Wireless Apple CarPlay

[RobertsBarrett]

Carlinkit 4.0 seems like a not bad choice.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Carlinkit 4.0 seems like a not bad choice.

I’ve been running the older version Carlinkit 2.0 for over 2 years now & it works great, good brand & support if needed.

 

[JSolo]

Just to be clear: the 10.25 inch infotainment screens in Hyundai/Kia products (usually the high end) have all the appropriate hardware to run wireless CarPlay. The issue is that there is a pissing contest between Hyundai/Kia and Google/Apple. They put Navigation in the bigger screen and there is dispute as to who gets the primary navigation rights and who needs to pay who money. One would think H/K would understand no one wants to use their Nav over Google Maps but that doesn't seem to be the case. Hyundai confirmed this is the issue to several automotive journalists. This implies a future software update can fix this once the issue resolves but Kia said that is unlikely to happen. This is why smaller screens on cheaper cars have the feature. They don't have built in Nav. Hope this helps!

How did I miss this.....?

If there was functioning wireless AA, I'd still use the built in nav for most travels other than those involving heavy traffic areas. I think the choice should be left up to the user. In either entity's eyes, their platform should be the user's choice.

By having this pissing contest, google is the one missing out. Built in nav is right there, built in. To use google, I have to attach a cable. Not worth the effort most of the time.

 

[G70LEbyAdoom]

How did I miss this.....?

If there was functioning wireless AA, I'd still use the built in nav for most travels other than those involving heavy traffic areas. I think the choice should be left up to the user. In either entity's eyes, their platform should be the user's choice.

By having this pissing contest, google is the one missing out. Built in nav is right there, built in. To use google, I have to attach a cable. Not worth the effort most of the time.

My AA wireless dongle takes all of 5 seconds to connect to my car when I get in it. its connected before I am even out of my driveway. Solves this problem pretty easily.

 

[JSolo]

Yes, but you paid $80-100 for said dongle when it's really redundant.

I was tethering with my cricket phone the other day. I don't do this often, but do have the need some times. Cricket has an anti tether function built in. It throttles all traffic to 128 kbps if you don't pay extra for tethering. However, if TTL (time to live) on client device is set appropriately (65 DEC), then you get full speed. This can also be overcome by setting proper ttl on the hotspot device.

Even on a rooted device (oneplus 7t), I can't adjust ttl mangling because this function is not available in the kernel. Point, another case of software limiting perfectly good hardware. Solution, at some point I will dump that crap oxygen OS and move onto something more open source. Before I go through this exercise, need to make sure something AOSP (android open source project) supports ttl mangling in the kernel.

 

[G70LEbyAdoom]

Yes, but you paid $80-100 for said dongle when it's really redundant.

I was tethering with my cricket phone the other day. I don't do this often, but do have the need some times. Cricket has an anti tether function built in. It throttles all traffic to 128 kbps if you don't pay extra for tethering. However, if TTL (time to live) on client device is set appropriately (65 DEC), then you get full speed. This can also be overcome by setting proper ttl on the hotspot device.

Even on a rooted device (oneplus 7t), I can't adjust ttl mangling because this function is not available in the kernel. Point, another case of software limiting perfectly good hardware. Solution, at some point I will dump that crap oxygen OS and move onto something more open source. Before I go through this exercise, need to make sure something AOSP (android open source project) supports ttl mangling in the kernel.

I mean, I agree with you that software should not be a limiting factor on anything from a hardware being present standpoint (looking at you Tesla&BMW) however in the MY 18-21, the hardware was not there, so its a perfectly justified solution in this case. As for the 22+, clearly other models have the wireless stuff, so the pissing contest is over and hyundai/kia lost. Why wireless is not enabled is beyond me.

 

[JSolo]

Thanks for pointing out the obvious . As a 22 MY owner, I assume all MY's support wireless AA/AC. In your case, yes, such a device is needed. I dread to envision what cars 5-10 years from now will be like. How much of this subscription model will be shoved down the consumer's throat.

 

[Moabal]

I have one of these wireless dongles.

When I arrive home, my phone does not connect back to my wireless network automatically. Even though my Stinegr is off, it takes 5-10 minutes for my car to actually shut off power to the USB port where the CarPlay dongle is.

The only quick fix to this is to turn on and off Wi-Fi on my phone.

Anyone have this issue? Any workarounds? I did not have this issue on my 2019 Stinger but it is exists on my 2022 Stinger.

 

[Navalus]

Many people said that Amazon has so many knock-offs. I rather go with one that someone has used and know works.

I got the Ottocast Wireless Carplay back in 2021 for my 2022 Stinger and I have had no issues at all. I think they have a newer model now. I am using the iphone 14 with current IOS and again no issues.

 

[95oRANGEcRUSH]

I have one of these wireless dongles.

When I arrive home, my phone does not connect back to my wireless network automatically. Even though my Stinegr is off, it takes 5-10 minutes for my car to actually shut off power to the USB port where the CarPlay dongle is.

The only quick fix to this is to turn on and off Wi-Fi on my phone.

Anyone have this issue? Any workarounds? I did not have this issue on my 2019 Stinger but it is exists on my 2022 Stinger.

Check out this article especially towards the bottom. You’ll need to use the Shortcuts app on iPhone.

Open that and go to Automations. Click the “+” then “create personal automation”. Select “Carplay” then only the “disconnects” option then click “Next”.

Click “add action” then type in wifi in the search then select “set wifi”. Next to “turn wifi” tap on to then make it off.

In the search bar at the bottom, type in wifi in the search then select “set wifi”. Next to “turn wifi” make sure it says on.

There is a play icon in the bottom right corner you can tap to run your automation. If you’ve done this right and your phone wifi is currently on, you should see your wifi icon turn off then back on at the top of your screen.

Then click “next” to go to your automation summary. You’ll probably want “ask before running” toggled off so you don’t have to approve the automation before it runs but that’s up to you. If you do toggle it off, you should get a notification after the automation successfully runs.

Select “done”.

Report back after your next drive.

Travel triggers in Shortcuts on iPhone or iPad

In Shortcuts, learn about travel triggers for personal automation.

support.apple.com

 

[7Andrei7]

Hi everyone! I just got my wireless carplay dongle. Can I leave it connected indefinitely? Or does the centre usb port continue to give power after turning off the car and drain the battery over time?

 

[rpoffen]

Hi everyone! I just got my wireless carplay dongle. Can I leave it connected indefinitely? Or does the centre usb port continue to give power after turning off the car and drain the battery over time?

I leave mine connected. It powers down a few minutes after the car is shut off.

 

[7Andrei7]

Thanks!

 

[Kiteflygolfdrive]

I’m looking at the carlinkit website. They make versions 4.0 and 5.0. Anyone know the difference? Why one or the other?

 

[BBbusta]

AAwireless just released a new version of their software with apple carplay (in beta I take it). I'd look into it. I've had AA for years and its life changing.

 

[JERisBRISK]

AAwireless just released a new version of their software with apple carplay (in beta I take it). I'd look into it. I've had AA for years and its life changing.

Neato! I did some digging and discovered this writeup about it...

AAWireless, an adapter for wireless Android Auto, is testing support for Apple CarPlay

Wireless adapters for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay have become incredibly common, but options that can handle both platforms are...

9to5google.com

...and discovered a pretty significant caveat buried within...

Getting AAWireless set up with CarPlay appears to be reasonably simple, but it will require an Android phone.

Also...

There is no AAWireless app on iOS, but iPhone users will still be able to access some settings via app.aawireless.io when CarPlay is running through the adapter. We can’t stress enough that CarPlay support on AAWireless is very much in its early stages, so you certainly shouldn’t buy the adapter with this functionality in mind, at least for now, nor should you expect things to function flawlessly. Still, we’re happy to see what is one of the best wireless Android Auto adapters just getting better.