I can't comment on appradio, but the parrot smart is a really slick unit. I use my voice and steering wheel controls to communicate to the parrot a lot. You can toggle between music sources (bluetooth, tuner, usb, sd, or any other music app you install) by the mode button on the swc. Music voice search is pretty badass when you have like 1000+ songs on a usb stick. You can mute the radio and pause the music playing on your usb/sd by taping anywhere on the screen with your finger. Google maps and youtube can be had, but you have to root the device which is a simple two click procedure). You can have two cameras connected (1 usb and 1 regular rear view that uses a 12v wire).
Car manufacturers are rolling out with google and Apple CarPlay on vehicles this year (it's available on the 2015 Mercedes c300) and going forward. I think the parrot smart is an excellent option to keep your car from going dated.
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