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05-03-2020, 10:29 PM | #3 |
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I'd recommend if ADC vehicle services if you want to retain your oem audio sound and don't wanna suffer from AUX quality. Comes with a backup cam, obdII plug in, SIM and SD card slot and a bunch of other things. Love mine.
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05-04-2020, 01:29 AM | #4 |
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05-04-2020, 06:29 PM | #5 |
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https://www.adcbmw.uk/product/id7-nav-multimedia-retrofit-bmw-8-8-i-drive-cic-nbt-e90-e91-e92-e93-e60-e61-e63-e64-android-9-0-snapdragon/
Insanely fast shipping that it didn't even make sense lol. Ordered Wednesday night and was at my door Friday morning lol. That was before all this though. |
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05-04-2020, 07:24 PM | #6 |
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This looks identical to the ones they have on AliExpress, maybe with an updated interface. Does it not also use the Aux for audio input? The link also mentions an Aux splitter.
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05-05-2020, 07:04 AM | #7 |
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I don't think the difference lies in the screen and most of the hardware. But it does use a different harness than the ones that rely on AUX. I know the description is terrible and that's why it took forever for me to pull the trigger. I messaged them and they answered all my questions. If you want I can send you videos of what it does on What's app. I'm an audiophile and I'm actually installing a digital sound processor soon to take the EPS to the next level so this function was paramount to buying a new screen unit
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05-05-2020, 10:48 PM | #8 | |
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nycplumber, can you go to the cd menu and see what input are you selecting? It should be aux. If you connect your iphone directly to the usb port in the armrest, then you music audio should route to the iphone input. |
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05-06-2020, 09:36 PM | #12 |
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That's the radio they use in Europe I believe. If your car has Bluetooth already you don't need any extras. Lmk if you order it because I'll give you a rundown on install. Super simple but they give a lot of extra parts that can throw you off.
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05-08-2020, 09:34 AM | #14 |
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05-08-2020, 09:36 AM | #16 |
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For the ADC unit audio from the Android unit side is aux. From the factory OEM side it's via Bluetooth if you have it. When you play music it's from the Bluetooth side and not from AUX.
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Got it, thanks for the clarification. Its definitely an upgrade I want to do asap but I still need to do more research as I'm not familiar with brands out there. I haven't check buttons there a thread about android auto for our cars showing the different options and brands offering AU?
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05-08-2020, 10:18 AM | #18 | |
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Forgot to mention that it also has the latest idrive system too. So whatever is on a brand new BMW it has that as well. So you have OEM/New OEM and then the Android side. Install is a breeze and can easily be done in an hour if you're familiar with removing trim. |
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05-08-2020, 10:25 AM | #19 | |
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Are you able to hook up a second camera for the the front, that is something I would love to be able to do too. I'm working now but I have more questions that you might be able to answer if you don't mind. |
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05-08-2020, 10:36 AM | #20 | |
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Android interface sends audio thru Aux into iDrive which send to speakers. You can also do BT music streaming thru the Android interface but that will also be thru Aux. Any apps you use on the Android side - Waze, YouTube, Spotify, etc - will be thru Aux. You can still do BT music streaming direct to the iDrive side (assuming you have BT Combox) and that will be direct BT to iDrive, not passing thru Aux. Here's the catch - only one audio source can be active at one time. So, if you music stream thru iDrive BT, but want to have Waze on the android screen, you can only get music OR Waze audio, but not both. If you BT music stream thru the Android side only, you can get both music and Waze alerts at the same time, but audio will be thru Aux and quality suffers. |
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05-08-2020, 10:40 AM | #21 |
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Yes you can. The Android side has its own camera channel (called DVR) and you can still keep the stock automatic reverse camera channel. So I have a front camera hooked up to DVR, and also have my reverse camera. The reverse camera comes on the screen whenever reverse gear is selected. DVR must by manually selected on the Android home screen.
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