for now. Fred

@ap756

Hi Fred, I don't own an iPhone, I have an Android smartphone (p10). I see the word IPhone when I connect the carbotics device via USB cable. Taking a cue from your suggestion, I will delete the registered Bluetooth connection of my android phone with toyota radio. I make this attempt.

Good morning to everyone and to those who can advise me on a solution. This is the video concerning the connection of the carplay2droid 4g with the Toyota Yaris cross 2021/2022 Italian version car.

https://youtu.be/8AjRT74qll4

Francesco, doesn't matter which phone is connected, any phone can prohibit Carbotics to pair. You didn't buy the "wrong headunit extension" 😉

You'll see the word "CarPlay" because Carbotics uses this protocol to connect to your head unit. When booted up you'll see Android Auto. Your Yaris got all to successfully connect to Carbotics.

Bye for now  Fred  (GR Yaris owner)

@ap756

My compliments for the beautiful car.
I posted a video a few hours ago, but it is awaiting moderation to be viewed.
You see what happens when I try to connect the device to my multimedia system, I believe it is a different model than the one that fits the Yaris GR.
Unfortunately I was based on the videos I saw on youtube, where the carbotics was connected to a Yaris (not Cross) and it worked.

I hope for an update, if the anomaly is workable, otherwise I am forced to return the 2 carbotcs I bought.

Francesco, from looking at your video on YouTube I can tell Carbotics works fine. After making sure any other phone connection is removed/stopped please try to restart your head unit (usually done by pressing the volume button for a couple of seconds, may differ with your Yaris Cross) while Carbotics is still connected.

If you have a chance to try your Carbotics in another car (must be able to use wired Apple Carplay) this might help too. Don't give up too early 😉

Bye for now  Fred

@ap756

I have restarted the multimedia system with the carbotics connected, without having any changes.

I also tried a factory reset.

😯

I'm running out of ideas. Please try in another car (probably at your Toyota dealer). Let's hope @Donny will jump in.

Bye for now  Fred 

@ap756 @Donny

I ask you a courtesy, when you wrote that you used carbotics on your pc, starting a USB with Android.

Since I tried it too, but since there was no Android auto, nothing happened after connecting the carbotics to the pc. 

The device was recognized, because I could see the word iPhone connected, but besides that nothing else. 

I need to understand what version of Android you have installed in the usb and if you have installed Android auto at a later time. 

After entering carbotics, did you boot Android auto by itself? 

I'm sorry but it's not absolutely clear to me. 

What you need:

- Bootable USB stick with any Android system (I recommend Android-x86 9.0-r2)

- Wired CarlinKit adapter (this translates Apple Carplay to Android) - https://de.aliexpress.com/item/32826755246.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

- Program Autokit (software for CarlinKit)

- optional "Easy DPI changer" from Playstore (to adapt screen size)

What you have to do:

- Prepare the USB stick, make it bootable using Rufus, Ventoy or any other similar program

- Install Android-x86 to this USB stick

-reboot your system from USB (in my case F12 shows the boot menu)

- Install and start Autokit to your Android, connect CarlinKit (or similar adapter), then connect Carbotics to this adapter

- after a while (~30-40 seconds) you'll see Carbotics Android

Bye for now  Fred

@ap756

Ok now it's clear, I can't try anyway, because I don't have a Wired carkit to connect to the PC (it doesn't seem appropriate to buy it just for this test).

However, I had the opportunity to use the device on another car of a friend, a Renault Captur and in this case it worked immediately and the connection was also made in a few seconds.

I am perplexed, my Yaris cross is like capturing an Android auto / Carplay Wired and wireless. At this point I have nothing else to do. But is there a technical support of carbotics?

Technical support is available from info@carbotics.net and via @Donny. I'm just a volunteer and I don't have direct contacts to R&D. 

A couple of days ago @Donny announced updated firmware, which might solve your problem. So, if you are not in a hurry just wait for the new firmware. Meanwhile contact your Toyota dealer and complain to them about your problem. Your car seems to have a software which is not  compatible in a way they made you believe. You know "Toyota - nothing is impossible" 😊.

Good luck and bye for now  Fred

@ap756 Ok Thanks i write email. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AjRT74qll4

Toyota multimedia system software version

Android auto fully functional, using a mobile phone using both Wired and Wireless.