Review on CarlinKit 3.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter for Mazda3 CX5 CX9, Honda CRV Civic Pilot Accord, Subaru Outback Ascent Crosstrek, GMC Sierra AT4 Denali 2500 truck, Sierra 3500 - Auto Connect by Nick Mcvey

Test I bought a model for Maserati cars. installed the NAV-TOOL CarPlay module for my car (NAVUCT4.0-APPLE-CARPLAY+UCTLS) and installed it myself - note the Navtool tech support has been mild at best, but it was mid-2020 and they claim I was digressing a bit to explain how this ADAPTER HELP SOME OF THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE NAVTOOL CARPLAY MODULE: NAVTOOL (NVT) MODULE while "plug and play" for my car is not 100% integration, since it works with the STEROS 'AUX' input (it's a small headphone hole) and not the BLUETOOTH input. So if you want to have the most complete CARPLAY integration "close" as possible, you need to control the NTV module through the AUX input Stereo. Unfortunately, the AUX INPUT is ANALOGUE and represents a reduction in sound quality in AUDIO QUALI of about 30-40%. TY, plus u, then CANNOT CONTROL THE CARP PLAY WITH THE WHEEL CONTROLS (Song Skip, Siri, Dictation, etc.); not to mention you also have a similar drop in call tone quality (these cars have amazing ringer noise cancellation technology so most people think you're calling from a very quiet room in your house). is to forget about using CARPLAY via the AUX-IN and continue to use your iPhone's Bluetooth connection to connect DIRECTLY to your CARSTEREO, allowing STREAMING MUSIC AND CONTROL + CALLS to be streamed from your stereo. This allows full control of steering wheel functions and DIGITAL MUSIC SOUND AND CALL QUALITY. AGAINST this REMEDY is that every time you turn on the car, APPLE's CARPLAY SOFTWARE automatically routes all audio connections from the phone to the NTV MODULE (which would make sense), but unfortunately the NTV MODULE routes all audio signals to the AUX INPUT: so EVERY TIME you have to manually select the MUSIC direction on the BLUETOOTH on the PHONE or PRESS AND HOLD the VOICE button on the steering wheel - this is not the case. Too bad because you only have to do it once during each driving session. However, for CALLS you must TRANSFER THE RINGTONE from the CARPLAY OPTION (which we know goes to "AUX") to BLUETOOTH "EVERY" SINGLE CALL - and not just ONCE, BUT TWICE: First you will hear a RING , and AGAIN when the USER ANSWERS THE CALL - A BIG PAIN and a SECURITY RISK. The SIRI) conversation WILL NOT BE HEARD because it is routed from the CarPlay software to the CarPlay connection, which is an AUX INPUT that you cannot hear when connected to the BLUETOOTH SOURCE . SO, THIS ALLJOURNEY should tell you that INSTALLING THIS WIRELESS ADAPTER eliminated my 2 BIGGEST COMPLAINTS from the NAVTOOL WIRED CARPLAY MODULE: From the moment the phone connects, not only does it automatically connect to BLUETOOTH, it also directs Automatically forward calls to BLUETOOTH – yayyyyyyy. Plain text and other notifications are still redirected to CARPLAY AUDIO (ie AUX INPUT which I can't hear) but it's still a big UNEXPECTED IMPROVEMENT. WHEN INSTALLING THE WIRELESS DEVICE, there were a few hiccups (the stereo touchscreen didn't work, but a reboot fixed it - I think I misunderstood/followed the installation instructions anyway), but after that was this WIRELESS CARPLAY ADAPTER Reliable . One point to note in MY CASE: If you start the car remotely without a phone, if it's present, things reset and I have to switch to BLUETOOTH manually. So I stopped the remote start. PS: I also bought a KOTOO MAGSAFE Wireless Car Charger and Base Station (B08XJTMHFK) here at Revain and it's only a 7.5W iPhone charger, but among the many MagSafe Wireless Chargers I have to try Bought it was the most stylish and organic (the black model hit) in the interior of my car. It can be mounted to an air conditioner vent, but it's not a great setup - I recommend the base instead, and it's more durable. Much luck.