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The symbiosis between car media units and media devices is probably one of the largest in the world...imo.
The mobile phone/auto media device connection is also a source of problems and great consternation...the mobile phone software is always on the change and being updated constantly while the auto's software/firmware seldom changes and often those that are creating the device's software/firmware don't seem to be the brightest bulbs on the tree.
Features are left out, dumbed down, etc. I realize the difficulty considering the two main methods...iphone and Android devices...use very different programs but considering the cost of the vehicle's "radio" compared to an after market device and you'd think they spend a bit of time getting it right and adding updating flexibility...OR at least making the factory device as a stand alone system rather than having all controls, steering wheel controls for the audio system, back up camera, vehicle's settings controls, etc. all tied in through the audio system.
If we want to change the factory system for an after market system besides the cost of the system itself we now have to spend hundreds of dollars on extra connection hardware to work around all this nonsense.
It's a real pain in the ass for those of us that prefer a better quality system than the manufacturer provides never mind the fact that the factory unit often does not play nice with the mobile device...
Honda doesn't "manufacture" their own media systems, they farm it out companies that do though they provide the specs and features information they want built into the device...Like they all do...but some work better than others.
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