BOSS Audio Systems BVCP9685A Apple CarPlay Android Auto Car Multimedia Player - Double Din, 6.75 Inch LCD Touchscreen Monitor, Bluetooth Audio and Hands-Free Calling, USB, A/V Input, AM/FM Car Radio

For the price I paid for this (<$200), and what I got, it was a phenomenal deal. The unit is super easy to install, easy to use, and has a lot of features. Is it as good as a $1000 Alpine Carplay head unit? No, but it isn't intended to compete with that. There are some things I'd like to be able to change (boot up animation, station favorites scanning button, and some others) but that comes with any user interface you have personal opinions about. Overall I am VERY happy with the unit.

For $210, I didn't really know what to expect. But I wanted CarPlay and this was a pretty inexpensive way to do it. The screen is a bit dim, and adjusting the brightness doesn't seem to really make it any brighter, which is only really a problem if it's pretty sunny out and you need to see the navigation. Other than that everything works as expected, it's relatively responsive, all the features seem to work. One thing I noticed on a long car ride was that every few hours or so it would briefly disconnect from CarPlay and start playing the radio, and my phone would lock and sleep, though that could have been my phone. So far I am liking it, at least for the price, but will update after more use.

Right out to the gate, I had just came from a horrible experience with a knock off sub $100 system that offered similar features that turned out to be a piece of complete junk and was left for a few months with no working radio at all in my daily driver. I was very skeptical about this BOSS system but the reviews seemed quite promising and not fabricated and puffed up. Thank you to the other reviewers!This does deliver what it says. The radio works and pulls in stations well, the back up camera view works very well with the camera I had already installed, Apple Car Play works, and the sound output is more then adequate for my system and I'm able to make and receive calls clearly using the mic it comes with. All 5 of these key features did not work with my previous Chinesieum knock off radio system, not to mention I had to mangle my dash to get the disaster to even fit. Enough of me complaining about a bad purchase, the BOSS is where I should have started in the first place. The screen is nice, sharp, and responsive and I found the settings exceptional adjustable and easy to navigate as well. Heaven forbid I need to buy another radio or get one for my wife, but if I did I'd be looking for another BOSS.

First of all I did alot of research on lower end Apple Carplay radios. I truly had a small budget so I only looked at the few models under $300 but really I wanted to pay less than that. I finally pulled the trigger the weekend of black friday and cyber monday it got down to $178 and I made the purchase. So here are some are my thoughts on this unit. I installed this unit into a 2008 Honda Element, definitely modernizes the interior of the vehicle, it looks good. I read other reviews that stated it was not bright enough I found that even with my factory tints it is bright enough and I have no complaints about brightness. As far as power and sound quality it is more than enough for me. It moves the four factory speakers very well and the EQ is easy to get to from the main screen and has several presets and a user set option. I did not install either an amp or a reverse camera so I cant comment on either. Remember this radio does not have a cd player. Another issue you must consider when buying this radio Apple carplay or Android car is not via bluetooth it is connected from your phone to the radios USB. This radio has 2 USB connectors one is for carplay the other is for charging or playing files such as music or video. PLEASE note these two USB post are on the back of the radio in the form of 2 short wires. You will probably have to buy USB extension wires to be able to gain access. What I did was to open a hole on my dash and I installed a 2 usb panel with extension wires. Its a clean install and looks factory. They sell them here on amazon. Overall I think this radio is fine for the average person. Make sure you do your research on Apple carplay. I really thought it did more but overall im happy. Please rememeber my opinion about apple carplay has nothing to do with the quality of the radio its the apple interface.Update........12-14-19I wanted to make a few more comments on this unit and apple carplay in general. One of the things i really wanted was to play movies i had saved on my computer. I filled a mini usb drive with music and video. Over 30 gigs of music and double that in video. The music files all play fine but video is an issue because the unit only supports 3 video formats the very popular MP4 is not one of them. I wish i would have known this before. If one of your plans for this unit or any type of unit is to play your own videos through USB make sure you know the video formats it will play. If this is really not something you wish to do then you should be good.Lastly I want to comment on Apple CarPlay itself it has its good things and it’s bad. One thing I did not realize about Apple CarPlay is that when you receive a text Siri will dictate it to you and then ask you if you want to respond. You cannot see the written text on the screen . Please note if you speak multiple languages there is no way to change language settings. Apple CarPlay will only work in the default language your phone is set to. In my case that is English however I do text many people in Spanish. So because of this I still catch myself having to look at my phone when certain people text me. One thing I’m very happy about is being able to see navigation on a big screen without having to look down at my phone and multiple apps that you can use for navigation. If you listen to podcast you will be happy as well and multiple apps available to listen to your podcast. When making and receiving calls it is great not having to look at your phone. Another great feature of Apple CarPlay is being able to view your calendar. Personally I’m very happy with my purchase nothing negative to say about the radio other than the few video formats it will play but that is my own fault for not having researched thoroughly enough. Personally I’m very happy with my purchase nothing negative to say about the radio other than the few video formats it will play but that is my own fault for not having researched thoroughly enough. As far as Apple CarPlay I honestly thought it did more and it would be nice if in the future Apple would add more features to this interface. Either way using your phone while driving is a phenomenon that will not go away anytime soon. We do so many things on our phones even with Apple CarPlay there is no way you will not unlock your phone to see other things.A nice feature to add would be access to emails.I will use it a bit more and report back in the future.Update.......12-17-2019I’m back with a bit more information on this unit. I was very surprised to learn from someone I was speaking to using Apple CarPlay that the unit sounds better via direct Bluetooth then through Apple CarPlay. What happen was I reached my destination and decided to unplug the phone before getting out of the vehicle but the vehicle was still on. So when I did that it connected to the unit via Bluetooth. The person then asked me what did you do, you sound better now. And I was surprised to hear that so I told the person I’m going to reconnect and tell me how it sounds and when I did they advised me it sounds better via Bluetooth. I tested it two more times with two other people and both of them agreed it sounds better direct Bluetooth then through Apple CarPlay. By the way it also sounds better on my end, in other words their voice coming through my speakers sounds clearer and with better definition when it’s directly connected to Bluetooth. I don’t know if this is a result of the unit or the interface of Apple CarPlay. I want to say it’s the interface and not the unit but I’m obviously not sure. The sound degradation is not bad enough where it’s unusable its not even close, everybody comments it still sounds good it just sounds better directly connected with Bluetooth. If I discover something else I will posted on this review.Update 1/11/20.......I hate to report this unit went bad. The volume buttons stopped working. What a shame as you can read in my reviews i was happy overall but yesterday the volume buttons stopped working. There is a reset to default option in settings and I did it twice and nothing i also disconnected the car battery for a while and nothing. Thank goodness i bought this here on Amazon i have until the 31st to return it. If i had bought it elsewhere i would have had to deal direct with Boss which like most manufacturers is probably not a good experience. I purchased the Pioneer 1300-NEX i dont like the fact it only has one USB input but it does have a dvd-cd player that supports many more file types so hopefully it will workout. Just want to mention in addition to the volume buttons the radio control also doesnt work cannot change stations. Strangely apple carplay still works fine. Unless i got a lemon i cannot at this point recommend buying this unit.

It was well installed and redone due to horrible ear piercing sounds, come to find out wasn’t the installation from the company, it was the stereo. Very annoying And embarrassing . Now if I take it out it will cost me a lot more than the stereo did and the stereo is very expensive so guess I’m stuck with a crap radio giving me piss poor sound quality and even more money in install and reinstall fees Thx. This was one of the worse experiences. Should def buy this if u like hearing a sharp, high pitched static like sound out of no where every couple of seconds sometimes with the beat of music. Also to top it off It started happening right after the return window closed. Gotta tell ya it seems like 80 to 90% of the time amazon gives me rejected products That weren’t good enough to sell on the shelves in brick and mortar stores. Maybe I’m wrong, but this mostly never happens when I buy in person. (Maybe it’s just me.) .............yeah right. And Epstein is really dead and 911 wasn’t the government trying to get your freedom. Hell fat babies don’t fart either

I really like all of the features that are designed into this radio, BUT mine seems to have several issues. I can't seem to convince this thing when it is day time. The display wants to invert the brightness settings, and worst of all it sets google maps to nighttime (black background) during daylight and vice-versa! My phone is telling it the proper time AND timezone, and manual setting these things does nothing to fix the problem.NOW lately it is gapping out occasionally, starting at 0:00 for time, and the amp/sound is completely OFF and unresponsive to volume buttons. Weird, like, very bizarre for a stereo unit to lock out the volume controls. i have had to reset it 3 times in a day to fix this (losing all saved settings! lame!) I'm looking to have this fixed or replaced. Not putting up with this.

Installed this for CarPlay features wanted in older vehicle. Very impressed with the result from such a value priced unit. Everything works as described, rear camera input, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Required adapter for car door/ignition charms to sound and steering wheel control, but both worth the extra cost.Installed was easy with the right dash kit and harness splicing easy with everything labelled.

after a week of using it, the software crashed. Boss Audio is sending me a replacement but won't reimburse the labour cost for install or return shipping for the defective unit. Been weeks without music in my car and I am so frustrated!

This unit is really not that great. I had it installed professionally and it's super glitchy. Only works sometimes. It constantly restarts itself and powers down randomly. Definitely not impressed with it at all!!

Great stereo. Installed easy. Excellent user interface with large touch zones for when driving. Great screen. Nice to put apple car play in my old truck