[MTCB Android Head Units Q&A] edit:
I am sorry for incoming wall of text !

Oh man, I have so many questions and to do's in my head that I don't know where to start and what question to do/ask first.

About the blue interface, I was referring to the Bluetooth app, the music player app, the radio app (and I think the DVD app) all have a nice blue background that I like and go well with the rest of the dash and I would like to keep it.

I want to backup the current firmware because in case something hardware happens with the unit (in the long run) I can flash it back to the original firmware and send it for repairs… the warranty is void if I mess with the unit (break the seals, I will make hardware modifications to it, root it, change the firmware)

More info about me/unit (to have some info to go on while you answer my questions, also contributing to the thread with the things I have found out during the last days of testing).

First of all I have to say that I did not install the unit yet. I want to test the software first and eventually tune it to my liking before installing.

I bought the unit and I tested various software’s on it. I will mainly use

1.	Google Play Music – the predominant white interface is a problem while driving at night because the HU display brightness at min is way too bright. I managed the issue installing the ”Screen Filter” app.

2.	TuneIn radio (paid version) – I discovered that is constantly writing to the internal storage (1Gb app space). There are 2 problem with that in my mind, first there is the constant wear of the nand that will give up eventually and that is something I do not want. Second if fills up the already small space pretty fast. Third, you cannot disable the buffering, you can only reduce it to 5 minutes. ( I will email them to add the possibility to disable the buffering/writing and/or the option to be able to move the cashing file it to a SD card of choice)

3.	XiiaLive Pro (paid app) – Installed it as an TuneIn alternative to avoid the constant nand writes. It does have a better interface (for car use), bigger fonts, menus, menus buttons, the dark interface is way better for driving at night. It does have it’s cons does not record, does not display album art, not really meant to be used in landscape mode.

4.	Nokia HERE – works ok but when you try to enter the setting menu all you can see is a white empty page, no options are displayed (major bug) – unusable – I am sorry because it is free, has traffic information’s, has great Navteq maps and you can also use it offline (it allows you to download the maps you need). Has world map coverage.

5.	Rad.io – alternative to XiiaLive and TuneIn – nice and simple interface, not that polished but I find it good. I prefer simple things

6.	MX Player (paid app) – great for video playback, dark interface, it does have a free version with ads. I will be rarely use it though but, anyway. It does have also a white interface in case the dark one is not suitable for day.

7.	Would have liked to buy and install Sygic as a backup to iGo ( for offline navigation) but I read that it does not work with my screen res (1200x600) – arrrghhh (I might found some fixes, I have to test)…. Maybe Tomtom will…. I have to check

8.	Waze – works great, I will use it on daily basis, it is great to deal with the traffic in a crowded city

9.	Google maps – works great4

10.	PlayerPro (paid app) – although I have also PowerAmp (tested it also) and it does have way better EQ I prefer the PlayerPro interface look in landscape on my HU – tough decision but I will take it once the unit is installed (the sound quality will definitely decide). DicePlayer is a good alternative to PlayerPro and it’s free.

11.	Shazam – works great identifying FMRadio music or streaming music if the song id is not displayed (tested it, works ok with the unit)

12.	YouTube- installed and working… it’s nice to have

13.	Probably Chrome but not sure yet

14.	An podcast app, don’t know what… yet

15.	GPS Test Plus or AndroiTS GPS test – must have

16.	aCar – maybe

17.	Most likely a different launcher

Questions :

1.	How you guys dealt with the ultra small 1Gb app space? How did you managed to repartition the space (without flashing a custom firmware…. I guess is not possible) ?

2.	Have you guys used Link2SD (after rooting) to move apps to SD card? It is working ok?

3.	The internal and external MIC is so, so bad for BT, the interference is horrible. Mostly is like you talk on the phone near a huge waterfall (huge amount of hissing). UNUSABLE, not even a tiny bit. Should I ask for replacement unit or all are the same due to bad design (as I read here)?

4. What firmware (update.img) should i try, I see that there are JY, KGL, KLD models (browsing condu's roms as I write this ). Will everything work if I choose the corect screen ress and processor? Will the drivers match my bluetooth chip and radio chip (I am not sure that they are using the same chips for all the units?

Thank you guys for all the help and patience!