Pioneer's NEX Apple CarPlay units get a firmware update with various fixes

By Phil Nickinson
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A quick heads up if you're already rocking one of Pioneer's new NEX head units that run Apple's CarPlay or Android Auto — a firmware update is now available for the 4100, 5100 and 8100 models.

The changelog notes a fix for a popping sound when playing music from an SD card. And, of course, various other bugfixes. Nothing major here, but it's always great to see a firmware update released.

Be sure to read the update instructions, and make sure you get the right file version for your head unit. And a quick note, the SD card you're using to update the device has to be formatted as FAT32.

Download: Firmware update for Pioneer NEX head units

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Phil Nickinson
Phil Nickinson

Phil is the father of two beautiful girls and is the Dad behind Modern Dad. Before that he spent seven years at the helm of Android Central. Before that he spent a decade in a newsroom of a two-time Pulitzer Prize-finalist newspaper. Before that — well, we don't talk much about those days.