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Originally Posted by Skorov
Excuse my ignorance on the subject, but could you explain how the AppRadio actually works? It seems that it does not have Android inbuilt, rather it is just a controller for your portable Android device. Is this correct?
If that's the case, does it rely in the power of the portable device it's connected to? Does it have a sound card good enough to output high-end quality sound?
Thanks for the write up btw. I had ignored this unit before I read this, but will now do a bit more research and consider it.
Cheers
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It forms 2 connections with the guest device. One is over bluetooth (to transfer the screen "clicks"), and the other over HDMI (to transfer the image). Using the Pioneer app, you're limited to whatever apps, it approves (believe me, not many). However, with the ARLiberator app, you have full access to the guest OS.
So, you would use the AppRadio itself to play the FM and iPod. And use the guest device for everything else. The guest device needs to be rooted an support HDMI and Bluetooth. Since it transfers sound over HDMI, the head unit does all the work at converting the quality.