Android Auto Works, Finally - 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 Long-Term Road Test

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edited December 2015 in Dodge
imageAndroid Auto Works, Finally - 2007 Dodge Charger SRT8 Long-Term Road Test

Edmunds.com figures out how to get Android Auto working in the Pioneer head unit in its long-term 2007 Dodge Charger SRT-8.

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  • bankerdannybankerdanny Member Posts: 1,021
    It's disappointing that the unit can't figure out which OS powers the device on its own.
  • kirkhilles1kirkhilles1 Member Posts: 863
    That IS disappointing, but its not surprising to me. I don't know, Google seems to have frustratingly confusing or poorly thought out "1.0" devices and that combined with a company like Pioneer that isn't known for their software development side means that 5 years from now, this device will probably be throw away material. I look forward to seeing a fully polished version hopefully before too long.
  • agentorangeagentorange Member Posts: 893
    "Interestingly, on Android's first handshake with a new car, it requires the car be in park WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON." Well that's going to stop 80% of the male population of the US ever making this work. Oh, and it's PARKING brake, for use whenever you are parked and it's not going to freeze.
  • tom_in_mntom_in_mn Member Posts: 61
    bankerdanny said:

    It's disappointing that the unit can't figure out which OS powers the device on its own.

    Especially as a main point to USB is that the device identifies itself to the host when it's plugged in.
  • tom_in_mntom_in_mn Member Posts: 61
    You mean a type C USB adapter, there is no such thing as a USB 3 adapter. Speeds of USB are all backward compatible, so you just have to adapt the connectors.
  • iamthestigiamthestig Member Posts: 85
    edited December 2015
    tom_in_mn said:

    You mean a type C USB adapter, there is no such thing as a USB 3 adapter. Speeds of USB are all backward compatible, so you just have to adapt the connectors.

    USB 3 has been around since 2008. The plug looks just like a USB 1 or 2 plug, it's just that "superspeed" USB 3 transmits data at a faster speed than USB 1 or 2.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_3.0
  • carloslagocarloslago Member Posts: 9
    tom_in_mn said:

    You mean a type C USB adapter, there is no such thing as a USB 3 adapter. Speeds of USB are all backward compatible, so you just have to adapt the connectors.

    Correct, I meant type C. You should hear how often I confuse Apple's Thunderbolt and Lightning cable nonsense.
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