Try android auto before you buy?

[ireknole]

Can you try out android auto before purchasing a head unit and getting it installed?

I went to Best Buy a few weeks ago and checked out the Pioneer Nex unit. I plugged in my phone (Note 4) and started the Android auto app, but nothing happened. The sales guy said it will only work in a car. Not sure if this is bs or not. I'm not about to drop $800+ on something I can't try out for myself first.

 

[Cant Miss]

The demo units at Best Buy do not have a micro bypass installed, so without that Android auto won't work.

With that said there are videos on the internet that show you pretty much everything that it does. At this point, it's a pretty short list.

 

[ireknole]

The demo units at Best Buy do not have a micro bypass installed, so without that Android auto won't work.

With that said there are videos on the internet that show you pretty much everything that it does. At this point, it's a pretty short list.

Oh that explains it. Thank you! I've watched every video I can find, but they don't really show the apps in depth since they are more focused on the overall system.

The videos usually feature the Google music app, but I'm also interested in how Spotify and pocket casts work. Especially with Spotify playlists and radio stations and pocket casts episode filters. Do you know of any videos that go into each app in depth?

 

[Cant Miss]

The videos usually feature the Google music app, but I'm also interested in how Spotify and pocket casts work. Especially with Spotify playlists and radio stations and pocket casts episode filters. Do you know of any videos that go into each app in depth?

No... but they are all remarkably similar as the developer does not have the option to change up the interface the API's provide. I don't use spotify, but let me see if I can find some time to throw together a video showing what Pocket Casts looks like.

Stay tuned! (c;

 

[ireknole]

No... but they are all remarkably similar as the developer does not have the option to change up the interface the API's provide. I don't use spotify, but let me see if I can find some time to throw together a video showing what Pocket Casts looks like.

Stay tuned! (c;

That'd be great! Thanks so much!

 

[Cant Miss]

https://youtu.be/CTmNMgyVbAE

You will see that the lists presented in Pocket Casts are truncated. This is true with Play Music, and I think all lists in Android Auto. Hope it helps.

 

[ireknole]

Thanks so much for doing that! The truncated lists don't bother me too much when it comes to the podcast filters, but music is a different story.

Does it keep the same sort order as set in the filter settings? I have different filter sorting depending on what I'm listening to. Btw, I'm working my way through Serial as well, almost done with the second episode.

 

[Cant Miss]

Does it keep the same sort order as set in the filter settings?

Yes. And the syncing works as you would expect it to.

 

[ireknole]

Yes. And the syncing works as you would expect it to.

Great! Thanks again. You've been very helpful.

 

[mikereidis]

Can you try out android auto before purchasing a head unit and getting it installed?

I went to Best Buy a few weeks ago and checked out the Pioneer Nex unit. I plugged in my phone (Note 4) and started the Android auto app, but nothing happened. The sales guy said it will only work in a car. Not sure if this is bs or not. I'm not about to drop $800+ on something I can't try out for myself first.

I have my 4100 NEX set up for testing, not in a car.

All I had to do was ground the green wire to get it to work.

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Oh that explains it. Thank you! I've watched every video I can find, but they don't really show the apps in depth since they are more focused on the overall system.

The videos usually feature the Google music app, but I'm also interested in how Spotify and pocket casts work. Especially with Spotify playlists and radio stations and pocket casts episode filters. Do you know of any videos that go into each app in depth?

I'm starting to walk through apps individually — did Pocket Casts a couple weeks ago — but everything is generally going to look and feel the same, and that's by design.

 

[ireknole]

I'm starting to walk through apps individually — did Pocket Casts a couple weeks ago — but everything is generally going to look and feel the same, and that's by design.

That's great! Thank you!