ATOTO S8 Premium 7" Double-DIN Android Car Radio with Enhanced Audio Features

ScottScott: I got this to replace a glitchy and freezing Pioneer 4600nex. That marks two Pioneers in a row that have failed on me and I was realistically unsure how long I’d be keeping this car. Opting for something cheaper, I’m very impressed with the Atoto. It’s better than the Pioneer in every way, from the Android interface to the screen quality. The touch buttons work as they should. It’s insanely fast and unlike others have mentioned my wireless CarPlay has been flawless. If you want it to auto connect to carplay as soon as the car starts, go into the Bluetooth 1 app and then to settings. There is a small slide tab to enable this. Otherwise you have to activate Carlink every time, which is also fast and easy. Also the menu to program the steering wheel controls is the easiest I’ve used. It has more features than I’ll ever use but for the equivalent Pioneer or Alpine you’d have to spend double what this cost. There are a million ways to configure and customize this thing which can be a bit confusing at first but the capabilities are wild. Time will tell how long it lasts. There was one instance while listening to the Sirius XM app that it froze and rebooted but I think that...

United States on Aug 30, 2023

B. Bryner: I was little leary going with this brand as i had never heard of them before, but after reading a mixed bag of reviews of similiar pioneer and alpine units, i decided to take a chance on this. I got this for a 2006 gmc 2500hd slt duramax (with the factory bose system)
I also purchased the recomended install kit and steering wheel controls adapter kit.
The head unit arrived first, so i set it up on the bench and ran through the various features and was amazed at how well this unit was made and some thought went into the ergonomics of the user interface. Support contacted me via email while i was testing it and asked me how iliked it.
I told them that i had not installed it yet, but so far on the bench it was excellent, with one minor thing i did not like. The default music app list's music with the typical id3 tag, or by artist, genre etc. I prefer a folder list view, as i have my library organised this way. I found a workaround for this by simply dowloading vlc (it is android based, however, vlc has its own annoyances, but i can live with them for now, mainly it will not auto seek to the next folder, just stops playing when it reaches the last song). They responded right...

United States on Aug 18, 2023

adam: Atoto S8G2B74PM is nice android head unit. You can install pretty much all android apps which is a great, plus turns on very quickly and no annoying warnings like you get with big brands. You can change settings, connect bluetooth, or type address in navigation while car is moving which is a major plus at least for me.

However, the unit does have issues here and there.
You don't get all the android settings like nearby share for example. It has all the hardware, you just cant turn it on because the settings aren't there, a total bummer (I hope ATOTO adds these settings very soon). ATOTOs launcher is okay, but nothing fancy to be honest. However if you chose a different launcher, it won't work properly. Even though you have different launcher set as default, the unit will still launch it's factory launcher. It seems to be happening at random times. While I have seen this in other android units, it happens way too frequently with atoto.

When you're talking on your Bluetooth through this head unit, the issues will get old very quickly. The unit freezes up where it stays on Bluetooth screen and you can't change the screen, but it doesn't happen always, only when you...

United States on Aug 21, 2022