Headunit replace...did we decide on anything Android?
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Headunit replace...did we decide on anything Android?
Looking to replace the headunit in the '01. Touchscreen, doesn't need to play CD's....MP3's will be just fine. Android would be nice.
And to keep it consistent with the forum...Android w/Bluetooth to run Torque Pro.
And to keep it consistent with the forum...Android w/Bluetooth to run Torque Pro.
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I think I'm going with this head unit in the thread below page 4 thread #56. I like the way it works and love the price... but it's the price that scares me. seems to cheap for a good solid unit. Some of the research that I have done it seems to be a good unit with little to no issues. I just fear that it is like a phone where you have to replace it every 2 to 4 years. Don't want that. So far no one has.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ure-too-4.html
You can also find them on Amazon, but here is their website.
Joying® Aftermarket Best Android Head Unit, Android Car Stereo, Android Car Radio Audio Joying Best Universal 2 Double Din Car Stereo Android 4.4.4 Kitkat 7 Inch Radio Audio In Dash GPS Navigation System Android In-Dash Android GPS navigation | carjo
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ure-too-4.html
You can also find them on Amazon, but here is their website.
Joying® Aftermarket Best Android Head Unit, Android Car Stereo, Android Car Radio Audio Joying Best Universal 2 Double Din Car Stereo Android 4.4.4 Kitkat 7 Inch Radio Audio In Dash GPS Navigation System Android In-Dash Android GPS navigation | carjo
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I already have a cheapo head unit with an SD card for music storage and it has a backup camera - so I can afford to wait for a decent aftermarket head unit with Android Auto. Joying is the leader of the pack right now for features, quality, and customer support - but I have no idea how well it sounds or if it will adapt to Android Auto when released.
I push for Android Auto because it's an operating system completely engineered to operate safely in a driving environment. It's real freaking hard to surf through menus with tiny icons on a 7" screen while leaning over in an 8000-pound paint mixer. Gimme voice commands, oversized buttons, very simple menus appropriate for driving, excellent sound quality out the speakers (at least Pioneer quality), and noise-cancelling on the microphone that works well in our cabs. I'm not picky, I'm ****.
I push for Android Auto because it's an operating system completely engineered to operate safely in a driving environment. It's real freaking hard to surf through menus with tiny icons on a 7" screen while leaning over in an 8000-pound paint mixer. Gimme voice commands, oversized buttons, very simple menus appropriate for driving, excellent sound quality out the speakers (at least Pioneer quality), and noise-cancelling on the microphone that works well in our cabs. I'm not picky, I'm ****.
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I already have a cheapo head unit with an SD card for music storage and it has a backup camera - so I can afford to wait for a decent aftermarket head unit with Android Auto. Joying is the leader of the pack right now for features, quality, and customer support - but I have no idea how well it sounds or if it will adapt to Android Auto when released.
I push for Android Auto because it's an operating system completely engineered to operate safely in a driving environment. It's real freaking hard to surf through menus with tiny icons on a 7" screen while leaning over in an 8000-pound paint mixer. Gimme voice commands, oversized buttons, very simple menus appropriate for driving, excellent sound quality out the speakers (at least Pioneer quality), and noise-cancelling on the microphone that works well in our cabs. I'm not picky, I'm ****.
I push for Android Auto because it's an operating system completely engineered to operate safely in a driving environment. It's real freaking hard to surf through menus with tiny icons on a 7" screen while leaning over in an 8000-pound paint mixer. Gimme voice commands, oversized buttons, very simple menus appropriate for driving, excellent sound quality out the speakers (at least Pioneer quality), and noise-cancelling on the microphone that works well in our cabs. I'm not picky, I'm ****.
The microphone is really good with the head unit, the voice recognition works well, its just that AA is still so limited. Something you think it would do, like read a new email, gets the "I don't know how to help with read email" response so I usually end up using my phone for bluetooth audio, the tablet for OBDII and only hook up AA if I want the navigation display on the head unit.
That Joying looks pretty cool but I've had really mixed results with stuff direct from Chinese manufacturers. I'd love to see a system like that from a known brand.
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I think I'm going with this head unit in the thread below page 4 thread #56. I like the way it works and love the price... but it's the price that scares me. seems to cheap for a good solid unit. Some of the research that I have done it seems to be a good unit with little to no issues. I just fear that it is like a phone where you have to replace it every 2 to 4 years. Don't want that. So far no one has.
I thought long and hard about the price but... The price is actually way too high for a tablet(only) of equivalent size and performance from a overseas brand.
In other words they didn't reinvent the wheel they just put it behind the wheel. That is my logic anyway.
I am waiting for some stuff to clear but when I get the green flag I will be testing the Joying from Amazon.
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