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Old Nov 28, 2022 | 12:57 PM
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Aux on back of radio?

What is the Aux input on the back of the radio used for? I've installed a 10.25 Android screen and noticed the Aux on the back of the radio.
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Kind of looks like an antenna jack so satellite maybe?
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It's an AUX audio input, often disabled in software despite being present on the head unit.

I've looked at a couple of YouTube videos recently about adding CarPlay/Android Auto to older models, and they require this AUX input to be added in coding, then plugged in, as that's how the new CP/AA module puts audio into the system.
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Originally Posted by midesaka
It's an AUX audio input, often disabled in software despite being present on the head unit.

I've looked at a couple of YouTube videos recently about adding CarPlay/Android Auto to older models, and they require this AUX input to be added in coding, then plugged in, as that's how the new CP/AA module puts audio into the system.
Any idea what type of cable is used to plugged into that?
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Originally Posted by LenniePaz
Any idea what type of cable is used to plugged into that?
No, sorry. They plugged into a cable in those videos, but I have to guess it was included in their wiring harness for the CP/AA module.

Here are a couple of the videos I watched:

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Originally Posted by midesaka
No, sorry. They plugged into a cable in those videos, but I have to guess it was included in their wiring harness for the CP/AA module.

Here are a couple of the videos I watched:

https://youtu.be/bkr7ZnbAu8Y
https://youtu.be/L8NtdEUFACQ
https://youtu.be/zBmYcCAPWiY
I'm almost 100% sure there isn't a way to activate aux on NTG 5.0. From what I've read it's for NTG 4.5
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