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AI Box App and Launcher Problems: All Fixes
8 pages on AI box app and launcher problems, backed by 31 owner reports from the AIBOX community (2023 to 2026). Each row shows the fix that worked most often; open the page for full steps, risk notes and how to undo them.
| Problem | What fixed it most often | Risk | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| CarCar Launcher Licence After a Reset or Selling the Box | Install CarCar Launcher again on the same box, open its Settings → Licence, scan the QR code with your phone and open it in the same messaging account you used to buy the licence; decline if the bot offers to sell you a new one. | Safe | 7 reports |
| AI Box Too Bright at Night: Dark Theme That Stays Dark | If the screen glares at night, switch the box to a dark theme and turn on the CarCar launcher's Reduce white point slider; that dimmed the launcher for three of the three owners who tried it. | Safe | 6 reports |
| Steering-Wheel Voice Button: Assign Your Assistant App | Install your assistant app, set the box's own Voice assistant setting to None, then choose that app under Settings → Apps → Default apps → Digital assistant app; the car's voice button now opens it. | Safe | 5 reports |
| YouTube "Playback Error" on Carlinkit Boxes: What Works | Factory reset the box and install YouTube fresh from Google Play: that was the only change that brought the official app back for the two owners who reported it in the September 2026 wave. | Safe | 5 reports |
| Apps Log You Out When the Launcher Starts | Open your launcher's settings and set its start (launch) delay to at least 1 second; owners who fixed this used 5 to 15 seconds. | Safe | 2 reports |
| Remove the Left Navigation Bar and Floating Button | For the floating button, switch off Settings → Display → Floating button, which worked for one TBox Plus owner, and if your firmware ignores it, disable the floating-button system app over ADB, which worked for another. | Advanced | 2 reports |
| Split Screen on Carlinkit: Widgets vs Real Split | Enter code 121212 in Settings → Other → Factory settings, choose the ratio and one app for each half, and tap Save: the box creates a two-app shortcut in the app list that opens both apps side by side. | Advanced | 2 reports |
| Stuck on "Loading Phone" After Installing a Launcher | Turn off the system navigation bar in the engineering menu (Settings → Other → Factory settings → 4545 → Other → System navigation bar → Off; code 1260 on Ownice) and set your new launcher as the default home app. | Advanced | 2 reports |
Reports = owners who said a fix worked for them. Risk: Safe is settings only; Advanced needs ADB or an engineering menu; Brick risk can leave the box unbootable. How we count reports.