Thought Id give a bit of feedback/information about the Series 1 Android units which I think is important for anyone thats interested in them. I bought an android unit for research & development and to personally test all its features.
1) The aircon works perfectly fine on single zone aircons. However.. if the android unit is unsure on the aircon current status when you turn the ignition on, it defaults the aircon to off and towards your feet on low (Cold). Although.. this honestly seems to be no big deal, as the aircon is easy to select and use.
I found it goes to this default mode after letting the car sit for a long time. If popping to the shops, and coming back out, it seems to still know the aircon status. I could go into more details, but dont want to bore anyone! Basically.. its doing the smart option as an aftermarket unit to ensure your aircon always functions.
2) Naturally being android, trying to make it do too much is never a good. I found steaming music from spotify on 4G, and playing through the headunit by the USB and also selecting various items on screen and the phone and using the navigation would cause it to freeze up. This is because the headunit is trying to interpret each of your commands on your smartphone, and also what your doing on screen.. and play music.. and navigation and taking up the slack of the screaming song ect.
But streaming via bluetooth or playing music from a USB or saved songs on the phone was no problem.
3) There are multiple startup logos to choose from. Both Holden and HSV are available so it all starts up with a factory look. The boot time is roughly 30-45seconds. Thats honestly not very long, by the time you start the car and reverse out, its generally up and running!
4) When first starting the car and the headunit is still booting, selecting reverse will still bring up the rear view image which is brilliant! Connecting a reverse camera is very simple as well
5) Navigation has been absolutely seamless. The only thing Id suggest is to turn down the navigation volume, its quite a shock!
6) For SS/Sv6 vehicles, the top red gauge (SIC) can be programmed to the dual gauge setup so its not blank.
Overall, its a brilliant upgrade. I'll be stocking these units hopefully before Christmas.