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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Purchased the Pumpkin Android 5.1 version without a rear view camera or navigation software included.
Installed in a VW Passat B7 (’11 reg)
The first thing that struck me is the build quality of the unit – very well made and easily on a par with the basic VW factory unit it replaced.
There are no installation instructions included but the process is very straightforward. It took me about 20 minutes to remove the factory unit and install this android car stereo 5.1 with basic connections (main loom, aerial and GPS antenna). If you are running cables for other accessories like iPod, re-view camera, subwoofer… it will take considerably longer.
It’s worth mentioning that the blue cable which comes from the aerial connection needs to be connected to the blue cable labeled ANT which comes from the main loom. Just strip the wires back, make a secure connection and lap with electrical tape. If you don’t make this connection the car stereo radio probably won’t have any reception!.
The fit in the dash is very precise and snug. There are no gaps and all edges line up perfectly. There is no branding on this android car stereo gps  so it really looks like a factory fit.
In operation the screen is bright, clear and responsive and the sound quality is warmer and clearer than the factory unit (at least to my ears!).
I installed the Co Pilot navigation app from the play store and downloaded the maps to a micro SD card fitted in the front panel. Hey presto, built in fully custom sat nav!
I’ve also added the DAB box which is easy to fit, works as it’s supposed to and provides a fairly inexpensive route into DAB radio.
The only slight niggle I have is that the screen doesn’t automatically respond to light levels. It’s does however switch on the button illuminations and change the map colours to the selected night map when the headlights are on.
I have to say that I’m over the moon with this android car stereo double din. I dread to think how much a factory system which came anywhere near this in terms of functionality would cost. It also looks the business!
All credit to Pumpkin for a superb product.


–by RM


I really love this android head unit. I got the one without reverse camera, so I can’t comment on that, but all the other features work perfectly. Installation took some time but that was due to the built of my car (Peugeot 107), not fault of the unit. The wiring was straight forward and easy to connect.
The touch screen is very responsive, even though I haven’t removed the protective film yet. The OS is very fast, all apps open straight away.
I love the fact that it’s android, the whole thing is familiar, works pretty much the same as my phone. Connecting to the internet was easy through my phone’s 4G. I even downloaded netflix to try streaming movies and it worked perfectly. I also tried watching movies from SD card, and the picture quality was strikingly good.
I’m well pleased with my purchase, the pumpkin certainly delivers a lot for its price.


–by H Toth


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