The new Malaysian spec Hyundai Sonata LF comes with a double-din touchscreen head unit powered by Android KitKat. It’s standard on the Elegance and Executive variants, with only the basic Elegance B variant getting a normal radio/CD/MP3 head unit. The head unit is a locally sourced head unit, not the official Hyundai BlueLink unit which supports features like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
Other than the relatively new version of Android, what’s most interesting to us is the availability of the Google Play app store and the fact that the head unit does not shut off when you drive. This means there should be absolutely no issues downloading Waze from Google Play and using it when you drive.
We decided to head over to the Hyundai 3S centre in Glenmarie to record a short video playing around with the head unit. Other than Waze, we also tried the Youtube app and the web browser. While there’s no built in SIM card, the head unit has Wifi connectivity so it can access your phone or MiFi device’s hotspot.
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can download Here Map and use offline map without wifi or 3g/4g connectivity.
Yeah, why use Waze when there’s HERE.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.here.app.maps
the reason people wanna use waze is because there’s real time update on traffic situations (jams, accidents, roadworks, etc.) If u wanna use offline maps, there’s already a papago navigation system built into the unit.
PaPaGo Korean made?
No PaPaGO is cheap Malaysian navi system with cheapskate maps made by suckers.
HERE????? Don’t waste your Data quota downloading HERE. I can’t even find my house in Putrajaya. Very outdated maps and at times asked me to drive off the flyover to turn left down to the road below !!!!! I stopped using it right away. HERE maps (Navteq) is too outdated and not mature. HERE’s main business is in the US for American cars. In Asia no one uses HERE. Japanese car manufacturers like Toyota and Nissan avoid using them. They have their own map providers and mostly local provider. My friend’s imported Toyota Alphard uses Speednavi with local Thai map provider. Very beautiful system.
lol i use HERE map no problem, Malaysia map is updated u can download into ur android phone now…can use online if wanna see traffic jam.
Yes, HERE map got quality issues. It also asked me to turn right on a flyover and I almost got stumped. Definitely not for Malaysia. HERE better improve the quality first before introducing it to Malaysia.
Remember Apple Maps when they ditched Google Maps just a few years ago. Wrong move until Apple’s CEO had to apologies.
Apple is using TomTom Maps and like HERE the maps sucks big time not only in the USA but the rest of the world, especially Malaysia.
BTW, which app did the CEO recommended? Waze :) !!!!!!
i use no problem…check ur phone first ur GPS sensor might be spoil..
Samsung has temporary exclusive right for HERE map before Nokia release it to other android u know..
Lambat la bro…
Iriz long ago had already
Iriz & Suprima’s system is based on an outdated version of Android. It lags a lot, the screen sensitivity is crap & screen quality is crap.
That is an old DIY hacked it yourself Android HU. Like those cheap China HU available everywhere. The hardware is cheap hardware, (like the car), and that version of the OS is simply not meant for car usage. You would be better off with a normal touch screen HU.
Please use your brain before commenting. Proton gives an obsolete version and lags a lot ….
tell u one thing, the one in proton car is just a normal android system. the one in sonata is android auto which is design for car driving.
the sonata’s system is just like any other stock android tablet
android wont change much of it interface. But they will added some exclusive function for different android. For people who dislike my comment, do your own research.
here the link untuk you orang:
http://www.android.com/auto/
No you are wrong, the system in the Malaysian Sonata is not the real OEM system. Just some very cheapskate compromise move that Sime Darby did. Malaysian consumers are not stupid.
Oh great thats totally not distracting at all.
tiru suprima.
lariikkk…. hahahaha…
bangga la tu… suprima and preve version is so outdated..n u want to be proud of that? buggy n unresponsive as well.
your superima-ass android head unit is made from china
THIS IS THE BEST INTUITIVE CAR INTERFACE !!! IT SO SUIT OUR MALAYSIA LIFE STYLE…. IT IS FAR BETTER THAN GERMAN CAR MAKER!
Paul, when you say: “The head unit is a locally sourced head unit”
Meaning we can now retrofit our cars now with this unit? Any ideas on the manufacturer of the unit? The touchscreen looks like capacitive and not resistive like in the Suprima/Iriz.
Flyaudio maybe? Last time, if i’m not mistaken, Flyaudio was the OEM supplier of HU for Hyundai here..Flyaudio’s office is just 1 or 2 blocks away from Hyundai’s in Glenmarie.
Cannot find it on their website. Maybe product quite new
Looks like it’s use TN panel. Low brightness, colour shift at angle. I’m still waiting good display panel for HU become available. Might as well put 8″ tablet on it
This might be the solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_raKYG7SLQ
Many android phones/tablets don’t work well with polarized sunglasses, both my LG Nexus 5 and Asus Nexus 7 blank out in landscape mode when I use polarized sunglasses because their screens are polarized too. Don’t have any problems with the iPhone or iPad.
I hope Hyundai Malaysia thought about this before sourcing the tablet.
just a China device
Sadly, Hyundai Sime Darby does it again with cheap China made Navi Head Unit and not original Hyundai system. Crappy hardware, does not even fit nicely on the dashboard. Original Hyundai Bluelink system is no way this inferior. Shame on Hyundai for allowing such low grade quality hardware to be installed. Flyaudio OEM? are you guys joking? You can buy the same Head Unit aftermarket at very cheap price. Please find out what is OEM in the first place.
why Hyundai did not give the version that has the buttons integrated into the centre console but a tacked on unit?
Cause Hyundai Sime Darby is not giving us the original stuff. My Korean friend laughed when I told them my Navi system is the best from Korea. They told me I kena Con. PaPaGo is not Korean and definitely very ugly and crude. I wanted to bury my head into the ground. When they showed me the Korean version of the Navi system I was fuming mad and went to complained to my salesperson. He told me, local spec like that one. No Malaysia map for Hyundai so use PaPaGo. No Malaysia map??? are you kidding us?
One more thing, the car’s warranty period and the Head Unit warranty is not the same. Ask Hyundai Sime Darby are they giving the same 8 years warranty for the Head Unit for the Sonata LF. Mine was 2 years only. The LCD screen sure sucks and the touch, pathetic.
Everything due to “Malaysian Duty Excise Structure”.. Change to local Head Unit also entitled lower excise duty..
Hey Hyundai/sime darby, do you read this comments here?
You can have your roadshows and get big name mainstream bloggers like Mr. Paul to do flashy reviews but you ain’t cheating the consumer.
Come on man, you want to compete or not?
Yeap once again. Cheap chinese crap. This is the “OEM” Navigation system https://www.hyundaiusa.com/sonata/technology.aspx
You been coned by the Sime Darby
No love for iPhone or Blackberry users?
Omg the button click sound. Errghhh. Really?
can install clash of clans in it ma ?
OEM suppliers will never allow that to happen. Only cheap China aftermarket units do. Better off buying a RM300~RM400, Asus & Lenovo 7 tablets. Better specs anytime than the aftermarket units, processor, screen quality and touch performance. If only they have something like a special mount/bracket for the Head Unit console. I’m now using a windscreen mount and quite satisfied with it especially for older people like me.