Android Head Unit install

TiberiusGavier · Jan 15, 2018

Yes it is very nice - very solid build, no squeaks and the paneling looks like it will match the color in the Murano quite well. Indeed - very large nice screen. It's certainly going to be an upgrade from the tiny little screen I've got in there now. Can't wait to actually see it on and working! Now I'll want to spend even more time in my vehicle lol.

Ok, sounds good. I was figuring those probably connected into there, just wasn't sure what for.

I was thinking it would have a slot for an SD card or microSD card as well for removable storage, but there doesn't appear to be one. Perhaps it is hidden beneath the casing that they put around it the screen. I'm thinking I'll put a usb extension into the glove box so that I can easily connect and disconnect external memory. Much easier to add songs and videos, etc. that way rather than having to connect to WiFi each time.

Looks awesome so far! Fingers crossed, it all works

TiberiusGavier · Jan 15, 2018

assad said:
(1) They included this little tool (see first pic) - I'm guessing that is the WiFI antenna, right?

Correct

(2) I found the connection for the CanBus Decoder - but do I actually need to use this box?

Yes, you need that for the CANBUS signals, this will translate your steering wheel control to the unit. There should be a small connector that fits that small plug on the box coming out of the big bundle of connectors, can you find it?

(3) They have a connection for grounding the unit - is this required? Did you ground your unit?

No, you do not need that, your GROUND is coming from the RADIO antenna plug, the grey connector.

(4) They included two of these items (last picture) - any idea what this would be for?

4G antenna, but in order to use that, you will need to put a sim card from your cell phone provider, there must be a slot on the unit for that. This will allow you to use the unit to make calls directly without using your phone, and also use it for data (charges will apply)

Awesome, thanks again Assad for all the guidance you've given with this thread! You should be getting paid for all this haha

ManuelB · Jan 16, 2018

I have been in contact with Ownice and will be sending them the pics they requested of the back of stereo, hopefully be ordering this week. Disassembly wasn't easy for me, especially the vents above the stereo, which came apart from the frame, also lost the first screw i removed...

PLease Tiberius, let us know how it goes and take lots of pictures! One thing I'd be interested to know is where you put the GPS Antena and others and whether you installed a mic as suggested by Assad or not.

I have a 2016 S and one thing I want to do is re-use the USB/Aux in the front (with the adapter Assad recommended) but I also wanted to put the two extra in the back for the kids to be able to use/charge tablets. I was thinking on using one of this standard round sockets rather than the original Nissan one, thinking it'd be easier to do the hole. Anyone has any experience with this?

TiberiusGavier · Jan 16, 2018

ManuelB said:
I have been in contact with Ownice and will be sending them the pics they requested of the back of stereo, hopefully be ordering this week. Disassembly wasn't easy for me, especially the vents above the stereo, which came apart from the frame, also lost the first screw i removed...

PLease Tiberius, let us know how it goes and take lots of pictures! One thing I'd be interested to know is where you put the GPS Antena and others and whether you installed a mic as suggested by Assad or not.

I have a 2016 S and one thing I want to do is re-use the USB/Aux in the front (with the adapter Assad recommended) but I also wanted to put the two extra in the back for the kids to be able to use/charge tablets. I was thinking on using one of this standard round sockets rather than the original Nissan one, thinking it'd be easier to do the hole. Anyone has any experience with this?

Hi ManuelB,

Sounds good - they should tell you that it will work with your vehicle too, as I also have a Murano S without navigation (2015). They packaged the product very well so that it is sure not to get damaged at all (two boxes and lots of foam to keep everything in place). The android unit itself is made very professionally and firmly. One thing I was worried about was if the paneling (not sure what to really call it) around the unit would blend in with the OEM paneling that would remain around the AC area and by the vents. It matches perfectly, however, and would never raise any suspicions. Their shipping is also very fast, considering it came from China (it took five days for them to build it and 5 days shipping time). Other items I've bought from China often take a few weeks. They also label the item as $119 on the exterior of the box so that you don't have to pay customs fees.

I haven't installed it yet (I will on Wednesday, weather permitting), but after looking at it, it appears as though all should work. I don't want to speak too soon, but the connections seem to all fit properly and match up so I am hopeful

Fingers crossed, nothing will go wrong but if it does hopefully it'll be something that won't be too difficult to fix.

Yes, I'll be sure to take plenty of pictures. I'm also planning on making a quick video just so anyone that's interested can see how the unit functions, apps, radio, GPS, settings menu, rearview camera, music, etc.

For the GPS antenna, my plan is to feed the wire down into the passenger footwell so that no one sees it, then run it up along the side (possibly taking off trim if it is applicable) and onto the dash.... with any luck, it'll be practically invisible and no one should notice it. I did purchase a mic to connect to the unit in case it is needed - but I am going to give just the standard mic that is in the Ownice unit a shot first, though, and see if it works or if the other one is needed. As for the extra two usb's going into the back row - I'm not sure. My original thought was that the Ownice unit has an attachment that fan's out into three USB's (their example is for plugging in camera's, DVD player, etc), but I'm sure you could get two USB extensions, plug them into the 3-usb fan coming off the back of the unit, and then route them to the back of the vehicle, one on each side. I'm truly not sure though.... so don't go off of that, haha, this isn't my area of expertise.

Anyhoo, so exciting! Can't stop looking at the head unit in the box lol

assad · Jan 16, 2018

Some of these chinese are just marketing people, and are trained to say "send me a pic of your radio", so no worry, if it works for TiberiusGavier, it should work for you, there is no difference between the 2015 and 2016 S model.

If the internal mic sensitivity is good enough, then no need for the external one.
I first did not install the external mic, but after couple of calls, and seeing the volume of my voice was weak on the other end, I tried the external mic and it made a big difference.

If this is the first time you are removing the radio, then everything will be very tight. I have noticed also the vent above the radio is not easy to remove, I used a plastic trim remover I ordered from amazon and it made the job easier. It is 3 pieces, and sometimes the vents will detach from the frame, it's ok, you can put it back easily, just be careful not to breaks the tabs. If the vents don't come out and get stuck, and only the frame comes out, you need to fully remove the vents by squeezing the tabs on either sides. Before putting it back, you need the reinsert the vents to the frame.

The USB port on the unit are not meant for charging, just data.

(I am guessing the S model has a USB connector in the back??)
If so, you can reuse it with the unit for data, you need buy the nissan USB adapter and connect it to the unit ( one of the 3 USB ports that TiberiusGavier is talking about), then the other side of the adapter to the nissan connector. I don't think you need 2 USB connectors for data in the back though, just one is enough.

For charging:
This is the one I bought from amazon and I have it installed right where my old cig lighter was (below the radio).
You can put it in the back for charging, but will require you to remove the center console and drill a hole next to the other USB port. You can then tap the power from the + and - that is close by, the one that is feeding the cig lighter inside the center console, it is a yellow and black cable, you can't miss it once you remove the center console.
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/Ginsco-Charger-Socket-Outlet-2-1A%EF%BC%884-2A%EF%BC%89/dp/B01N6S2SNM/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1516128982&sr=8-10&keywords=12v+usb+car+charger[/ame]

ManuelB · Jan 16, 2018

Hi Tiberius, thanks for the update, looking forwards to hearing how the install goes and whether everything works as intended.

On the USB I was planning on getting a couple of USB 2 meter extensikns (Ownice has them) and connect them to two of the USB ports that come out of the head unit.

Since the unit does not apparently have a SD slot for expanded memory, doing it through a dedicated USB may be an option, any thoughts?

Thanks again!

assad · Jan 16, 2018

ManuelB said:
Since the unit does not apparently have a SD slot for expanded memory, doing it through a dedicated USB may be an option, any thoughts?

Thanks again!

No need to...
This unit has 32G, plenty to accommodate all your app in the car, I am guessing you are not going to be downloading tons of apps in there?
Even if you did, loading apps from USB is much slower than from the internal memory.

The biggest apps are the maps, google offline maps takes around 2.1G ( and you can only download a certain area); Waze needs data connection and does not take a lot of space.
You can store all your media files on the USB, loading music or other media from USB to play should be fast enough that you will not even notice

ManuelB · Jan 16, 2018

Thanks Assad. 2016 S did not come with usb or lighter in the back unless you added the Navigation for an additional $700, which I didn’t after reading the reviews. I thought the USBs coming out from the head unit would allow for charging in addition to data, so thought the easiest way would be to use them to connect to the back simply with an extension and making a hole to the back and a circular socket like the one you proposed. Now I’m hesitant. If there is no power to the 3 Usbs that would mean you cannot charge the phone while connected to the unit with the cable which would be a pain! I’ll figure out while I wait for the unit and try to figure out how to diassble the console.

Thanks for the input! Please let me know if you think of anyhting else.

ManuelB · Jan 16, 2018

One more question Assad, did you loose connection to the aux by the front usb or is it integrades in the nissan connector Tiberius posted and/or in the pin connectors?

Thanks...

assad · Jan 17, 2018

If you plug your phone to the USB ports, it will show charging, but it will be very slow. Those ports provide somewhere around 500mA, which is the minimum requirement to read a USB key. Your smartphone need at least 1.5A to charge at a decent rate, anything less will be considered slow charging.

As you stated, you can buy 2 usb extension cord and route them from the unit to the back, and buy one of these, these will allow you to read USB data to the unit. If you need charging port in addition, you can can get the one from my previous post. So, will need to drill 2 holes, unless you can find one with a USB for data and a USB for charging on the same round plug, I have not found one on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY1WDIU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_gRPxAbZHBPANC

You will loose that aux connection as well, at least on mine it was not integrated, Tiberiusgavier will need to confirm that on this particular unit. At least I did not see any 3.5mm connector for AUX on the picture beside the one for the external mic, so I am guessing it is not available. The pins of the aux connection on the center console are part of white connector, so they are not separated like the USB ports.

But what I did to still be able to use aux on this unit, is get a 3.5mm to RCA connector shown below, the 3.5mm will be your aux port, and you connect the red and white connector to any of the 2 A/V inputs on the units.

There is an app on the unit to switch to A/V

UGREEN 3.5mm Female to 2RCA Male Stereo Audio Cable Gold Plated 0.65ft/8in for Smartphones, MP3, Tablets, Home Theater https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B2HP1FY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_q.PxAbPGBHQEP

assad · Jan 17, 2018

Aux port are on 13 and 14

TiberiusGavier · Jan 17, 2018

The deed is done!

It was warm enough in the sunlight today so I had a chance to install the unit - crazy hard (yet crazy rewarding) and it took me just over five hours, but I am SUPER DUPER happy with the result! I should have done this a long time ago.

No warnings signs were displayed after I reconnected the negative battery terminal and turned car back on. The "Push Brake and Press Start" message still appeared as per normal. The Ownice unit is perfect - it looks very fancy and OEM in the Murano. The screen is perfectly responsive. Back up camera works just like before - although now that the screen is so big, it is more obvious how crappy our OEM rear view camera's are so I'll probably look into getting an HD camera in the future. In the Settings menu, you can select whether you want the back-up lines to show or not. Bluetooth works perfectly with phone to play music from it. The Ownice unit actually connects to my phone via bluetooth almost instantly - whereas it would sometimes take a full minute for the old unit to connect to my phone. Extremely easy to make calls as well, as it accesses your phone contacts or you can bring up a touch dial pad on the screen and dial a new phone number from there. I haven't added any pictures yet to my contacts, but I imagine that if I did their face would show up when receiving a call from them. I also tested out the standard microphone in the Ownice unit - it seems to work quite well. I did a sound recorder (yes you can sound record yourself while in your car lol) and my voice was clear. I called a friend while driving to see if he could hear me. He advised voice sounded good, no engine or car sounds, no difficulty hearing voice - he said that voice may have been just slightly lower volume, but that was in comparison to actually talking to him with the phone at my ear. I attempted to connect my Android phone to the unit for the "mirroring" thing via USB - it didn't seem to work, but I'll continue to play around with that and hopefully it'll connect. If not, the Bluetooth connection is actually enough.

The Navigation program that comes standard in the Ownice unit is extraordinary - I wasn't expecting that and I didn't really buy this for the navigation, but it truly is and the navigation is one of my favorite parts now. The 10" screen is huge and makes the navigation extremely easy. The maps are great. The way it is integrated with the rest of the unit right out of the box is very nice (for example, music playing turns down just enough when navigation voice speaks so that easy to hear, then turns back up when done). Every aspect of the navigation is customizable - the types of maps, the avatar, what information is displayed.....pretty much anything you can think of. It will even tell you if you're speeding (although I turned that option off). I have it set so that the background turns dark when it become nighttime - makes nighttime navigating much easier on the eye. As for the positioning of the GPS antenna, I did feed it down to the passenger footwell. However I just stuck it up in the footwells with double-sided tape - it was able to get a perfect signal from way down there, didn't seem to need to wire it up to the dash. So it literally is invisible to passengers in the vehicle, which is very nice. If I ever do get in a spot where it is having trouble getting signal, however, the wire is all set up to easily extend the antenna up to the dash.

I haven't had a chance to explore the apps yet or download any new ones, but so far it's all pretty darn awesome. One thing to note - when first getting the unit, you have to go into the Settings and disable the setting that makes some apps unusable while the vehicle is "driving". With that setting one, almost everything is unaccessible even with the vehicle in park (so definitely turn that off).

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I didn't put everything back together completely because I am still waiting on the USB Retention Harness to arrive from Amazon, so I will be taking it all apart again to add that. Plus I am going to add a separate USB cable to connect down into the glove box so that I have more than just the one in the center area.

ManuelB, I will check tomorrow and see if the AUX in the center area works. And if it doesn't, I'll check again once I get the retention harness and see if that changes anything.

For the little white box that goes below the radio, I just used double-sided tape to secure it to the bottom of the Android unit. Everything is pretty snug in there, so I don't think it will be moving anywhere. But any thoughts on how to better secure that in there?

The vent frame did not quite fit back into place (see last picture). The button for the hazards is sort of far behind where the holes are for it to stick through. I will play around with it again though once the retention harness and the USB extension is installed when I "officially" put it all back together.

For now though, I am extremely impressed with the unit! Everything seems to work perfectly. Very very happy

TiberiusGavier · Jan 17, 2018

Assad,

While I was installing, there were two connections that I just couldn't seem to find a place for in the Ownice unit. It is a little pink unit and a little white unit (see pics). Everything seems to be working just fine, so they must not be important, but any idea what they were for or if I should actually be connecting them?

Thanks again

assad · Jan 17, 2018

Hahaha, you could not wait until Wednesday, could you?

You did a great job, I am really impressed, it looks really nice, it really does. I am sure people will be asking you about this whereever you go.

The pink connector is for the XM radio antenna, used in the SV model. The other white connector is not for the murano, not need to worry about it.

Why didn't you retain the radio bracket? This is where that white box should be attached. You can remove your old radio from the brackets with that hex screwdriver I showed you earlier, and put the brakets back in, it should not interfere with the ownice.
I am concerned about you putting the white box under the radio with double sided tape. That metal piece behind the ownice radio act as a heat sink, and you should not put anything behind it.
About the ac vent not being able to go back all the way in, see my previous post explaining the issue. You basically, need to remove the vents from the car also, not only the frame around them. There are latches that hold those vents in place, 4 of them (2 on top and 2 on the bottom), just need to squeeze them and they will come off. You then need to assemble them back into the frame before putting it back on the car as one piece, that should fix the issue.

About putting the GPS module under the footwell, I do not recommend that. GPS module work best when in direct light of sight with the sky, that's why sometimes when you enter a tunnel, you loose your GPS signal. It might work where you are because you have many satellite in your area, but you will potentially have a weak signal when driving in an area where you are not able to lock to many satellite. You can easily fish the wire up there without removing the trim panel, and stick the GPS module next to the headlight sensor, it is small enough that you will not notice it. I will show you a picture tomorrow.

Did you test your steering wheel control to make sure they all work, ie vol+, vol-, etc...

The backup camera connection is RCA which can support a maximum of 480p resolution (standard definition) , so putting an HD camera will not help much. But there are better camera out there with better picture quality and with night vision, I will show you the one I bought.

I know the phone mirror you are talking about, it is called easy connect, it might be hard to get it to work at first, but once you get it to pair it should work fine, you might have to update it with newer version.

This unit also supports android auto and Apple play, you can basically make it look just like android auto or Apple play. This is just a FYI, but I am sure you want to stick with the ownice user interface.

You can also download many laucher app from the app store to customize it further, if you do not like the ownice home screen. I am using nova launcher, but there are many in the app store that are designed for cars.

Here are some questions I have for you and might benefit others:

How is the screen when driving during the daytime where there is lots of sunlight, is it visible enough?

I am guessing there is a setting to dim the screen based on the time of the day? For day/night driving?

How is the boot time from cold start, how long does it take before it becomes fully operational from a cold start.

Is there an option to set the standby time. When you power off your car, the unit should go into standby mode for a set period of time, if the standby time expires then it fully shuts off.

Is there an equalizer for music? Does the equalizer have subwoofer volume?

How is the radio reception? And how well does it pickup station? Are the station name and song displayed on the unit?

Can you try OK Google and see how well it works. Can you say ok Google without pressing the Google button? Can you say ok Google call Patricia? Ok Google navigate to work? Ok Google play Michael Jackson man in the mirror?

Does the unit resumes where you left it when you turn off your car? Let's say you are listening to music and turn off your car, does it resume playing the music when you turn it back on?

Anyway, that is all I can think for now.
Great job again...

assad · Jan 17, 2018

Please see my picture below about the ac vents. The blue dots are where the latches are located. You just need to put your finger in there or a screw driver and squeeze the latch while pulling the vent toward you.

TiberiusGavier · Jan 17, 2018

Thank you! It's amazing how much more modern and elegant the unit makes the vehicle feel. And yes - I could not bare the idea of only leaving myself one day and chancing going back to work without this thing installed. I wouldn't be able to concentrate on anything. Haha!

Ok perfect - I was looking at all the connections and trying to make one of them fit with the pink and white connector, but nothing seemed to go. Glad to see that they are not supposed to fit.

Aha! I'm embarrassed. That makes sense - my silly mind just disconnected the white box from the radio bracket, then saw that the bracket was too big to connect with the android head unit, so I just set it aside completely. For some reason, I never considered just screwing the bracket in anyway even though it wouldn't be connected to the head unit so that it could support the white box. I will correct that tomorrow. Still can't believe I did that haha.

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I am going to do some more thorough experimenting tomorrow and will take pictures (and a video once the USB Retention and Mirror Play are all working, so that its true potential can be shown), but based off initial observations:

(1) Yes, the screen is perfectly visible during daytime. I did not notice any annoying reflections. All colors were bright, screen was vivid. There was never a point where I felt the need to adjust settings or the angle in order to see the screen better. I never observed from the passenger side, however, so I will try that tomorrow to make sure the screen is clear from all sides.

(2) Yes there is a setting for daytime and nighttime - both of which you can adjust however you prefer. When it starts to get dark, the screen will dim so that it is less bright (unless of course you have that setting changed to remain at full brightness). It does this automatically (which you can also turn off) so it will change without you having to manually do it. The GPS Navigation also has this setting - at a certain point (about 20 minutes after the unit itself dims to its nighttime setting), the GPS background turns black (again, this can be customized). I drove in the dark with the screen/navigation on, and it was very comfortable to the eye. Not glaring, not too bright.

(3) Boot time is not bad at all. I would guess about 20 seconds, but I will time it tomorrow. However, if you have it set to standby after turning off, it will boot up instantly without any delay the moment you get back in the car.

(4) Yes, they allow you to customize the standby time from 10 minutes up to 1 hour.

(5) There are some neat settings for the volume - not a ton (at least not that I have found yet), but they have Bass, Treble, and some others. One of the cool things they have is a diagram of the interior of the vehicle. You can point to any point in the car (any point at all) and it will adjust the sound so that it plays only there. Very fancy to play around with.

(6) The radio works well. I'm not noticing it picking up stations any worse or any better than the OEM radio - but the sound quality itself is much better just based on the settings that I can adjust from the unit. They provide you with I believe three FM screens with 6 buttons for programmed channels on each one, two AM screens, and some others. For most stations, the station name (such as "The Party") automatically displays on the button rather than just the frequency. The name of the song scrolls across a small part of the middle of the screen when you are on a radio station.

(7) One thing to note on the volume: The radio volume is automatically a lot louder than the Bluetooth, so switching back and forth requires adjusting the volume. I found an option in the Settings menu that I believe adjusts this so that they will be even, but so far it doesn't seem to have had an effect on fixing this - going to play with it again tomorrow and see.

(8) I forgot to try using "Ok Google" to see if it would perform tasks for me. I will give that a shot tomorrow.

(9) As long as the unit is in Standby, when you turn the car back on it seems to resume exactly the way it was before (GPS destination still loaded, same song still playing, etc). I'm not so sure about when the standby expires and the unit actually goes off - it may reset back to normal then. I'll give it a shot tomorrow.

(10) Yes, the steering wheels controls all work successfully - and they all worked properly upon initial start-up, no need to program them. I've been playing around with it though and looks like you can adjust the buttons to perform whichever function you want.

(11) Something else to note - for some advanced settings, it requires a password. I wrote to Ownice and they advised it is 1260, just so you guys know - I believe this should be the same password for all of these units.

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Thank you for that picture of the vents. I'm hoping the USB Retention will arrive tomorrow and I will be able to patch it all up nice and pretty for good!

ManuelB · Jan 17, 2018

Thanks for the input and for all the pictures, looks really good. I will order mine tomorrow, can't wait! I had the same problem with the vents, though I accidentally broke some of the latches but still seems to hold very well.

A couple questions: How did you hold all the cables, zip ties? What did you have issues with, mentioned very hard and five hours, I assumed the sort part would be removing the existing unit (was hard enough for me,..)

Thanks again, looks incredible!

TiberiusGavier · Jan 17, 2018

ManuelB said:
Thanks for the input and for all the pictures, looks really good. I will order mine tomorrow, can't wait! I had the same problem with the vents, though I accidentally broke some of the latches but still seems to hold very well.

A couple questions: How did you hold all the cables, zip ties? What did you have issues with, mentioned very hard and five hours, I assumed the sort part would be removing the existing unit (was hard enough for me,..)

Thanks again, looks incredible!

Thanks

I'm glad I was able to get to it today so that I can finally relax and know that it's working haha.

There are definitely a lot of cables to shove back there, but it is somewhat spacious so it isn't as bad as it could be I think. I did use zip ties - basically just put a zip tie around any wires or cables that seemed "too loose" to me. I like to keep things as clean as possible, but the truth is that it doesn't seem like you can keep everything perfectly clean back there. I just organized it all as best I could.

The part that took the absolute longest was just the disassembly. Pulling off all the trims and whatnot took hours because they were so stuck on there and I was worried I was going to break everything. Plus they were in such awkward positions, it was difficult to get a real grip on anything. Like you and Assad said, the trim around the vents was the worst. Some of the screws are in very strange spots too, so it's difficult not to lose them. I lost both of the screws that hold the silver trim in. I had a magnetic screwdriver too, but the angles were so weird that I lost the screws anyway. One method I did use that worked for some of my screws later in the process - I attached electrical tape (or any super duper strong tape) to the end of the screwdriver with the sticky side pointed out. Then I pushed the screwdriver into the tape so that the ends would still be able to grab onto the screw - but the stickiness was still present, if that makes sense. That way the screw would stick to the screwdriver as I pulled it out.

Actually swapping out all the connections wasn't too bad. I ended up keeping the two connections going into the AC unit below the radio installed throughout the process. It just hung down below, didn't need to disconnect them. Also just make double sure that all your pins and connections look like they are going to match up before pushing them in so you don't break any pins and whatnot. And disconnect your negative battery terminal before doing any work; and make sure all connections have been made before reconnecting negative terminal and testing the android unit out. Also - remove the trim on the left back side by the footwells on the passenger side when you do the installation (just tug it back, it will feel like you are going to break it but it will come loose). That way you'll see light so you can know where to toss the GPS antenna down to.

But yes, disassembly was the hard part that took so long. And funny enough, putting all the trim back together is pretty easy - it all just pops back into place in a matter of minutes!

TiberiusGavier · Jan 18, 2018

For the most part, I'm all done now

Opened the unit back up again to finish everything up. Reinstalled the radio bracket to hold the white box properly. @ManuelB I connected the AUX in the center counsel - it actually worked so it must be a part of one of the pin connectors. Just press the AV app on the screen and it will start playing whatever is connected by the AUX.

I did receive the USB Retention Harness in the mail - it doesn't appear as though that is the right connector for our particular ends though when I tried to connect it. Over the next few days I'll do some more research and see if I can find a good one.

Got the mirroring to work on my Android phone - the key is that you have to unlock the developer settings on your phone, then enable USB debugging. Works like a charm!

Another quick note - it appears as though the password for the locked settings is actually 9999, not the one I said in my last post.

I connected a 32GB microsd card (via a multi-card reader the hooks up to the USB behind the unit) that holds music, videos, and whatnot, just in case I ever forget my phone. Right now the microsd card is hanging down behind the AC unit - once I get a USB extension I will have it hook into the glovebox so it is super easy to disconnect/reconnect the SD card.

Start-up time is exactly 21 seconds. If the device is in standby, start up is instantaneous. The device seems to resume whatever you were doing previously (regardless of standby or starting back up for first time) You can customize what logo you want to display during start-up (Nissan or any thing else) - very cool!

The "Ok Google" part did not seem to work for me - for example, if I just had the android unit on and said OK Google, nothing would happen. However, if you have the unit mirrored to your phone, it will then perform exactly as your phone - so in that case the "Ok Google" would all work.

For the vents, I was able to get them all properly installed so that everything is back to normal. No matter what I tried, I could not seem to actually disconnect the vents themselves using those tabs. But I reconnected the trim and then pushed really hard while pulling the vents forward and eventually the tabs all locked into place.

@assad, I do have one more quick question : The grounding loop that was automatically connected to the rest of the wires couldn't be disconnected (unless I wanted to pull the pins out, which I figured probably wouldn't be a good idea). Since it wasn't needed, I just wrapped the metal loop in plenty of electrical tape so that there's no chance it will touch anything. Seemed like the best option to me, but just wanted to check with you since you know all about these things?

My work on this little guy is done for the time being (in a few weeks I will dive into making the USB center area work and whatnot). I patched everything back up to normal. Everything looks amazing and works amazing! Very, very pleased with the result

@ManuelB, good luck with your install (I included some more pictures from when I reopened it today) Let us know if you have any issues. Assad, thank you for all the help and guidance! Never would have been able to do this without it

assad · Jan 18, 2018

Hi TiberiusGavier,

Yes, that's the way I would do it, just wrap the end with electrical tape.

I am surprise the Nissan usb retention cable did not work, I ordered the same exact piece and it worked for me. Does it not fit?
One end would connect to the Nissan cable that you remove from the radio and the other end to the USB on the unit. Can you take a picture of the blue end, I want to compare it to mine, not sure if they shipped you the right one.

For the vents, they do come out, but you need to put your finger or a small screwdriver in there and push the tab downward while pulling on the went. If you force it in, you risk of breaking the tabs that retain the vents to the frame.

Glad to see AUX is working...

Maybe hands free ok Google work on newer android version 7.1 and up.
But there should be a shortcut for ok Google, when you press it, it waits for your voice command, I saw it on the video review.
You could also map the ok Google button to one your steering wheel control, it is something you will have to figure out in the setting and let us know.

I agree, it looks amazing, I guess we will let let you play with it for a while to see how it holds up over time.

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