And finally, in the Advanced tab, you can toggle various modes to address compatibility and quality issues with your own CarPlay system, including frame rate, start delay and GPS. Change language to toggling the dongle to auto connect as well as change the media delay in the Settings tab. Manage previously paired devices in the Manage tab. From here we have a newer config menu that goes a little deeper than most other 2-in-1 wireless dongles do.įrom the new four-tab navigation you can submit car info and feedback forms, as well as view its version number and check for updates in the info tab. Whilst connected to CarPlay, I fired up the web UI config menu by going to the required IP address in the iPhone’s Safari browser. Here is a test recording that I captured from the dongle from the microphone in the Coral Vision display. Tapping the assigned home button would take you out of the app and back to the system’s home screen. Overall, Apple CarPlay looked and worked great on my Coral Vision display. Once paired, you’ll be asked to enable CarPlay and your iPhone will soon connect and display CarPlay wirelessly on your system’s display.įrom here I found wireless CarPlay to perform well, with the usual wireless audio delay traits in music playback, navigation and calling. Wireless/Wired Apple CarPlayĬonnecting your iPhone for Wireless Apple CarPlay is as simple as pairing your iPhone to the dongle’s Bluetooth ID, that’s also shown on the centre of the dongle’s boot menu screen. Like the previous Autokit boot screen, the main screen on this 4.0 dongle also has the ability to toggle between previously paired devices, and with newly added support for Android Auto, both iPhone and Android devices will be listed here and can be tapped on to pair to the selected device. Here is where more similarities to Autokit come in, with options to clear saved multi-user profiles, toggle auto device connection at startup, and change language. Whether this is an upgrade Autokit software, I don’t know, but it certainly looks like it could be.įrom this boot screen, you can either go back to your car’s own system menu screen or you can enter the dongle’s own settings screen. From here I found this 4.0 dongle to be a little like a hybrid of Autokit and the newer software interface menus we’ve seen on other recent dongles. With the dongle plugged into the USB port, it will immediately boot up into its main menu interface. One USB C to USB A and one USB C to C cable for more modern CarPlay systems. There is the wireless dongle itself, and there are two charging cables. In the box, you get a small paper manual with instructions on how to install the dongle and how to connect wirelessly to your iPhone or your Android device. If you have a factory or aftermarket wired CarPlay head unit, this dongle simply inserts into its USB port and it will enable wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on your CarPlay display.
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