Pioneer - DMH-W3050NEX 6.8" Digital Media Receiver - Wireless Apple CarPlay & Android Auto - Black

Pros: Wireless Android Auto/Apple Car Play is a reliable convenience and the radio itself has intuitive functionality. It's fun to choose multiple sources paired with either Waze or Google Maps. Sound quality is good. Phone is very clear on both ends of the conversation. Screen and icons are generally responsive. The radio enters spoken messages into the phone accurately. I was able to retain my backup camera, steering controls, Sirius/XM radio with the appropriate adapters. Cons: Disconnects from Android occur (but rarely) and they're resolved quickly. Battery drain on the phone from streaming is strong so although it works fine with wirelessly, have your charger handy. The radio’s direct wired connection from its port charges the phone poorly. Some pop-up phone notifications don't consistently clear after listening to the messages until you go and specifically clear them on the radio’s screen. That seems to happen frequently, and I've had to restart Android Auto a few times due to the interface bugging during this message playing/reading/clearing process. The screen does suffer from glare most of the day. It’s still clear enough but the resolution is not great. Other gripes are more related to Android Auto shortcomings.

Pioneer unit installed in 2019 Honda Civic. Replaced a no play unit with Apple Play/HD Radio. Features are easy to navigate. Apple play connects wirelessly with no lag. Apple Music, especially “live” concerts sound like you’re there. Google Maps never has me driving into a lake. Install team at Best Buy were helpful with recommendations,professional installation and instructions on operation.

It’s a nice unit and works well. I gave it a four star rating because I had an interesting time with the install. It would not work with the IData link. I tried reflashing it numerous times with the same result. Thinking maybe the serial number was wrong on the unit, I went to the system settings and found that it identified as a Pioneer DMH-2000NEX with a one of zeros for the serial number. Got the latest firmware and flashed it. Once that was done, it identified as the 3050 withe the correct serial number. All worked fine after that little mess and my friend is quite happy with the setup.

So far so good. I’ve only had it installed for a couple of hours but I can already tell the sound quality is much better. The screen is a little bit smaller than the factory head unit so using the back up cam is going to take some getting used to. Overall, the install was good It looks clean. They had it done within an hour. I haven’t had a chance to test out all the bells and whistles, but it seems good.

Disconnect often, volume goes way up unexpectedly. have problems with navigation on Waze. However, it’s a step above the 3000 NEX. My installer repaired/replaced previous unit three times he recommended this. It’s just a tad bit better.