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This thread is designed to provide hands on feedback and information to the forum regarding the 10.4 Vertical Android Radio "tesla style". This is built upon the "Any tesla radio installs" thread which has grown to over 40 pages. I am not sponsored nor have any relation to any brands, companies, or sellers. All of the information in this thread is for educational purposes only and I will not be held responsible for any damages or issues should you decide to follow any of the information in this thread. Posts will be broken down in a somewhat categorical way and I'll provide as much information as I can. I welcome other's who own the unit to contribute but please keep the information in a concise manor.
Unit Options and Where To Buy:Link to buy it on PhoenixAndroidRadio and Espony-Cargo. Both sellers have a few discount codes floating around, all I'll say is take a look on their facebook pages and a quick google search should get you some results.
- The unit itself is a 10.4 inch vertical touch screen device running android version 4.4.4. This is the ONLY version of android these units run and will ever run. If you see it advertised as higher version it is false (some companies "fake" the android version on the unit to read at version 6.0) The unit is not technically an android tablet but an android appliance, this along with the processor installed in the unit is the limiting factor to being able to upgrade the android version.
- There are two versions available for purchase; 1/32 and 2/64. 1G of Ram and 32G of flash OR 2G of Ram and 64G of flash. Any other combination is false advertising and again can be "faked" on the unit itself.
- I have personal experience purchasing from both Espony-cargo.com as well as PhoenixAndroidRadios.com. These units can be found on ebay, alibaba, as well as other sites.
- Espony-Cargo.com as of 2/16/18 has a note that the unit is 1G of ram 32G of flash HOWEVER in the hardware parameters it is listed 2G ram 32G flash. I believe this is in response to multiple buyers (myself included) reporting them for falsely advertises the unit as 2G of ram. Espony-Cargo also offers minimal technical support all of which is through email.
- PhoenixAndroidRadio.com offers both version and I can vouch that the 2G/64G is correct and verifiable via 3rd party apps. Phoenix also offers support via their Facebook page, email, and has a California based support telephone number. They are quick to offer up help.
- To the best of my knowledge these are the EXACT SAME units no matter where you buy them from so long as the specifications (ram and flash) are correct.
Some stock photos of the units, real photos will be posted in other sections of this thread.
The last picture in this post show the board where the ribbon cable is plugged in for the hazards. It's a flimsy connection, try to re-seat that cable.
There is only one plug that is exactly the right size for it. I'd take a picture to show you but I don't have it readily available.
Yes they are accurate. I even tried updating the firmware like we had tried before and I get the same result. Its like the graphics card blew up and decided to stand on Its head.
There is a setting to change that. Change whatever current value is set for "screen rotating" and "bit depth" to the opposite of what is currently set...
Thank you. About the same time I got a reply from Phoenix folks on the Tesla fb page said the same thing as you. I was able to get it fixed so it's usable but still no audio controlsThere is a setting to change that. Change whatever current value is set for "screen rotating" and "bit depth" to the opposite of what is currently set...
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No audio controls using the buttons on the steering wheel. Stock audio system. It used to work. I had an issue with the backup camera and took out the Phoenix radio and put the oem radio back in to eliminate the radio as the issue. Stock radio audio controls worked. Since the camera issue was not the radio I put the Phoenix radio back in and that it when the audio controls stopped working. I did a tech call with Phoenix and tried a few settings changes but no luck. They sent me for files to put on a flash drive and connect it to the radio usb and do a factory reset. That created a while bunch of other problems. You may have seen the pictures I posted yesterday. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Lol
