Car and Driver INTELLIDASH with Apple Carplay and Android Auto, 7'' IPS Touchscreen Multimedia Player with Bluetooth, Mirror Link, SiriusXM, Google, Siri Assistant Dash or Windshield Mounted

I'm honestly not sure why thus has such bad ratings. It's exactly what I needed. My car is 1 model year before Apple Car play was added by my manufacturer, and a few years before Android auto (don't know exactly when Android Auto became a thing)... My GF has an iPhone, and I have a Samsung Galaxy... Her car is 3 years newer and has both already... But my car will only play music off of an iPhone almost like connecting a hard drive or something. I saw this and had to have it. I haven't mounted it yet, so no pics, but I hooked it up to test it, and it's amazing! I can connect my galaxy using Bluetooth, but the sound isn't great... This connects with Bluetooth as well... Ehhh... It can also connect through the FM transmitter which doesn't sound great either... What's a person (that wants quality audio) to do? Connect it to your stereo using the provided aux cord. Sounds pretty dam* good... I don't like the GPS that came with my car, and shows on my original screen, so this allows me to use Google maps on my newer secondary screen that will be mounted just above... Honestly, the only drawbacks I can think of is that since it's connected using the aux cord, I can't control the music with my steering wheel controls (but a quick tap of the screen works, or saying "Hey Google, Next song")... And the other is finding the best way to route the cables so they aren't just dangling down my dash and center console... Which is why I haven't taken the time to mount it yet... But there are a couple of easy suggestions right in the manual on how best to do it (and it comes with some cable clips for just that purpose), so I'll mess with it more this weekend. All in all, it looks great, and it sounds great. If your car already has carplay, and Android auto built in to your system, this adds nothing. If your car is a couple years older, this is exactly what you're looking for.

I am borrowing long-term a family member's older Hyundai Santa Fe without a screen, so I don't have the option to install a new head unit. I chose the Intellidash unit because it seems like a genuine brand sold at multiple retailers unlike many of the other options available on Amazon. I am quite pleased with the purchase. It offers a much better user experience than using my Pixel 7 in driving mode. Also, I was pleasantly surprised that the device fast charges my Pixel 7 unlike my genuine Android Auto head unit on my Hyundai Elantra. While I primarily use the Intellidash with an Android phone, my son connected his iPhone 13 to see how it works with iPhone. We discovered the Intellidash was as seamless with Apple as it was with Android. So while my experience is mostly with Android, you can expect about the same from an iPhone. Pros: - Easy to use - Bright, vibrant screen - Charges phone when connected - Latest version of Android Auto supported - Includes USB port to connect thrumbdrive to play music - Good sound quality over audio aux cable Cons: - Too many cables - Built-in speaker quality is poor - Microphone doesn't work well when AC is high - No Bluetooth to stereo option - No physical on/off switch The unit relies on either an FM transmitter or an audio aux cable to connect to the car stereo. I use the audio cable because I just assume it is more reliable with better sound. As a result, I have 3 cables: 2 to the car, and 1 to my phone. I experimented with my AAWireless dongle from my Elantra, but it only worked half the time. The problem may have more to do with USB cables than the Intellidash unit as the AAWireless unit is quite finicky about USB cables. Its original cable is USB A to C, whereas the Intellidash requires a USB C to C as its USB A input is only for thumbdrives. If you want or require a wireless connection, it is best to buy the more expensive unit that includes wireless. I purchased mine from the Amazon Warehouse. Although described as having a scratch on the backside, it arrived practically brand new with all accessories still in original packaging and I saved over $80 at the time of purchase. If you require Android Auto or Apple Carplay in an older vehicle and either can't or don't want to change the head unit, then the Intellidash is a perfect solution especially if you can get it for $99.

All other methods of adding Airplay involve replacing the existing in dash unit which is more expensive and more complicated. This unit is simple and does the trick for me so I am a happy camper. Even better, I can move it to other vehicles such as the u-haul I plan to rent later this month and drive cross country. The cords are annoying and the mount is a little crude but it works and works well and that is what is most important to me. The screen is responsive to touch. In fact, it is more responsive that I expected at that price point. My buying advice would be to keep your expectations low. At the low price you are paying, the minor hassle of cords and mounts are well worth the addition of Airplay to your vehicle. If you want a cord free experience and no mount, spend more dough and get an in dash model for at least double the price.

EDIT 3.1.22 - was able to get in contact with the customer service company after contacting Amazon directly to get the correct contact information. In order to to use the 1-year warranty on the product, they instructed that I needed to send the product in and to pay for the shipping. After paying $50 for shipping to get it cross country, I received the product 1 month later with the problem not fixed and no communication from the warranty provider. I have called their customer service line multiple times since and have been put on hold for north of an hour with no answer. Product is cheap and the customer service is no help. Save your money and do not buy this product. There are FAR better alternatives out there. Disappointed that a great company like Car and Driver treats their customers like this. --- Product was great for the first 6 months. Worked well and was a relatively cheap way to get Apple Carplay. After 6 months, the product completely stopped working. Would not connect to Apple CarPlay with any phone or cord. The product still turned on, however the carplay features would not work. Tried to reach out to customer service but the information listed on the product page is for Car and Driver magazine only. Aka, there's no customer service for this product. Do NOT buy.

Such a great alternative if you have an older car but don’t want a new car just for apple car play!!! I am a cord freak. I had cords and always hide them, this was a challenge but not bad. Sound quality through fm transmitter is really good so I could eliminate the aux cord. It has to be plugged in via cigarette lighter/ car charger to be able to turn on and you have to use your phone charger to get car play to work (even brand new cars require you to plug your phone in for car play so I’m fine with the phone charger but this big power cord had to be hidden. So I took apart my dash/ radio area to run the cord behind it and hide it. It look about 40 minutes but I am not a car girl so took longer to figure out how to take it apart lol. But the end product is beautiful and I am very satisfied!! My car is a Lexus CT200h so I can’t just replace the screen for car play, I would have replace the screen and completely rewire everything which I was not doing and would have cost $500 to do it myself and probably $1000 if I bought the needed materials and paid someone to do it. So to do this for $288 is great. Recommend!!!!

Honestly speaking, this device does what it's intended to. It's easy to use, has a good display -- adjusting for day and night driving; and mounts easily (word of advice: mount it in such a way that no burglar would want to break into your car... try not to leave suction part visible when you're away from your car). The reason why I left 3 stars and say it's not worth the money is because I used the intellidash on a 4.5hr drive and the unit "disconnected" from my phone 3 times despite my phone still being plugged into it. It literally just dropped CarPlay and returned to its default screen. I had to manually unplug and reconnect my phone (mind you, going 70+ on the Highway) for CarPlay to start working again. I got so annoyed that I told myself if it happened again, I would return it (I did not but part of me feels like I should have). Also, the unit was HOT after that long drive. I was actually pretty shocked and wonder if that had anything to do with it randomly dropping CarPlay. If this were $150 or even $200, I'd be more okay. But $300 isn't fairly priced in my opinion cause it doesn't run as flawlessly as you'd think. Buyer beware!

This unit is great works perfect with android auto and apple car play. It does require a corded connection to your phone. Only issues are the Bluetooth connection for phone calls was very spotty and now the internal mic has stopped working. The mount is plastic and not very strong. The unit flops around now as the mount has worn out. Overall it has still been well worth the purchase. Just wish the mounting was better and wireless connection would be a benefit.

I really wanted to love this device. I have a 2010 Honda Pilot with navigation and this fit the bill perfectly because its a huge undertaking to remove the factory unit, amp, screen, noise cancellation system etc. This wedged perfectly in front of the nav screen and looked really good. The reasons I sent it back was firstly, the av-in would switch to a black screen when I would trigger the backup camera but it would not show the video. I purchased multiple brands of backup cameras with the av-in style connection but with no success. I know the video worked because it would show up on my aftermarket rear view mirror it would just never show up on the Intellidash. I also purchased a 2.5mm av-in pin-out plug to make a custom connector wire after figuring out the video pos/neg/signal combination but to no avail. I just couldnt get it to work. I figured I could live with that. Next audio is severely re-equalized when plugging the iphone into the unit. I didn't have a problem running the auxiliary cable from the unit to my radio but the equalization was flat, not pass-through. So there was no bottom end and the mids and highs were washed together, it sounded really bad. To fix this I would just connect my phone to the car bluetooth through the app. So I'd go into Pandora and basically cast it via airplay. The problem with this is if I wanted to switch over to Amazon Music or Spotify I would have to go within one of those apps on my phone and select an airplay connection from within that app defeating the whole purpose of being hands free and just tapping the icon on the intellidash screen while driving. The whole reason I bought this "sleek unit" was to not have to fumble with my phone on the road. This implementation falls flat on its face, I do not recommend this to anyone. To fix the problems, the manufacture needs to figure out how to leave the sound quality alone (pass-through) in this unit, the unit should connect to the car via bluetooth and the av-in should have directions of the trrs pinout or come with a list of supported backup cameras.

I got this for $79 CND and at that price I can't recommend this thing enough. I installed it in my work truck in a few minutes and I love it. It's quick to turn on and fairly snappy when in use. The way I have mounted it is rock solid. It also came with some cable ties that I used to clean up the wiring a bit. Overall I'd say if you don't want to mess around with a permanent headunit grab this thing!

It's a nice little display with good enough touch screen capability but definitely not worth $400.. The setup is quite wobbly, the screen shakes too much and the sound quality is just awful. It doesn't connect to car's own Bluetooth for sound or even phone calls. The phone calls can only be taken on its hideous speakers or your own phone, even though the car detects the calls but no connectivity to Bluetooth for sound. I have a rental car fleet and tried it on, definitely not a good experience for customers. Good for if you have a 1990 Toyota that has nothing in it.

I have an old minivan. It has a basic radio but it does have Sirius which I like. I thought that this would be nifty. It won’t stay connected to the windshield or dash. The mounting bracket is not fit for purpose. A hands free device is not if you have to hold it to ensure that it won’t fly around the cab of the car. It is getting returned.

A product is only as strong as it weakest link and the Achilles heal of the Intellidash+ is its faulty car charger which failed to function after only two weeks of light use and transformed this pricey gadget into an expensive paperweight! After contacting customer support via phone and email, they promised to send me a replacement car charger but with no ETA so I proceeded to purchase a third party charger (GutReise Universal 12V car charger) from Amazon Canada which worked like a charm. I recommended to the vendor to bundle a spare car charger, or better yet, provide a more reliable car charger for the Intellidash+. For those considering to purchase this item, I strongly recommend that you spend an extra C$20 or so to purchase a third party car charger as it is not a question as to whether the Car and Driver supplied charger will fail but WHEN.

Merci super facile