KIA Sportage 4 (2015-2018) review Android head unit

Let's look at the KIA Sportage head unit from SMARTY Trend. The screen size of this head unit is 9 inches. There are 7 fixed icons on the main screen of the head unit, for quick access to its main functions. This head unit looks like a factory device, is installed in the same place without any problems.

The device loads quickly. The first boot requires only 20 seconds. The head unit starts just in a second during the hour of inactivity.

As we have said before there are 7 fixed icons on the main screen of the head unit, for quick access to its main functions. Let's take a closer look at these features. The first icon on the left opens the device navigation. Together with our Android head unit, you will also get a navigation device, with the option to choose a navigation program. It can be Google maps, IGo, Navitel Navigator, Garmin etc. You also will be able to use each of these applications,  to decide which one will be the most convenient for you.

After the navigation application, we have the "Radio" application, thanks to which, you can listen to your favorite radio stations during your stay in the car. You will be able to memorize 18 radio stations and conveniently switch between them. The interface of the Radio application is simple enough to easily understand all its settings.

The next icon is a picture of the phone that opens the Bluetooth interface. Here you can make hands free calls, listen to music via Bluetooth, connect other Bluetooth devices (OBD adapter, TPMS sensors). To use the head unit for making calls, you will need to connect it via Bluetooth to your phone and copy your phone book to the device. In the future, when you will sit in the car your phone will be connecting by itself with the head unit.

Moving further, through the icons located on the main screen, we see the application "Music", which needs for listening to audio files. On the top of the Music's interface, you can choose the playback source (SD card, USB, internal memory, a playlist), the names of songs will be displayed on its left side.

The appearance of the native shell can be changed with the help of third-party launcher. With its the help, for example, you can remove unnecessary icons from the main screen or add new ones. We have described previously how you can install and configure a third-party launcher.

Thanks to the fact that our head unit works on the Android operating system, you can easily install various applications on it. This can be done in the following ways:

- Using the Play Market application

- Using the Internet. To download and install the applications with the apk. extension.

- Using an SD card or other removable media.

The special application is installed on the car multimedia, that copies the image from your phone to the screen of the head unit. It also has a special application for tire pressure sensors. The head unit also has a pre-installed application, which helps to control the pressure in your wheels when its combined with pressure sensors. The application for the OBD adapter, which helps you to read the errors of the car is also will be useful. More details about the accessories that will expand the functionality of your car, you will get by clicking on the link.

The functionality of the head unit is impressive. Once you have tried to install our device into your car, you will be our regular customer. And by changing the car, you buy SMARTY Trend again. And all because these devices - it's a lot of features, excellent quality, and a good price. Only some cars with the high trim level can boast such a wide functionality of a car multimedia.