2 phones on 2021 ZS EV

[Mattl]

Hi , first post!
We have an early ZS. It has two USB slots under the console below the screen. Only 1 seems to work for Android or Apple car play. It's a right pain between me and the wife that each time we get in we need to swap cables and fiddle around ( I have an Android and she has an Apple).

Has anyone worked out a good workaround? I've searched and searched.

Many thanks in advance

 

[Jomarkh]

Hi and welcome to the forum.
If you do a quick search you may find a thread where people buy dongles that connect better than using the USB socket

 

[Mattl]

Thank you, yes I saw some of those, but have also read about lots of bugs and issues with them.... So I figured that trying to connect TWO phones over one dongle might be a nightmare!


Maybe I'll buy and try though. I can report back here.

 

[hmadsen]

Thank you, yes I saw some of those, but have also read about lots of bugs and issues with them.... So I figured that trying to connect TWO phones over one dongle might be a nightmare!


Maybe I'll buy and try though. I can report back here.

I dont know about the others but the one we got AAWireless seems to work pretty well and receives updates from time to time.

Only "problem" with it is, the phone connects to it every time it powers on.......I know that this is by design and not as such a fault, but the annoying thing is....When the MG is in the driveway, especially if it is charging, it will randomly "turn on" the USB port and then the car will hijack the bluetooth.

Really annoying when i am in the kitchen with the car right outside, speaking with someone on the phone and suddenly they are gone....Or rather...They are on the bluetooth in the car. When i disconnect it, it will reconnect with the Android Auto again 30 seconds later.