12-16-2020, 01:56 PM
(12-16-2020, 12:07 PM)BlueWave Wrote:(12-16-2020, 10:42 AM)Great Wrote: Congratulations on your project. It looks quite promising.
I don't know if you are thinking of using the OAP connected to the phone or in single mode. But if the goal is to connect to the phone to be able to use Android Auto for example, you have to decide if you prefer to connect via USB or wireless. If the option is wireless you have to know that you will not be able to use the E5377T modem since the OAP creates a hotspot to connect with the mobile phone, which prevents the ability to use the 4G modem. In this situation you will have to rely on your mobile phone's internet if it allows you to use mobile data even if connected via Wifi. I advise you to do several tests first as many mobile phones do not have this feature.
For me this is a gap in the OAP as there is no way around this situation if you want to connect your phone wirelessly and your phone does not have the possibility to use mobile data connected to a wifi network without internet. Since the system is quite unusable because you will not be able to listen to online radio (OAP does not have FM radio) you will not be able to use online navigation and so on. You'll have to settle with your mp3 playlist :-)
Could you please elaborate more about problems with usage of 4G modem when hotspot is active? We did not notice any problems. Preferred way would be to create new thread that describes the problem.
Also switching to mobile data when WiFi network has no internet access is standard feature of AOSP. Unfortunately, many manufacturers broke that feature. Most problems of Android Auto are caused by manufacturers and their buggy overlays.
Maybe I'm doing something wrong but as far as I know the E5377T is a 4G Wifi modem / router.
If the OAP is serving as Hotspor, how can you connect to the 4G router via Wifi (I don't think you can use the E5377T via USB. At least I couldn't)?
Can you help explain how to do this because if it is possible it will greatly improve the use of OAP?