OverZealous

If you didn't get a response, you can update from either USB1 or the SD slot. I used the SD slot, it was very fast.

@Zorn: I've tried it in multiple browsers, which do not have me logged in to DropBox. I have no error. Try again, I guess?

Yes, the artwork is there, but it's pretty much pointless. Unless the cover art is bright colors, it just disappears. I don't know why Apple would have gone that route, since they have the artwork front-and-center on the phone. However, I like the fact that I can actually see the whole Artist/Song/Album title, and the screen isn't cluttered with genre and other stuff.

Here's the link to the downloads, includes the PDFs. I'll leave it for a couple of days. I'm really happy with this update. I can't believe just how smoothly that went. The update was really quick on my unit—I don't know if this is because it was a 4000, or because I used a fast SD card, but either way, took less than 10 minutes from start-to-finish. it even remembered my custom backgrounds for startup and the home screen. CarPlay is really smooth. Everything I tested worked better than I expected. One of the weird things is switching apps on the phone switches the radio, and v

I'm uploading the 4000 version right now.

Prmj68: It used to show the album art behind everything, but that looked terrible. Maybe they've removed that, or maybe his phone was missing the album art for that song. I hope they eventually just show it onscreen like the Pioneer unit does already. One thing I haven't seen anywhere is if you lose the traditional iPhone/iPod screen completely by enabling CarPlay. I might be very unhappy if I am forced into CarPlay. One use for this is if my wife wants to use her phone, and wants to control playback from the phone rather than messing with the screen. Easy right now, but CarPlay actua

I completely agree with everything DP3343 has stated. I have a 4000NEX as well, and I was surprised by just how nice the built-in iPod interface is. It's actually got me worried that the CarPlay interface will be rather meh in comparison. Note: I never invested the money to get AppRadio working (ie: the digital A/V adapter), so I never tested it. It sounds far to shoddy/limited/broken to be of any use for me. Some other positives: You can use Siri and Apple maps to navigate over the speakers, without a GUI. This works suprisingly well, if not perfectly. Bluetooth audio is shocking

It's a little worrying that they haven't announced any sort of CarPlay API yet, since 2014's WWDC has already come and gone. There's a reasonable chance that the earliest they would release one is next year. I just hope that CarPlay doesn't turn into the AppleTV—a ridiculous amount of potential hampered by holding back too long. I'm still waiting for 3rd-party apps for the ATV, and the current design (the puck) has been out for almost 4 years. I think that there's a lot of similarity between ATV and CarPlay. They are both highly specialized interfaces, with limited (specialized) inpu

Thanks for testing that out! Until CarPlay is released, it's hard to imagine how it's going to be used in a real-world situation, so it might be a wait-and-see situation if you are looking for a new unit and plan on using CarPlay.

@Sparky: As far as Apple maps goes, it's been getting nearly constant updates, especially lately. Every day at 3AM EST, they have new changes. I think the early problems got into some people's heads, while it has been a much better experience than Google Maps for me for the last year or so. At the same time, the experience varies based on your location. Where I am (Louisville, KY), I've never had serious problems with it. I've used Siri to start up navigation in hands-free mode on my 4000 (no display, obviously, just voice) and it works fine for me. It's pretty cool to use voice to sa

Honestly, that image pretty much details all the differences that I could see when I was originally looking. I think the biggest difference between the 5/6000 and the 4/7/8000 is the former has a smaller screen. The 4/7/8000 all have a 7" screen, and the other two have a 6" screen. This also means the DVD slot and (micro)SD Card slot are hidden on the 7" models, which could be a plus or minus for you. I don't ever use CDs, so I'd rather not see the disc slot all the time. I do leave an SD card in, for backgrounds and such. The 7" models support full-size SD cards (as well as micro via

Two other items that are oddly reset is the custom order of icons on the home screen (really, really arbitrary) and the source volume level, which I suppose is covered under #2, now that I think about it.

Cool, thanks! When I get some time to rip the dash open (again), I'll try reprogramming a button for "short" press for voice activation. Hopefully that will get it working.

Has anyone found a steering wheel control that will trigger Siri? I know I can press the middle button on the unit, but it would be even nicer if I could keep my hands on the wheel. I have the AVH-4000NEX installed in my 2007 Jeep Patriot with the PAC RP4-CH11 adapter. I know how to customize which of my steering wheel controls map to which wired remote setting, but none of the ones I tried seemed to work. Here's a list of the wired remote signals the adapter can send to the unit: Volume + —Works Volume - —Works Mute —Didn't test Preset

@tickerguy: That's pretty much what I think is happening. I figure it's a combination of: The hissing is only really audible when the car is off & there's no music/audio playing The original radio sent a signal to disable the amp when the radio was off (or maybe even had no output) I figure #2 because the OEM radio was able to handle F/R fading, even though it only had 2 inputs. The reason this is so noticable is there's nothing disabling the amp, so it's always outputting something. I'll probably still give Crutchfield a call, since they appear to have dealt with this setup before.