Installation was silly easy, I got this Pumpkin Android bmw dvd gps car radio done in a couple of hours and that was because I wanted to hide the wires for the GPS antenna and blutooth microphone, if you’re less picky than me you could get it done in a half hour.


The buttons and knobs are very well built, the finish is slightly more glossy than the stock business radio of the E46, though I suspect part of that is due to aging of the stock materials. The screen is bright and clear and the touch screen is very responsive, the colors and sharpness are great.


I was worried that the audio quality would be worse than the stock CD player, but it’s definitely not when using equal mediums (CD’s, iPod, radio, etc.), but when streaming blutooth it’s not the best, most people probably wouldn’t notice the difference (my friends didn’t), but if you’re like me and like clear audio you’ll want to stick to CD’s, SD cards or an iPod.


The included apps are pretty good, I love the navigation which displays the speed limit of the road you’re on as well as warning you if you’re speeding, it can also display any nearby gas stations, hotels and many other things and lets you choose which ones you can see or not see. My only gripe with the pre-installed music player is that there is no shuffle button, that seems like a huge oversight, otherwise it works well and the equalizer presets are pretty good, as is the custom mapping option that it gives you.


The bmw car dvd player comes with a .apk installer app so that you can install any app from the Google Play store from an SD card, or anywhere else you could find a .apk app. It also has the Google Play Store app installed on it so if you use your phone as a mobile hotspot for the on-board wifi or use a 3G data card in your unit you can download apps directly from the store.


My bmw e46 car dvd gps came and worked well for a couple of months and then got stuck in the loading screen. But their customer service responded to me quite quickly and informed me it was likely a software issue. This did not require me to send it back to them or anything of the sort. Within an hour of being given directions of how to fix the issue, I had the stereo back in the car and working brand new. It did require me to wipe some settings like time/date and personal installed apps. But other than that it was fairly simple and quick and works perfect again. It looks great in the car, is very useful, and I get compliments from my friends when they see it and play around with it. The bmw car dvd is great and simple to install, that teamed with their persistent, quick, and most importantly *helpful* customer service, I give them a 5 out 5.


–by Jeffrey T


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After buying a VW Scirocco with a fairly basic touch-screen radio, i wanted to upgrade it with an android one. I like how the design looks like an original VW radio when the Pumpkin car radio turned off. Its easy to take out the old radio. The included plugs in the box connect to the android car stereo easy enough, however i did have to file some bits of plastic off the side of the radio antenna cable ends because they wouldn’t fit in my Scirocco dual-antenna connectors until i did that (not a big deal though).The touch-screen works well. I can connect it easily to WiFi using my Three mobile phone (android) as a mobile-hotspot. I think it might be nice if this radio had an actual SMA?-plug to connect any wifi antenna to instead of just a short piece of wire, because it might help wifi-range if someone is in a car park of an area with free wifi. Just a thought.
I briefly watched a gaming stream on “Twitch.tv” using an app, and resolution looks decent.
I think my Scirocco seems to power-off the radio after 10 minutes if i sit with car engine off and “car key in position-1” while i was playing with the radio. So it might be worth people adding in a switch to “override” the radio-cutoff if they want to use it without engine running. (i plan to do this).
I haven’t used this vw android car dvd gps double din much yet, but i like it, and it seems a reasonable price.
I remember back in about 2003 when there were a few radios with tiny screens that cost as much as this radio and they didn’t have anywhere near as much features as this radio. Technology has come a long way in the past decade!


–by Maf


Got this on Pumpkin US website.Took me 5min to disconnect old from my Skoda Roomster 2007 and another 5 min to fit new one in ! actually this android head unit looks more original then Skodas original radio as black matches Skodas surround bezel . As this unit pure android so installing apps like Spotify was as 123 . One of my friends told me that if he didnt know then would think this radio is original from Skoda . When I put my car in reverse little car pops up on screen indicating rear sensors as well as displaying other data like milage , engine speed . temperature . . . well pleased with this radio .


–by Aaron


Auto accessories that can work with this unit:Headrest monitor,Backup camera,3G dongle,DAB+ box,OBD dongle.


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IT`S A LOT MORE THAN JUST CAR STEREO


First of all I want to Thank Pumpkin Customer service. They are really helpful, I had some problem with my order and they have helped me very fast. Thank You!


OVERALL ABOUT PRODUCT
This review will be about Android 5.1 7- inch 1024×600 Android Quad Core Car stereo.
There are few Pumpkin car stereos available, but I chose this android  car stereo double din because I like how it looks and also screen resolution was very important to me. Screen quality is very good, touch screen – very responsive and picture quality – amazing. Just what I wanted! This is my second Android car stereo in my car. I have two Android units in my car – one Pumpkin double din and another custom made Nexus tablet, one for navigation and another for entertainment.
Quality for the price is very good. Everything works as it should, as my oem radio. When you will start car it will continue to play track, or will jump to same radio station or any app you have used, before you have switched ignition off.
Navigation also works very good. I have downloaded google maps offline maps. And also GPS signal is very good, even with GPS antenna hided under dash.
I could not find anything very negative about this Pumpkin car radio yet. BUT little improvements would make this unit more premium:
-Screen feels a bit plastic. – glass screen would make this model more premium – also to look and feel more expensive.
-Better integrated EQ – easy fix is to download better from Play store.
-MORE Launcher THEMES – also there many launcher apps in Play store, but not many people know how to install them.
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FITTING
I have managed to fully fit this unit in my Avensis in 1 hour, but I still have some problems with fascia. I have to make some modifications to make it look nicer. Unit came with all necessary cables, exactly same as you can see in product page pictures. I have bought Steering Stalk Control for my car to connect steering wheel controls to Pumpkin stereo. And everything works perfect. You can also set function for every steering wheel button individually in settings.
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Most important FUNCTIONS
-APP resume when you start car.
-Screen brightness changes when you switch light on/off.
-You can set time after how many minutes unit to shut down after ignition switched off.
-Bluetooth hands free calls – It connects automatically when your phone is in range. Call quality is very good even without external mic. You can change to auto answer calls in settings.
-Steering wheel controls – works very good. Not expected to be so eeasy to connect. Plug and Play. ( if you want to connect steering wheel controls just buy Steering Stalk Control instead of wire harness for your car)
-Easy change button LED light colors to match other interior buttons.


–by Arturs


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