Experiences of wireless CarPlay adapters - worth it?

[dynamis_dk]

So it looks like this has been asked a couple times in the past but just in case things have moved on in recent times…

how are wireless CarPlay adapters these days for pairing with a MIB2? I’m really enjoying using CarPlay but the wire is a bit annoying so I’m wondering if the 3rd party wireless adapters are any good and if anyone has personal experience with a specific model, pros/cons etc

 

[chroniclesofcf]

I have the CarSifi adapter for Wireless Android Auto and it has been brilliant! I'm using a Pixel 6 Pro. When it updated to Android 13 it broke the functionality somehow Waiting for either the adapter or the phone to be updated to continue using it.

Only drawback is, they use a lot of battery on your phone. For a quick trip, it's not bad, but ideally I'd like a wireless charging pad (Seat do one) under the console to just throw my phone in and forget about it

 

[dynamis_dk]

I’ll give that one a look, I hadn’t anticipated the extra power draw from using wireless so I’d need to rethink my charging. I got a nice mous brand MagSafe holder with a nice strong hold and they do a charger version too so I might swap to that one and see how it’s performance is.

 

[chroniclesofcf]

I’ll give that one a look, I hadn’t anticipated the extra power draw from using wireless so I’d need to rethink my charging. I got a nice mous brand MagSafe holder with a nice strong hold and they do a charger version too so I might swap to that one and see how it’s performance is.

The Mous MagSafe Charger is a great shout. Just bought one for the misses. Far better than manual clip in systems. Charging works great as well

 

[Damo H]

As has been said, CarPlay wireless does drain the battery some what, that is using an adaptor for the Leon or the inbuilt one I have on my new car.

I made myself a wireless charging pad by dissecting the one you can buy for the pre facelifted cars.

As for the Wireless CarPlay, its not 100% perfect, I bought 2, the CarLinKit from Amazon at like £100 I think, but I'd also had another on order. I paid express delivery but it just never got posted. Ended up in dispute with PayPal, and then they posted it the day before the PayPal limit.

Long Story short a friend bought that one off of me, but despite the different brand, they were in fact identical, just one had a different stamp.

I suspect the one I received late was the copy though.

There maybe newer brands out now, as it was 2-3 years ago I bought it.

As well as battery life just bare in mind, it takes longer to connect, probably 30-60 seconds. And then for most things its bang on.

However, for phone calls, some calls there would be a clear delay, enough to make calls awkward. However as I didn't like being on the phone whilst driving it never bothered me as I was usually stationary.

That being said, I experienced the same delay on the new BMW I have now on one call, so it may not be the adaptor at fault.


My previous posts in my old build thread...

Wireless Charger:

Damo’s Carbon Edition

Damo what is the part number of your unit? My Sat Nav?

www.seatcupra.net

Can't find my old post about the wireless CarPlay oddly.

Edit found it:

Does the 2019 leon support wireless carplay ?

I wanted to find out if it supports wireless android auto and apple carplay

www.seatcupra.net

 

[dynamis_dk]

Cheers for those Damo, great write up by the way. I’ve got a iPhone 13 Pro Max which with case is a bit too big for the tray so I’m gonna stick with the mag mount.

I think it might just be a case of buying a wireless dongle and seeing how it goes as it seems so far they have temperamental moments but overall are worth it and on long trips I wouldn’t mind pulling the cable connection out if needs be.