Portable Car Stereo with Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, CL786 Apple Car Play Screen 7" IPS Touchscreen, Mirror Link/Bluetooth/Navigation/Voice Control

Takes 7/8 minutes to set up , connectivity with Bluetooth is very fast , good quality, happy to attach with music. Screen is quite big , touch system fantastic all instruction is very clear .all accessories quality look great quality

I’d be lost without this. It’s amazing. What an easy way to play music, use maps and make calls etc all in one place. I connect though Bluetooth which works great, no interference at all. It also seems to remember my daily routines on maps. Each day it will preset maps based on my usual locations, school, work etc. which is handy. Not something that usually comes up on my phone. I can’t fault this at all and is excellent for the price. This was a second one I bought for a relative after trying my own for over a year.

I spent some time searching for one of these to update my car system. Comes with various mounts, it fits snuggle in the spot here. Love that it’s Bluetooth and cabled for audio. Instructions are not the best. Remember to select your audio output or you get a horrific noise! I thought it was broken until I realised it was looking for a different audio connections. I’m using a aux cable. Switched it to aux and the noise stopped. Touch screen is great, clear and easy to see, day and night. So far so good.

I bought this after sending another device back, that I had persistent connection issues with, and I’m so glad I did.The setup was easy, the window mount sturdy, and the picture quality is great.After using my TomTom for years, I was reluctant to change, but needed real-time traffic updates for when I travel for work.This is perfect for an older car that you want to pair with your phone, and even reads my messages out as I’m driving. (The messages I send via SIRI voice command, aren’t always what I intend to say, but that’s more of a SIRI communication issue?!)I’m looking into connecting a small mic to the device, and hope this will iron out any communication issues, which stem mainly from my actual phone, rather than the screen.Couldn’t be happier with my purchase.

Easy to set up.Only took 10mins to set up and I love the fact it comes straight on as I start the car with my music. Does everything you want it to and looks great . I like the way can use Bluetooth . Screen works really well and only needs a light touch . Fantastic value for money.Would definitely recommend.Loved the packaging makes it look good value and had clear instructions.

One of the mounts was missing and support was very poor.Set up was easy, screen quality good, it dropped connection repeatedly so leads were required which added clutter.It stopped working within 24 hours.Power cable connection is in the side which isn’t allowed for in the dimensions so allow extra space.Purchased an alternative brand and the quality difference is significant in all areas.

I've just collected this and installed it. It seems to work well. I have used cars with factory installed Android Auto before and it seems indistinguishable from that. I haven't tried the Carplay functionality but I imagine it will be just as good.I bought mine in July 2023 and it had the April 2023 firmware already installed - which at the moment is the latest version. This already allows for Bluetooth music playing via Android Auto - So you can probably ignore the note about needing to update the firmware to gain this functionality.There are two minor things I would like to see changed: firstly it has a start up chime which I can't seem to turn off. (Edit: you can reduce the volume of this by adjusting the built-in speaker volume). Secondly, it would be really nice to have automatic brightness based on a light sensor. But at this price I will forgive that. It has a menu setting for adjusting the brightness based on start and stop times but apparently this only works with Carplay or Android cast - At least according to the instruction manual and notes on the screen. Hopefully a firmware update will allow that to work also with Android Auto. Given that it knows the time (and location?) from your phone, it would be even better if it could just do sunrise and sunset based changes automatically. EDIT: Confirmed that the time-based auto dimming does not work with Android Auto. Also, the maps stay in day mode all the time - seems quite a common bug with these devices. It can be switched to night/dark mode manually through the settings icon in the Android Auto UI (or on the phone) but it still seems an unnecessary pain to have to do that. The device also does not honour the Android Auto developer option "phone controls night/day setting". So you're stuck with an overly bright map at night unless you switch it manually.It seems bright enough for daytime on maximum brightness - it is a bright sunny day at the moment.I have it fixed to the windscreen and it is resting on the dashtop. It may need some blue tack or something similar just to finalise that arrangement. This is reversible and doesn't require me to use the sticky pad that has been supplied.So far, so good. I will update as I gain more experience with it.The device turns on and off with power so if you have a cigarette lighter socket or similar that is ignition switched then you don't need to worry about the power switch on the device as it will simply start with the car. Having retrofitted Android Auto and Apple Carplay before, this looks like a really great solution, which doesn't involve ripping apart the dash and actually looks quite nice.EDIT: To get auto connect to work nicely, you need to leave the settings at "Default (set by car)" for Start Android Auto automatically.EDIT: Occasionally the bluetooth media does not work correctly and audio comes out of phone speakers instead. This seems go be a timing issue - what device connects first. My car already has two separate bluetooth connections: one for handsfree phone and one for media audio - so maybe is a bit complicated.Just downgraded to three stars as a recent update has stopped the Bluetooth audio working on Android. Selecting this causes Android Auto to disconnect and reconnect roughly every 10 seconds rendering the device unusable. Have raised a support ticket to see if there is a fix but have received no reply. The audio quality is nothing like as good on Aux or FM and it stops the steering wheel controls working. There are cheaper devices for sale without the Bluetooth functionality.

Brilliant, bought for my daughter and she loves it, great for using the map and easy to install and use, just to note it doesn’t charge only works if plugged in