New Android Head Unit for My '06 RS

[vivalaflam]

Yes it does! Although I didn't like the white, doesnt look white, a bit more greenish/blue
That's because of the rgb leds, they don't have 3 individual smds, but rather one RGB chip.

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by vivalaflam

Yes it does! Although I didn't like the white, doesnt look white, a bit more greenish/blue
That's because of the rgb leds, they don't have 3 individual smds, but rather one RGB chip.

Neat. One of my older units had lighting presets, but you could use the color pallet adjustment. My kia had an orangy colored lighting which I managed to match perfectly.

[vivalaflam]

Oh boy, I wish they had this for the yaris....

Tesla Style Screen for Toyota Camry

[06YarisRS]

I decided to support local business and farmed this one out. There was a lot to install: head unit, 4 door speakers, tweeters on the a-pillars, 4 channel amp and underseat subwoofer. I simply didn't feel like doing another install at this time. Shane, the proprietor, did an fantastic job. Pro Audio and Installation - Quispamsis, NB. System sounds AWESOME!

https://www.facebook.com/pg/proaudio...llation/about/


Tweets on the A-pillars bring the sound stage up and add great clarity.



Torque Pro. Unfortunately Toyota doesn't appear to make a lot available for monitoring with Torque, unlike my Kia for which I can get endless data like trans temp, oil temp, etc). I



PowerAmp Digital Sound Processor App



Chrome



Google Maps. The head unit has iG08 Nav built in, but I much prefer Google Maps. I may download Waze.

[06YarisRS]

New pics added above

[ern-diz]

On-screen nav and the other apps is super cool. I wouldn't mind having an Android Auto unit.

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

On-screen nav and the other apps is super cool. I wouldn't mind having an Android Auto unit.

I really do like these factory fit android radios. Not sure how the os in these differ from Android Auto, or if they're very similar.

[DarkShadowFox]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

I really do like these factory fit android radios. Not sure how the os in these differ from Android Auto, or if they're very similar.

Android auto is just a phone mirroring service. Android headunits are a full mobile OS within a headunit. basically a mini android PC for your car. much more flexiable, much less expensive and can even get tv.

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by DarkShadowFox

Android auto is just a phone mirroring service. Android headunits are a full mobile OS within a headunit. basically a mini android PC for your car. much more flexiable, much less expensive and can even get tv.

OK, now I understand. I really had very litte idea what Android Auto is. Thanks!

[ern-diz]

Despite the nomenclature, my intention was to say, it's awesome to have Android on your head unit.

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

Despite the nomenclature, my intention was to say, it's awesome to have Android on your head unit.

It is awesome indeed! One thing I think I am not going to like about my head unit is the volume control. It's right in the touch screen. I think I'd prefer a knob for volume control.

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

It is awesome indeed! One thing I think I am not going to like about my head unit is the volume control. It's right in the touch screen. I think I'd prefer a knob for volume control.

That's interesting. My touchscreen has a manual volume button, mute button and one or two other hard buttons along the left side. Like you, I like them.

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by ern-diz

That's interesting. My touchscreen has a manual volume button, mute button and one or two other hard buttons along the left side. Like you, I like them.

Yeah, all of my other Android head units have buttons. I guess this was an attempt to maximize screen size. My other units are 6.2", whereas this is 7". That said, I don't know of the actual viewing area is really any larger.

[rcvmini]

I just installed the ATOTO A6 and it is by far the best budget android head unit I've worked with. Price is VERY reasonable and the accessories are good like the dash cam. Just a usb plug and play and is run by a nice app on the console.

Best thing about the ATOTO was that it has a "2 second" on

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by rcvmini

I just installed the ATOTO A6 and it is by far the best budget android head unit I've worked with. Price is VERY reasonable and the accessories are good like the dash cam. Just a usb plug and play and is run by a nice app on the console.

Best thing about the ATOTO was that it has a "2 second" on

Just looked at it on Amazon. Looks like a nice unit. You need a bezel for that unit, correct? My attraction to many of the android units is their factory fit feature. My boot up time is considerably more than 2 seconds - maybe in the order of 15 seconds. My new unit also starts with ignition on and I'm getting used to that.

Enjoy your new head unit. They are awesome!

[rcvmini]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

Just looked at it on Amazon. Looks like a nice unit. You need a bezel for that unit, correct? My attraction to many of the android units is their factory fit feature. My boot up time is considerably more than 2 seconds - maybe in the order of 15 seconds. My new unit also starts with ignition on and I'm getting used to that.

Enjoy your new head unit. They are awesome!

I didn't need to buy a dash kit because my stereo wasn't an integrated one. I used the stock bezel panel and the stereo almost fits. There are two gaps on each side but there are filler pieces available on ebay. I bought a filler piece kit for $2 which is fair considering they are just plastic.

I have it installed now without the filler pieces and you can see right into the dash on each gap but everything works fine till the parts come in the mail.

[rcvmini]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

Just looked at it on Amazon. Looks like a nice unit. You need a bezel for that unit, correct? My attraction to many of the android units is their factory fit feature. My boot up time is considerably more than 2 seconds - maybe in the order of 15 seconds. My new unit also starts with ignition on and I'm getting used to that.

Enjoy your new head unit. They are awesome!

Also the MAIN reason I bought the ATOTO was the "2 second" on instead waiting for it to boot up. It is almost an instant on IMO. The 2nd reason I bought the ATOTO is the dash cam integrates very well via a USB specific to the head unit and is specifically designed to work together.

Overall the reviews were very good. I picked up the cheapest unit which was about $240 canadian, dash cam was about $30 and back up camera was generic so all in less then $300.

That is a good deal considering my mini van has a separate dash cam, separate rear-view reverse cam, and then I was using dongles for blue tooth to the stock radio. Non of which worked very well independently. All those bits and pieces added up to about less then $100 but then I didn't have Google maps/GPS and a simple way of paying media.

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by rcvmini

Also the MAIN reason I bought the ATOTO was the "2 second" on instead waiting for it to boot up. It is almost an instant on IMO. The 2nd reason I bought the ATOTO is the dash cam integrates very well via a USB specific to the head unit and is specifically designed to work together.

Overall the reviews were very good. I picked up the cheapest unit which was about $240 canadian, dash cam was about $30 and back up camera was generic so all in less then $300.

That is a good deal considering my mini van has a separate dash cam, separate rear-view reverse cam, and then I was using dongles for blue tooth to the stock radio. Non of which worked very well independently. All those bits and pieces added up to about less then $100 but then I didn't have Google maps/GPS and a simple way of paying media.

Yeah, the reviews are very positive. I also noted that your onboard memory is 2G RAM and 32G ROM. That's a nice feature! I love these android radios and I've had them in several of my last vehicles. I celebrated the day I could put gigs of songs on a tiny microSd card and just plug it in and play. Are you familiar with PowerAmp? If not, maybe check it out. Among other great features, it really gives the sound quality a significant boost.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...layer&hl=en_CA