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Discussion in 'Prime Audio, Electronics, and Infotainment' started by Wilgar, Jan 5, 2020.

  1. Wilgar

    Wilgar New Member

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    Anyone here tried this adapter to add wireless carplay to your (carplay enabled) prime? (google the title to find the site)

    Their site is full of obviously false reviews but I read on several other car forums that it's working with the latest update.

    I'm tempted.
     
    #1 Wilgar, Jan 5, 2020
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    Have tried it, steering wheel controls aren’t supported (for now at least) there’s a slight delay in audio streaming. Can’t seem to get Android Auto working on it with cable (reason I had bought it) instead it mirrors screen when an android device is plugged in. But it mostly works with iPhones.
     
    #2 bongoman, Jan 6, 2020
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    I can live with a small audio delay.

    did you buy it from the site or from some other place (Amazon, Aliexpress, etc)?
     
    #3 Wilgar, Jan 7, 2020
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    Be sure to read the RAV4 forum postings on that device. Some real unhappy users. I found them when Google searching it for myself. - s
     
    #4 N3rd, Jan 7, 2020
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    Actually got the Carlinkit U2W-01-Plus (or U2W) (this and the CarPlay2Air seem to be the same product under different names) There's also a discussion on MacRumors about Carplay2Air et al. Had originally purchased it through AliExpress, and getting a second test unit through Amazon (waiting for delivery). If you contact them for support they usually ask what car model you have (via WhatsApp). There seems to be a language barrier though when contacting them because they haven't been much help so far. Just be prepared to do a lot of reading before flashing anything. I might have a unique use case since my primary phone is iPhone so typically have to pop in a sim when needing to update the software OTA (Wireless Carplay seems to use Wifi and Bluetooth). Once you upgrade it with USB there isn't a way of downgrading.
     
    #5 bongoman, Jan 7, 2020
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    Yeah its definitely still a work in progress from my experience with it so far but the support for it is very much a work in progress on many fronts. They release an update for it almost daily and they're still ironing out bugs. It's fun to play around with but its not a "production level device" quite yet in my opinion.
     
    #6 bongoman, Jan 7, 2020
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