2022 ATOTO A6 Performance - $200 PREMIUM BRAND Android Head Unit Reviewed - Wireless Apple CarPlay 

Great video Stuart, because of your help I was able to install a nice head unit on my SAAB and it changed my car completely

Nice review. I've had the A6 for about 3 years, pretty solid device.

great video! thanks for the comprehensive review

Thanks for the info! Just grabbed it ,it’s on sale right now😮‍💨👌🏻

Great vid Stu!

Thanks Stuart. I've been watching your excellent vids for a few months now and waiting for a decent unit around this price point to replace the stock Ford one in my Transit camper. I think my wait is over. Cheers

Hey, I watched your A6PF review, great video! I installed this HU in my 1999 Saab 9-3 convertible today. I will install a backup camera in the coming days. Not that I need a camera, but because I like gadgets :).

Nice video and info!! I used your link and bought this for my son 2007 GMC Canyon. It’s his first truck and being a new driver this system has a lot of good features that will keep his eyes on the road. Thanks again!! 💯👍

Just ordered that unit. And does have wireless Carplay . Man what a nice deal of a unit

This is definitely the superior video on this.

i was able to connect my phone with android auto wirelessly , just installed it today.

I just got the A6 in but one one of main questions you answered for me about that annoying beep when you touch the icons or change the display. Thank god you can turn that off. I was about to return it when after I got it, watching another video I heard that beep. Thanks for the review. I think I'll be happy with this one.

Great video mate. It only takes 2 seconds to start up, but will this effect the car battery? Have seen a lot of issues online with dead car batteries but not sure if that's an installation issue. Is there a way to have it start up completely to lower drain and do you know how long this would take compared to 2 seconds?

Thanks to your videos I decided to go with Atoto for my 2019 WRX and our 2010 Mazda 5. Went with the A6 PF. 9 inch for the Mazda (which is our family hauler) and the QLED 7 inch for my WRX. We're going to go with a 5G hotspot from Verizon for the van, and I'll just use BT tethering for my car, thus a separate 4G LTE radio wasn't necessary. And with the S8 being $200 more, I figured it wasn't really worth the price increase for what we'll be using it for. Thanks for your informative videos. Without them I'd have gone with just the plain old idoing for my WRX instead of atoto who seem to be of higher quality.

That was the grooviest unboxing music I've ever heard

Great video, thanks Stuart. I was very impressed and interested until the part where I would still need a wired connection to my Android. The sound quality mat still make it worth it, but trying to get rid of the aux wire. Thanks again!

Cheers mate ;)

I use to only run pioneer or kenwood after seening how powerful this unit was when it came to upgrade time atoto was 100% my purchase.

I have had three ATOTO Android Head Units and one of the Linux F7 units. My first Head Unit was purchased in November 2018, the A6Y Pro. I really liked it for the most part but it rebooted while running Waze often. Then when the Gen1 S8 Ultra came out I purchased one. There were a few problems and then COVID hit and ATOTO seemed to crawl under a rock and kept saying they were working on an update. It never materialized. Then they stopped production and launched the S8 gen2. The gen1 used chips they could no longer aquire. To this day they have not issued an update. My S8 Ultra gen1 is in the box collecting dust. Now I have the S8 Ultra Plus gen2 with 10" display installed in my Nissan Xterra. There have been a few updates issues but I have contacts issues which have not been fixed via an update. ATOTO after COVID is not the same company they were before COVID. It seems to me they lost some skilled talent and they are struggling to catch up. I have an A6 PF arriving tomorrow and can't wait to test it out but it will not replace my S8 Ultra Plus.

This was a very informative video. I was wondering what the difference is between the A6 and the F7EB. They seem similar but at 73 yrs I am in a pretty steep learning curve with understanding all the significant differences 🙂. I found an F7 with the backup camera included at a really good price for use in my smart car. Thanks in advance for your consideration.

Hi, Great video. Is this a better unit or F7 ? Does this unit support two phones a time e.g one for calls, one for music?

great video just installed this unit in my car loving it so far only problem i have is that i can't get it to se the music on my usb stick any ideas?

You gave me advice about xtron dab USB stick. Worked a treat thanks

Thanks for all the valuable info in this video, i just bought and installed ny stereo and it works beautifully, the only issue right now is that I haven’t been able to get my aftermarket amplifier to the stereo, usually stereos come with RCA connector in the back but not this one, is it possible that any of the RCA cable pig tails can be used to connect the RCA cables coming from the amplifier? Hopefully you can see my comment and again thanks for al the info

Very informative. thank you. I've just bought a 2001, 93 convertible. Do you have any recommendations for a multi media unit that will fit?

As soon as you said you weren't a paid promoter..I came...then subscribed!

Just so you know I installed one yesterday in an old Corolla and discovered it has wireless android auto somehow. Model was A6 PF. Also did reverse cam and dash cam and it is great for the price.

Thanks for the review, if I purchase this for my mk 5 golf will it come.witj everything I need to connect it up? Thanks.

Hi Stuart! Thanks a lot for your videos! Where is the USB plug in this android unit? I couldn't seen in the backside neither in the front. Thanks!

Stu, still learning, so what else will I need to buy to make this work in my 2006 9-5? Currently have NAV Denso stock head and had installed aux port which has failed and driving me nuts with just the radio. This price point is good, would like to make it work. Is the stock radio in this car consider amplified? That was a Connects2 question... thanks

Only thing I do not like is asymmetrical frame. Since there are no side buttons I don't understand why they did not center the screen and leave equal width side bezels. I would think the mic and reset hole would fit in a narrower bezel or just move them to the bottom next to the buttons.

Which is better the atoto A6 y or the pf ??looking to purchase as soon as I figure out the mine field

Just installed mine yesterday, is there anyway to choose what screen it launches in? I want it to always just jump to my Bluetooth music, with the audio visualizer. Anyway to tell it to do so? Is there a Bluetooth audio widget instead of stored music too?

What would you consider the best android head unit? I have a 2017 chevy traverse

I installed the A6PF yesterday and getting there wasn't easy at first with all the different A6 versions available. Actually quite simple: The PF version (performance) is the latest with the 8-core processor! I don't have to be able to mirror my smartphone onto the radio, the only thing that was important to me was the internet connection and I implemented that via Bluetooth tethering. The first thing I thought of was the only 2 USB inputs, one of which was already occupied by my DAB+ receiver, while the second one was actually intended for Atoto's smartphone connection. A little all-clear, he also accepts a USB stick with MP3' ;-) But I've decided to move about 4GB of music to the internal radio storage. I have paired an OBD reader with the Atoto and everything works beautifully. I'll soon be installing a reversing camera and I'm a little curious to see whether it can also be used to achieve a bird's eye view from above, at least there is such a switchable function in the menu... The 2 seconds quick start function: With other Android Head Units, it can happen that after a few days if the car is not used, the car batteries will be discharged so much that the car will no longer start. That won't happen with the A6! On the one hand, the power consumption is very low anyway when stationary, and on the other hand, the radio has an internal timer that shuts down the radio completely after 7 days. So don't be surprised if it takes then 1-2 minutes to start again.

I have just found your channel while looking for a android based head unit have narrowed it down to a couple different ones the atoto s8 premium , joying and the other one being the teyes cc3. I am leaning more towards the cc3 but would like to hear your opinion on them. Or other head unit suggestions?

What cameras do you recommend for this device?

Great information as always. I was just about to purchase this for either of my Saabs then watched the S8 review video and see the issue with the DIN size! 🤦 Which alternative android units (7 inch close to factory OEM look) fit a cage standard?

Hey! how did you get this to work with SWC? Currently finding no information about this for my Ford Edge 2008. I rather use my factory SWC controls instead of buying their watchband style one.

Question. I installed the Atoto A6 performance in my Saab 9-3 convertible about 3 months ago. Looks and works great . Only one problem. I don't know what wire in the factory wire loom controls the screen illumination (day/night). Right now I have wire isolated so operating on bright day screen.

Subscribed. Glad you talk in your natural speaking voice. So many yt vids sound like late night ads in the 90's for cornball products. And this video was incredibly informative.

Do they list the Signal to Noise ratio for the Audio DACs, for audiophile high fidelity output.

Just got one of these to replace my stolen Sony XAVAX5500. I hope the sound quality to the speaker is still good as from the Sony unit 🤞

Good unit stuart .... I will show my step daughter as she has recently passed her test and is looking for a budget friendly apple car play connectivity unit👍👍👍

Hi Stuart, I’ve been trying to navigate the minefield that is Chinese head units for my gfs first car. I’ve already been burnt for £135 quid on one which is destined for the bin! I’m after a double din that will work with Apple phones AND let me watch Netflix, RU-vid etc wireless would be better but I could accept it being a USB cable connection. Her cars a Mercedes’ SLK 2008, I’ve been looking at these atoto ones, so they allow use of the steering wheel controls? Do I need to buy a separate GPS antenna aswell?

This unit does allow wireless android auto now 👍

Interesting I’ve got a xstrons in my van which it came with . Was looking at changing headunit as the hands free is rubbish keeps dropping off Bluetooth etc . On the A6 PF, Do you need a separate dab aerial or can it work from the standard?

whats the difference between this one and the S8 standard? which one would you pick?

What do think of the roadivox units please

The beep is from the oldskool headunits

do you know if you can use multi Bluetooth devices at same time. like the odb for car diag, steering wheel control, tire pressure and cell phone android auto. i know it said dual Bluetooth. but since they sell these accessory's it would be pointless if they cant be connected at same time. just wondering since you done such a through review of it.

A6PF or S8 standard ? Price is similar...

Hi Stuart! Thanx this video! Just a questation… what power suply u use in this jukebox? What amper it need? I’d like to try the head units before install it in the car. Now I use an 5A adapter, the unit works, but I cant use the usb ports, so I cant try the carlink function. Maybe the 5A is not enought?

What wiring harness are you using?

Would the xtrons TSD700L be a good unit as apposed to the atoto A6 pf?

Hey Stuart, I’m trying to figure out what would be a good android unit for my 1999 Honda Civic 3dr hatch, I think atoto is great however I have space for 9” screen and would love to utilise all the screen space available, is there a unit you could/would recommend?

hi wondering if you can play music files from a USB while navigatin in android auto or apple car play?

So this A6 is newer/better than the A6 of a few years ago that is limited to Android 6-7? Can the older A6 be upgraded to this?

can you connect this unit to a 2007 Bmw 335i coupe with factory steering wheel controls ? if so what are the wiring harness connector that needed ? thanks

I've had the A6, going on 3 years now. Lots of pluses, but the biggest con is the lack of any updates from ATOTO. I think they issued one updated in it's early life. The A6 is basically a discounted unit. After you use it for awhile, I think you will change your mind about 2gb of ram being enough. And the built in launcher is crap. There are much better ones you can use and download.

I am a subscriber to your channel and greatly appreciate your many videos. I am looking for at least a 10" double din Android car unit, with USB input, DVD player, and wireless Android Auto. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!!

Hi Saab. Thanks for the previews. I have the Atoto 6PF 9inch. The Carlink is cool though,however, do have any idea on how to make it work automatic like dongles carplay adapter. I had autokit dongle before, and it really works very well with my previous xtron... But,after I bought and install my atoto 6pf 9inch, the dongle just continue frozen...the Atoto customer service support advice I use the carlink..but,it doesn't connect automatically, you always need to push to play music whereas for dongles,music always continue from where it's stop from the time you turn off your ignition and when turned on...

Hi. Great informative vids. Can you help please? I'm trying to ad DAB I have two USB connections. One is the phone link the other is the USB storage. Do I put the dab USB stick into the storage one? I have the ATOTO 6 btw

Hello Stuart, can you also recommend the atoto s8 lite?

Hi there, thanks for your videos, some great detail. Just wondering regarding installation for a Land Rover Discovery 3, do I need to purchase all of these listed below to fit or do the attachments with the ATOTO mean that some of these are redundant? I also saw in your S8 video that you needed to cut the cage, does that mean I would need to do the same if I purchased a standard cage? FACIA: FP8289 ( I know I need this) PRIMARY HARNESS: CHLR6C (assuming this is also a main requirement) ANTENNA ADAPTOR: APA58 PATCH LEAD: APUNIPL2 MOUNTING CRADLE (expecting that this may be redundant if the Atoto doesn't fit in standard cage TRIM RING

Love your videos! I can’t decide between the A6 PF or the F7 XE. Please help me.

Do I still need a GPS tracker after installing this Atoto?

How do I get the grid lines to show up on the rear view camera?

I have the A6Y2721PB and works fine for but can it be connected to 4g lte antenna dongle?

Im about to buy this unit, my only question is, do i have to buy the atoto backup camera or can i buy a different backup camera??

I want to order one for My vw t4, can you have waze mirrored while still listening to the dab radio? Totally new to these, I just want something to have waze on, and listen to the radio and hook in a reverse camera, not bothered about video and games etc... Can get the atoto, a camera and dab dongle for about £250 all in....

Wich one you recommend the f7we or the a6pf?

Can i plug and play the steering wheel radio controls to the unit or do i need a 3rd party adapter?

Hi, just wondering if you have reviewed the belsee brand. Android 10, 10.25"

Really interesting, im wondering what is best from ATOTO Android or Linux head unit?

Did you try connecting Bluetooth 2 to an Android device and test Bluetooth teathering? It doesn't connect to any android device for my part. Bluetooth 1 works tho. Also do you know if the ring tone of the unit can be adjusted? It is too loud when getting a call. Lastly i think it is worth mentioning that the steering wheel controls only support single click unlike some other android headunits that allow long presses and short presses to have different functionalities, that there is a lock screen, and a button for starting google assistant on the phone that can also be assigned to a steering wheel key. Also there are screen gestures by touching the screen with 2 or 3 fingers. As for the problems that i have faced so far: Bluetooth 2 doesn't work with android devices. Tested 2 samsung s9 and s10 and one xaiomi device. The first time i start music over bluetooth the head unit would show that something is playing but no sound would come out unless i manually reconnect. The ring tone is very loud. Lastly if you are in a call you will not be able to go outside the call screen because every time you open something else the call app (bluetooth app) would re open immediately all by itself. Have not gotten a response from Atoto yet. I recommend waiting on buying that headunit until they work a bit more on the software but it is a lot better than other 7 inch android studies that are based on klyde such as pumpkin and vanku.

Hi Stuart. If I wanted to use Waze on the head unit using the mobile data from my phone does it need plugging in? Not sure how it works. Cheers.

I think I'm the only one who actually likes hearing the beeping sound lol!!

I realy enjoy all yor videos and they were very usefull to me to decide to buy and ATOTO A6G209PF. waiting to arrive. I have a Q: does it has subwoofer volume control??

Can i connect any rear view camera or do i need a atoto camera?

Just found out about atoto bout a year ago ther becomi g very popular in the us

Is Android wireless as well

Can you put an sd card in the a6?

Where can I get a Nissan connector to ISO? 4 cables in the back of the existing radio?

We installed the Atoto A6 Premium in my 2011 Saab 9-3 Turbo Convert., the unit came on and everything works, except the speakers. We can get them running. Any ideas?

How is the (FM RADIO) reception?

This or the Atoto f7 extreme as they can be had for basically the same price…? Thanks in advance!

How many watts does this unit have

I finally installed my A6PF. I wonder if there is a way to set the panel buttons to always be on..??? 🤔

Hi, i installed the same radio on mu 2003 chevy silverado 1500 with no bose sistem, no Sterling wheel contro and no onstar and i have no sound i turn it all the way up and can verily hear it do you know what can i do pls thaks and advance

Do i need anything for my steering wheel controls to work?? Like and adapter, if so how do i search for one?

Does this work for Hyundai Genesis 2012 sedan?

Nice video. One question - I have a Honda Civic ex 2010. How would I know what dash to get for this lcd ? I mean how to match and get the exact size so it fits. ??

Awesome content would that a8 work in my saab 9-3 2006 aero

So why no Dab+ built in, in these units? I've heard the USB dongles are garbage, any reviews you have on these? ta.

Hi Stuart! You gave “connectivity” and “vehicle integration” a 5/10 only! Why is that?

Hi, do you think the Podofo 7" is as good as the Atoto S8 premium?

Is this better than eonon x20? I bought that one and it is terrible.

Hi guys, im wondering if it's support OEM factory rear camera? Thanks!

Please help, I installed an A6 in the dash of an 85 GMC squarebody, my Android phone says "select android auto" and it appears to be a blue arrow pointing up but I cannot find it on A6 screen although it is loaded as I can see it in the files. I did make it work once wirelessly just to add to my frustration. What am I missing?