I know this has been asked a thousand times before but there doesn't seem to be many answers to it. I even checked the aoggested posts that come up when I typed this post. What would be a good double din android head unit to start with please? Are there preferred units for installing custom roms? I used to have an android tablet set up as my car stereo, literally with stereo line out, but that was a bit clunky so looking at a dedicated unit. I already have a reverse camera wired up so would ditch the screen and use the head unit. If no one has any suggestions are there any review sites for these. I did have a look but as they seem to be unbranded not a lot comes up. Thanks for any help.
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Due to the overwhelming help, response and support from this community I've managed to buy a head unit. ****ed if I know of its any good or not but I'll find out when it comes.
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i'm new to the forum but have been lurking and reading up for quite a while on these android head units.
I need to replace the head unit in my 2009 Subaru Forester. I kind of a gadget freak, so these android units caught my eye. I was interested in the DSP units from androidautoshop.com but they warned me away from them and recommended their FX8 units (though they didn't really say why except that they were better quality).
The option I was looking at before the DSP unit was a new XTRONS unit which I could get from amazon. They seem to be well regarded from what I've read and the sound quality sounds like it's pretty good with the new amp chips they are using. Now just the other day I ran across a Dasaita unit on amazon that is specific fit for my vehicle so it wouldn't need an installation kit and BONUS has a 9" screen!
Does anyone have any insight on these units? If I go with an android unit it's going to be to satisfy my tech geek so I'm going to want to be able to customize it.
I need it to have good sound. Doesn't have to be audiophile quality, but good.
Decent to good FM reception.
good connection for Bluetooth (i've heard in particular that some of these units have both connection and sound quality issues with bluetooth)
ability to connect to an ODBII sensor for my car. One that I choose, not dictated to me by the head unit company prefereably.
ability to connect to an aftermarket rear view camera.
able to use Waze and Google maps. preferably with audible directions. also offline mapping for those occasions when I don't have a cell connection.
Ideally I would be connecting these direct to speakers, with the possiblity of adding external amplification down the road.
AndroidAutoShop.com FX8 - I have concerns about them and they don't really say much about why this unit is the best.
XTRONS - seems to be popular from what i've read, though i'm not sure about the bluetooth
Dasaita - love the look of the 9" screen with no ugly install kit. Quite a bit more expensive but possibly worth it? I just can't find much info about these. I think I read somewhere on this site that they were pretty good, but I don't know where and it wasn't about this specific unit.
I'm not allowed to post links to the 3 units above yet, but the first one is on androidautoshop and the last 2 are readily available on Amazon.
Are any of these a good choice for me? or possibly a different recommendation? or should I just forget it and go with a higher end Kenwood or Pioneer head unit with Android Auto and use an HDMI for any video needs? I'm not against tinkering and these seem like a really cool option (possibly saving money over traditional head untis as well) but I don't want to get a giant headache that just never works right.
any help from you guys is greatly appreciated.
I've spent most of the last week researching android units and it can be a real headache. I thought I'd come to the headquarters of android knowledge and see if anyone could give me some direction.
I'm looking for a universal fit double din android 8.0 unit that is capable of flashing Malaysk ROMs for PX5. I've found a few but none that have all the features I want, or at least don't have them listed. I don't care whether it has a disk drive or not but I would really like wireless android screen mirroring, rca output for 5 channels and an internal dsp that offers time alignment. I would also prefer a 6.5 to 7 inch screen for flush mounting in my car. I've managed to find a unit I liked, the EONON GA2171S, which has everything I want but it says it requires usb for screen mirroring with android phones. I'm not even sure if it will work with the firmware either. Any advice would be appreciated.
Suggest posting in malaysk forums or MTCD q&a.
Hi everyone,
I recently bought a used 2010 Prius with an android HU. It's unbranded (noname) and pretty weak (1gb ram). I could live with the android performance issues but the microphone is driving me crazy. Nobody can hear what i'm saying. The unit has an external mic and i wanted to upgrade it to a different one but for some reason, the mic that's connected to the HU has 5 wires (last picture) and the one i ordered only 2 (mono jack). There's also no mic jack. Here are my questions:
1. Is there a way to connect a different mono mic?
2. Does anyone have any idea what unit this is and where i can find a wiring diagram?
3. Can you recommend a better unit? I like the ones that look more like stock, with physical buttons.
4. Any known fix for the error in the picture? "Software has not been authorized legally" when trying to use Easyconnect to mirror my phone.
I need any info i can get, you don't have to have all the answers
Thanks!
I googled "Sp9853i_1h10_vmm" (taken from one of your photos). Turned up quite a few results. I have not had experience with that particular unit but maybe might turn up some useful information for you perhaps.
Not an MTCD, requesting mod moves to [Android Head units] forum.
jlbooth said:
I googled "Sp9853i_1h10_vmm" (taken from one of your photos). Turned up quite a few results. I have not had experience with that particular unit but maybe might turn up some useful information for you perhaps.
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Thanks for the reply. I've done that first the problem is there are multiple manufacturers with multiple configurations. I contacted Seicane and am still in the process of identifying the unit/software with them but the back and forth is pretty slow..
This is not your "standard" moddable unit, I'm afraid. Most information here and on forums like 4PDA is on units based on 2 main technologies:
1. 8227L Mediatek, system: YT921xx
2. Rockchip PX3, PX5, PX6, PX30 based on MTCx chip.
By having a quick look at what you got, the mic is the least of your problems. These units are packed with so called features but need considerable hardware and software modding to make them work and even excel.
Here is an example of one such modded units, started off as cheap £70 Android, and ended up performing on par with luxury Android units. The video shows the mods, just to give you an understanding.
To save you time, invest in a Dasaita MTCE unit as that one requires least mods to perform well. You can find them for around £200 on AliExpress. Good luck!
Thanks for the info. I'll look into one of the PX chips and go for dasaita.
so i've found a single Dasaita unit for Prius G3 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001625066855.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.20fa2e0eCiCqeA
The problem is i can't find this model on Dasaita website or store and i'm not sure it's real. I've emailed Dasaita but no reply..
There are multiple units from diferent brands (Ownice, Wondefoo..). Can i go for one of those? What should i look for?
Some sellers list the "K6 plus" version as the top of the line. Should i still go for PX6 or is that better?
Has anyone tried getting one of these to run so that you can connect other Bluetooth units to control through your head unit? I bought one to be able to get my air ride and headlights through my Joying units. So far I haven't had any luck and I can't seem to find much info out there on them since there is such a shortage, I ended up taking one of the 1.0 since I was not worried about the nonworking GPS since the main vehicle I will run it in has 2 head units and can run GPS from the other. I did a search on here but didn't find anything, any help would be much welcomed
Figured I would share what I have been going through in case anyone else was going to make the same mistake, so far can't seem to find a way to make it work on a Joying unit
https://imgur.com/a/9qgNXEN
I have an Xtrons branded headunit running Android 10 (although they advertise it as 11?!) Ultimately I'm trying to work out what causes the limitations of being unable to pair certain devices with it. In particular Bluetooth gamepads/joypads/controllers.
I've tried several different brands and none will pair with the unit which is running stock firmware. I've spoken to their technical support who confirm that it is due to the Bluetooth controller not being designed / or being able to handle such devices.
I've looked in developer options and factory settings and neither has any immediately obvious things to change. I have tried disabling the onboard Bluetooth controller and connected a generic USB Bluetooth dongle but this wasn't recognised as I'm presuming the firmware doesn't contain the necessary drivers.
My old headunit (also Xtrons branded) was running Hal9k's Android 10 rom and Bluetooth controllers connect fine. Although, obviously we are talking about different hardware and non-stock firmware.
Other than trying 2.4ghz type controllers (which I am looking into already) does anyone have any knowledge that could help here?
Many thanks for any assistance.
Unfortunately, the forum crystal ball doesnt know what you unit is and from the hundreds of made up models and brands, the seller could be selling units of different types, from different factories, despite branding with the same model name.
There are are a small number of active members in these forums, you want to be posting in a way that helps those people help you, they're likely tired of answering the same questions for new users that join, get the answer and then leave.
Post screenshots from Android system information, including the MCU version when posting questions. Doing this will at least help others help you, or you might find the information has already been posted or discussed here, yourself.
marchnz said:
Unfortunately, the forum crystal ball doesnt know what you unit is and from the hundreds of made up models and brands, the seller could be selling units of different types, from different factories, despite branding with the same model name.
There are are a small number of active members in these forums, you want to be posting in a way that helps those people help you, they're likely tired of answering the same questions for new users that join, get the answer and then leave.
Post screenshots from Android system information, including the MCU version when posting questions. Doing this will at least help others help you, or you might find the information has already been posted or discussed here, yourself.
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That's a very sarcastic way of trying to point me in the right direction. I know how to search for answers and if I'd have found the one I was looking for I would have had no need to post this. Unfortunately there is no custom ROM currently available for my HU, but when I had my prev. one installed I would say I was fairly active on the Hal9K thread. I've certainly got no intention of cutting and leaving once I get a suitable response. Not sure who you are confusing me with here? Anyway, thanks for the one useful section of your response not designed to smack me down which advises to post info about the MCU. I shall do so. Thanks again.
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That's a very sarcastic way of trying to point me in the right direction. I know how to search for answers and if I'd have found the one I was looking for I would have had no need to post this. Unfortunately there is no custom ROM currently available for my HU, but when I had my prev. one installed I would say I was fairly active on the Hal9K thread. I've certainly got no intention of cutting and leaving once I get a suitable response. Not sure who you are confusing me with here? Anyway, thanks for the one useful section of your response not designed to smack me down which advises to post info about the MCU. I shall do so. Thanks again.
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There are no custom roms for any current Android head unit. The hal and other is a modded factory rom which fixes and introduces new bugs.
To get the best responses, provide the detail for you unit, like I said there are hundreds of different units and your xtrons is a made up brand and model which could be any number of factory devices.