Boss Audio BE10ACP Car Stereo -Android CarPlay Digital Multimedia Receiver - $229 at Autozone B&M only, $329 everywhere else

I got a BOSS unit from a previous deal, you get what you pay for - didn't work with steering wheel adapter & was a PITA dealing with their customer service

Is kenwood really the same as jvc? That sucks. Jvc crapped out in my tacoma and I really am hesitant in buying another one. The pioneer in it now has terrible bluetooth capabilities. Phone calls are terrible. Ugh decisions

Got around to ordering this [crutchfield.com] today to see if that will get the steering wheel controls working. Got to get those working. It's one of those things that once you have it for a few years, can't go back to not having it. Plus I can't stand the super small slippery volume knob. Couldn't they add a little texture to it LOL? Anyone else get around to installing theirs yet? Have this weird issue where the unit powered off for a brief second while driving twice. Did it once yesterday while on my way to work right as I was pulling in (after about an hour of use) and again this morning after about 45 minutes. One of two things, when I pull the head unit out again for that SWC adapter (it's a process in this vehicle) I'm going remove the two noise isolators on the power inputs (they're super old at this point and probably don't need them like I did on the POS Kenwood). Another possibility is that the display loses connection (it is a pretty junky connector as one of the reviewers was mentioning). Hope it's not that! Or the unit just has something wrong with it. Only other flakiness I came across is that I set the night dimmer the lowest setting (which is 1) and daytime to 10 and the daytime keeps on changing to 1 like the night setting (Edit: believe this happens after powering off and back on but need to test a couple of more scenarios to see exactly what triggers it). Strangely the gamma setting remains what I set it though. Display is a smidge too bright at night too (that is probably contingent on environment and the layout of the vehicle - if the headunit is lower in the dash and kind of far away then it might be fine). There's ways around it though. I use the poweramp app for my music playback and that's mostly darker colors and if that's still too bright then you can click on the clock on the upper right corner and the display will show just the date and time on a black background while the music and GPS still march on (Edit: Should note that the clock display trick is while using bluetooth streaming and using the poweramp interface is while using android auto). Anyway sounds all bad, but I'm mostly happy with the features/functions. The aftermarket rearview camera looks pretty good on the display (much better than it did on the Kenwood I had) and it even attenuates the music while reversing (kind of feature you usually only see on factory systems). Another feature I like is the delay off for the unit. Unfortunately the max is 3 seconds. Something more like 30 seconds would be excellent. One other thing worth mentioning which is pretty much a negative is that the USB charging power is kind of low. Only changes the phone about 5-10% over the course of an hour plus drive with android auto running.

Edit: Did the exact same thing this morning on my way to work around 45-50 minutes of use. Also, I can replicate it by unplugging the USB cable while Android auto is playing (screen goes blank for a quick second then it goes back to the home screen and makes a small beep). Cable is good but I'm going to try another one just in case. Could be some weirdness with the phone itself. Doesn't feel hot or anything though. Kind of leaning more towards the head unit. Maybe running the heat in the morning makes it overheat. Too many possibilities.

I haven't had the power off issues you're having but the longest I've ran it at one time is about 30 minutes. I was first thinking that something was pinched on the screen cable but since you can cause it to happen by unplugging the USB it makes me think it's internal as well.
The only issues I've encountered so far are one of the pins on the screen getting bent because the hole for it in the connector cable just magically sealed itself off. Straightened the pin with a pair of tweezers and reopened the hole with the same tweezers, and my phone cable quit working so no CarPlay right now. Dummy me wasn't thinking and installed it behind the dash so I've got to take the radio out to get to the plug. I'll fix that at the same time I replace the cable.

Got around to ordering this [crutchfield.com] today to see if that will get the steering wheel controls working. Got to get those working. It's one of those things that once you have it for a few years, can't go back to not having it. Plus I can't stand the super small slippery volume knob. Couldn't they add a little texture to it LOL? Anyone else get around to installing theirs yet? Have this weird issue where the unit powered off for a brief second while driving twice. Did it once yesterday while on my way to work right as I was pulling in (after about an hour of use) and again this morning after about 45 minutes. One of two things, when I pull the head unit out again for that SWC adapter (it's a process in this vehicle) I'm going remove the two noise isolators on the power inputs (they're super old at this point and probably don't need them like I did on the POS Kenwood). Another possibility is that the display loses connection (it is a pretty junky connector as one of the reviewers was mentioning). Hope it's not that! Or the unit just has something wrong with it. Only other flakiness I came across is that I set the night dimmer the lowest setting (which is 1) and daytime to 10 and the daytime keeps on changing to 1 like the night setting (Edit: believe this happens after powering off and back on but need to test a couple of more scenarios to see exactly what triggers it). Strangely the gamma setting remains what I set it though. Display is a smidge too bright at night too (that is probably contingent on environment and the layout of the vehicle - if the headunit is lower in the dash and kind of far away then it might be fine). There's ways around it though. I use the poweramp app for my music playback and that's mostly darker colors and if that's still too bright then you can click on the clock on the upper right corner and the display will show just the date and time on a black background while the music and GPS still march on (Edit: Should note that the clock display trick is while using bluetooth streaming and using the poweramp interface is while using android auto). Anyway sounds all bad, but I'm mostly happy with the features/functions. The aftermarket rearview camera looks pretty good on the display (much better than it did on the Kenwood I had) and it even attenuates the music while reversing (kind of feature you usually only see on factory systems). Another feature I like is the delay off for the unit. Unfortunately the max is 3 seconds. Something more like 30 seconds would be excellent. One other thing worth mentioning which is pretty much a negative is that the USB charging power is kind of low. Only changes the phone about 5-10% over the course of an hour plus drive with android auto running.

Edit: Did the exact same thing this morning on my way to work around 45-50 minutes of use. Also, I can replicate it by unplugging the USB cable while Android auto is playing (screen goes blank for a quick second then it goes back to the home screen and makes a small beep). Cable is good but I'm going to try another one just in case. Could be some weirdness with the phone itself. Doesn't feel hot or anything though. Kind of leaning more towards the head unit. Maybe running the heat in the morning makes it overheat. Too many possibilities.

Do you have a Pixel phone connected?

No, it's a moto z3 play with an extended battery pack. Believe it's on Android 9 (never got an android 10 update like it was supposed to). Having trouble with a Pixel on this?

Similar type of symptoms. I changed the cable to a shorter one and it seamed to help a bit. I think it's something to do with the voltage of a USB-c connection, jams up the signals trying to initiate Android Auto. Thought it may have been the Pixel2, pixel 3, but sound like it's happening to others.

I ended up taking my old essential phone and keeping it plugged in and just running hotspot when I get it the car. Hasn't dropped since. I lost phone calling through the radio, but it's better than all the random restarts.

Anyone seen and decent deals lately on Sony head units LOL?

The Sony ax5000 was on sale on Crutchfield for $328 around Christmas but it's back to the normal price now. I waited while I researched and when I decided I'd get the ax5000 it was sold out. That's how I ended up with the Boss. I've been working so much lately I haven't had time to replace the cable to verify that's the issue with mine. Maybe sometime this week.

Similar type of symptoms. I changed the cable to a shorter one and it seamed to help a bit. I think it's something to do with the voltage of a USB-c connection, jams up the signals trying to initiate Android Auto. Thought it may have been the Pixel2, pixel 3, but sound like it's happening to others.

I ended up taking my old essential phone and keeping it plugged in and just running hotspot when I get it the car. Hasn't dropped since. I lost phone calling through the radio, but it's better than all the random restarts.