Hi all,
I'm new to some of this and hope you can help with a decision i have to make.
I have a 2007 For Fiesta ST and im wanting to ditch the standard double DIN head unit in favour of something a little more up to date. I have a few choices and was hoping you may be able to help me choose based on your own personal experience etc.
My Choices are as follows:-
Replace the standard head unit for an Android/Other OS head unit with touch screen interface.
Custom build an Android based Car PC with 7" touchscreen (ODROID or similar)
Adapt a Tablet with various bits and bobs and install it into the dash permanently, i have a Galaxy Tab 2 but wouldnt mind getting a Nexus 7.
Now, these have various pros and cons, mainly down to cost, ease of installation, availability of parts/modules and my very basic knowledge of compiling custom kernels.
EDIT. I better add a list of features to help with replies. I need FM radio, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, decent storage capacity (min 16gb), GPS for satnav and USB inputs
Please help
Bri.
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No matter, i ended up buying a 2012 Nexus 7 3G for my install. It came with 4.4.2 installed.
My next question is, i tried installing Timurs USB ROM onto it after i rooted it but when it had finished, it had regressed Android to 4.2.2. Are there any later versions of the USB ROM that allow installing on a 2012 N7 whilst keeping Android 4.4.2?
Thanks again,
Bri.
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Hey,
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So is there anything I should know before attempting this backwards "burn" to reformat the tablet. Like just find an applicable ARM image on Kali.org? Should I just wipe it clean and rebuild from nothing or from the kernel at least? or wasting my time with this approach and just need to wipe it and use it as doorstop? I would keep Android and use a Linux Deploy approach but due to the keyboard not functioning and the lack of touch screen I feel the onscreen keyboard I have to use now would not be suitable to a VM style approach. Also hoping it I can just replace the OS I can then find the applicable drivers for things like the keyboard. I'm not sure if I should pull off all software except Droid Drive to the USB the device will hold and then flash or keep certain files (for instance whatever file may hold the drivers and kernel) or some of the build in apps? Etc Etc. You see where I'm going here. Replace the existing OS with Kali and any pointers with using Drive Droid or any other way you all think I could approach this better even if its flashing Damn Small Linux first and building up or just working of the Linux sites to build my own image kernel and all....I would appreciate any advice and I'm heading over to read Droid Drive info now. Ive just recently had time or interest in computing since I used my Blackberry or iPhone for any computing I needed or work computers on their own network. So until about a month ago the last system rebuild I did was on a Gateway running Windows 97 or so.
Thanks Androidians I'm off to start an online Android course now actually.
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Anyone
Hi there people,
Wondering if anyone is developing roms for android car radios, I've got one in my car(Seat Ibiza 2012/03) and from what I've seen the same device applies to many Volkwagen group cars(skoda, seat, audi, volkwagen etc).
My device says model S07 and it's having Android 4.4, it works quite fast for it's 1GB of ram but it's suppose to as it's pure android(no extra crap or anything, just the basic)
I've asked the seller(Chinese dude, very friendly and he's not disappeared as others do) if there's an update or anything, he told me that there's a new version(hardware one) of this radio that has newer android but also costs 500+ euros. Well I'm not going to do that as the radio works mostly fine(sometimes, rare bug but it happens, if it doesn't boot completely and it's in the process, if I start the car it might stuck in the Seat logo(you can chance the logo to many brands from inside the android menu, it's just the boot logo)
Any thoughts
(I've attach a picture - not from my car but it's exactly the same)
Hi,
I really like the idea of installing a tablet in my car, in place of a head unit. The only rom/kernel i have seen dedicated to this seems to be Timurs Kernel. There is rom development for android head unit devices (usually Chinese ones), but what i'm looking for is essentially a continuation of timurs kernel development but perhaps for a more modern tablet than the nexus 7? Does this exist?
The Android head units also seem to have some features baked into their roms which i cannot really replicate on the tablet that i really would like. the largest example here, would be an android rom that behaves as a Bluetooth receiver, so i can connect my phone to the tablet, where it is simply a slave device to the phone.
I really want to avoid getting a Chinese head unit, and would love to have a nice looking tablet, without a resolution of the standard 1024x800. I am aware of the app 'Headunit' reloaded which makes a tablet/phone a slave device to any phone running the android auto app, but the latency and smoothness of operation is rather disappointing. Could anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks