A wireless carplay adaptor that actually seems to work reliably?!

[OzricEV]

I've a Carlinkit 5.0 and it works without any issues on android auto except the usb port seems to always be powered when the car is locked.
Anyone experienced this?

I think there's some type of timer on the power to the usb. Mine sometimes doesn't reconnect to the adaptor for a while if I just jump out of the car for a few minutes and back in.
Quickly pulling the adaptor and plugging back in gets it back immediately.

 

[Muffler]

I went with this in my Xpower, works a treat with 30 second delay so just leaving it at that. (iPhone)

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Cerys

I have a couple of these, one in the XPower and the other in a Seat Leon, and can highly recommend.

 

[Jonknee]

I’m finding that when using google maps, after about 30 minutes, the head unit reverts to the main screen and I cannot get CarPlay back unless I unplug the adapter and re-insert though the audio navigation commands still work as if CarPlay is connected.
This only happens when using the wireless charging shelf though; if the phone stays in my pocket, it doesn’t cut out.
Happens every time I use the charging shelf and with two different iPhones, a XS and 14 model. Sort of negates the usefulness of a wireless setup so for journeys longer than my commute, I still need to go wired; plus the phone shifts on the shelf so cannot guarantee it is constantly charging which also might be causing a conflict somewhere in the setup.

 

[dawson2099]

Perhaps someone more expert than I can direct me? I have a wireless android auto car play adapter (Wireless Carplay Adapter Android Auto Wireless Smart Dongle 2 in1 für Volvo Benz Audi Kia Hyundai VW Mazda Cadillac mg Peugeot - AliExpress 34) which I am trying to get to grips with (BTW I have Android 11 on my phone). The English/Chinese instructions are not entirely clear. Prior to starting I unpaired my phone from the car and forgot the MG from my WiFi history. I then plugged the adapter into the USB socket (LHS) and the car screen shows the Android Auto icon along with Car Play. I selected AA and the AA screen shows up with the phone immediately connected to the adapter's WiFi, asking for the password. I then connect to the adapter BT following the pairing request. All seems good with the touchscreen responding extremely fast and responding to voice commands. Then....I notice that the BT connection has stopped and that the phone has reconnected to MG and when I try to connect to the adapter BT it won't connect. However I try to unpair the car it still overrides somehow. Maybe not a problem as the phone seems to interact with the car screen via AA pretty well. What I want to do is access the settings to enable a delay on start up - using EDGE or CHROME on the phone with WiFi connected goes nowhere when I enter the adapter address 192.168.200.1. Any ideas where I'm going wrong - I'll keep trying and give an update when/if I get it all working 100%