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Review on πŸš— DASAITA 9" Android 10.0 Car Stereo with Carplay for Toyota Camry 2007-2011 – Bluetooth, Touch Screen, GPS, WiFi, Android Auto, 4G Ram, 64G ROM, RDS by Allen Hart

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great upgrade for my 2012 Camry Hybrid XLE with very few imperfections

Overall I am very happy with this upgrade. The original center unit on my 2012 Camry Hybrid XLE was almost obsolete when I threw it out of the dealer park, and finally this unit delivers a long-overdue upgrade. Installation was tedious, but overall it was worth it. There are many installation videos (the barcode in the instructions led to a youtube video that wasn't there, but there are many others). I looked at a few of them and they were helpful. Let's look at the negatives first: 1. A bit difficult to install. One complaint I have is that the metal bracket, which must be removed from the original Toyota unit is secured with only one screw on each side, not two. The block itself is pretty solid, but with all the ups and downs of the car, two bolts on each side of a block this heavy would be better. 2. Does not use the original GPS antenna and built-in microphone. It's no big deal - you can route the included microphone and GPS antenna cables outside of the center console without drilling, but you'll probably want to tape them down so you don't accidentally bump them. The adhesive pads supplied with the antenna and microphone were suitable for this task. Those were the only downsides I encountered and there is a lot to like about this device. It exceeded expectations in several ways: 1. After reading the other questions I figured since I don't have a factory installed JBL stereo, I won't be able to do a front to back transition. Which is only partly true - I can make the sound both front and back OR only front OR only back. That's pretty much all I had to do - sometimes when someone is watching a movie I put the sound in the background and play the sound through the stereo. I thought from the manual that RDS text is not supported with radio and even got a reply from the seller pointing this out. Not true. I'm in the US and I'm a fan of classical music. I want to see the text that is displayed when playing a local classic FM station. Getting TPMS sensors for your tires, but this device actually gives you pressure from your factory TPMS sensors. It just doesn't show up in the TPMS app, it shows up in the Vehicle Information app. I was ready to live without it, but pleasant surprise, it's still there, just not where I expected it to be. 5. CANbus integration is good, mainly works with steering wheel control. The rather useless Toyota voice control button is now a mute button and I can probably make a different mapping. Placing phone calls isn't exactly the same, but it's really well covered with the large Android Auto display. The missing blocking of all functions while driving is very welcome. I'm not the type fiddling with screens and displays while driving, but sometimes I can ask the person in the passenger seat to enter a navigation destination while driving. I was able to install the Google Drive app and use my home WiFi connection. to download movies and pictures to customize the display. I'm sure I'll find out more things to do with this device. There's really a lot to like and only a few minor complaints. I would say that the installation is for the patient and brave, I'm sure I'll find out more things to do with this device. There's really a lot to like and only a few minor complaints. I would say that the installation is for the patient and brave, I'm sure I'll find out more things to do with this device. There's really a lot to like and only a few minor complaints. I would say that the installation is for the patient and brave,

Pros
  • Auto Video
Cons
  • Not sure