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wireless CarPlay Adapter?

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by gauvain7386, Oct 18, 2022.

  1. gauvain7386

    gauvain7386 New Member

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    Has anyone found a Wireless CarPlay adapter that works in the 2020 Prius (or any non-Android auto head unit for that matter)? I just found an adapter that says it works but it just feel sketchy and is not exactly cheap.

    I wonder if anyone has actually tried such an adapter.
     
  2. MIkeDr

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    I have this one, and have used it for more than two years now on our 2020 XLE AWD-e (small nav screen) without issue.

    https://cplay2air.com/


    There’s a slightly longer delay for CarPlay to show up, since first the adapter connects to your car, and then your phone connects to the adapter.

    it’s 99.9% flawless. Maybe five times max it hasn’t recognized my phone or the car didn’t recognize the adapter at startup, in which case I simply disconnect it from the USB port in the car and reconnect it.

    I have it double-sided taped to the console by the USB port, so you can’t even see it.
     
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    I should add, too, that I updated the firmware when I first bought it, and haven’t updated it since.
     
  4. gauvain7386

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    why can't I see cplay2air on Amazon?
     
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    For me, carlinkit is ok, i have a carlinkit 3.0, and my nephew just got their carplay screen. I saw a lot of people on the Internet saying that cplay2air is a reseller of carlinkit, so I bought them directly from carlinkit.
     
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    Presumably they don’t sell it on Amazon. I’m a big Amazon person, but went with cplay2air because people I know have had good experiences with it.

    tho frankly I imagine that all these types of devices use the same core chipsets.
     
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