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Best car integration kit?

For years I've been handling all the music in my car via a first-gen iPod mini under the passenger seat connected to a Harman/Kardon Drive+Play. It's got its flaws, but it works great. I turn on the car and it picks right up where it left off. The control is mounted right where my hand expects it to be and the screen is easily visible. No fuss, no muss.
I'm wondering if I can accomplish something similar with my Nexus One. What I DON'T want to do is have some complex setup where every time I get in the car I have to connect three cables and put the phone in some gawdy clamp mount, then be awkwardly trying to use the touch screen while driving, then having to stop playback and disconnect everything when I get out of the car.
I'm looking for a solution that is either one cable or automatic bluetooth. Preferably there would be an external monitor screen. I'd like a manual control that I could mount by the arm rest or steering wheel and use without looking at it. At minimum, I could do music and calls. Navigation would be a plus.
Does anything like this currently exist?

Sounds like your after any number of car headunits that support AD2P (audio over bluetooth), bluetooth voice, and navigation. Alpine, Eclipse and Kenwood all make good units that should do what you want. You should be able to leave your phone in your pocket and just have it connect via bluetooth when your in range.
I've had minimal success with the various Pioneer headunits due to them not supporting AD2P without additional controllers = more money.

I hadn't thought of just replacing the head unit but I suppose I'm due. I browsed Crutchfield but there's no filter for A2DP capability. Anyone have any suggestions for a DIN head unit with integrated A2DP and a color LCD screen?

I'm currently using a jvc kd-r900. It comes with a little Bluetooth adapter that you can plug into the rear USB port. I have it setup to auto start car home when it connects to the bluetooth. Usually by the time I get in, start the car and put my seat belt on, my phone is connected and ready to play music/calls/GPS/etc. I can start music either from my phone or just pressing the play/pause button on the head unit. Works really great. I can switch songs pause/play and make calls directly frm the head unit without having to touch my phone. My wife had her phone in her purse in the back seat and was still able to play music without touching the phone
Overall pretty pleased with the unit and it works great with my n1.
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Can you browse/navigate Artist, Album, Track, etc. from the head unit? If so, this is probably exactly what I'm after.

I can't browse using the headunit. It only allows my to play/pause and skip tracks.

Ah, okay. Thanks for the tip. This looks like a good unit.
Anyone else have experiences with A2DP headunits?

This might be dumb. But do all android phones have this a2dp feature? Isn't it just the same as a Bluetooth headset sort of, so they ALL must have it? If so I'm definitely getting a new stereo! I just want to make sure that after my nexus I can still use this feature!

A2DP is a software thing. So as long as the phone has a Bluetooth 2.0 chip (the G1 does) and the operating system supports A2DP (At minimum, Froyo does) then you're good to go.

I use a THB BURY CC9060 Music. Full Bluetooth kit with full music control from a remote dash mounted screen and call handling.
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Car Stereo w/Android tablet

I want to upgrade my factory Suzuki Jimny stero. I don't need a disc drive!
I want...
GPS and mapping with external Antenna connection if possible
Bluetooth
3G
WiFi
MP3, remote camera if possible
Behind the ddash stero with no face
I have double din space so a 7" would be perfect.
I currently have a Galaxy TAB7 (original) that would fit nicely but it does not have the external connections and I use it in my work vehicle so thats where it will likely stay.
Has anyone dome this and whatr tablet and car stereo would suit this purpose?
Oh, and FM radio, or perhaps DAB+ (Australia)

How about an ASUS eee Pad Transformer?
Probably one of the best for outside connections.
I'm wanting to do something similar to my Rx-8 once I have time, but I may just hack away at the tablet and fabricate one myself.

What sort of 'head' unit (without an actual head) could be used for this?

I too am thinking my 7" GT will be going into my Jeep double DIN. I found the Audio/Video/USB dock adapter cable on Amazon which will allow me to send the audio signal to the 4ch amp. My cell phone has the wifi hotspot for 4G which the Tab will tether to for NAV, TuneIn Radio and Places. I plan on running Tasker so that when I turn the key and the tab begins to charge it launches the TuneIn radio application in the foreground as well as launches Google Maps. I have used Tasker for many years and it works so well that the Razr Maxx incorporated a Moto version of it on their Blur. The things I have to decide are how I am going to conceal this behind my factory trim but still be able to access the volume and power buttons. Thinking there are widgets available for volume control but the power button might be harder to access although with the internal charging settings on the Tab, when it is charging the screen never turns off but when it stops it times out in 15 sec. Who knows.

[Q] What tablet, droid system for car infotainment

Hello all.
I have looked around via the search tool but not found what I was looking for directly.
Background:
I have a sterling kit car. I am modernizing the entire car to look, act, and drive like a modern day exotic sports car. So of course I would want an in dash infotainment system. However this car is extremely small. In fact the roof is only 40 inches tall.
So after remodeling the dash I have room for a 5 inch tablet. I would like to use an android based tablet, but most of the units I can find are chinese, and Win CE 6.0 based.
Im looking for the following features:
Google maps 3D GPS/Navigation
Bluetooth for phone, camera and OBD2 system access
WIFI
Back up camera wireless
Driving rear view camera
OBD 2 bluetooth system access
FM radio
MP3 Play back
Parking radar system
HD quality touch screen
Auto on and off based on external voltage (accessory power)
Custom boot screen and animations
I know some of these would be add ons and not part of the base android unit. But I am finding it very difficult to find a 5" tablet I can use in this way. It would be mounted in the dash board with only the screen exposed.
Can a win CE based tablet be converted to run android?
Im looking for a believable OEM in dash infotainment system. SI would imagine the processing power should be pretty good for fast switching, and animation speeds.
Thoughts? Ideas?
Thanks in advance!
Yaughn

Android tablet as a head unit

This thread can be moved to right location!
I’ve read the topics and none of them seem to answer my question. So. Is there a ROM that would change my tablet (Lenovo 10 inch) to a android auto. So that I could connect my phone to the tablet with BT and listen to music. The tablet would then ve wired to my pioneer head unit and so on.
I use mu tablet now as a navigator so it would be nice to add some capabilities to it.

Question Doubts about what can be done with a 7862

Hello. I am looking for a radio to install in my skoda Rapid and I have doubts regarding these FYT uis7862.
1- Would the parking sensors work acoustically and visually?
2- Could I see the information of open doors, temperature, etc on the screen?
3- Can it be integrated with the car's on-board computer to see the phone or navigation?
4- What can be done with these radios that cannot be done with a Px6 or vice versa?

Do you mean FYT based UIS7862

marchnz said:
Do you mean FYT based UIS7862
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Yes

1- Visually (someone correct me if I'm wrong)
2- Depends on your car and canbus
3- Depends on your car and canbus
4- Esasy rootable and many mods available !

@albertron The canbus is one of the biggest unknowns. Unless there is someone with the same car model and audio, amplifier and climate control as you, there is no way to know unless you try it yourself. You can ask the reseller, but if they say everything works and then it doesn't, what will you do?
Each manufacturer/reseller of these Android head units has code that works with the canbus modules. They don't share code. Some manufacturers are better than others with the canbus coding. Your experiences with other head units, such as a PX6, are not relevant as the code on the PX6 may or may not be used in these newer models.
As cars electronics change and become more complex or various items are integrated such as climate control through the head unit screen, canbus coding for the manufacturers of these head units becomes more difficult. My car is a 2012 Kia Sorento with an amplifier. The audio from the head unit to the amplifier is the only thing that uses the canbus that is used by my head unit. The canbus module that the reseller provided did not work and I had to purchase an aftermarket interface module. I was lucky that I found it. If I didn't find the interface module, I would have a paperweight that I would try to sell.
So, if those items you mention are important or required for you, I would make sure those functions work for your specific setup before purchasing a head unit...any head unit.
The above is what I've come to believe and based on my experience with my head unit and what I've read on various forums.

@mariodantas @mastrv
Thanks for answering. So it's best to ask the seller. Really the only thing that matters to me is that the parking sensor and the buttons on the steering wheel work, the rest of the things are secondary. I have also seen that most radios do not include the canbus adapter and you have to buy it separately, spending another €30. I'll have to look first for an adapter compatible with my skoda Rapid. Although I still have doubts about whether to take a px6 or a FYT with uis7862. I also have the option of an rcd330, but it has bugs that are too serious for me.
What would you do? My use will be 90% listening to music with tidal, and fm radio. The remaining 10% I will use a GPS navigator to travel.

albertron said:
@mariodantas @mastrv
Really the only thing that matters to me is that the parking sensor and the buttons on the steering wheel work, the rest of the things are secondary. I have also seen that most radios do not include the canbus adapter and you have to buy it separately, spending another €30. I'll have to look first for an adapter compatible with my skoda Rapid. Although I still have doubts about whether to take a px6 or a FYT with uis7862. I also have the option of an rcd330, but it has bugs that are too serious for me.
What would you do? My use will be 90% listening to music with tidal, and fm radio. The remaining 10% I will use a GPS navigator to travel.
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Your parking sensors will definitely work. If you get the correct canbus decoder you will also have visual parking sensors display on your headunit.
Chances are it will work as VAG group canbus codes are pretty well known. I helepd a friend install a MEKEDE unit in a Golf 5 and, even if this particular model was not a choice in setup, canbus integration worked out of the box.
PX6 units are obsolete, go for a FYT unit.

m00n61 said:
Your parking sensors will definitely work. If you get the correct canbus decoder you will also have visual parking sensors display on your headunit.
Chances are it will work as VAG group canbus codes are pretty well known. I helepd a friend install a MEKEDE unit in a Golf 5 and, even if this particular model was not a choice in setup, canbus integration worked out of the box.
PX6 units are obsolete, go for a FYT unit.
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OK, thanks. I think I'll buy a medeke or navifly then. First I will ask the seller if it is compatible with my car's canbus. Another question I had that I forgot to ask: 1 year ago I had an Android radio in another vehicle, and the tidal app interface was unusable when in landscape mode. By any chance someone has it installed and can tell me if they have fixed it? The problem was that you can't access the search, or playlist, or anything. Only the music player comes out with the last song you listened to. Tidal is my main music medium, and if it still doesn't work I could consider other radios with original Android auto.

I have a Joying uis7862 based unit. It does or can do all the things you asked. Canbus adapter was included with the wiring harness. Specifically I have the JY-VQ130N4GN in a 2010 VW Passat.
I see that they offer a number of units for the Skoda Octavia. I don't know how similar the dash of the Octavia is to the Rapid.