Phoenix Android Audio retains Sync 3

BIGDJE said:

the audio plays in the speakers i did it on mine you can use blue tooth audio or use any of the apps like slacker, xm, amazon music, etc.. they all played and audio using unit sounds much better then playing through sync

that little speaker is only if you use the nav software on unit vs nav on sync

you can change default software to use as nav from unit which then you can see map full screen like tesla. i changed default to waze i had it on google maps i think for that pic

View attachment 118478

Click to expand...

Drifter said:

Two quick questions:
1) does the tablet require its own cellular plan in order to stream on the road?
2) how does the OS receive updates?

Click to expand...

Drifter said:

Two quick questions:
1) does the tablet require its own cellular plan in order to stream on the road?
2) how does the OS receive updates?

Click to expand...

OffRoader01 said:

Android: Is the tablet an embedded android tablet? Or is this just an app that runs on the tablet? Meaning they customized android to a full SW build. Wondering if I can pull out their tablet, buy my own and add their app.

Lastly, what’s the SW update process from the US reseller providing new features?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Click to expand...

Guy said:

I’ll elaborate the best I can.

It’s not an off the shelf android tablet. It’s an automotive grade android tablet with audio features. It’s very much automotive grade and will hold up to the truck on or off road. It’s also proprietary in that it includes the passenger airbag light built into the side bezel of the screen.

It’s not like the YouTube hacks you see where guys add an iPad or android to their dash. This is legitimately an automotive product and the “tablet” itself is certified for use in vehicles.

Whoever is manufacturing these things are doing it OEM quality with redundancy in durability for certain. I would not be surprised if the manufacturer isn’t also manufacturing OEM systems for other cars. It’s that good. After looking at it and inspecting it... I’m impressed. I’m just disappointed mine is missing a part.

There are QC stickers placed in the thing as well and they are inspecting and signed off in various phases of production. I don’t think it’s junk equipment.

By the demo video it also appears robust enough in terms of performance to serve its purpose within the vehicle. I’m eager to use the blue tooth to run my Dsp app.

Click to expand...

Drifter said:

I totally understand. I currently run a jailbroken iPhone with car bridge over Apple's Car Play on the stock screen in my '17 802a. It allows me to play YouTube, Waze, Sunday Ticket (awesome for tailgates), HBO, Netflix... Any iPhone App, really. I can mirror the iPhone screen or I can run the car play as it's own independent screen (i.e., NFL network on the phone screen [to listen to GMFB through the truck speakers], with Waze on the truck screen [to look out for tax collectors] on the way into work). It all streams over cellular with a monthly data plan (Comcast over the Verizon network, $15 per GB, $45 unlimited). It's sometimes glitchy, which may be the result of using an iPhone 6 for this setup, but for the most part it works reliably. It's also a pain to have to reload the jailbreak every week or so, and sign back into the apps when apple times them out, but those are first-world problems. Bottom line: it's pretty sweet, cost $5 for the carbridge app, and required zero work on the truck itself.

I am curious to see how it works out for you guys to see if it's worth the upgrade to go this route. If it operates more reliably, and can do all the same stuff as my old iPhone, I think I would be on board to do this as a DIY upgrade.

I do have the same security concerns as @OffRoader01, but I also have just barely enough of a background in that field to be paranoid (for my current setup I run an old factory reset iPhone with it's own a non-attributed email and Apple ID, on it's own cellular plan separate from my family plan... It's absolutely not fool proof, but at least it's something?).

Anyway, I'm keeping an eye on the thread and really looking forward to hearing how it goes, both with the self-install and both of your take's after having it for a bit. Thanks again, gents!

Click to expand...