Multiple issues - slow start up, radio reception patchy, music playback just stops, and more
Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 5:21 pm
I've been struggling with this unit for a few months, after getting it professionally fitted (needed an amp adapter and an antenna adapter) I've had many annoying issues, all I suspect software related but now I've run out of ideas and found this place so here goes, HELP please!
I have an iPhone (not my choice) and I use the 'personal hot spot' tethering, it works fine with my Android tablet but with the Pumpkin the process is flaked, it often requires resetting both the Pumkin and the iPhone. It often connects but shows no signal strength, even though the iPhone is right next to the Pumpkin.
Easyconnect phone mirroring doesn't work, tells me to update it but then sends me to a Chiese website with no translation so I have no clue what to do there.
Starting Google maps can take as long as 10 minutes, with frequent crashes - 'Google Maps has stopped working', it makes no difference if you close it or ignore it, the app takes the same age to start. When I get it started, it generally runs fine.
The unit often freezes, touching the screen has no effect, pressing the buttons has no effect, it generally seems to right itself after a few minutes.
The radio is very patchy, losing the station and occassionally cutting out entirely, the route I travel is the same as before I installed the Pumpkin and there are no real poor reception areas, the stock radio worked fine. I can't see How to check for updates and started looking for another app (haven't found one yet).
The music player just stops whilst playing, no error messages, no feedback, it just stops. When I restart it, it goes back to where i started listening.
Often, whilst playing music, I see an error that a music file cannot be read but it's a file that has previously played OK and will often play again without issue.
I often get an SD card issue, even though it's still seated, the Pumkin tells me it's been removed, it hasn't.
I'm happy to work through the issues but there are so many I do wonder if there is something fundamentally wrong with tge unit I have .
When it works, it's really good but it never works for long, I never have a journey without an issue of some sort.
I have an iPhone (not my choice) and I use the 'personal hot spot' tethering, it works fine with my Android tablet but with the Pumpkin the process is flaked, it often requires resetting both the Pumkin and the iPhone. It often connects but shows no signal strength, even though the iPhone is right next to the Pumpkin.
Easyconnect phone mirroring doesn't work, tells me to update it but then sends me to a Chiese website with no translation so I have no clue what to do there.
Starting Google maps can take as long as 10 minutes, with frequent crashes - 'Google Maps has stopped working', it makes no difference if you close it or ignore it, the app takes the same age to start. When I get it started, it generally runs fine.
The unit often freezes, touching the screen has no effect, pressing the buttons has no effect, it generally seems to right itself after a few minutes.
The radio is very patchy, losing the station and occassionally cutting out entirely, the route I travel is the same as before I installed the Pumpkin and there are no real poor reception areas, the stock radio worked fine. I can't see How to check for updates and started looking for another app (haven't found one yet).
The music player just stops whilst playing, no error messages, no feedback, it just stops. When I restart it, it goes back to where i started listening.
Often, whilst playing music, I see an error that a music file cannot be read but it's a file that has previously played OK and will often play again without issue.
I often get an SD card issue, even though it's still seated, the Pumkin tells me it's been removed, it hasn't.
I'm happy to work through the issues but there are so many I do wonder if there is something fundamentally wrong with tge unit I have .
When it works, it's really good but it never works for long, I never have a journey without an issue of some sort.