CarPlay Dongle advice

[Blackshirts]

2020 Bighorn

Was thinking about buying a CarPlay dongle to make it wireless. I've seen some decent reviews, I've seen more negative reviews about quality of connection, reliability, lag, lost features, etc... I also heard new Apple updates can brick the dongle.

Is it worth it and if so which one is the best. Seems like there are multiple ones out there, all look to be the same sold under different names.

Thanks.

 

[BowersFJ]

Lol …. You said “dong” …..


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[Blackshirts]

thanks

 

[BmoreStew]

I’ve read good reviews too and so I may have a bad unit, but I ran into trouble with map apps like waze, which wouldn’t track my location reliably at all. I’d be going along and the my marker would be a quarter mile behind me or not moving at all. Audio quality was poor as well.

 

[SpeedyV]

No real issues over the past couple of years (other than needing an occasional reboot on a multi-day road trip).

 

[dss90c]

I'm using the Carlinkit CPC200-U2W-Plus. I've had it for about a week now. So far, no issues. Connects every time. Waze works fine and sound quality is good. Time will tell, but I'm optimistic so far.

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[Mexd781]

I bought my wife the cplay2air dongle for her Atlas. It was super easy to setup and seems to be working fine for her. The downside is my 13 year old daughter figured out how to connect to it from the backseat and hijack the radio.

 

[gwatt86]

I bought the Carlinkit and ended up returning it. It didn't have any issues and worked fine but after a week, I felt guilty for spending that much money when I can simply plug it in. For me, the idea was more attractive than it ended up being.

 

[mcp6530]

Am I the only one who hates car play and android auto? What am I missing? That nice screen gets turned to a clunky looking phone screen. Totally missing the point.

 

[bigdodge]

Am I the only one who hates car play and android auto? What am I missing? That nice screen gets turned to a clunky looking phone screen. Totally missing the point.

I do not care for it

I'm only looking for the nav system

I have a thumb drive with over 1k songs so don't need anything else

 

[SpeedyV]

Am I the only one who hates car play and android auto? What am I missing? That nice screen gets turned to a clunky looking phone screen. Totally missing the point.

Google Maps (or your favorite navigation app) running all the time is incredibly valuable in constant city traffic. In that context, who wants to be looking down at their phone screen incessantly?

 

[Sportznut]

Am I the only one who hates car play and android auto? What am I missing? That nice screen gets turned to a clunky looking phone screen. Totally missing the point.

I used to feel the same way but now I much prefer Android auto over the OEM nav.

The screen is not quite as crisp but the info is more comprehensive and up to date, more features, easier to use, etc.

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[BNeal]

I've had the original CarPlay for over a year and absolutely love it. On a rare occasion it won't connect, but for the most part it has been flawless. I find the factory GPS to be clunky, outdated and the updates too expensive.

 

[6of36]

Am I the only one who hates car play and android auto? What am I missing? That nice screen gets turned to a clunky looking phone screen. Totally missing the point.

Maybe it's because I'm old. The first thing I do is disable android auto.