[Android Head-Units] baneisacat:
EDIT: So I wrote this post to help others and show what I've done to make the unit look amazing, but seems I can't post pics because I'm new. Not entirely sure I can be bothered now, which is a shame because the launcher looks great.

So I bought the Seicane unit for my 2015 Subaru Outback

First impressions

Sound quality was actually very good, as good as my premium audio that came with the car.

Very quick to boot, basically it's up and running by the time I leave my street

The 3.5G usb modem that came with it didn't work so I ditched that straight away

The interface SUCKS

The screen is bright and clear and capacitive touch is great

The unit also looks 100% stock with no external branding.

4 months on

I found I still hated the interface so I have changed it so it looks like this

Launcher https:// ibb.co/fx5Bfz

App Drawer https:// ibb.co/fRPRDK

I used NOVA Prime launcher with the following tweaks

5 icons wide and 2 icons high for launcher page

Hid the status bar

Swipe up for app drawer

5 icons wide and 2 icons high for launcher

Adjusted text size to suit (I think it's the largest available)

Renamed certain apps to fit in the launcher better

I also installed the Simplicon Icon Pack from Google Play and used this to replace all icons that don't look quite right including the default radio app. Notice they are all circles now.

I also mapped the steering wheel controls to the following

The only button that is out of place is that the Answer button is both an Answer and Hangup Button, this makes sense to me as you can't hangup without first answering.

The hangup button is now a way to launch Android Auto.

Steering Controls https:// ibb.co/mwV2Lz[/IMG]

Android Auto

I have installed android auto natively on the stereo, this means no phone connection is required, it also unfortunately means phone calls can't be made from within the app. Fortunately tapping the answer call button on the steering wheel brings up the native dialler. So it's not too immersion breaking, but it is one of my only gripes.

Sound Quality

Sound quality is great....except when Google maps/Google assistant or Android auto is giving navigation directions, for some reason it feels like the audio is being affected by these apps and the quality goes downhill. Often times hitting the voice assistant button and then quickly hitting back can get things back to normal, but there is definitely a problem here. But as these stereo's are in a grey area of support nothing is being done about it.

I think overall I'm extremely happy with where things are, my next goal is to build a very simple app that once open begins streaming audio from a predefined source. My goal is to install this app x8 or so, create a custom icon for each radio station in my area and put these all on page 2 of the launcher. The plan is I will be able to scroll one page to the right and have all 10 of my favourite radio stations with their logos as the icons, I want to be able to press any station once and have the app launch and start streaming until I press stop, or another app takes over, whether that be another streaming app or my spotify library.

I think it's now a massive improvement from the default setup and worked perfectly for MY needs.