The CarPlay and Android Auto features are the same for both brands as the actual CarPlay and Android auto comes from your phone and not the isudar / mr12volt hardware.

Your photos are also off apple CarPlay and mine are of android so, they will be different. Our CarPlay looks the same as yours...

Really unsure what isudar equaliser can offer when the audio is neutered by converting the digital signal analog and then to digital vs the mr12volt complete factory fiber optic audio connection.

All of this has been discussed and proven numerous times...

 

I have had both and the way Mr12Volt uses the tv input is way better than Isudar. I did not like how long it took for Isudar to start up and be available. They have maybe changed something in a year or so, but the interface is better on the Mr12Volt.

 

After waiting for weeks to get a response from mr12volt customer service, I finally received an answer from them. This is verbatim - "we always encourage users to only pair with Mr12volt, we know this will disable the steering wheel call button but this is the most stable way for the Bluetooth connection to function."

So basically they do not have a solution to this defect and their response indicates that they are possibly aware of this issue.

 

I apologize about the delay in someone reaching out. I know Mr12volt was short staffed and then closed for a holiday for the past week, so that accounts for the delay, which is unusual.

I know firmware is constantly changing. Different phones, and features, and software can make any aftermarket hardware a challenge. This is not me saying "deal with it". This is me saying we are constantly working on new solutions of issues that crop up.

 

Mr12Volt said he only had an suv and not a 911 so was unsure when I asked if the Siri button on the stalk would still function post install. I for one will hold off on buying this one and look into others like Joyeauto and see if they have Siri support. It seems to me that they don’t want to admit the truth here as it’d hurt sales.


Jerome

 

I have the exact same issue to the letter that @shashankmittal described. Very frustrating experience.

 

1. Outgoing calls work without issues if the phone isn't paired with PCM - however, steering controls don't work.
2. When phone is paired with mr12volt and PCM, the outgoing calls behave differently with different phones -
a. Google Pixel 8 Pro - No sound from car speakers.
b. iPhone12 and 14 - No issue.
c. Samsung Galaxy Flip 6 (brand new) - intermittent issue. 2 out of 10 times, there is no audio from the car speakers.
3. The behavior is same whether the call is made from the phone, Android Auto or steering buttons.
4. Incoming calls do not ever have an issue.

Here is the bluetooth behavior during outgoing calls when paired with both mr12volt and PCM -
1. The call starts with mr12volt shown as the active bluetooth device on the phone screen.
2. Within a 2-3 seconds, the active bluetooth device on the call screen changes to PCM automatically.
a. After (2) happens, the audio can be heard from the car speakers.
b. When (2) does not happen, there is no audio from the car speakers and the active blueooth device continues to show as mr12volt.

This is certainly a firmware issue with mr12volt, but the fact that the company recommends not pairing with PCM, then its a bigger issue as the steering controls do not work and that's contrary to what is being advertised.

 

I've had my Mr12Volt for maybe 2 months now. I couldn't be happier with it as the better of the options out there for this retrofit Car Play / Android Auto setup. Mostly especially because of the MOST audio capabilities. I still haven't dialed in the best sound settings, but it's good to know it's there!

My only frustration is that my unit and setup is just not very reliable or responsive sometimes. Actually, mostly all the time with regard to navigation via like Waze or Google Maps. It's super delayed, doesn't sync, takes a lonnnng time to actually figure out GPS signal, and sometimes just straight up freezes and disconnects. I have to power cycle the vehicle and sometimes my phone. This happens on wireless Android Auto and wired, it doesn't matter. I can live with the touchscreen input sucking due to the fact that it was never designed to have the kind of touch input sensitivity like vehicles that come stock with Android Auto, but I can't live with this ridiculously crappy connection experience. Many times, I can't use my GPS whatsoever and have to resort to just using Google Maps on my phone to get where I'm going until or unless the GPS decides to sync up and play nice.

Not sure if it's just my phone (Pixel 7 Pro) or the Android Auto connection experience in general. I haven't tested the responsiveness or connection consistency with an iPhone for example. Just frustrating. I have heard mixed reviews about Android Auto having intermittent connection issues and/or could be my phone too.

 

Try with a friend's phone to see if that's the issue. I'm using a S24 ultra and it's very smooth.

 

Extremely stable for me, however I have only an iphone. Compared to the Isudar, Mr12volt was more stable as well.