Android Smart for car radio started around 2008, I remember it was still version 1.0 at that time. Before that it was pretty much all WinCE. around 2015, starting with Android 7.0, Car radio switched to Android in a big way, and since then WinCE has been gone for good.
With the development of smart phones, the most representative is Apple's iOS system and Google's Android system. Each of them has its own ecosystem, and the most widely used Google system in the car is CarPlay, and the most widely used Google system is Android auto. Because the cell phone is our closest companion, all the phone/software/music/video are installed on our cell phone. When the car owner is using the car for safety reasons, some of the phone's applications are projected to the car, which has become a necessity for the car owner.
Apple released CarPlay in 2014 starting . If your Android car radio does not support CarPlay, it will be a very flawed product. So Android car radios with CarPlay were very popular until the beginning of 2022, when some Linux products appeared on the market which were also car radios. It subverts the huge Android system. The fast boot-up and low cost became its unique advantages. Let's start with a list of Android vs Linux comparison table
As you can see from the comparison table. First of all Android and Linux their hardware is not the same, there is a big difference. Android display usually use chips with communication, such as MTK, Qualcomm and other chips. And Linux, it uses a small system ah, now more famous is Sunplus, Allwinner, Arkmicro. you look at the above comparison table, Linux boot boot from power on to complete boot as long as 8 seconds, and Android it almost all need 40 seconds to boot. Of course, Android has its advantages, it can install any software, while Linux is a closed system. It can't install any software.
The second thing is that Android it tends to support 4g communication and you can insert a sim card. But there is no way for Linux to do this, so Android when your phone has no signal it can connect to the internet.
Android and Linux systems almost always support the camera display, whether it's an OEM camera or an aftermarket camera, they all do. If you use a product like BMW or Mercedes that replaces the original display, they can all support the original display, that's what they all have in common.
Choose according to your needs, if your needs are just to cast your phone's apps over, say you are for Spotify or other media apps, or Google Maps navigation. Just for these cell phone above the app function is displayed in the car center display, that Linux is a cost-effective a product.
Of course, if you want to install your own favorite app on top of the car radio and want him to get the network independently, then I think Android it is a good choice.
What did you choose? Please let me know.
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I prefer the Android system even if it is a little slower, as it gives me more freedom to install applications and other things. The Android system is widely spread and contains many applications, and the system is very easy to use. I do not think that the Linux system is suitable for cars or even for personal computers. In general, the Linux system is difficult to use and its applications are limited.