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I’d be interested in what the actual device manufacturer is also. I had a Binize unit that seemed to be working fine until it didn’t. One day it just locked up with the date and time being different message. Of course it was a couple days after the Amazon return expired. I contacted Binize and they definitely acted like they were trying to help me but the constant back and forth with trying this and trying that with nothing working going on for a week I basically just gave up. They never offered to replace it. 
Now I tried another brand. Also on Amazon, it’s Lamtto 3in1 ai box.. Setup was easy and everything works fine and I have full screen CarPlay. The only issue that seems to be a problem among other AI Boxes is feedback on hands free calls. The person on the other end of the call hears themselves in an echo feedback. Kind of a pain seeing I often have to make or receive calls when I’m out of the office.  The other issue is the unit itself gets extremely hot. I mean extremely hot to the point I had it in the center console but worried that without proper ventilation it might cause a failure and possibly electrical fire.I moved it out to the main usb input in the cab of the truck where I can see it. I might be over reacting but I found it concerning. 
It sucks GM has put us in this situation. Full screen is definitely better but If I have to use a Box to achieve that I would like to find one that works without those issues. 

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EJS2015
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As many of you know, the refresh trucks have big screens for the infotainment system. For some reason, GM has not allowed Carplay to be fullscreen but Android Auto does have fullscreen. The way I got

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I have the one that is (4+64G) model. I believe the difference between the difference between this one and the (8+128G) model is the latter has 8 gigs of RAM with 128 Gigs of storage compared to 4 gig

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I'm pretty sure you can't. Could be wrong though.

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https://streamtoyourcar.com

This is where I got mine from. They put a video on YouTube about all the features and how to set it up. The current version I have is the Elite Car Box 4.0, it does full screen. I’d recommend looking at the video on YouTube to see how to switch it to android because the button is hidden. About 13 minutes into the video he shows how to switch it to Android for the full screen. I’d recommend watching the full video though.  


The original one I had didn’t do full screen and it got hot after a while, it didn’t seem to effect the functionality of the box but I thought it couldn’t be good for it. That, the slightly cheaper price and the full screen is why I gave the Binize one a try. After having trouble with the Binize I looked at the Stream to Your Car one and realized they had a box that would do full screen now. I have not had this new one get hot even after the road trip we took last week. I don’t use my phone through the Elite Box 4 so I’m not sure about call quality. I just switch back and forth on the head unit when I need the phone. I did have the phone connected to the Elite Box 4 at first but when you use it to mirror the phone it doesn’t give access to video (like Spotify Podcasts and stuff), and it turns the wifi off on the Elite Box 4. The WiFi doesn’t come back on automatically so you have to go into the menu and turn it back on. The Binize was more seamless in that aspect. I use Spotify and play JRE podcast and it’s cool to see the video while it’s playing, full screen with that is even better. Couldn’t get that with mirroring so I stopped using the phone with the box. It’s not ideal to switch back and forth but it’s a huge hassle to me. 

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