Hi Guys,
I'm am almost a complete newbie in terms of a "programming level", but have been able to convert a couple of old phones (HTC) to android previously with the tutorials and great work done on this forum.
For all the interest, ideas and effort put into this website in making all our phone's much more user friendly, I find it hard to believe that no one has taken advantage of the new Android powered head units available..... Has anyone gotten onto this type of thing?
I have purchased an chinese, Android 2.3 powered head unit and for $400, it has more function than a $1400 commercial head unit (such as Alpine, sony, JVC etc.). It does have a typical couple of bugs being a chinese import unit, as it simply has not had enough beta testing, but overall is not too bad.
This is the unit here:
(look up "Roaddroid" on ebay, google, chinavision)
EDIT: Dammit - Noobs can't post links - try: w w w . c h i n a v a s i o n . c o m / d i j 6 /
I have been trying to install some applications etc onto here with some success, but not hugely overall as much as I had hoped. Unfortunately my current knowledge on Android programming puts me at a disadvantage.
95% of us would drive cars in this forum; and being able to customize, enhance and improve our own car stereo into a more user friendly multimedia GPS unit would be awesome....
Are there any interested people or does anyone from this forum know people that are already doing?
You should have just used a standalone speaker powered by microSD card.
Jz0m64 said:
Hi Guys,
I'm am almost a complete newbie in terms of a "programming level", but have been able to convert a couple of old phones (HTC) to android previously with the tutorials and great work done on this forum.
For all the interest, ideas and effort put into this website in making all our phone's much more user friendly, I find it hard to believe that no one has taken advantage of the new Android powered head units available..... Has anyone gotten onto this type of thing?
I have purchased an chinese, Android 2.3 powered head unit and for $400, it has more function than a $1400 commercial head unit (such as Alpine, sony, JVC etc.). It does have a typical couple of bugs being a chinese import unit, as it simply has not had enough beta testing, but overall is not too bad.
This is the unit here:
(look up "Roaddroid" on ebay, google, chinavision)
EDIT: Dammit - Noobs can't post links - try: w w w . c h i n a v a s i o n . c o m / d i j 6 /
I have been trying to install some applications etc onto here with some success, but not hugely overall as much as I had hoped. Unfortunately my current knowledge on Android programming puts me at a disadvantage.
95% of us would drive cars in this forum; and being able to customize, enhance and improve our own car stereo into a more user friendly multimedia GPS unit would be awesome....
Are there any interested people or does anyone from this forum know people that are already doing?
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I'm totally interested. Stay away from Parrot's offering. Catastrophe. I too am looking into the Chinese option. Makes perfect sense to have a car sstereo with a OS.
Search these forums for "android stereo"
Search these forums for android car stereo. I have started a thread about an android head unit that I currently own and like a lot.
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First of all Not sure if this is where it should be i thought putting this in off topic was too far from the point and reading through other threads it didn't seem to fit anywhere, Anyway i'll post it here anyway i would like to think most people on this website would appreciate this and see if i have to valid points and some cool things to show you maybe.
I would firstly like to start with some cool Android game consoles being developed by a company called JXD http://www.jxd.hk/ they're other companies doing this (not as good and more expensive) in my opinion but i'll supply information for you do to your own researched at the bottom of this thread.
Anyway This is the newest console released the S7300 just released a day ago it's quite amazing system and extremely cheap ( older models if you have a budget to test these out starting as low as $20 - $40 USD) This latest one is about $150 it's android the specs are listed here
As you can see the device has possibility for some good gaming and a start to some innovative ideas and maybe bigger companies creating devices similar to this.
What is the point?
Well i was a huge user of my Xperia play and Galaxy s3 which i recently sold for a Android iphone 5 rip off mainly because it looked good worked great and was light enough to go jogging without it annoying me, but this gave me a lack of gaming which i love about my android mobile so i decided to look for an android gaming device it took an hour or so but i found hundreds some on ebay some on random websites, after separating the over priced devices and the ones with poor design and bad hardware i found a website or 2 with the device i was going to purchase, and after looking all day i found there is a good start to this android gaming, but how come it hasn't set off bigger or faster yet, i find it a shame.
What to do?
Well many may disagree but this is the only website i use for anything remotely android related, but i was thinking if XDA could add apart of the forum for unpopular devices such as these underground branded ( Non rip off android devices and the emerging gaming android console and devices ) to increase the speed it picks up i believe if we have people talking about it more and helping sharing in customized apps themes etc... it might help set off the community to use it more which may encourage developers to add more support.
I mean Why Not! we have tablets but everything seems to be big brands Sony, Samsung, Apple, Nokia, i thought this was a website for unlocking your device for better use and doing things with it the majority of us think is "Cool".
I might add more later But for now i'll leave some links to a few devices i looked through and website to purchase or compare prices for your curiosity.
Developer jxe website all their devices are listed there but no purchasing options but good to get the names to Google
Another product i thought would be good to mention just for the hell of it if you go jogging like me or like high quality sound with less wires and cheap at the same time would be to purchase a MW600 it's a Bluetooth headset and you just plug your headphone into it and it connects wirelessly to you phone.
http://www.willgoo.com/ - This website seems to sell any modded gaming android devices from all the companys making them at the moment at the cheapest price and a vast collection to choose from.
The latest device out is http://www.willgoo.com/jxd-s7300-du...ons-8gb-p-306.html?referrer=CNWR_771331638507
Reason i liked this among the rest?
for one the touch screen isn't the out dated touch resistant most others use.
First to have an actual dual analog joysticks! and not like the xperia play with the stupid touch slide which i found tedious after a day of use.
2 back buttons and simple nice thin design.
highest resolution offered.
and does say it has 3G i don't know if it's via a sim card or it means through wifi tethering with another device who knows but i'm happy either way
another product i thought would be good to mention just for the hell of it if you go jogging like me or like high quality sound with less wires and cheap at the same time would be to purchase a MW600 it's a Bluetooth headset and you just plug your headphone into it and it connects wirelessly to you phone.
Unmarked android phones.
I'll list a few android phones i think are semi decent and can be cheap and stilll good looking on a budget here is the top 2 websites i trust and can be cheap if you search well
eForChina and Dhgate
These 2 websites have plenty mobile phones people could check out at a cheap price, the one i purchased because i wanted a decent phone that runs android but looks like an iphone 5 is zophone 5
It's a little more steep in price than the others but i managed to get it for £120 off ebay but its light and does what i need it to do.
Done more research the website most china branded (unbranded) mobiles are released to http://android-sale.com/
this website's most famous brand seems to be the goophone for the iphone 5 android clones but they also make some really good unique none clone designs packing quad core 2gb ram models, would be good if you're looking for some unique designed phone you won't see any friends using.
That thing looks slick. Will do more research.
Yeah it would be nice to see games compatible
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Yeah it would be nice to see games compatible
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It has a dual core mali 400, and a dual core a9 clocked at 1.5, it should run most games other mali 400 devices run. I pre ordered one and now waiting for it. I hope it gets popular enough to have a community and a few custom rom builds. It has quite decent specs for emulation(main purpose its being promoted for) and should run almost every game on the android market. The main issue with JDX devices is battery life (is why I hope for custom roms), but the device claims to come pre rooted, you can see pictures of it supposedly having play store support, so if a community does surge for it it could be as popular as the kindle in terms of a dedicated community interested in custom android builds that support better battery use and remove some of its bloatware. im replacing the free 8g card ill get for pre ordering with a 32(64 if it takes it) card and have a decent 40gig snes/ps1 emulation device with touch controls that will let me do the basic things i do on my phone. Since i plan to tether it from my phone, I'm aiming to keep my phone pocketed the whole time, Headset calls, redirect texts to the JXD, and play/browse on the 7 inch screen so if a call comes in my gaming wont be interrupted something that ruins some games that reboot when a call comes in.
Maybe Padone 2 ? over 7k mAh, four core etc... Nothing but fine gaming devices with possibilities
They should make a special section in the forum for JXD Devices. Especially for developers that wants to help with making the device easier to use.
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Greetings all,
This is my first post here so to start with an intro: I'm not a Dev, just a user trying to understand how things work (or why they don't).
In this case, I'm looking for some info on the "true" GPS or GNSS chipset used by Android smartphone makers, vs. Apple iPhone series.
I've googled and looked at many "TearDown" reports on both but it remains obscure to me.
My setup is still rather uncommon, I admit: I drive a Tesla Model S with a nasty windshield optimized for heat and IR reflection (seems it's a double window with some alloy in between) and as a result, EVERY single Android phone I've tried (Samsung S4 Mini, Mega 6.3, LG G2 Mini) fail miserably vs. an iPhone 4 or 4S, not to mention a quick test with a 5S.
Every Android says: "no GPS reception" like 75% of time, wherever close to the windshield I place it.
While every iPhone, even placed on the passenger seat, like 1m away from windshield, will be on easy mode with both Google Maps or Waze (I use it in FR because it's the only one to show speed-traps by the meter range; one trap avoided pays the phone here...).
Do you know by any chance the type of GPS/GNSS that Apple is using on their iPhone ?
And what Android phone maker would use the same -or up to performance- ?
So I can order it.
Best regards,
T.P.
Hi,
Here would be the section to ask about that,
> Android Development and Hacking > Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
Thank you. Thread closed.
Hi everyone
I have been having a look at all the threads related to Android Car DVDs ( head units)but I am still struggling with knowing the actual manufacturer of these units. As you may know, there are a lot of similar car dvds that are sold with a different name each time. The goal of this thread would be to make a list of the main car dvds manufacturers so that we can order the "real" unit and not something with a different brand on it sold by a company that may not know the product it is selling at all.
First, I would like to get your opinion, does this thread makes sense? Would you be interested in it ?
Even though there are still similar products among the ones sold by those brands (thus, it needs more investigation), here are the main makes I have found so far: Newsmy, Ownice, Pumpkin, Mekede, Huifei.
Did you manage to get more info about the main companies making those car dvds ?
I bought this factory refurbished head unit from Crutchfield. It works, but the user interface is complete garbage, and the functionality is humorous at best.
This device has so much potential and so many features that it SHOULD be an amazing head unit, but I feel like maybe the team that developed the firmware dropped the ball bigtime when it comes to Android phone support. It strikes me as funny that an android-based device would have so much trouble integrating with android devices.
Long story short, I have a copy of their latest firmware, but hacking these sorts of things is a bit new to me. I'd really like to pick this ROM apart and try to improve it, but don't know where to begin.
I am able to extract the system image and manipulate whatever is in it. See attached. If there are any other developers out there with an interest in these head units I'd love to hear some feedback on where to start and what can be done. Kenwood does not seem apt to improve upon this unit (as is evident by the consistently horrible product reviews on any site that contains reviews).
http://www.kenwood.com/usa/car/excelon/dnn992/support.html?model=DNN992
Factory v1.2.0 image is available at link above
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Hello friend, I'm looking into modifying Android head units myself and just found your post. You may want to ask the same question over here....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android-auto
Hi all!
I just bought an Eonon GA8153A for my Seat Leon. Spec is as follows :
Designed for Volkswagen/SEAT/SKODA
Allwinner T8 Processor
Android 7.1 Nougat
2GB Ram
32GM Rom
Having been involved with tinkering in Android previously. I decided to look if a custom rom was available for it, I can't seem to find anything but I see lots of devices seem to all be the same ones just badged up differently. does anybody know if this unit will be compatible with any existing Roms?
Thanks in advance for any information anybody can offer!
Regards
CelticWebs
So it's arrived today and I've installed it in my car, operation seems Smooth but seemingly simple feature of iPod connection is missing! I didn't expect that one to be missing. I knew Apple CarPlay was going to be a long shot but I did expect it to still have standard iPod connectivity via the usb cable!
I see there are CarPlay adapters so I'm contemplating ordering one of those for it. Both myself and my wife have Apple devices so would make sense to have the function really.
Before I spend even more money trying to get the head unit to do what I thought wore be basic functionality, am I missing the blatantly obvious to get iPod connection to work?