Android Auto device driver support for external USB sound card
I have been looking for a way to send audio digitally to another device via USB from a car head unit. I am an android phone guy (HTC One M8 currently) and with that am a little more familiar with the droid environment. I am looking at either building (you can buy bare bones + parts + software and build one) or buying an android head unit and adding to it. Many come with mulitple USB ports. I am told by one hardware manufacturer that Android 5.0 and up offers driver support for USB sound cards. Of course I am looking for an output specific device and I would like it to send whatever it is sending internally to the DA converters to the external sound card. From what I got back from this one company's tech support indicates that some USB sound cards might actually just work if the head unit was lollipop. 1. Anyone know for sure? 2. What about Android Auto? I think the Pioneer 8100 NEX is Android Auto as opposed to Kit Kat or Lollipop.
I have been looking for a way to send audio digitally to another device via USB from a car head unit. I am an android phone guy (HTC One M8 currently) and with that am a little more familiar with the droid environment. I am looking at either building (you can buy bare bones + parts + software and build one) or buying an android head unit and adding to it. Many come with mulitple USB ports. I am told by one hardware manufacturer that Android 5.0 and up offers driver support for USB sound cards. Of course I am looking for an output specific device and I would like it to send whatever it is sending internally to the DA converters to the external sound card. From what I got back from this one company's tech support indicates that some USB sound cards might actually just work if the head unit was lollipop. 1. Anyone know for sure? 2. What about Android Auto? I think the Pioneer 8100 NEX is Android Auto as opposed to Kit Kat or Lollipop.
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