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Android auto/apple car play unit

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This is so far the best also the easiest installation for a very useful device. It a v
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ery cool pure android auto/ apple car play! Much easier to use and safe to look at while driving. The factory display (below) is too low to look at compared to this unit. How much? $ 123.50 yes, the price is also very cool
 
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10" Portable Car Stereo Wireless Apple Carplay & Android Auto Touch Screen + CAM | eBay here is the link, it works really well. the best electronic device I have bought so far. make sure your phone is andriod 11 or higher version. I did not connect anything else. so the setup is so simple. just plug in the power supply, then setup with your phone , everything works smoothly ( my phone is a google pixel 6 pro). it has built in speaker, but if you want louder sound, you can turn on the FM transmission function to let your car radio to play loud sound.
 
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installation: 4 small screws to mount the bracket, then two more screws to secure the factory flap door. the power cable feed in via a small hole at the the back ( lose and remove the car radio cover, then feed the power from inside . so from the front, no wire or cable.
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Now, that is very interesting!
I like the slim form factor.
Can it also run apps? That is, I'm wondering if it could also be used to display engine information eg boost, egt etc with a suitable interface and the proper software...
This is a Android auto device which mirroring everything your phone is running. so if you have an app for the engines, etc, then it will show
 
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This is a Android auto device which mirroring everything your phone is running. so if you have an app for the engines, etc, then it will show
update, the Android Auto / Apple Car play unit do not show/ run all the phone apps. I have just tried. It only run major apps: map, messengers, weather, music, radio , news, podcast etc. things like our off road map ' Explorer' etc, will not run on the display. the major function is assisting while driving, for the safety, those apps which need lots of attention do not allowed to run.
 
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thia is the apps that android auto can run from the screen
 
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