Works great..I use it everyday, with headphones
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Anybody using Motorola MA1 for wireless Andoid Auto?
Is anybody on this forum using the motorola MA1 to wirelessly connect the Goldwing 2018+ Android Auto and can confirm it works as well as this youtube video shows?
In the video the connection seems to be pretty quick, plus the motorola device stays connected to the bike usb all the time. No need to take it in and out. For me to be able to successfully connect my phone to my bike via android auto I have to wait at least 20sec after I hear the message "Phone 1 connected" in my headset before plugging my phone to the usb connector otherwise I get the message that Android Auto could not connect because of missing headset although I know my headset is connected because I can hear the first message through it. Also I would like to know if the wireless connection stayssolid while riding. If this device works as well as in the video this would be fantastic add on
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Pretty sure @ShanghaiDan has been running one with great success. I just wish I could get my hands on one. There still appears to be none available.
I have one that i would sell you . PM me if intrested .
That's me in the youtube video. I've had a few issues with disconnects but for the most part it works well and reconnects quickly without having to unplug the usb. Never have found a rhyme or reason for the disconnects, just have learned to live with it. Others, like ShanghaiDan, have had zero issues. so guess its just a case of YMMV.
Thank you folks for the quick replies. I just ordered one on ebay. There are still few available there.
Thank you Zack for posting this video, this is extremely helpful. The headset and phone connect/disconnect requirement for Android Auto is one of the very few issues that bother me on my 2018 GW so this solution is going to solve one of these issues. The other issue that annoys me is the low FM Radio signal reception which makes the radio basically unusable. I have tried to relocate the antenna, add an amplifier but none of these really worked but with this wireless Android auto solution the radio issue will become less of a problem for me. Otherwise I really love my bike. I have had many bikes in my lifetime and this one checks all the boxes.That's me in the youtube video. I've had a few issues with disconnects but for the most part it works well and reconnects quickly without having to unplug the usb. Never have found a rhyme or reason for the disconnects, just have learned to live with it. Others, like ShanghaiDan, have had zero issues. so guess its just a case of YMMV.
By the way my hardwired Android Auto also disconnects from time to time and I never figured out why.
I like it! Works phenomenally well...Pretty sure @ShanghaiDan has been running one with great success. I just wish I could get my hands on one. There still appears to be none available.
Turn on bike, turn on helmet, get dressed - it's all paired and rockin by the time I get going!
I toss my phone (LG V60) into the glovebox, that could be part of it. Putting my phone in my gear may result in too much loss between the phone and the MA1.That's me in the youtube video. I've had a few issues with disconnects but for the most part it works well and reconnects quickly without having to unplug the usb. Never have found a rhyme or reason for the disconnects, just have learned to live with it. Others, like ShanghaiDan, have had zero issues. so guess its just a case of YMMV.
Bluetooth is finicky about bags of water (people) and softer plastics like the glove box door (also tend to be good absorbers of 2.4 GHz - unlike hard plastics which tend to be much more lenient; it's the plasticizers in the blends).
For me, the radio is killed by the headlights and LED RF output. With the bike on (but in accessory mode), RF reception is crystal clear, even for stations 70-80 miles away. Once the headlights come on, though - buzz/fuzz city.Thank you Zack for posting this video, this is extremely helpful. The headset and phone connect/disconnect requirement for Android Auto is one of the very few issues that bother me on my 2018 GW so this solution is going to solve one of these issues. The other issue that annoys me is the low FM Radio signal reception which makes the radio basically unusable. I have tried to relocate the antenna, add an amplifier but none of these really worked but with this wireless Android auto solution the radio issue will become less of a problem for me. Otherwise I really love my bike. I have had many bikes in my lifetime and this one checks all the boxes.
By the way my hardwired Android Auto also disconnects from time to time and I never figured out why.
I just use iHeartRadio via Android Auto to listen to stations, when I want to listen to stations.
I agree, bags of water are great for absorbing 2.4Ghz (which is why microwave ovens use that frequency). I think the MA1 might talk to the phone using 5Ghz WiFi but not certain. But 5Ghz might get absorbed just as bad. I also wonder about metallic paint causing some shielding effect.I toss my phone (LG V60) into the glovebox, that could be part of it. Putting my phone in my gear may result in too much loss between the phone and the MA1.
Bluetooth is finicky about bags of water (people) and softer plastics like the glove box door (also tend to be good absorbers of 2.4 GHz - unlike hard plastics which tend to be much more lenient; it's the plasticizers in the blends).
Yesterday I got the MA1 I ordered on ebay and tested it today. After going through the pairing process i turned of my bike and my headset and left the MA1 plugged to the bike USB in the glove box, which is where I intend to leave it all the time. I then turned my headset on first and then my bike. I could hear in the headset that phone 1 was connected which meant obviously that my headset was also connected. About 20secs later I got the message that Android connection failed because headset was not connected, although it was since I heard the previous message in it. I waited for about 20 more secs and then I got the message that android auto had connected. I did the same test several times and went through the exact same sequence of events. At the end Android Auto always successfully connected after a first failed attempt and after about 40secs of waiting, I can live with that, just need to be patient. The Android Auto connection is definitely pretty finicky on the Goldwing. Also I dont understand the reasoning behind enabling Android Auto to connect only when a headset is connected. The guy who designed this thing must have had a good reason to add that specific piece of logic in the system but I really dont get it 🙂
Interesting. Thank you for posting your findings Alain.
Just to clarify, it isn't Honda's decision to insist on a headset being connected. That is an Android and Apple requirement to ensure you have a microphone with which to communicate verbal commands to your phone. It's been discussed many times in these forums. But it still stinks.
Just to clarify, it isn't Honda's decision to insist on a headset being connected. That is an Android and Apple requirement to ensure you have a microphone with which to communicate verbal commands to your phone. It's been discussed many times in these forums. But it still stinks.
@ANDREW T. Could you check your conversations/messages. I've been trying to contact you.I have one that i would sell you . PM me if intrested .
So several rides and almost a week after installing the MA1 it is a success and I can confirm what I was saying in my last post. I have left the device in the glove box connected to the USB plug all the time. I go through the same routine every time, I turn the bike on and my headset on, 20 sec later I hear the message in my headset that phone 1 is connected then about 30sec later I get the message on the screen that Android Auto failed because headset was not connected, which again is not true since my headset is connected, then another 30 to 40sec later I get another message on the screen indicating that Android Auto has connected and then everything is fine. Once the wireless connection is established with Android Auto I never lost it and any of my rides including a 2h one today. It is really nice not to have to connect and disconnec your phone all the time to make this Android Auto work.
Nice to know. Thanks for the update Alain.
I have had my Motorola MA1 for a few weeks, and it is SO nice.
I leave my Samsung S21 phone on my belt or in the trunk, and it auto connects and works very well.
Don't have to plug in the phone with the hardwire in the warm front cubby anymore, and I can navigate to a destination just by holding the Call Button while in Google Maps.
There is a bit of a learning curve to get around in the Android Auto menu, but not too difficult while moving.
Very nice indeed.
I leave my Samsung S21 phone on my belt or in the trunk, and it auto connects and works very well.
Don't have to plug in the phone with the hardwire in the warm front cubby anymore, and I can navigate to a destination just by holding the Call Button while in Google Maps.
There is a bit of a learning curve to get around in the Android Auto menu, but not too difficult while moving.
Very nice indeed.
Question for those that made it work well. When paired does the phone have to connect like on a regular Bluetooth device where the device becomes highlighted in the Bluetooth device list? Mine pairs but doesn't "connect"
Did you enable "Wireless Android Auto" in the settings of your phone?
This is essential!
This is essential!
Also, and this one caught me out, in Settings under Connected Devices, Connection Preferences, Android Auto... Scroll down to the bottom and under the System heading the is a switch for Wireless Android Auto. Be sure to turn in ON because mine was off by default.
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Edit: That's on my Moto-G9+ running Android 11. Might be different on other phones.
Edit: That's on my Moto-G9+ running Android 11. Might be different on other phones.
Thx cam u make it work from trunk? Mine only works from glove box, same as AA plugged in with phone
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