ByteWave Wireless Android Auto & CarPlay Adapter 2-in-1 Converts Wired to Wireless 2025 Upgraded, Plug-and-Play Dongle with Low Latency, Connect for iOS10+/Android 11+ Cars - Brown

I replaced the head unit in my car with a cheap 10" head unit from Walmart. It gave me access to wired Android Auto on a large screen. I had seen similar devices that upgrade the connection to wireless, however those during initial release were much more expensive. During a recent road trip across the country, my wired connection would frequently disconnection. I would need to adjust the cable to get it to reconnect. This got really frustrating when trying to drive an RV through traffic to keep my maps up. We reached our half way point about 3,000 miles into the trip and I decided to check out Amazon. This device worked right away and never disconnected once on the return trip. There is no discernable difference on my head unit that I am on the Wired or Wireless connection. Once it it is set up, the connection comes up quickly once detected. I did not try the Carplay feature since I am on Android, but I would imagine it would be the same. I did find a few issues with my set up, but this is not a design error and instead a unique setup. My head unit is powered by the RV house batteries so it stays on. I can manually shut off the head unit at night, but I found that once my phone "connected" to this device, it would wake my head unit and connect. This was a draw back since I found I didn't have a good way to shut off the device. There was probably a better way to disconnect, ran into issues where I would turn off Bluetooth, but by the time I went to disconnect from Android Auto it reconnected my Bluetooth. While this is great for when you are "trying" to connect, it can be frustrating as part of the disconnect process. Again, this is not an issue with the device, but rather how the software interacts. I probably could have found a better way if I spent the time, however in the quick moment of trying to disconnect, I just unplugged this dongle instead. It was quick and easy and just set it aside until I was ready to use it again. None of this is would be an issue in a standard vehicle that the USB plug would turn off when the car turns off.

works really good with both apple and android

Terrible piece of kit. Just about works but the sound keeps breaking up every minute or so. Bought this so I could have Car Play working all the time but its so flaky it's just easier to wire the phone in through a cable when needed rather than put up with the poor service this provides. If you need a Car Play wireless adapter then avoid this one like the plague

Works great. Easy to setup and means I don't have to keep plugging and unplugging a cable into the car port which is prone to failure. The only trouble I have with it is switching between different phones. Sometimes mine stays connected when my wife uses the car, even though I'm not in the car with her. Usually unplugging it does the trick.

It takes time to connect after a month of use.