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[Android Head-Units] looxonline:
Wondering the same thing. Saw some new listings yesterday that seem to have shipped. Also some units now advertised with wireless CarPlay built in. Looks like it's a thing now.
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
I received confirmation of mine being shipped yesterday and I ordered at beginning of April, so it's probably still gonna be a while till they actually get delivered to people. Think shipping is 20-40 days so some point this month hopefully
[Android Head-Units] mitchellsx:
I have 10.25 8.1 android unit using a black carplay dongle.. When I first installed a few months ago everything was working. I could use the BMW idrive controller to go left and right in car play. Now after a few updates the controller no longer works? has anyone else had this issue. my software says its 29th April 2019. Is there a place to download older firmware?
[Android Head-Units] Bradsr12:
I have just received mine today (wireless CarPlay dongle) all installed and working brilliantly! Absolutely love it!!
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
When did yours get dispatched and who did you order from? Eager to get my hands on mine now but it was only dispatched on the 28th April from Carlinke on AliExpress
[Android Head-Units] mitchellsx:
Can you point me in the direction where you got yours please.

How does it connect to your unit via WiFi or Bluetooth ?

Does everything work just how it would if via cable ?

Thank you
[Android Head-Units] Viveen@cr10.nl:
Hello, did you test it with waze and flitsmeister ?
[Android Head-Units] mitchellsx:
Do you mean the apple carplay app Waze? no not tried to use it in there yet
[Android Head-Units] Bradsr12:
I got mine from Alibaba.com, I was able to pre order it before the even advertised on AliExpress! It was sent on Monday, and received today!
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
Lucky, wish I'd done the same. Mine was sent on Tuesday so I hope mine comes soon Aspell, though I don't have much faith as it's coming on the slow boat from China. Says to be delivered by the 7th but that was before it get delayed 2 weeks at factory so who knows.
[Android Head-Units] mitchellsx:
can you link to the exact one you got from Alibaba.com?
[Android Head-Units] Bradsr12:
I’m sorry I can’t, I was in contact with someone from carlinke, they don’t me that had them coming up and made a special purchase order for me if I was interest! Which obviously I was!
[Android Head-Units] Viveen@cr10.nl:
? i was wondering if it was better sound not choppy
[Android Head-Units] uristic:
I hope this is all true :D I just ordered mine from carlinke direct store on aliexpress, but they raised the price to 72€ now..

There's some reseler EASYJOJO, selling it for 62€, but I'm not gonna risk it for the 10€ difference.

If it actually works good it's still amazing value as wireless carplay is still so rare even in super expensive cars..
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
How good is the audio quality? I presume since it's streaming over Bluetooth it's not gonna be the best? These units would've been great over WiFi ideally for better bandwidth for audio transfer
[Android Head-Units] TristyD:
I thought they were WiFi not bluetooth wireless carplay?
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
You might be right, I hope so. I thought I'd read it was Bluetooth but on second look I can't see anything about what it's using. My Bluetooth isn't the best on my unit for audio streaming so WiFi would be a godsend.
[Android Head-Units] Bradsr12:
It uses Bluetooth to connect first, then to the WiFi, exactly the same as any wireless CarPlay device..

the sound is just as good as a plug in connection!

I am fantastically pleased with it!! Everything I have tried works incredibly well! Best purchase I have made in years!!
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
From what I've seen it uses the Bluetooth for Audio and WiFi to stream the video. Does this sound about right or should all audio stream over WiFi as well?
[Android Head-Units] techo91:
From what I know it uses Bluetooth to establish the connection, after that it’s all WiFi. I wouldn’t worry about quality.
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
I was waiting to hear somebody say it worked before I bought, luckily I bought one last week after the first person got theirs and said it was ok, they have shot right up on ali-express. Today they are advertised at £85!!

Carlinkit Wireless Apple Carplay Dongle
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
Wow, glad I got mine when I did! Managed to get mine for just under £50, just eagerly awaiting its arrival now, hope it's not too long
[Android Head-Units] Zaagfluit:
Do the steering wheel controls work? Next & prev. Song?
[Android Head-Units] Bradsr12:
They do indeed, well at least mine do!! Still very happy with purchase!! ?
[Android Head-Units] mitchellsx:
When it’s connected does it stay connected via Bluetooth or WiFi? I use my phone as WiFi hotspot so wondering if that’s gonna be an issue using them at the same time
[Android Head-Units] mitchellsx:
Can anyone point me in the direction of where I can get a BMW IDrive android touch controller
[Android Head-Units] aussieatlarge:
I assume it uses a new app. Have they improved button mapping? Specifically BMW iDrive can
[Android Head-Units] Ivanconv:
Please, can somebody help me?

I bought by Amazon the D-301 CarPlay dongle, but it doesn't work.

I have installed autolink, zbox, zlink... and nothing.

I tried too that four steps, but when I put the USB (with the firmware) into dongle, the car radio doesn't do nothing.

In auto link say me the product could be false...

And in zbox say me "waiting for the insert..." and in About say me "box not found".

Thanks!
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
I see mine has landed in the UK, so should be with me Monday I hope.
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
Just checked mine and it's apparently with "last mile carrier" which I assume means it's in the UK and should be with me shortly. Have you been able to track your order at all using the tracking number on 17track? Everyone I try it says info unavailable.
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
Just pop the tracking number into Royal Mail website and the details are in there, but the Ali Express standard tracking is working fine for mine.
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
Yep managed to figure out right after I'd typed my message. My royal mail tracking says they're still waiting for it but it's at least accepting my tracking reference now so hopefully shouldn't be too far off
[Android Head-Units] nutellabug:
I'm so excited because my new WIRELESS carplay dongle is already on the way.

My wire ones were a little bit annoying because the sometimes lost connection and froze. Also it annoys to plug in the phone everytime.
[Android Head-Units] Bradsr12:
Yes it uses a special version of AutoKit..

has all the same features as the AutoKit app (original, car logo change, key mapping etc..) key mapping is no different to the original Autkit app, then only difference that it shows a Bluetooth and wireless picture on the home screen...

I’m not sure it it needs to keep Bluetooth switched on as well.... all I can say is mine needs too.. when I have switched off Bluetooth it seems to loose a connection but it does use the WiFi connection as well... first release of the app seems pretty stable, second release of the app seems less stable, meaning a few disconnections...

I have heard that they are already working on a update version to fix some bugs...

The AutoKit apk are all tested on Android 6 (what the engineers test on) so obviously with other Android versions you may find some bugs...
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
When did the second version of the app release? I downloaded the apk a few days ago so I'd rather have the first gen if the second gen disconnects
[Android Head-Units] kelvinnn:
My goodness, the Carlinkit Wireless CarPlay adaptor is horrible. The first APK which came from the QR code was unstable as hell. Apart from the initial pairing+connection, the connection kept dropping and refuse to reconnect. Talked to support, and they gave a second APK which was slightly better - lasted at most 15 minutes before crashing. Support then told me to use a wired USB cable connection while they try to figure it out....
[Android Head-Units] uristic:
Well that's some bad news :( ...

It's a fresh release, so hopefully they actually fix the bugs. It also offers wired connection? Does that at least work ok? My unit should arrive in about 2 weeks, I just hope I won't regret the purchase...
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
Damn that doesn't sound the best. Hopefully they can get it figured out. They were pretty on the ball with the wired version in terms of bugs squashing so hopefully they keep this up to date as well. I feel like experience will also vary depending on the head unit also, as that was the case with the wired ones.
[Android Head-Units] KoMarCek:
Cool gadget.

But does anyone know of a similar product but in reverse: my car only supports Apple CarPlay but I would like to connect my Android phone to it.

I would love a no-hassle USB dongle to solve this. Any info appreciated!
[Android Head-Units] KrytonOmega:
I'm having the same issue. Did you happen to find a resolution?
[Android Head-Units] budalb:
The usb dongle is for Android head units only. There is another version of dongle supporting both CarPlay and Android auto.
[Android Head-Units] zurwaq:
just got the version that support both carplay and Android auto.

i have PX3 system... and its work really well with carplay. fast and responsive.

minor problems so far (carplay):

i need to press OK on the Headunit every time i connect. so it can connect via USB.

no night mode on apple maps. so it very bright when it dark outside. though it change to night mode suddenly, i dont know what trigger it.

just tested android auto, also works really well aswell. again fast a responsive.

but in order to make a phone call from Android auto you need to connect via bluetooth. Eventhough i connect via BT, Android auto dosent see it a connected. that meaning that when you make a call i will call via the headunit and not Android auto.
[Android Head-Units] techo91:
Apple maps night mode is triggered through the ambient light sensor of the phone itself. I also have this one that supports both CarPlay and Android Auto. Yes it works really well, but my only issue with it is that my steering wheel buttons for next and previous track don’t work. Also quality of the call is very good. Nothing to do with the Bluetooth head unit. Downside is that I have to disable Bluetooth to use CarPlay every time I decide to use it.

I hope there is a way to automate Bluetooth when I connect and make previous and next track buttons on the steering wheel work.
[Android Head-Units] budalb:
Mine starts automatically the application last time the head unit was turned off. It is set by the Android, not the dongle.
[Android Head-Units] giulianoseguro:
Hi guys,

First time posting here :)

I have that same one that supports both carplay and android auto. Just got it a couple days ago.

It works ok, it's definitely faster than any android app installed in my head-unit directly however I have the same issues around bluetooh and the steering wheel controls not working.

I've seen a guy that I believe managed to get that to work by using Tasker to disable all other apps using the controls in the steering wheel and focusing on carplay but I have no idea how to do that. (not a programmer). If anyone here knows and whats to try it'd be awesome.

Also, do you guys have access to app updates? The vendor I bought it from in Aliexpress doesn't seem to provide app updates or a website so curious to see if they ever update the app to fix those issues.
[Android Head-Units] techo91:
I tried with Tasker, but couldn’t get it to work. Maybe my approach was not correct. Most of all disabling Bluetooth is the one I’m after. Then the keys. I would also like to make it as integrated connection, but when I leave it in the usb the app keeps popping up when the unit starts or wakes after sleep. I want to avoid that when my phone is not connected.
[Android Head-Units] giulianoseguro:
I have the same issue with the app popping up! If you managed to solve it, please let me know :) I was using AirPin to mirror my phone's screen but I feel like the app even interferes with that as it pops up every time I open up AirPin as well. Might have to uninstall it and stop using for now if I don't find a solution.:(
[Android Head-Units] Ygglur79:
Cool.

Do you have a link to that unit?

Best regards.

Daniel
[Android Head-Units] zurwaq:
here is the dongle i bought:

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/Carl...32826755246.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.ZS6zew
[Android Head-Units] rchir:
Would this usb carplay adapter work with an Android tablet via USB OTG connection? I am hoping to use a cheap android tablet mounted as a display in the car.
[Android Head-Units] KAOS313:
So I updated my HU and didn't back up the all of .apk's that came with the CarPlay dongle. Not the zBox app I have that but the other one that came with it. I forgot the name of it but if someone could someone please post a link, please? Or at least the name of it so I can search google. Currently, my zBox loads and once the iPhone connects I get a black screen. I think I may need that other app but I am not sure.

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Never mind. The "block vid from playing while driving" was on.
[Android Head-Units] zurwaq:
i changed to app to a system app, and changed the permissions for the app, after this the pop up stopped.

i used this guide.

https://www.androidauthority.com/install-user-app-as-system-app-how-to-93522/

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btw.... does anybody know if it possible to activate siri via steering wheel instead of the touch screen.
[Android Head-Units] giulianoseguro:
I'm going to give that a try. Anyone managed to get the steering wheel controls to function with that? It's the biggest drawback for me so far.
[Android Head-Units] MacConsult:
You can download the latest version of their software (3.0.4) which no longer has that issue and is much more stable.
[Android Head-Units] giulianoseguro:
MacConsult, where can I find the version of the software? The guy I bought it from in Aliexpress doesn't have a website and says they dont have an updated version. Can you share the link or contact if you have it?

Thanks!
[Android Head-Units] giulianoseguro:
Hi guys,

I got the latest APK and it looks like the issue with the pop up has been solved -- here's the link in case you need to download it https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uO0Ymh8tw9PNM7war99BhQ3Vhca0SknI/view?usp=sharing

The issue with Bluetooth and steering wheel controls still remains though :(
[Android Head-Units] llaugerm:
Can you please share the link of the unit you have? I would love to get one of those for my head unit, since my wife has an iPhone and I have an S8.
[Android Head-Units] giulianoseguro:
Sure! This was the one I bought -- https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Carlinke-CarPlay-USB-DONGLE-with-Touch-Screen-Control-for-Android-Navigation-DVD-System-Car/32829019768.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.HaQLLr

Just be aware that steering wheel controls won't work and bluetooth calling only works properly on carplay not android auto
[Android Head-Units] kelvinnn:
The wired connection works flawlessly so far. In fact much less lag than the older USB dongle and much more stable. Siri is finally usable too.

Hopefully another new firmware comes out soon...
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
Hmm, the post office says it delivered mine today to my office address (which was shut), went in and it wasn’t there. So I’m hoping they clicked the wrong button on the handset and will try to deliver it again on Monday, otherwise it might have been lost.
[Android Head-Units] Ravijordan1:
How is your wireless dongle working are you getting any disconnections when using it?
[Android Head-Units] techo91:
What I saw on my HU is that the chip for the WiFi and Bluetooth overheats very easy. That might be a reason for the wireless CarPlay dongle to disconnect from time to time.
[Android Head-Units] uristic:
I'm pretty sure you need to connect to the dongle's wifi/bluetooth chip, not the HU.
[Android Head-Units] Ravijordan1:
If dongle is overheating that might be something that a firmware update might not solve looks like a hardware problem
[Android Head-Units] halil.aykent:
Driver and Sound Quality problem on Wince Unit

I am using the black one (gen 4) with built in microphone on a wince device. There are many problems. The first and the most frustrating one is the sound quality is terrible and you cant leave the device plugged in. I mean when you turn off the ignition and turn on again when the dongle is plugged in, The autokit.exe wont recognise the dongle) At boot a message pops up and says no driver is found for that usb device. Another problem is and I thinks thats wht the sound is terrible is when autokit.exe is launced it says noddraw found. (Direct Draw Acceleration)

Please help!
[Android Head-Units] onizuka007:
Got my wireless carplay dongle yesterday. I can confirm that with the latest Autokit Version there are disconnects.

On Autokit main menu I have to tap Bluetooth icon to make iPhone connect to bluetooth and carplay mode. Same with you?

1. open Autokit app

2. tap bluetooth icon (Autokit main menu)

3. iPhone will be connected with bluetooth

4. carplay mode starts
[Android Head-Units] kelvinnn:
Oh I didn't even know I had to tap it... or that it was tappable. When I start my car it just automatically tries to connect. First connect about 80-90% success rate, thereafter the random disconnects and retries...
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
Got mine this morning, and have only tested it for a min or so as I paid work to do :)

It seems to connect fine and worked as expected, I'll try it properly on the drive home tonight.

One thing I did notice is that you can't have your phone working as a wifi hotspot at the same time as wireless carplay. As soon as you enable the hotspot it disconnects carplay. But as soon as you disable the hotspot carplay connects right back up and continues playing.

I guess thats fine, as I only really use the hotspot to do software updates etc anyway.
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
Received mine earlier and just went on a hour long drive to test. I drove for about 40 minutes with my maps and music running and it was flawless the whole way. I turned my car off and turned it back on again to see how fast the reconnection was. It took about 20 seconds total from turning the car back on. Once it has established all the connections and found the phone, it takes about 5 seconds for the carplay screen to show up. Not too bad considering you tend to let your car warm up for a minute or so before driving anyway. On my way home I had two disconnections withing a 30 minute space. The first disconnection my entire head unit crashed and rebooted. I don't know if this was caused by the dongle or if my head unit just overheated cos it's quite hot today. The second disconnect it was just the dongle that disconnected. The good news is when it disconnects, it'll be reconnected again within about 10 seconds automatically, so it's not the worst but it's a little frustrating, especially if you were navigating somewhere. It seems to be a bit random as well, it's not every 10 minutes or whatever, you could probably get a flawless 4 hour drive and have a five minute drive that disconnects. Hopefully the Devs keep the app and dongle updated and get it more stable, but first impressions are pretty good.

Tested with:

App version: 2019.05.05.1518

Box Version: 2019.04.30.1748

Phone: iPhone XS Max iOS 12.2
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
One thing I have noticed is that when you go into the app it does not stop any existing audio players until you start to play audio from the iPhone. This is nice, as you can keep listening to dab for instance and check the map.

But I noticed although it pauses the other apps when you start to play music, it does not pause them when Siri speaks, for instance if a message comes in and you play it, it will play it over the top of the radio. So that’s a bug the I need to report to the developers.

There seem to be lots of options as well in the settings menu (which you get up without a phone connected). I’m. It sure what they all do, but most make sense.

One I can’t figure it is called backstage control. It defaults to off.
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
I'm not 100% on it but I think backstage control makes sure your steering wheel controls keep controlling your carplay even if you weren't in the autokit app, so if you were on your normal head unit home screen with carplay playing music, if you went to skip track backstage control would make sure it changes your track in carplay rather than your standard head units music player. I tend not to spend much time outside of the autokit app but I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that that's what it did.
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
Makes sense, but the app does not seem to work with my steering wheel controls so makes little difference to me I guess. I don’t know if that’s because they are being captured by the launcher or some other app, or it just does not work.

I have a px5 unit running Android 8.
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
Strange, it works fine with mine. If you go into settings and advanced settings there's a section called key learning or something, that should let you map your steering wheel controls manually. I've no idea if it actually works because I didn't need to do it for mine but it's worth a go.
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
Saw that section, but could not get any buttons to work. Ill have another play tomorrow.
[Android Head-Units] onizuka007:
Auto connect to my iphone works now. Just had to wait 10 seconds and autokit app started to connect to my iphone. If I tap bluetooth icon on autokit menu, it starts to connect immediately...

steering wheel control does not work in carplay mode. I could only assign "back" button as SELECT in key learning, nothing else.

Tested with:

App version: 2019.05.05.1518

Box Version: 2019.04.26.1457

Phone: iPhone 6S iOS 12.2

Android 7.1 unit
[Android Head-Units] slunat:
I’ve noticed the same, I think it takes a while for the Bluetooth discovery to activate automatically for some reason. Hopefully they can make it faster as it'll cut down pairing time. I've not had any issues with steering wheel controls at all but it sounds like they have a few issues to fix.
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
Now I have the wireless one, I'm selling my original ZBox dongle. If anybody is interested its on eBay : SOLD
[Android Head-Units] jerkface41606:
Link for CarPlay (AutoPlay)

I have searched and tried a bunch after I accidentally deleted my carplay app with a factory reset. This link worked! https://static.seicane.com/media/installation/0/S01001/AutoKit.apk
[Android Head-Units] Ravijordan1:
Just received my wireless carplay dongle today

So I've been testing it and it does not auto connect you have to press the Bluetooth icon to connect.

Google maps is not very stable it kept going of course when navigating, I found tomtom to be a lot better.i drove for about half hour and it just disconnected once but reconnected straight away so not too bad, it needs a few things sorting out like when your running low on battery and plug it in it disconnects or if you take it off charge it disconnects.otherwise I'm quite happy for what it can do.
[Android Head-Units] Ben.suffolk:
I found Waze a little slow to respond to GPS as well, but I figured that’s because the phone was in my pocket and not got good line so sight to GPS. I’m assuming that it does not use the location from the head unit, but relies on the phone.

Edit: found this video from apple https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2016/722

Seems it can use either for wired, but on wireless it’s required to use the car gps to overcome the fact the phone will be in a bag or pocket. Wonder if carlinkit have implemented it.