Anyone updated their android head unit?

[kmm111]

Now that my Seicane head unit is out of warranty I’ve been toying with the idea of updating it’s MTCD & the actual Android version itself. Before I go trail blazing all by myself I thought I’d see if anyone has ventured down this path yet. It’s currently running Android 7.1.2 it’s a PX3 unit.

[semcoinc]

Originally Posted by kmm111

Now that my Seicane head unit is out of warranty I’ve been toying with the idea of updating it’s MTCD & the actual Android version itself. Before I go trail blazing all by myself I thought I’d see if anyone has ventured down this path yet. It’s currently running Android 7.1.2 it’s a PX3 unit.

I did an Android PX3 5.0 to PX5 6.0 SOM board upgrade on my Eonon GA6166 and it was a very good success. Search my posts for 5he details.

Dunno if you can or would want 6.0 or if my solution would work with your unit

Mike

[crystalworks]

Xda forums is THE place to go for information on rooting or upgrading these android head units.

[Crowz]

My rule of thumb with updating.

Is it stable now?

Does it mess up any at all?

Is there some feature that I know the different firmware has that I just have to have?

If its a yes, no and no then it doesn't get updated.

It takes at least a no, yes and damn skippy to get me to update an android radio..


Its risky to start with because you may brick it during the update leaving it a paper weight.

But even if your ok going for it, with a car stereo you want STABLE. A wacky acting radio can ruin your driving experience beyond measure.


Best source for firmware updates if your determined to do it anyway is the xda forum site as mentioned.

I have one eonon that was turned from junk to a cool radio via an update. I never really found the other ones I have done to be as stable after the flashings.

[kmm111]

Originally Posted by Crowz

My rule of thumb with updating.

Is it stable now?

Does it mess up any at all?

Is there some feature that I know the different firmware has that I just have to have?

If its a yes, no and no then it doesn't get updated.

It takes at least a no, yes and damn skippy to get me to update an android radio..


Its risky to start with because you may brick it during the update leaving it a paper weight.

But even if your ok going for it, with a car stereo you want STABLE. A wacky acting radio can ruin your driving experience beyond measure.


Best source for firmware updates if your determined to do it anyway is the xda forum site as mentioned.

I have one eonon that was turned from junk to a cool radio via an update. I never really found the other ones I have done to be as stable after the flashings.

Crows, mine is “mostly” stable. The biggest issue I’ve had is once every 2 weeks or so the music app pops up it’s unresponsive & I have to close all the apps & all is good again. My wife’s unit, which is the same unit, bought 6 months later unfortunately crashes often. I want to update mine to allow steering wheel controls while using the apple car play adapter I have. I don’t know if you’ve kept up with the iBus app on the Facebook page but I have & those guys are up on their stuff. The Xtrons have no issues using the steering wheel controls with apple car play adapters, so “if” I were to “brick” my head unit I wouldn’t be upset, it would be my “excuse” to buy an xtrons! The reports I’m seeing are the px3 units run really well on android 8 & I’d love the split screen functionality. Another update they have is someone figured out the 7 band equalizer doesn’t really do anything (something I’ve suspected for awhile) & have created an update for our px3 units that fixes it. In short I have several reasons for wanting to change out & upgrade the software, but mostly it’s to unlock the factory lockouts.

Ps the newer versions of the iBus app can code the DSP amps to the proper setting without needing a dedicated programmer. Pretty cool stuff going on over there.

[semcoinc]

At a minimum, any upgrade should give you 2GB RAM to give decent performance.

The 4GB RAM in the PX5 upgrade that I did is very snappy in my Eonon GA6166.

Mo RAM is mo betta

Mike