Hi there, 

New owner of a 2010 A6. Love the car but the only downside is not being able to connect my phone to play media. 

Looking at upgrading the multi media unit and replacing with an android with Carplay etc. Anybody have any experience with this??

This youtube explains how to do it, just done it on mine recently all seems to be working fine, just need to make sure you have correct software version but it is all explaine in the video.

 

https://youtu.be/eKvUdo1rOOw?si=EitK4oUMCr_9rOpR

Hi Elvis

 

I watched the video and similar to NG im wanting to use my smart phone on my 2011 A6. 

This video seems to be for the newer models and doesnt state it works for the older setups on the C6. 

 

Have you done this yourself?

 

Regards

I did this to my old A6 c7 with this unit about a year ago.

From AliExpress: ￡226.70 | 8 Core Android 13 System Car Multimedia Stereo For Audi A6 C7 A7 2012-2018 WIFI 4G 8+128GB RAM Carplay IPS Touch Screen GPS Navi
https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ex9lJM2

The process was relatively straightforward but took longer than expected. 
The installation instructions are translated from Chinese, so took a bit of figuring out. 

Swapping the mounting bracket took me the longest as there’s no explanation how to take the old one off once you have the screen out. 
If you don’t do it, then the screen won’t sit flush in the dash. 
The instructions also don’t make it clear that the rubber shock absorber mounts need to be taken off the old screen and put on the new screen. 
 

The seller is very helpful if you get stuck. 
 

the unit itself is great. It’s not OEM quality, and can be a bit clunky with random disconnections; but 95% of the time it’s ok. 
 

you will need to unpair from the cars original Bluetooth and only pair to the new unit. If you don’t then your phone will always connect to the old system which remains in place. Took me about 8 months to figure that one out. 
 

The sound quality is ok. It has a full equaliser control so sound can be customised.

 Happy to answer any questions. 

3 hours ago, Topcat88 said:

Hi Elvis

 

I watched the video and similar to NG im wanting to use my smart phone on my 2011 A6. 

This video seems to be for the newer models and doesnt state it works for the older setups on the C6. 

 

Have you done this yourself?

 

Regards

Look at the link in My previous reply. That store has different versions for different model cars. 
 

I found this

I just found this on AliExpress: ￡275.91 | 8 Core Android 14 System Car Radio Tablet For Audi A6 C6 Q7 WIFI 4G Carplay 8+128GB RAM BT GPS Navi Stereo Multimedia Player
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EHgiosO

Might need to contact them to see if they can do the trims for a right hand drive car. 

Edited July 27, 2025Jul 27 by D.Reid

1 hour ago, D.Reid said:

Might need to contact them to see if they can do the trims for a right hand drive car. 

Aw thats super mate thank you! Ill be sure to check them out.. 

 

What do you mean about clunky? Is it smooth when playing music and just a big laggy when swiping through the features? 

Appreciate your quick reply 🙌

3 hours ago, Topcat88 said:

Aw thats super mate thank you! Ill be sure to check them out.. 

 

What do you mean about clunky? Is it smooth when playing music and just a big laggy when swiping through the features? 

Appreciate your quick reply 🙌

Yeah, touch screen is a bit laggy at times, but it’s a massive improvement on the original.

 I found the very bottom of the screen on mine to be less sensitive to touch. 

Music plays fine, I had no issues. 
It comes with its own mic for telephone calls / SIRI etc. don’t be a numpty and bury it behind the dash like I did. 😝

 

CarPlay is perfect.
Spotify / Waze works with no issues at all. 
 

 

5 hours ago, D.Reid said:

Yeah, touch screen is a bit laggy at times, but it’s a massive improvement on the original.

 I found the very bottom of the screen on mine to be less sensitive to touch. 

Music plays fine, I had no issues. 
It comes with its own mic for telephone calls / SIRI etc. don’t be a numpty and bury it behind the dash like I did. 😝

 

CarPlay is perfect.
Spotify / Waze works with no issues at all. 
 

 

Haha ill be sure not to mate thank you. Im gonna be looking to find someone to fit it local to me before I spent the pennies.