What name adapter did are you using?

 

Hi, i am using carlinkit 4.0, got it with $79.50 from their official store using their promotion code: NEW50
(I'm not sure if this discount code is still valid, you can try it)

Carlinkit 4.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter for Factory wired carplay cars

An Adapter Allows You Use Android Auto & Apple CarPlay Wirelessly in Your OEM Car Radio *This adapter doesn't install external Android Auto or Apple CarPlay on your stock car head unit, please make sure your car has built-in Apple CarPlay. Convert Your Wired Carplay to Wireless! For daily...

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Thank you

 

That's great! that's their promo code for September. May expire in October i guess

 

Found it on Amazon for $79.00 fifty cents cheaper.

 

I know Amazon has it too, but I've seen a lot of people saying "Don't buy from Amazon! Because Amazon doesn't have a technical after-sales team, that's why they have so many bad feedbacks! After 30 days you use, if there is any problem with the device you will go to the Amazon support, and the amazon support only suggest you to find the seller, but you will never find the seller! you are like buying a one-time device for tens of dollars..." Then I didn't dare to buy it, but carlinkitbox promised me a 30-day refund guarantee+one year Tech support + one year of free replacement(if there is any problem with their device),these are the services that only can be provided by official sellers. That is why I placed an ordered from them soon.

 

I know Amazon has it too, but I've seen a lot of people saying "Don't buy from Amazon!

It's similar to a buyer complaint I've seen somewhere

 

Wireless carplay and wireless charger will be a perfect combination I think, but I don't have a wireless charger yet. I don't know if there are any cheap wireless chargers that anyone can recommend to me.

 

I've heard of many brands of wireless chargers, but I haven't bought one because I'm afraid it will make my phone hot. When you get one, please tell me how does it work. Thank you!

 

Hi, can it work with android phones? The CarPlay adapter

 

Yes, it supports wireless android auto for your android phones.

 

You have to be very careful with Amazon. There's a reason their stuff is so cheap...it's a lot of Chinese junk. Knockoff parts and such. Now, I'm not saying everything they sell is crap, but alot of it is just that...crap. Just be careful when you purchase from them. esearch and read the reviews with some degree of scepticism. Anyone can write anything...including the sellers. Remember...if something ounds too good to be true, it probably is.

 

Generally speaking, I don't buy from Amazon for tech products, I know their after-sales service is not particularly good.

 

When I got my Camry last year, I was annoyed that Android Auto (similar to Apple CarPlay) kept cutting out whenever I hit a bump. Figured that the heavy-duty USB cable I was using was too stiff, so I substituted a cheap thin cable that was more flexible. Problem solved.

 

If it is a wired connection, it is best to use the original USB cable, so the probability of problems will be less I guess.

 

For me, wireless connection is more attractive.

 

@vidall What original USB cable? My car didn't come with one. Did yours? Do you think that a phone's manufacturer designs its charging cable with a bouncy ride in a car in mind? No, they expect you to use it by your bedside overnight.

The issue isn't whether the various terminals are correctly wired - the only thing that an original cable guarantees - it's that a stiff cable will not flex easily when the car hits a bump, and is stiff enough to wiggle the plug in the jack, momentarily interrupting the connection. A thinner cable is more flexible, so that's less likely to happen.

@Steven68 The advantage over a wireless connection - particularly on a long drive - is that your phone gets and stays charged. You could put the phone on a charging pad in the car - until you get tired of picking it up off the floor after hitting bumps - unless you get a phone holder that includes a charging pad.

Also, the audio link over a wireless connection uses lossy compression like mp3, while a wired connection uses PCM like on a CD, at least with Android Auto. Sure, internet radio is compressed, but why go through two levels of compression? And Amazon Music now has sound quality comparable to a CD on most albums The sound quality of the car's stereo is pretty good, so I'd rather not compromise it by using a radio link from the phone to the car.

 

What original USB cable? My car didn't come with one. Did yours?

He should be talking about the data cable that came with the phone when he bought the phone. Because there are many low-quality data cables on the market, there is no problem when charging, but the difference is very large when transmitting data.
In your imagination, the sound quality of the wired connection will be better than the wireless connection, but after using the wireless carplay, you will find that it is the same, at least I did not hear any difference.

 

Has anyone used a wireless charger?

 

My 2022 XSE came with a wireless charger. Works great. That in combination with the Wireless Carplay device described in this thread has been outstanding. I get in the car, toss my phone on the charger, and wirelessly Carplay does the rest. Neat and clean.

 

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To be honest, I can tell the sound quality from different speakers. But It's just a wireless adapter , the sound comes out of the same car stereo whether wired or wireless connection. So I don't think there's any difference. Or is it too subtle for me to feel?

 

The sound via wireless seemed less detailed - which is the defining trait of lossy compression, which throws away a lot of information that the designers of those compression schemes (like mp3) figure we won't notice, like quiet sounds close in time to a loud sound. That's how they get such extreme compression ratios, like 10:1.

I prefer FLAC ("Free Lossless Audio Compression") which works the same way as a zip file - it scans the file looking for repeating patterns and substitutes shorthand names that it puts in a dictionary at the beginning of the compressed file. On playback, the full pattern is put back wherever the shorthand is found. This lossless type of compression only yields about a 2:1 compression, but no quality is lost. This type of compression was invented in the early days of personal computing for distributing programs - where any difference between the original and final files could lead to program errors.

FLAC files can take all the tags that can be applied to an mp3, from names and titles to embedded cover art. FLAC is how I rip CDs, and is what Amazon Music uses to stream in CD-quality (which they call "HD"). It's public-domain on purpose, hence the Free in its name. As a result, most computer music programs support it, since there's no licensing fee to pay.

 

@Philnick I have to say, you've researched really carefully.
The sound quality of my wireless connection using this adapter and wired connection is the same, it should be that they use FLAC as you said. After all, it is perfect in all aspects to bring customers a better experience.

 

I'm a long-time hi-fi, photography, and computer geek, so I've been dealing with these kinds of things for decades. Even set up a home theater in a room in my basement.

I understand that the newest version of Bluetooth has improved its sound quality. I just find that a cheap thin USB cable serves both signal and charging needs more simply than buying and setting up a pair of wireless devices.

PS While my Camry is in a body shop I'm driving a rented Chevy Malibu (which makes me miss my Camry) which does Android Auto wirelessly. Go figure!

 

I got mine today, so far it's awesome. 2019, any tips or tricks?? Thanks

 

Don't upgrade if it's working fine, it probably won't work after an upgrade, I've seen others say.😂

 

So glad to be back in my Camry - the programmer of the Malibu's electronics insisted that two connections between the phone and car - USB and Bluetooth - weren't enough, it needed to use wifi as well. This meant: (1) the phone didn't charge well because it had to power its wifi radio and (2) internet radio kept cuttiing out as the phone linked to and lost wifi hotspots it passed.

Turned off wifi on the phone, Android Auto stopped. Turned it back on and went to turn it off on the car's screen instead and was warned that this would stop Android Auto.

Why require three connections to do what one can do?

 

So glad to be back in my Camry - the idiot programmer of the Malibu's electronics insisted that two connections between the phone and car - USB and Bluetooth - weren't enough, it needed to use wifi as well. This meant: (1) the phone didn't charge well because it had to power its wifi radio and (2) internet radio kept cuttiing out as the phone linked to and lost wifi hotspots it passed.

Turned off wifi on the phone, Android Auto stopped. Turned it back on and went to turn it off on the car's screen instead and was warned that this would stop Android Auto. Why require three connections to do what one could do?

Part of the Google Android Auto. Bluetooth connections don't have the bandwidth required by Android Auto Wireless.

https://www.lifewire.com/android-auto-wireless-4176354

 

Why is that relevant when the phone is connected by USB C? That's got to have enough bandwidth.

 

Between the phone and the dongle. The dongle has it's own wifi.

 

No dongle involved either car, just a USB cable plugged into the dash.

In the Camry, Android Auto is perfectly happy with my phone connected by USB and Bluetooth and does not insist on adding wifi as well.

In the Chevy Malibu, Android Auto turns on the phone's wifi and won't run at all if wifi is turned off on either device.

About the only guess I've come up with is that the Malibu's USB jack isn't a data port at all but just a 5V power jack.

 

No dongle involved either car, just a USB cable plugged into the dash.

In the Camry, Android Auto is perfectly happy with my phone connected by USB and Bluetooth and does not insist on adding wifi as well.

In the Chevy Malibu, Android Auto turns on the phone's wifi and won't run at all if wifi is turned off on either device.

About the only guess I've come up with is that the Malibu's USB jack isn't a data port at all but just a 5V power jack.

The original poster was about this device so it does have a dongle.

wireless carplay solution!

My Camry constantly had issues with the wire from the USB port to our phones. It was really annoying that It would constantly disconnect every time we hit a bump. I got a recommendation from my friend for a smart dongle that does the issue. I bought a CarPlay adapter and I use it in my Camry. It...

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If you're not responding to me but to the original poster, don't quote my post in your response - that's just confusing.

 

I WAS responding to you. You said no dongle and there is a dongle to the wireless carplay device.
The tread title is:
wireless carplay solution!