Van Deursen (https://www.vandeursen.be/), a car electronic shop in Belgium (not the Netherlands as I incorrectly said in the video @ 2:00) offers a plug-and-play kit to allow you to add Apple Carplay/Android Auto functionality to the Audi factory radio units that ran the RNS-E firmware (such as the radio units in the Gen 1 R8).

Here is how you do it for the Gen 1 Audi R8.

For specific coding instructions, I've written a DIY post that goes into detail on how to code the radio unit for the Gen 1 Audi R8.

https://www.r8talk.com/threads/diy-ad...

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0:00 Intro
02:59 How everything works
04:24 Updating the RNS-E firmware
05:31 Understanding the wiring harness
15:40 How to take out the radio unit
16:42 Wiring the car
20:19 Demonstration

Further corrections I got from Van Deursen:

For cars with AUX, their kit still gives you the ability to use AUX in addition to Apple Carplay/Android Auto.

Adding touchscreen support will permanently change the screen, preventing your radio unit from reverting back to stock, which they do not support.

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