Android headunit

I just bought one from a company called scicane and according to them even for a 2019 it will retain your oem camera and also steering wheel controls and also a jbl system if you have one which you said you don’t know I have a 2010 so will see how it goes I still haven’t received yet so will see.

 

I've seen a few threads on this board with... well maybe not this same head unit, but a similar new-generation Android system. Anyway there are a few already done, and documented on this site if you search around a bit.

Congrats and good luck!

 

I'm looking at buying one of these too. I'll be very interested in hearing how the installs go.

To me, it just looks all wrong; there's a ridiculous amount of spaghetti. To me, if you're marketing a head unit as 100% Prius G4 compatible, you should be able to just unplug and remove the factory unit, and slide the new unit in, simply plugging all the factory cables into the equivalent positions on the new unit - the back of the aftermarket unit should look the same as the factory unit, with all the same receptacles for all the same connectors, and should Just Work. But this looks like something completely different, with a lot of messing about with cables and head-scratching involved.

 

There are a few decks like that, but generally only for insanely popular car models. If you have anything weirder than a Civic or an F-150 you're encouraged to look at the more generic solutions.

 

From what I’m told it is plug and play all the plugs get used for the factory harness the only difference is that there not connected to the back of the aftermarket head individually like the factory head unit but none the less it’s virtually the same thing I get my unit tomorrow but I must likely install it on the weekend so youll get an honest review from me if it’s easy moderate or hard

 

When does you’re radio come in?

 

Interesting! I'm close to pulling the trigger on one of these myself. Does it come with all the needed cables, and clear Prius G4 installation instructions?

 

Also, where I can buy it that is not AliExpress?! It is the most horrible unusable website I've encountered for a while

Lousy design, confusing interface, bunch of nastiness. I've tried to buy the thing a couple of times and got payments refused with claimed 'security errors'. The first time I tried to pay, I was given a choice between credit card and PayPal as payment methods; after the first time I tried a credit card, the PayPal option disappeared and I can't find any way to get it back again so I can't try to use PayPal instead.

Really not confidence-inspiring.

 

Thanks, interesting.

Did you see my second question about whether there was any other place to buy it than AliExpress? That's a horrible website, I can't make it work for me at all, I'd sooner buy it on Amazon or eBay or some other place than AliExpress.

 

Please show us how it works after the installation. I looked for a compatible head unit for my 2020 Prius PRIME LE, but at least for this car, it is very hard to find anything. My understanding is that LE trim of Prius Prime with 7" head unit is shared with regular Gen4 head unit. I am not much of an audiophile, so don't really care about sound quality, but I am so frustrated about the UI on the Toyota OEM system. Just thinking a cheap aftermarket head units is better.

 

I thought the CarPlay is just a software thing. New Entune 3.0 can use CarPlay but not older Entune 2.0. But I don't know for sure. Either case, I don't use Entune or CarPlay.

If I go Crutchfield site and use the 2020 Prius without JBL, I can find a lot of car stereo units that are compatible, but if I do that with the 2020 Prius Prime with 7" head unit, then nothing is coming back as compatible.

 

I have an Android unit in my current 2014 but I'm researching about adding one to a new car since I am in the market. The one I have purchased have been on AliExpress. They stopped using Paypal some time ago to promote their own similar payment process. I too had problems using my credit card and had to call the credit card company. They quickly fixed it and said they automatically block some foreign transactions.