Install android auto / waze on r-link 1
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This manipulation is a hack, it is not official, you can not get help from Renault if it goes wrong. Moreover on the R-Link 1, the USB socket does not deliver enough power, it can cause bugs.
Why the first R-Link 1 are not compatible with Android Auto?R-Link 1 was introduced in 2021, at that time neither Android Auto nor Carplay existed since they were presented in June 2021 and 2021. But whether it’s Google or Apple, there are hardware requirements that areimposed on car manufacturers.It was therefore not possible for Renault to integrate and deploy them on the first versions.It was therefore necessary that Renault slightly change its hardware on the R-Link 1 released in 2021 knowing that the validation of the evolutions is a process much heavier in the automobile than in the world of the smartphone for example in particular because there issecurity issues..This explains that even if it’s frustrating I grant you
Internet is incredible, smart guys have found a way to install Android Auto on all Renault R-Link 1 marketed even the first. As it’s a little mess on the web, so I compiled all the info. No need to ask your garage Renault to do so, its computer equipment is not able to activate the function.
Interested? follow the guide!
To enable smartphone replication (Android Auto / Apple Carplay) on R-Link 1 there are some prerequisites:
The very first thing to do is to modify the ODB extension. Why? The interface is made to work on the classic CAN of the vehicle so pins 6 and 14. But the calculator of R-Link 1 is on a secondary CAN (12 and 13).
So you have to change the extension to get the following situation:
Once all this is done let’s start.
Install the DDT4all application on your computer.
Download and install the drivers for the interface ( see this page ). On Windows 8 and 10, you may use this method to install the drivers.
Copy the DDT2000 database to the C: Program Files (x86) ddt4all directory.
Start DDT4all and check that the interface (connected) is detected by appearing on the first window.
If the interface appears well, you can go to the vehicle and connect the probe to the ODB socket of the vehicle using the extension . To find out where your ODB socket is, you can visit this site.
Select your interface, check the box as you are aware that you should not do anything and select “connected mode”.
Activate the Expert mode (Einstein icon at the top), then select the after sales mode from the drop-down menu.
On the main screen choose the following options:
Then you just have to click on WRITE ECU Config (the big yellow button) at the end of the modified lines.
On the lower part you will see the frames of writing scroll. Once that’s good you can restart the R-Link 1 by pressing the Home button 5 times.
The feature is now activated! You can benefit from Google Maps, Waze directly on R-Link 1.
Here’s what it makes in a Megane 3.
Note that the Joystick is perfectly taken into account just as shortcuts Maps / Audio / Phone …
However, USB plugs do not provide enough power to charge the phone, so some phones may discharge slightly. The discharge is more pronounced when using Android Auto in the foreground than in the background. For example using Deezer via Android Auto and the classic navigation of the R-Link I noticed that it worked well!
To use the voice command of Android Auto, it will be necessary to make a long press on the button. She is damn good.
This is a manipulation that offers new possibilities to R-Link 1! I adopted it on my Mégane 3, and use it daily for Deezer!
Enjoy! ??
as this is current, and people are having trouble connecting
(i came here for other reasons, DDCM and folding mirror enabling) …
if your trying to communicate with radio/NAV units, the CAN for them is indeed,
pins 12, and 13..
but they need to be reversed to the normal wiring (like you get as standard with the gray adapter with ECUSCAN set)
but to put it in simpler terms …
you need to put pin 6 to pin 13, and pin 14 to pin 12
hope this helps peoples 🙂