ZLINK WONT CONNECT ! How to fix problems on a Aftermarket Car Stereo

[@ericus3531]

If your zlink screen is stuck on “waiting” after connecting your phone’s wifi and Bluetooth to your car stereo; 1. Disconnect your phone’s Bluetooth. 2. Reconnect your phone’s Bluetooth to your car stereo. The Zlink should automatically connect to your phone. Lastly; make sure your Siri is enabled.

[@bluecollarBlaze]

I have done this many times and updated everything still don’t connect to zlink via Bluetooth

[@ericus3531]

@@bluecollarBlaze did you buy the wireless CarPlay feature on your headunit? I have had people tell me their zlink wireless feature doesn’t work when they never bought the feature. If you have, make sure your Siri is enabled and keep me updated.

[@juandiegoramirez5662]

@@ericus3531 i already did that and doesn’t work

[@mike167]

It is stuck on waiting every time, any sollutions for that?

[@bryanaltman7096]

@@mike167I just joined the club😢

[@Rmoon98]

I’ve been struggling with this for about 20 minutes. I clicked on your video and it immediately connected. Thank you for your help.

[@quality_contentmydude6965]

Literally putting my car in auxiliary mode fixed it for me. If you didn’t show the first few seconds, I’d have been struggling for hours. You’re awesome man!

[@MortalSlayer16]

Can you elaborate more

[@quality_contentmydude6965]

@@MortalSlayer16 not every car has auxiliary mode, but fortunately for me mine does. all this means is i turned the key one notch to the left, not enough to turn the whole car off but enough to keep all the electronics on. and that ended up fixing it for me

[@fluxcapacitor]

​@@quality_contentmydude6965 It's called "accessory mode" and all cars with an ignition switch by key have it. Not "auxiliary" which is the term for the alternate sound output of the car stereo. But whatever, your comment makes no sense all the same. The accessory mode only provides 12VDC to the head unit when on, it is the exact same thing as when the engine is turned on. When completely off, the ACC power is turned off. By letting the ACC mode ON all the time you just prevent the head unit from going to sleep or powering off completely. Nobody should let his key on the firs notch of the ignition switch as is at the risk of draining the battery in a few hours, if not having the car stolen.

[@quality_contentmydude6965]

@@fluxcapacitor I call it auxiliary because I can listen to music without having to turn the car on, but you can keep being unnecessarily cranky all you want. it worked for me, haven’t had issues since. suck one lol

[@Codebluesituation]

hotspot connected and bluetooth works but i can't connect to carplay in my settings it picks up but the gear just keeps loading

[@nickgraham7784]

I’m having the same problem did you ever figure out how to fix it?

[@QHYPEZFIFAGAMEPLAY7]

@@nickgraham7784bruh

[@GlitchyboyGaming]

Going through this right now and have no clue how to fix it

[@Arcgateway]

@@GlitchyboyGaming “Forget” the existing Bluetooth connection, then do not connect again in Bluetooth, just open CarPlay settings and connect from there

[@Warren007]

Hey, I'm trying to get zlink to connect to android auto but doesn't seem to be working, it is just stuck on "waiting". I'm connected to my display via Bluetooth. Now I am trying to connect the WiFi but just a little confused. Do I need a SD card(for data), so I can hotspot and connect my phone to it?

[@ericus3531]

What kinda brand is your headunit? Some of the headunits does not support Android auto. You might need to purchase an android auto USB dongle for your zlink to work.

[@noskateonme5671]

This video saved me a lot of headache and money trying to buy stuff to make my phone charge faster while connected. I didn't know I had to connect to the hotspot....

[@przemysawczepnik5790]

Hey, so you also had the problem when the head unit didn't let you connect to iphone's hotspot? My head unit sees the iphone's hotspot but only saves it, doesn't let it connect for some reason. Any thoughts on that?

[@ericus3531]

Yes I have! In that situation, you need to turn the headunit’s hotspot off, turn on the wifi and your phone should connect to your stereo. The reason why your your unit isn’t letting you connect to your phone hotspot is because the headunits hotspot blocks that connection when its left on. So always make sure your headunit hotspot is off when trying to connect your phone hotspot to your car stereo.

[@WF-ww2rw]

I tried to disconnect and reconnect the bluetooth while it’s “waiting”. But I didn’t change anything. I noticed that it will work if I can connect my phone to the headunit’s hotspot, however, it often to be very hard to connect to the hotspot (sometimes it’s can’t be found). What should I do?

[@ericus3531]

You are right. You need to connect to the headunit’s hotspot in order for the zlink to work. When you can’t find the hotspot, restart the headunit.

[@safwaansheikh5308]

Hey, got an issue where my CarPlay will randomly disconnect after like 20 mins of driving and most of the time it won’t reconnect automatically, when I check the hotspot has disconnected. As well as this it take around 2-5 mins for the carplay to connect when I turn the car on. Any ideas of how to get it to stop cutting out and to get it to connect first time?

[@ericus3531]

The best way to fix this issue is to use a usb cable to connect instead of wirelessly connecting. The Seicane software is outdated so it doesn’t usually connect right away. If you don’t have a usb cable; another option is to turn off your phone’s Bluetooth, turn it back on and connect to the headunit.

[@safwaansheikh5308]

Issue still not being resolved, the Carplay randomly cuts out and sometimes does not automatically reconnect. When I check it shows that the hotspot on the screen has turned off. Is there a way to stop it from disconnecting?

[@eltocon]

Check the hotspot timer. Sometimes it has precisely a 20 minutos auto-off.

[@eazy5796]

@@safwaansheikh5308 same problem. Did you finde a Solution?

[@Thuglifeandbabyhair]

is there a way to download new car themes to this radio?

[@Beasstify]

Doesn’t work my model is the px6. And it says something about a hardware error. Just stuck in waiting the whole time over and over again.

[@lethyn]

Is there any possible solution to the connectivity issue I am facing with CarPlay? While the wired connection is working perfectly, I am experiencing frequent audio drops and malfunctioning when connected wirelessly. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide, my friends.

[@fluxcapacitor]

How do you connect your iPhone through a cable to Zlink5? Doesn't work for me on my Android head unit, only wireless which is unreliable and so slow. I feel cheated.

[@michaelthrasher9620]

My zlink doesn’t show up in the CarPlay settings on my phone what do I do to get it to sync and activate?

[@rodrigomoralesvila]

Any idea why wireless works perfectly but i cannot connect wired? I tried everything and used a brand new apple cable. iPhone 12. Help 😀. Zlink5 BMW EVO

[@joppe98]

have you found a solution? I have the same problem

[@antoninosantoro7670]

hi ericus... after installing ios15.2 on my iPhone i cannot using zlink 5 in my car... have solutions?must i wait for an update?

[@ericus3531]

No, my iphone is updated as well and zlink still works for me. Forget all the connections on your iphone and try to reconnect it.

[@antoninosantoro7670]

@@ericus3531 after restarting my Android sistem of car everything went for the right way!! Thanks so much for you. Guide and Help!! 😎👍

[@ericus3531]

@@antoninosantoro7670 you’re welcome

[@sattri3]

MfI chip not detected error in my ts7 ? any solution ?

[@willpenaa]

once you get the carplay working, do you have to reconnect again every time you turn on the car?

[@charlybobet2673]

i think yeah

[@safwaanzaman2330]

I have a Topway (TS7) which is supposed to support AA and apple car play. When i installed the unit myself, there was no Z-Link (or T-link). I’ve been looking around for the APK on google but keep finding error codes with majority of them. Is there any way you can share your Z link app download link

[@shwndh]

What if you have two phones? How do you choose when one will connect to Zlink?

[@ericus3531]

You can connect one phone at a time. If two phones are connected at the same time. You would have to disconnect one phone in order to successfully connect to zlink.

[@Hummer999xx]

I connected to CarPlay but I don’t have any sounds from the app. Please help.

[@rkstoney3872]

Go to your settings and make sure your audio volume is all the way up . Mine was on zero

[@dannynavarro9836]

Dude I was skeptical at first but connecting to the hotspot seemed to have worked. Thank you

[@EazyNuh640]

It work bc the zlink using the hotspot to connect your phone

[@drkblunt]

@@EazyNuh640 everytime i connect my bluetooth it connects to the hotspot then turns off bluetooth but doesnt start carplay.

[@loudrepublic7877]

@@drkbluntsame for me please lmk when you find the fix

[@maverickk2222]

My zlink connects but the connection is extremely choppy..any fix for that?!

[@tarunpatel2599]

Thanks man that’s really help to connect zlink wireless . I have connected but call can not pickup or cancel from steering. Any idea ?

[@ericus3531]

I haven’t used the steering wheel button to pick up phone calls. When I do, I will let you know

[@seasondyes1990]

Thanks for this message, could you share how i can restart my head unit? It doest have any buttons..

[@ericus3531]

You have to use a thin object like an ear ring or a pen to press the reset button

[@danielserur2830]

I have a head unit with android 8.1 I downloaded several Zlink versions and all of them say “CHANNEL MISMATCH” which version of zlink should I download for my deah unit with android 8.1?

[@ivibeltran5968]

Hello. were you able to solve the problem? I get the same thing.

[@moderngod1]

it keeps saying its connecting to iphone but thats it. Tried everything in this video no luck just as it looks at 1:05. whenever I am at the bluetooth connection it just keeps disconnecting.

[@robtillman3190]

Mine stays on waiting. I've tried disconnecting, restarting, and still nothing. Any suggestions? Using Android phone.

[@georgekech4903]

I have a different issue with wireless CarPlay and ZLink. It connects fine but when I play music via Apple Music often it skips a second or two at songs. It's very annoying. Like the connection is lagging or something. Do you know the solution? I checked the version of ZLink and it says it's the latest and I have the latest update on my iPhone 12 Pro Max.

[@prashant4935]

Extend the wifi/Bluetooth signal wire a bit at back of hed unit

[@lesterthecollector]

Should my headunit get hot when I drive? And Greta video brotha!

[@ericus3531]

No Seicane headunit don’t have that problem

[@albertavila2856]

My slink says “please connect the internet synchronization time, then activate” and when I connect to the wifi it still says that

[@noahqueen2567]

My zlink keeps saying not activated. Any fix?

[@wortleyjasmine21]

mine keeps switching to the radio every second what can i do to fix it

[@nycks1]

How can I connect to the internet using my hotspot? Thanks in advance 😊

[@joefelazuelo5753]

i download apk zlink to my andrios 8 car stereo device to connected to my iphone 11 pro max but its not working its error channel can u help me please

[@ericus3531]

Sorry dude, you have to buy the zlink. My headunit came with the zlink so I didn’t have to buy it.

[@osyrisRae]

Same

[@garrisonlee4555]

i have the bluetooth connected and the wifi and it still says waiting

[@ericus3531]

Great comment. You can fix this by disconnecting your phone Bluetooth from the headunit. Then reconnect. The zlink should automatically connect.

[@mapleean2751]

Did you plug your phone in the first time you used it? Apparently initially you need a wired connection then after that wireless works better

[@jaimariyoung2845]

Hello I'm having a problem Connecting, I connected my phone to my cars hotspot still Nothing

[@ericus3531]

Is your zlink activated?

[@QHYPEZFIFAGAMEPLAY7]

@@ericus3531what does that even mean

[@luantavares8195]

Fix it !! Forget Bluetooth from main radio and phone . Then start over ! Works fine !! Like from begin again !

[@hahnwilson4451]

Hi,this is Jem from binize car stereo,we are interested in your video of car stereo, plz tell us how to contact you~

[@ericus3531]

Hi Jem, You can reach me at [e-mail]

[@olliehubbard114]

I’ve tried all of this. I’m still stuck on waiting but the orange thing isn’t even going around in a circle

[@ericus3531]

Msg me on instagram with a picture of your zlink screen.

[@davidechiment913]

@@ericus3531 can you give me your Instagram? I have problems too🙏

[@davxyisaiah]

IT WORKED. THANK YOU.

[@psykomunky75]

Awesome info - you made it easy to solve my connection issues and it also fixed the lag in audio via CarPlay I was getting due to the constant WiFi polling. Huge thanks :)

[@ericus3531]

You’re welcome.

[@pawelsokolowski1516]

I have a problem with ZLink when i try to connect for the second time. Scenario: 1st connection is always working. Then, when i leave my car (so the BT connection will drop) and get back to it after a while it will never connect back. I have to always restart my radio to connect with CarPlay again. Has anyone got the same problem and found a solution?

[@CorvetteC6-LS2]

I can't download the zlink app why?

[@ripenmander6326]

Thankyou man facing the problem from so long 1 one solved mine thanks alot

[@danhornsby6890]

Does anyone have any issues with phone call Audio lag ? Very annoying !!!! Any suggestions ?

[@Dbz-yo5ct]

Does any one have the issue where zlink will just disconnect for no reason ?

[@ericus3531]

Yes. The connection gets interrupted sometimes

[@Dbz-yo5ct]

@@ericus3531 so there no fix for it at all then ?

[@ericus3531]

@@Dbz-yo5ct Yes. You can fix it by making sure both your Bluetooth and wifi are connected to the stereo’s hotspot

[@Dbz-yo5ct]

@@ericus3531 oh I see ok make sense, thanks mate much appreciated.

[@Dbz-yo5ct]

I also found that if my IPhone comes out of Focus mode in the driving do not disturb setting it will also disconnect so might be a good idea to check that aswell.

[@nickbanni4568]

Hi man, I have a problem with connection. In the CarPlay settings i find my android radio but it doesn’t connect to it. Can i resolve? Thank you

[@drrckhamilton]

Is this unit even worth it, with whatever problems you had?

[@ericus3531]

Yes it's worth it. I've been able to fix the problems i had with this unit.

[@rkstoney3872]

I can connect to Z link but have no audio :/

[@andrewdillon6548]

Nice, thanks for you help. I didn't know there was a button in the iphone settings to enable carplay.

[@atifali7874]

Awesome buddy.. this was super helpful🎉🎉🎉.. big thanks to u

[@GPage-ng5tw]

Thanks dude. You are legend !!

[@theyounglife2755]

Thanks! Helped me!

[@Hippie4Crypto]

thank u so much Ericus!

[@flimyupdate1321]

Please share that APK 🙏🙏🙏

[@ericus3531]

The zlink came with the Seicane unit. I didn’t download a apk file

[@AdamDLP]

Bro folks just saved me

[@Willie2k]

Mines say connecting but never connects

[@m.k.980]

Thank you very much!!

[@supersaiyanpilaf4085]

Mine is stuck on waiting?

[@ryanday399]

Same here, worked fine on old phone but can’t get new one to work. Did you get it resolved?

[@nishangkotian5306]

How to download Zlink can I get the link to download

[@ericus3531]

You can’t just download it. The Zlink comes with the headunit

[@nishangkotian5306]

@@ericus3531 There is any possibility that we can install it ?

[@ericus3531]

@@nishangkotian5306 I don’t think so but I’ll check if you can

[@EpicGamer-wo5xw]

@@ericus3531is there a link?

[@trixihd1723]

where’s the link to buy this?

[@ericus3531]

It’s on my channel “Seicane headunit “

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