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Ease of use

I am considering upgrading to the new 4G network my phone provider has upgraded to and have a few questions for you One fans. The choice is between Galaxy S4 and HTC One. I almost know the answer but where does the One excel? And 2: Is the One as easy to root and install new ROMs on as the Galaxy S III I have (or rephrased: is the One easy to root and install new ROMs on if you have no experiences to compare with).
I could not think of any place else to ask this, I have had so uch use of this site.
From the middle of a heavy hurricane-like storm
Benny in south-west Denmark

The better place to ask such a question is in the Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum, which is where I've moved this to
As a future reference, only development work belongs in the development forums. If the thread is anything else, it doesn't belong there.
Now, in regards to your questions, I'd honestly say the One excels throughout. I've had the phone since March (just after release) and not had a single problem with it since. Even the fact that mine is an early build hasn't presented any issues either. The thing I'd pinpoint as far as what impressed me the most is the BoomSound dual speakers. The volume and clarity is perfect and is still as good now as when I first got the One.
Rooting and installing ROMs is just as simple as with other phones as well. If you have a search around this forum you'll soon find guides and videos about how to root the One and installing ROMs is exactly the same as with other devices.
I hope this helps

Thank for the help moving my posting. There's a new contender, the Asus PadFone, but a serious drawback is that the pad is only working WITH the phone inserted.... The tablet tempts, though. A LOT. Desicions, desicions ;=) But it will probably be one of the two first, since they have the capability to act as IR remote for my stereo for a minimal amount. Any experience in that department, any one?? Does it work, without having it hooked up to a car battery under the reclining chair??
From extremely stormy south-west Denmark
Benny

Thank for the help moving my posting. There's a new contender, the Asus PadFone, but a serious drawback is that the pad is only working WITH the phone inserted.... The tablet tempts, though. A LOT. Desicions, desicions ;=) But it will probably be one of the two first, since they have the capability to act as IR remote for my stereo for a minimal amount. Any experience in that department, any one?? Does it work, without having it hooked up to a car battery under the reclining chair??
From extremely stormy south-west Denmark
Benny

Where to start

Hi guys, I'm new to the Android head unit world and am having a hard time figuring out where to start.
I have a couple questions.
1) what is the highest recommended double din unit at the moment?
2) is there any way to get an Android auto type interface as the launcher
Sorry if this is something that has already been answered but I have been looking for a couple weeks now and can't really find any definitive answers.
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Android Auto is nice, so start there. Get a model that is known to work with that (as a standalone launcher), and see how its compatible with your car.

Which HU for my Peugeot 208

Hi!
This is my first post in this forum. I hope this is the right place for my question. If not please move it to where it belongs.
I’m thinking of buying one of those Android radios for my car. I read a lot in this forum and also googled a while. So I‘m now pretty sure that I‘d like to buy a radio that is able to run a custom ROM like KoTiX or Malaysk. If I understood well, then this would require at least a PX3 or better a PX5 Processor, correct?
Now the problems start. There is only the S160 for my car, which is quite slow from today’s point of view. An alternative could be something like that [sorry not able to post a link. Google for „a53 Android 208“] but this would have a larger display which I don’t like that much.
Do you know any other HU for my car? Or is there an option to replace the PX3 in the S160 with a PX5? There are some reports about that, but I m not sure if this would work with this hardware and if this would really make sense...
Best regards
Daniel
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Boss BV800ACP

I recently bought a Boss Digital multimedia receiver that came with Android Auto and such. I was trying to find out more information about what firmware it is running and such to see what all I can do. This is the information that I have so far from the Settings menu on the radio.
SOC:BV800ACP-200109
MCU:ST01-191217
Hardware:2.0.0
Software:2.0.2
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Does any one have any information as to what firmware this device runs and such?
Thanks
BTW here is the product page: https://bossaudio.com/product/bv800acp/

I would like to get the play store running on the device as well if possible. I've already enabled Unknown Sources and installed the really cool GTA radio app along with some other changes in the default launcher but I do plan on getting another launcher once I am able to figure out how to do so. I've been an android user since 2008 but this is my first experiment into Android Auto.

What makes you think it runs on Android? It also supports Apple Carplay, and certainly doesn't run iOS. I'm not aware of any units which support Android Auto units which are based on Android. I think there is some kludge using one of those cheap Chinese Android headunits and an app which is supposed to let it support AA.

mike.s said:
What makes you think it runs on Android? It also supports Apple Carplay, and certainly doesn't run iOS. I'm not aware of any units which support Android Auto units which are based on Android. I think there is some kludge using one of those cheap Chinese Android headunits and an app which is supposed to let it support AA.
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Because Developer Options, Unknown sources, I can install a lot of android apps, etc.

I understand how android auto works. The phone is pushing everything to the radio. I know that it is not a stand alone android device, I get that much.

New to the forum

Hi everybody
My name is Bjorn, 41 years old and from Belgium.
All my life i've been crazy about the Smart450 fortwo and the Smart 452 roadster.
About a year ago i found my dream 450.
Recently, with the help from some fellow enthouiasts i started transforming my lil
"peanut" into my dream car.
It's getting a stand alone motormanagement system an a whole lot of other upgrades,
the goal is to reach 160hp out of the lil 700cc 3cylinder engine. Non of the parts used
on this car are just of the shelf parts. Everything is custom made or modified.
I have a Ali Ex 10" Android "10" headunit. I know it's not really android10 but i could
live with that.
Now my engine ECU supports can bus in- and outputs.... sadly for this headunit there
are only a few can bus modules for a very limited number of vehicels and the smart 450
sadly isn't one of them.
I have a USB to CAN interface but sadly the fake android 10 doensn't support it and the
interface is 100% android compatible.
That got me thinking, instead of installing an odroid or raspberry pi why not try to re-flash
the china head unit with an operating system that can make full use of the usb ports present.
That way i can use my head unit as a digital dash, media player and control my motor-management.
I've allready spend a lot of time on this forum. I must say it is a great resource of information.

Welcome to the xda family.
Cheers.