5 THINGS I HATE ABOUT THE ANDROID HEAD UNIT | 2015 SUBARU WRX 

Every single one of your points would seem to be general dealbreakers with everyone

video starts 1:37 -.-

To get rid of the glare, just buy an antiglare screen protector for a tablet and cut it to fit.:)

I have their new 8.0 headunit in my 2018 and it works really well and was 100% plug and play. No need for extra harnesses for anything even the steering wheel controls. My only complaints is the wifi seems a bit weak and doesn't reach very far and the brightness at max brightness can be a tiny bit too dim in the middle of the day but that also depends on the app you are using.

great vidoe as always ! Ive been thinking about getting one of these for my 2017 and you made some good points to consider thank you! Also what is the device holding your phone ?

Great video! Question, what type of phone mount are you using? I need something similar for my STI.

Do you have a video on how you mounted your radar detector? I like how the cords are out of the way.

Seems they are making these Android units to just slightly get by. Android has so much power and capabilities yet these companies are just putting out the bare minimal.

Say what you want, Idoing still runs 20x better than any main stream double din out there!! Yes it has flaws but it can do more things better than all the rest.

Thanks for the insights!! I have a 2017 wrx and only want a new unit due to long start up and phone connections... 😡😤

Can’t seem to find your review video of the head unit other than this one just was wondering what you think over all of the unit after 6 months now? Thanks man hopefully we get a review video of not only the things you hate but if it’s worth it and if you got the other harness and how much additional cost that was for you thanks for reading

Did you ever get your FM radio to work? The harness doesnt supply power to the antenna booster so I had to splice it to the ACC power, so now my booster is always on when the car is on.

Idling isn't just to help warm your oil, that is a HUGE benefit. It also helps recharge and warm your electrical system so you don't put extra wear on your alternator and wear out all of your electronics. Additionally it'll help warm and cool all of the metals in your engine, throttle body, exhaust, and gears resulting in less warping, debris, and cracking over time. Always idle your engine before and after drives. Take the first 3 minutes of your drive smooth and gentle. And a redline a day keeps the light away!

Glare can be done with a easy tablet sized protector that will help with finger smudges too if it’s a breathable one. But you have Plano black touch dials so can’t complain too much. Haha

Does your fade and balance work when using Spotify, Pandora etc...?

I paid $80 for mine and I'm happy with it. Fitted into my Ford Ranger without much fileing and the harness was $6. Great unit than my stock stero!

What rear view mirror, Access port holder and phone holders are those?

Can you please let me know what additional stuff you got to make your rear view camera work. I got a 2018 wrx limited and I swear it just says connect the yellow male and female wires but it doesn’t seem to work at all. I’ve tried multiple combinations and nothing. Would really be a big help. Thank you!

Do you have to remove the head-unit when you installed the mountek phone holder?

I flashed a custom rom to mine and it has fixed a lot of these issues. Faster boot and app launch way faster

If the screen is slow to respond to the touch, pressing harder is not going to change that, it's capacitive, not pressure sensitive.

What unit is that? A Subaru one like the ones in Impreza or AM?

i have the same unite how did u customize the display ?

Have you figured out how to use car play or if it’s possible at all?

What's the maximum time on the quick boot setting (#2)?

Your top 5 is basically the whole unit itself........

DId you get a new head unit? I didn't see the crack that I remember seeing after the install.

They did make it faster/better kinda. My issue is on the back speakers work.

Where do you even get the extra wiring harnesses?

So is there no way to get the backup camera on the head unit for a 2015?

"5 things I hate about my android headunit, but first here's my promo code" lol

so did he get a replacement head unit for it coming in with a cracked screen?

How do u factory reset this head unit?

Firstly show the specs of the unit.

Wifi tethering is an issue with iPhones. Bluetooth not connecting also an iPhone problem. I am getting these issues also with other car radios

My FM is horrible. Can you send me a link where I can get the hardware to fix it?

The android radio not connecting automatically to the phone hotspot is due to the phone itself. On my iPhone you have to open the hotspot in general tab before the radio can auto detect and connect to the phone’s hotspot. The radio connects to the home WiFi because signal is always being broadcast not like the phone which only broadcast signal to connect when you open up the hotspot tab. It’s a pain in the ass but unfortunately it’s what has to be done.

The WiFi tethering and having to reconnect is normal devices like iPads or iPods and the androids and some computers don’t reconnect to tethering. So you have to manually connect it. That’s y it connects to your home WiFi instantly

Hi.. Is the GPS working properly? I mean does it without internet connection?

I have troubles with my rear camera .. the wiring seems complicated.. or I don't know how to solve it.. can u help me ..please. I have the same head unit. I have Honda CR-V 2011

Mine i hate the steering buttons, everytime i have to reset the buttons

Can you use bluetooth apps

What phone mount are you using?

I have a Seicane unit that looks almost identical in my 2014 Forester. Don't have much to say about the wireless charging issue my cell doesn't wireless charge anyhow. I agree that the glare can be really bad at times and the screen needs a good wipe down every week or two. A non-gloss screen would be better. I never have any issues with Wifi or bluetooth always auto connects to remembered access points and devices and just works without interaction. In fact I tether to my cell to use my cell data plan to run my XM Radio App on the deck. Occasionally the tethering does not work but that has turned out to be a problem with my cell, not the deck. A reboot of my cell fixes the issue on rare occasion if happens without even touching the deck. I also have no issues with Waze or any other apps. Nearly ever get a crashed app except on occasion my XM app (which is a piece of crap app) everything else runs flawlessly. Now for the things that I hate about mine. I came from an 8 inch Alpine deck in the Forester which was ripped off out of the Forester. I replaced it with the Seicane deck, as I wanted to give the Android deck a try, the lure of apps was just too great. Problem is if you are used to high end sound quality, the sound section of this deck is not even close to high end. The deck on occasion mutes the volume down about -24dB for a few seconds on its own for no apparent reason. When the volume is at zero there is a tad of noise through the system that just doesn't exist in high quality decks. While the unit does have front ear and sub line outs they are severely under driven (~1-2v) and REQUIRES an AudioControl Matrix Plus 6 channel line driver to drive external amplifiers sufficiently. An improved sound section with high voltage (5-7v) pre-outs would take this deck a LONG way and to a new level! Even with the line driver the sound quality driving your amps is just not good enough if you are into sound quality and have a system in your vehicle. I call it barely passable... It's slightly better than a factory head unit but not much better. Sound quality score 6 of 10. If you don't really care about sound quality or external amp's etc the deck's sound is fine for your "normal" user but you ain't gonna win any sound quality awards with it no matter what you are driving with it. Garbage in = Garbage out. The bluetooth works great never have any issues with a phone call while driving. It's awesome to watch You Tube or even a movie if you're going to be parked somewhere bored for a while. I use a SSD 2.5" hard drive with thousands of MP3 albums and Mpeg encoded movies saved to it with a USB adapter in the center console USB plug. I do have an occasional issue where the unit gets stuck on the rear camera screen on a frozen rear camera picture. I have to reboot the unit to resolve, to which rebooting is not so easy. There is no power off or reboot option (well there is but it really doesn't power off, it's more like a stand by). It really needs a cold boot option. The best reboot option is to shut the car off for a few minutes and then start it back up which is a real PITA on the rarity that this occurs. My touch screen is responsive and the OS is quick, it also supports split screen if the app allows it. Overall I like the unit, but would be willing to pay double the price for the same exact deck with a high end quality audio section.

Is that the v2?

What is holding your iPhone ?

Has anyone has like a slightly static noice when playing music only via Bluetooth?

Do these units have a 4 volt pre out for subwoofer? I want to try one of these but I'm not willing to give up my quality sound...thanks !

Hey man what’s that magnet stand you have next to head unit???? Thabsk

you have to buy harnesses with EVERY after market radio...

Does it work with apple

Hey man if you are so inclined you can use an NFC tag in your phone mount to automate turning on tether on your phone. So as soon as you plop it on there your phone will activate tether mode wifi and you head unit will connect automatically. Just like this: www.androidauthority.com/nfc-trigger-tasker-409686/

It’s the iPhones fault for wireless. When I had an android it was seemless and no drops. But then when I switched to an iPhone I’ve had so many random drops and even trying to connect. IOS hotspot just sucks in general.

Hey what kind of phone mount is that by your head unit? It looks solid

does it support android auto ?

where can you find the harness for the backup camera?

What phone mount is that?

I'm curious, if my WRX didn't come with nav, and I get this, would I be able to use Waze? I'm wondering if by Subaru saying that you don't have nav is just because they didn't install the app on the factory head unit, that you still have the gps hardware installed on your car.

Was this the idoing?

What type of cellphone mount do you have looks good :D

car amount for cellphone link?

What about sound quality, thats all thats really important here. If the sound is better than stock than these issues are easy to forgive.

I've got one coming in the mail haha!

I made the mistake of buying from this company and ended up getting a used unit that someone else had paired their phone with and downloaded maps to, and it seems that they massively overheated it as well as it smells like burned electronics (and still does weeks later). I had to fix the touch screen calibration myself because it was way off and it also had illegal software installed on it. In going back and forth with support they want me to spend over $100 to ship it back to them so they can "look into" replacing it. It also doesn't work with any of my steering wheel controls in my Smart 453 and the mounting bracket doesn't work properly with the silver backing piece for the stereo mount because there are connectors in the way of it so I had to mount it without the extra backing piece. Oh yes, it also doesn't provide enough USB power to reliably run the USB carplay unit if you also have a thumb drive attached to it and it didn't come with the latest software for it (which was difficult to find). This all feels a lot like a scam to me so buyers beware.

The most thing i don't like about android head unit is their sound quality.

...And the crappy Volume up/down buttons. NOTHING beats an analogue rotary volume adjuster. The Up/down buttons were introduced when the first digital stereos were invented (80's?), and they quickly became unpopular. So it was back to the rotary dial. And now..... geeez thick.

Can you pls tell how’s the sound quality? Thanks

How do you get internet service on the head uint?

i cant believe this thing is only 300 bucks. When i put my last unit in something like this would have been like 1400

No one mentions sound quality. That's ok I use my phone. Unless I'm gonna buy this for 5 cars it's pretty pointless anyways.

Slow, freezes... You just got a cheap unit that's why

Boot time slow cause this looks like the 7.1 Android unit with Quad(4) core. Get the 6.1 Android with Octa(8) core

Sooo about that “5 things you love about it” video.... guess you don’t love it? Lol

1st issue they sell screen protectors

Buy a matte screen protector with anti finger print / glare etc, the boot time , get an ap that can fix this, app crash , install a better OS system stable this will fix wifi and Bluetooth issues. Wifi , add a USB wifi for better wifi. Done

Good video. Stay safe brother.

49 seconds to load up is absurd. Noooo thank you :)

You like Matt display ? WTF

You forgot about the shit internal microphone

so you can't see it in day time, it crashes , Bluetooth is garbage...wifi is garbage... slow boot time. touch screen sucks but other than that , it's a great unit. carplay and Android auto seem to be the better way to go. thanks for your honest review on these chepo garbage headunits.

@1:01 I forgot why I was watching this video.

Waze sucks. Crashes on Android phones too.

How does one of what seems like the makers of one the best Android head units out there are located in China (not that surprising) but they have a horrible website that looks so bad it looks like a scam site that would definitely make me think they would just steal my money if I didn't already hear so much about this company. To make it worse, they have an international number (no 1-800) that you're going to have to rack up a hefty bill to even try to call to talk to somebody that may or may not understand you. Keep in mind this is coming from somebody who has never bought from this company and is considering doing so but seeing those two things when you're about to hand somebody that much money is kind of hard to instill confidence. Can anyone speak for their tech support? People say buy this and not Pioneer, Kenwood, etc but I bet you can call them without having international calling on your phone plan and talk to somebody who can help you in a reasonable amount of time. If someone could comment on this that would be great because this company seems very hard to contact and it's concerning before you hand them hundreds of dollars. Also since this is an Android operating system and essentially an Android tablet in your car, couldn't you just run an Android update and updated to the newest version of Android?

I think there are big reasons why giant smartphone companies are not making android head unit.. Most of AHU is made in China with chinese AP and stuff.. I am just happy using my Lenovo tablet as my android head unit in my car.. no complains so far..

Can I use my Iphone with that lol

Signs of very low spec

TURN.OFF.AUTOFOCUS

Quick sum up: don't buy lol

Get idoing headunit. Wayyyy better

So basically it's a big turd, got it

What phone mount is that?