New Android Head Unit for My '06 RS

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by omek07

Hello . have you got the bosion unit yet? If yes can you please tell me if its plug and play? how long it takes to boot up?

Hi. Yes I did receive the head unit but won't be able to answer your questions accurately as I likely won't be installing it until late May. Every manufacturer-specific unit I have bought has been plug-and-play. Boot up times may specified in the sometimes lengthy product listings. Cold boot up times are often in the order of 15 - 20 seconds but that would depend, I suppose, on how many apps you have set to start at boot up. The last unit I bought, before this one, had auto start up when the ignition was turned on. I did not like this feature but it was hard-coded into the machine and could not be changed. The seller explained that it is like "most new cars" in which the radios come on as soon as the vehicle is started. You could turn the radio off and it would stay off and then you could turn it on again, but I still didn't really like auto startup feature.

I take it you are considering getting one of these? If you are and you don't use CDs or DVDs there are ones that do not have the DVD drive. I have my new Toyota head unit up for sale locally right now as I was unaware of the ones without DVD. These units are much more shallow - a lot like a tablet - and if I manage to sell my new one, I'll be ordering one without DVD.

If you go this route and have any questions, I would be happy to help out, if I can.