Anyone with an Entune Radio here in South Florida?

[DjAnnexAlpha]

Hey, I am looking to see if anyone here in South Florida has the Entune Radio. I want to test a theory out between the regular touch screen model and Entune Premium model. I stay in the Boca Raton area.

 

[CocoaCadet]

I actually want to get it. I don't know if the first batch of Corolla's are the only one's that don't have it, though. I think it can be installed.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

You have three radios. The L gets the base bluetooth radio. The LE, LE Eco, and S standards have Entune. The plus and premium of those models get the Entune Premium, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[CocoaCadet]

You have three radios. The L gets the base bluetooth radio. The LE, LE Eco, and S standards have Entune. The plus and premium of those models get the Entune Premium, if I'm not mistaken.

So, therefore it cannot be installed?

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

I believe you can go from an Entune to an Entune Premium, since the only difference really, is the apps and Gracenote, but there is no software update that could turn the standard into Premium because you lack the Apps button.

 

[DjAnnexAlpha]

I believe you can go from an Entune to an Entune Premium, since the only difference really, is the apps and Gracenote, but there is no software update that could turn the standard into Premium because you lack the Apps button.

Software cloning might be possible...

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

No Apps button. Won't work.

 

[DjAnnexAlpha]

No Apps button. Won't work.

What apps button?

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

Entune Premium has a button on the left of the screen labeled APPS that the Entune Standard lacks.

 

[phantomknight321]

Entune Premium has a button on the left of the screen labeled APPS that the Entune Standard lacks.

I imagine that there can be workarounds for this of course :thumbsup:

 

[DjAnnexAlpha]

I imagine that there can be workarounds for this of course :thumbsup:

Yup, a simple $1 push button.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

The button switch itself is hardwired into the Integrated Circuitry. You can't just add the button cover and call it good. There isn't a work around. The two units have different hardware.

 

[DjAnnexAlpha]

The button switch itself is hardwired into the Integrated Circuitry. You can't just add the button cover and call it good. There isn't a work around. The two units have different hardware.

And you know this for a fact? You have taken apart both units and looked over the schematics?

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

I'm a computer science major. Trust me. The Entune Premium will have more memory and thus a different logic design than the standard. If they are the same I would be incredibly surprised. Keep in mind they have different part numbers.

 

[DjAnnexAlpha]

I'm a computer science major. Trust me. The Entune Premium will have more memory and thus a different logic design than the standard. If they are the same I would be incredibly surprised. Keep in mind they have different part numbers.

And I am a Electrical Engineer major who builds, tests, and modifies electric schematics on a daily basis. The fact that there is an option within the regular entune radio for updates shows that it is a possibility for software modding, the usb port for extracting/injecting software(i.e. the updates). The whole reason I started this thread was to see for a fact whether or not any mods would be possible.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

This is the standard.

And this is the premium

The Premium substitutes a button from the Standard for the SD Card Slot. The buttons on the left also perform different functions. I imagine it is possible to modify both systems (chances are they are programmed with Java), but you will be limited to the capability of the hardware. The problem is, there is no way to access the APPS in the Entune Premium without that button. Unless the hardware allows you to customize what the buttons do by editing the software, you won't be able to get a standard to function like a Premium, and again, you have the memory issue. Chances are the Premium has more on-board memory to support the apps than the base stereo.

The Premium also talks to the Multi-Information Display. If you have the base gauge cluster, some functions and apps won't work properly (the Eco app pulls data from the Multi-Information Display as well as the PCM).

I will say this, if you pull it off, you should work for NASA.

I'm still waiting until a junkyard gets a totaled Corolla S so I can mod the flasher circuit to eliminate hyperflash with LED turn signals.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

Hmmmm ... now that I think about it. The reason the Premium might have the SD Card Slot is so that there is room on the on-board memory for the Apps by putting the navigation data onto the expandable memory. So it is possible that most of the hardware is similar, but the issue becomes ... do you make room for the Apps by killing your Navigation Maps?

Another thing is the call button. That button is located on my Steering Wheel, as well as the hang-up button and the voice-command button.

What buttons are on the right side of your Steering Wheel?

 

[DjAnnexAlpha]

Same thing, I also have buttons on my steering wheel. Now the question left is...are you up for some hardware hacking?

 

[lillybell]

Has anyone tried to customize the start up image using the USB port? I have tried it and I keep getting an error message.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

Dj, depends on how brave I feel. LOL! What would you need?

Lilly, I have and I got it to work. Try changing the type of image and make sure it isn't too big.

 

[DjAnnexAlpha]

Dj, depends on how brave I feel. LOL! What would you need?

Lilly, I have and I got it to work. Try changing the type of image and make sure it isn't too big.

Lol likewise, I wouldn't do it to mine until I used a spare one lol

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

If you have the hardware to pull the source code, shoot it over to me. I'm pretty proficient in Java.

Could even do custom-themed overlays on the GUI :-D

 

[DjAnnexAlpha]

If you have the hardware to pull the source code, shoot it over to me. I'm pretty proficient in Java.

Could even do custom-themed overlays on the GUI :-D

Hm, I will see if I can pull the OS and upload it as an image file.

 

[Donabed Kopoian]

May take me a while to crack it. They tend to use propietary code to keep things protected but I should be able to reverse engineer it and figure out what object does what.