Overall I’m very pleased. Plugging in my phone every journey was annoying, especially since I have a good wireless charging capability in the car. The visually more pleasing rendering via CarlinKit 4.0 adapter at 120 dpi with more real estate being displayed comes at a cost though with smaller icons being harder to hit, text harder to read and also an increased input lag. The DPI can however be adjusted to everybody’s liking which is a big plus of the adapter. The CarlinKit 5.0 still is the clear winner in terms of responsiveness though. Obtained through the submission log, directed push (for not yet publicly pushed / the latest firmware) What's different from Carlinkit 4.0 ? Simple, while the previous model was only compatible with Apple CarPlay but managed to emulate both environments wirelessly, Carlinkit 5.0 is natively compatible with both worlds . The result is easy to understand: a faster , more complete, more compatible, and potentially more snappy system for managing the commands.

Carlinkit 5.0 2Air Wireless CarPlay Android Auto Wireless Box Carlinkit 5.0 2Air Wireless CarPlay Android Auto Wireless Box

CarlinKit 4.0 and 5.0 effectively support Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) with link speeds up to 866 mbps (with 2×2 MIMO on 80 MHz wide channels) as per Apple’s recommendations, also enabling the WMM Quality of Service mechanism for improved VoIP latency and input reaction times. I wonder whether it is really all that wise to use an 80 MHz wide channel. Considering that CarlinKit adapters are USB 2.0 Hi-Speed only, I don’t think that a ~800 mbps wireless link will have a considerable impact on the application’s performance. Wireless CarPlay is in fact designed to work on a 20 MHz channel in the 2.4 GHz band. CarPlay and Android Auto both use a peer-to-peer connection, not transferring a hell of a lot of data (a maximum of 10-11 mbps for Wireless CarPlay ). A 20 MHz channel on the 5 GHz band is much less prone to interference while at the same time not messing with the application’s performance which can actually be proven by switching to channel #165 which effectively limits bandwidth to a quarter (~200 mbps). Maybe a 40 MHz channel would be a good compromise between minimizing interference and maximizing throughput with link speeds of up to ~400 mbps, also being in the ballpark of USB 2.0 Hi-Speed. It has to be considered though that for phones not supporting multiple spatial streams (MIMO), maximum link speed will be limited to ~200 mbps on a 40 MHz channel. It has to be concluded that with the CarlinKit 5.0, Android Auto has the edge over CarPlayeven when being used with a mid-range Android phone with limited Wi-Fi capabilities. Web Interface & OTA Updating There is no guarantee for an Apple -like carefree experience which is mostly due to the fact that the CarlinKit adapters are based on reverse engineered CarPlay and Android Auto protocol implementations, potentially suffering from compatibility issues with certain cars or head units. Therefore a Made for iPhone logo is nowhere to be found. For cars already supporting wired Android Auto , the CarlinKit 5.0 adapter is certainly the better option over the CarlinKit 4.0 , performing a straight passthrough of wireless to wired Android Auto rather than a cross-conversion to Apple CarPlay . Wide Compatibility,Support iPhone with iOS 10 or above or Android phone with Android 11 or above system, iphone work for wireless CarPlay ,Android phone work for Android auto find a charger plug to power up the product, and then insert the U disk into the box's USB port to upgrade;;This change of mind return policy is in addition to, and does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law including any rights you may have in respect of faulty items.

CarlinKit 5.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter, Wireless Android Auto CarlinKit 5.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter, Wireless Android Auto

If your car has Wired Apple Carplay only, but you want Android Auto. 👉 Carlinkit 4.0 is the answer! It can convert your Apple CarPlay infotainment unit to Wireless Android Auto! Convert Your Wired Carplay/ Wired Android Auto To Wireless]: The CPC200-2air Wireless Adapter Enables You To Wirelessly Connect Your Car’s Existing Wired Apple CarPlay Or Wired Android Auto Infotainment System, Allowing You To Conveniently Access All Your Preferred Maps, Media, And Messaging Apps On Your Car’s Display Through Bluetooth And WiFi Connectivity. Compatible with OEM wired CarPlay and wired Android Auto cars. Convert original car wired CarPlay to wireless CarPlay, and convert original car wired Android Auto to wireless Android Auto. Power consumption measured at around 1.2 W while navigating and playing music, being about 30% more than the 0.9 W of the 2.0 however. The discrepancy may very well be due to different Wi-Fi modules/modes being used. I have actively been using the CarlinKit 2.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter for about two years already. While it certainly is a useful gadget, upgrading the car’s stereo to support Wireless CarPlay , it is not without one or the other quirk. Now that newer versions of the adapter have been released which are advertised as being faster and more reliable, I thought I would give the CarlinKit 5.0 2-in-1 Adapter ( CPC200-2air ) a shot, adding the ability to hook my wife’s Android phone up to the car’s stereo wirelessly which comes in handy as my wife typically hosts the kids’ playbooks and stuff on her phone whereas I am responsible for some good music.The CarlinKit 5.0 allows multiple phones to be paired. There is no dedicated facility to select or on-the-fly switch between phones across the two supported platforms though. Here is a best practice for cross-platform phone switching that I could come up with while actively using my wife’s Android and my iPhone…

Carlinkit 5.0 (2air), Android Auto and Even Faster Wireless Carlinkit 5.0 (2air), Android Auto and Even Faster Wireless

As for pinch-to-zoom inside maps apps (like Apple or Google Maps ) there is however also a one-finger-gesture to achieve that. the Bluetooth connection is complete,just wait for the car to automatically connect to wireless CarPlay/wireless Android Auto Despite being a wireless connection over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, there’s no lag or delay when you’re scrolling around and interacting with your Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. As such, I never noticed that the whole experience is any different than just using a wired connection. This is partly thanks to the Carlinkit 5.0 2air’s 5.0~5.8 GHz wireless module, whose wireless transmission is much more stable and reliable. If the USB flash drive meets the size and format, but the signal light does not appear to be flashing, please replace it with a USB flash drive.

Service Support

Unlike the CarlinKit 4.0 which converts Wireless Android Auto to CarPlay , therefore not requiring an Android Auto compatible head unit, the CarlinKit 5.0 performs a straight passthrough from Wireless to wired Android Auto . This certainly has a positive impact on responsiveness, also enabling some Android Auto exclusive features of the MIB2 such as multi-touch gestures like pinch-to-zoom inside maps apps. So how does this audio lag manifest itself? When for example skipping through songs, it takes the mentioned amount of time until audio reflects the change. 1.5s doesn’t sound like much but it is very noticeable compared to the almost instant wired CarPlay . It is certainly above Apple's latency requirements for media audio. What probably has to be added is that turn-by-turn instructions still arrive perfectly in time. An example is given by Carlinkit, which now offers the fifth version (CPC200-2air) of its flagship product which allows you to have Android Auto and Apple CarPlay wirelessly. There are certainly faster bootingwireless adapters out there. It didn’t come as a surprise that boot times even slightly increased with the CarlinKit 5.0 . The reason most probably being that with the adapter performing a straight passthrough of either CarPlay or Android Auto , it has to know the platform of the phone to be connected before the negotiation process with the head unit can start. Compatible with the original car microphone, continue the original car sound quality,Retain the original car operation,such as touch screen ,steering wheel control and knob control etc.