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Review on Carlinkit Mini Wireless Carplay Adapter With This New Faster Wi-Fi 5 Chipset/Internal Hardware by Oscar Colangelo

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works great with multiple phones too!

I wasn't able to find any information on how well it handled multiple drivers with different phones in the same car before purchasing, all of which work with CarPlay in this car. I'm happy to report that this made it possible to set up multiple phones. I have two connected but I suspect more are supported. Obviously it connects to whoever is in range when the car is started. And if several connected phones are in range, the last connected phone will probably be selected first. When it connects to the wrong phone, I've found it's easy to switch connections by going to the Bluetooth connection page on the disconnected phone and pairing to it from that phone. This will end the previous connection and switch to the new phone. The adapter also features an accessible USB port, so you can still connect your iPhone to the adapter, which allows you to connect to CarPlay via USB as before. This is useful when the friend is in the car and wants to use their phone but doesn't want to wirelessly connect it to your system. Note that Bluetooth is only used to initiate a basic Wi-Fi connection, which is ultimately used for CarPlay. However, they never communicate directly with Wi-Fi - this is done behind the scenes. The setup is based on Bluetooth. However, remember that your phone will have a Wi-Fi connection to the adapter when connected, and your phone's Wi-Fi will not be available for tethering or any other mode of operation while CarPlay is active. Likewise, when you return home, your phone will not connect to your home Wi-Fi network until the CarPlay connection is terminated. However, this has nothing to do with this adapter; How wireless CarPlay works. In terms of performance, I think the device is really good. The wireless connection is very fast (seconds). Probably faster than I had to find and connect the cable before. And once plugged in, I didn't notice any difference in performance versus a wired connection. The graphics update at full speed and the sound sounds the same to me. I highly recommend this particular model. It seems well thought out with decent hardware and software.

Pros
  • Very good value for money
Cons
  • Nothing here

Comments (11)

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February 07, 2023
Finally! Third times a charm but this actually works on my Honda Pilot 2021
January 22, 2023
2019 Mustang Sync 3.4 - A little slow, but works!
January 17, 2023
Works great, even with multiple phones!
January 06, 2023
Added wireless Apple Carplay to my 2021 Ford Expedition!
December 22, 2022
Easy on 1 car - impossible on the other
December 14, 2022
Connects Quickly with Little Lag
December 11, 2022
Works great, even with multiple phones!
November 19, 2022
Carlinkit İi Wireless carplay ,best USB dongle second generation
November 18, 2022
Does not work with 2021 Honda Pilot
November 17, 2022
IT WORKS!!! 2018 Honda Accord EX-L, iPhone 12 Pro Max