i have the same dongle, how can i set 30 sec start up delay?
I'm surprised at Siteguru , this was happening to me and his advice was to make sure the Android Auto cache on the phone was regularly cleared. This worked for me!
I could have sworn it was yourself? Perhaps one of us is goingI don't remember giving such advice. I've never knowingly cleared the AA cache on my phones (other than when I -rarely - use a utility that clears all caches on my phone).
. Still it was good advice whoever parted with it.
But this hasn't generally been the issue in relation to AA.Thank you, it was 192.168.200.1. There is no difference for me, it worked even without startup delay. I thought it will fix the bright maps problem so i would not have to switch the light off and then back to Auto every time.
Nah - it doesn't fix that. That's an AA issue whereby GMaps via AA doesn't respect the theme setting. i.e. I have mine set to dark, and when using GMaps on my phone it is dark but when connecting to the car via AA it defaults to light theme. Toggling the lights sets it to dark, and thereafter it remains dark (until the next time I use the car and connect to AA).
Can’t you route the cable up through the ledge? I have a trophy but I would suspect you get the same pass through holes left and right of the rubber pad on the SE?I have the same ongoing issue with longer cables that allow me to use the phone holder ledge since buying an MG Excite in November 2023. I thought it was the older phone, a Samsung Galaxy SG20FE, as tried several cables long enough for use of the ledge.
The only one that worked was a cheap 10 cm one which means I needed to sit the phone in the drink holder which seems silly (By the way, what a stupid design flaw having the USB port under the ledge!!).
I then updated my phone to an S25 which seemed to fix the issue, but a couple of weeks later, has been dropping out again sporadically. This includes for new, high quality, cables and my brand new Galaxy phone!
I've tried the same cables and both old and new phones with our family care, a Mazda, with no issues.
For a while, I tried using a wireless adapter which was great for connectivity but didn't support the phone call function well. Dropped out and horrible time delay. I wonder if it's the same reason.
With all the above variables checked, I suspect my usb port is either dirty, perhaps in the shipping process, or there's some other issue with the port or the car's AA/CarPlay system. It has been a problem since the day I bought it.
I'll get it checked when I get my first 2 yr service in November. I've requested a service for this issue in the past but they want to send me a long way from where I live as the local dealer doesn't seem to want the look at it which is too hard for work reasons.
Otherwise I really like the car
Try a little USB powered hub, sometimes called a USB splitter. The short tail on it that plugs in to the car, is in fact better than your 10cm cable as it is hard wired at one end. You can then have a longer cable from the hub to the phone.I have the same ongoing issue with longer cables that allow me to use the phone holder ledge since buying an MG Excite in November 2023. I thought it was the older phone, a Samsung Galaxy SG20FE, as tried several cables long enough for use of the ledge.
The only one that worked was a cheap 10 cm one which means I needed to sit the phone in the drink holder which seems silly (By the way, what a stupid design flaw having the USB port under the ledge!!).
I then updated my phone to an S25 which seemed to fix the issue, but a couple of weeks later, has been dropping out again sporadically. This includes for new, high quality, cables and my brand new Galaxy phone!
I've tried the same cables and both old and new phones with our family car, a Mazda, with no issues.
For a while, I tried using a wireless adapter which was great for connectivity but didn't support the phone call function well. Dropped out and horrible time delay. I wonder if it's the same reason.
With all the above variables checked, I suspect my usb port is either dirty, perhaps in the shipping process, or there's some other issue with the port or the car's AA/CarPlay system. It has been a problem since the day I bought it.
I'll get it checked when I get my first 2 yr service in November. I've requested a service for this issue in the past but they want to send me a long way from where I live as the local dealer doesn't seem to want the look at it which is too hard for work reasons.
Otherwise I really like the car
Yep, I know but even that doesn't allow for the short cable . Still needs 25 cm or so to reach through.
Thanks! Ok, so this is a common issue for MG4s? Haven't seen anything other than this post I'm responding to in the forum?
Would just a short single extender/converter - 1 USB to 1 C work? Or would it need to be one with several outlet connections?
Anything that is an 'active' device. It needs to receive USB messages from the car and then send them on to the phone. In effect you now have 2 short USB cable runs from the car to the phone, instead of the one long one (one cable from car to dashboard, connector, cable from dashboard to car.
