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[Q] what is the likelihood of rooting car head units?

Hey, so I tested out android auto on a Honda crv and I'm quite impressed but it felt very restricted and basic. How likely is it we are going to be able to root the head units and install custom ROMs? Would we loose control of the cars settings and functions just like we loose a phones functions such as camera and media?

It wouldn't matter. The car HU is just the interface... AA stuff runs on your phone.
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Oh ok, thanks for the reply. I thought the HU was a stand alone device but needed a phone for the data.

2015 honda crv android headunit
I fairly new to xda, I have used some mods and themes. My question is that like original post, I have found 2015 Honda crv android radio in perfect condition in a salvage yard. only blemish is I slight scratch on touchscreen which does not effect the functionality of the unit. the only thing I want change is the boot screen from a Honda screen to something else like Pontiac Trans AM GTA, is that possible. I have the security code and have the basic wiring down. need to find the other wiring schematics. any help would be appreciated.

Headunit Recommendations for BMW E90

Hi all,
Can anyone recommend some headunits for a BMW E90 2006? i have seen EONON and Xtrons but after a little research it seems most of these units are built in the same factory but the company just add there own little bits to make them unique. Given i intend to put a custom rom on i just wanted to check if theres any units are known to be good for custom roms?
Cheers.

Looks like joy unit are the most popular right now. Search on AliExpress.

Recommendations on current Android Headunits

Hi Guys
I've just passed my current car containing my MTCD headunit to my wife, having bought myself a new car. Its a vehicle specific unit so will be staying in my wifes car.
There are no vehicle specif units for my new car, so am looking at standard double din options. To be honest, I've never been overly happy with the MTCD unit, its the first gen version with 5.1.1 the crappy PX3 Rockchip SOC and 1 gig of RAM. I've finally got it working acceptably using Malaysks ROM and Micro Gapps, but dont really want to stick another one of these in the new car!
There are a few more options available these days, PX5 units with better Rockchip SOC and 2GB RAM, the Intel Sofia Units, some other varients and I am also looking at an Android Auto head Unit from JVC as these are coming down in price.
Important things for me are:
Bluetooth Hands free
Radio (not fussed about DAB)
Sat Nav / Maps
Reversing Cam
Music
Listening to Audiobooks, probably doesnt need to be listed, but its important to me!
ODB stuff is nice (but not so important)
Lastly, the performance needs to be acceptable, I dont care if its not blazing fast, but we all know how slow some of these units are!
With all this in mind, what do people suggest looking at currently?
Many Thanks.
Josh

Also interested.
Have done lots of reading on the PX5 vs Sofia but haven't come to a conclusion yet.

I too am in the market, I got an old Dashlinq 4 in my BRZ running Android 4.1.1 and would love something that can actually run somewhat smoothly and keep pace with current apps now. Really would like something with at least Android 6.0 and 2GB of ram. Other than that needs to be Toyota Universal 6.2 inch double din size.

If the vehicle allows it, get an Android 7.x, with a high res IPS display, they are flooding these in the android HU market in china, but models are limits to popular car models.

Newbies head unit buyers guide

I scanned thru several of these forums looking at the stickies in particular plus a few searches. However, I didn't find anything that would guide the selection of my 1st Android head unit. In particular, I am looking for the pros and cons of each type (Intel vs PX3 vs PX5, etc), as well as preferred manufacturers. I can fit a universal 2DIN in the dash with slight alterations. I would like to mod the unit so significant community involvement in customization is very important to me vs. having the latest and greatest thing out there. I want to hook up the unit to my Canbus so I can capture the steering wheel signals in my 2012 Ram 1500. I think that my truck has an external amp, but that it uses speaker-level signals vs. line level to drive. I have a factory externally amplified sub in the back. What other features are discriminators when trying to select the best unit? Thanks in advance!
Paul

I've had a bad experience with android (bought from Erisin) my unit died after only 6 months use (PX3 board) I then bought a PX5 board which only lasted a few weeks - when working the PX3 was ok - PX5 was faster - the unit I got seems impossible to get into recovery thus far. Erisin won't provide any support as they know it's too late for me to complain to Ebay or Paypal. I liked the android but I would look for a unit that has good support and is easy to get into recovery should things go wrong. I also have another car which has Windows system (Xtrons) but with built in DAB which apart from minor glitches has been good but is a little restricted with some software I would like to use.

Looking for 2din head unit with fastboot and 4g sim connection

I have greate head unit in my toyota ractis that is cheap and work well with fast boot [joying brand]
My friend have another head unit that have sim card internet support but it's boot time is very long [Ownice brand]
I'm looking for head unit that will have also fast boot [that I couldn't find in Owince devices] and 3G\4G [the more the better]
thanks

I would think that this would get more views in the general android head unit forum rather than the MTCB sub forum. Also I think that looking for a new MTCB device is not wise at this moment there seems to be better newer things out there. Pretty much it seems there are two choices PX5 type devices or Atoto which uses mediatek. I have been reading many pages in the android head unit forums the last few weeks. I think I will settle for a atoto a6y pro. The other unit I think I may buy is the v600 dasaita version of the px5. I have a 2017 mitsubishi outlander GT with factory rockford amp and 360 camera. PX5 units have the advantage of custom roms and newer android. ATOTO units have older android but better preamp and better bluetooth. As far as your cellular needs this will most likely require a dongle with any unit that you buy. Any android ready usb dongle should work. Get a unit that has more usb ports and probably USB 2.0 is better for cellular dongle. The atoto has the best boot times from what I can research but it seems that many of the youtube videos of the atoto units are sponsored so I take those with a grain of salt. Also the amazon reviews although good link all models of the atoto in the reviews so that you have to manually read if the review is for the pro versions. I would only buy a atoto pro with the upgraded amp and qualcom bluetooth. The atoto a6y pro also seems to have fakra Z gps plug which for me looks like I can use my factory antennas for gps.