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Old 05-19-23, 07:18 PM
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Just installed URJD wireless Apple Car Play wireless adapter. Works like a charm. Easy to install. Wanted one of these adapters when they first came out at over $300. Waited until now and got this small sized one for about $75. Very pleased.
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Let us know how it is going, most of them out there is either slow to connect, randomly disconnected while driving, messed up the sound, or stopped working after few weeks...
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I use Android Auto and have the Motorola MA1. It works great, BUT it does disconnect around airports, probably due to it relying on direct Wi-Fi, but this would be the case for any wireless adapter.
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Originally Posted by july1988
Let us know how it is going, most of them out there is either slow to connect, randomly disconnected while driving, messed up the sound, or stopped working after few weeks...
So far, it’s worked flawlessly. Will post from time to time over the next couple of months. By way of correction, the price was not $75. It was $69 and I actually got it for free with Amazon points. Just did some things with it in the garage. It seems to work perfectly. I’m not an audio perfectionist but it seems to be living up to its promises and fully takes care of all my needs.

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Originally Posted by Shaboom
Just installed URJD wireless Apple Car Play wireless adapter. Works like a charm. Easy to install. Wanted one of these adapters when they first came out at over $300. Waited until now and got this small sized one for about $75. Very pleased.
There was one that even had youtube play on the screen. I can't find it now. Would like to see youtube on carplay

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Let us know how it is going, most of them out there is either slow to connect, randomly disconnected while driving, messed up the sound, or stopped working after few weeks...
FWIW to forum users... I've been using Ottocast U2-Air for Apple Car Play ($79 if you search through Amazon) since January and have found it to be quick to connect (15-20 seconds), virtually no lag, with good sound, and extremely stable (I can't recall any disconnects).
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As one not learned on audio gadgets, my question is this:
If wife and I both have Apple i-phones turned on (with some different apps on each), and we enter our car simultaneously, which phone will the adapter synch with?
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Originally Posted by asadani
There was one that even had youtube play on the screen. I can't find it now. Would like to see youtube on carplay
Tutorial on how to change a flat!
My phone gets movies and TV through my FUBO subscription. Wonder if that would come up on the screen!
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I used wired android auto for 3 years and looked at the wireless options and decided the wireless solution was not for me. Problems I foresaw were phone getting hot, quick battery drain, disconnects, having to reboot and even using wireless charger phone would get hotter. Wireless for me would be for real short drives only if I had that option. I generally only drive this on trips as it is my wife's car. What I did was buy a device that turned my 12.3 inch screen into an android tablet. It has wireless capabilities also but never use it because I now have full screen google maps with speedometer. The only thing it uses from my phone is the mobile hotspot and on a 3 hr drive consumes 10% battery. It also has a slot for a sim card for dedicated mobile data and a slot for micro sd card. Any app you can put on a tablet can be put here. It does take around 35 seconds to boot but that includes the car software loading. Had this for 5 mths and happy with the device.
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