Android Car Radio Multimedia Systems

Hizpo - S8-8G Octa Core 7862

• If the application creating the link with your Android phone (normally, this is the zlink app) is stuck / crashed, the only way to fix the situation might be to perform a full reboot of the Android system of the S8-8G. This is not easy though; there is no direct access in the interface for this. You will need to go to Settings -> Device -> Factory -> enter 8888 as a code -> go to Phone Link App (item 42) and change the value. This will ask you for a mandatory reboot, which you can allow.
• Note that there is one other application to manage the phone link, but I could not get it to work (it looks intended specifically for the Chinese market).
• The sleep time setting is an important one (in Settings -> Device -> General -> Sleep time). It actually is very counter intuitive because "sleeping" actually means not performing a full reboot if the car engine is powered off then powered on. For instance, if you select "Sleep for one day", the system will perform a full Android reboot if the car has been turned off (unused) for more than one day.
• Usually, you never want a reboot (unless there are issues and the system is stuck), as this is a long process. Thus you want to sleep for as long as possible. The maximum allowed value is 7 days, and should be selected. Don't select "Do not sleep" as it implies a full system reboot at every start of the car engine.

Installing applications

• You can install applications in the standard way via Google's Play application (you just need to be connected to the Internet).

Copying files to the built-in memory

• As the Bluetooth connection with my Android phone is unstable, it was better to copy music files directly to the built-in storage and use a standard music player such as Media Monkey directly on the host Android system. To copy the files, I installed File Manager, my usual application on Android for such operations.