Thx for the quick review Ron. Since owning the unit, has the 'boot up' from a cold start "improved" at all over time, or does it still go through that 'linking/connect' screen and take 15-20 seconds for connection ? Also, one other thing (I have a 2022 Subaru Outback with only wired CarPlay), when I start my car, if Bluetooth is selected in my dashboard, and my iPhone Bluetooth is "on" (ie. not wired/plugged into the car), my iPhone music automatically starts playing in the car, which I find annoying - is this eliminated by using the Carlink adapter ?
@ronfromportland
5 ай бұрын
It still goes through that linking screen and takes the same amount of time. Since I do remote start on my car, it connects as I’m walking towards it (a few feet away) so that saves a bit of time. My 22 Outback doesn’t auto play music via Bluetooth, it just connects directly to the unit. I think the adapter does prevent it from doing that. Hope this helps!
@127Foxtrot
5 ай бұрын
@@ronfromportland Thx !
@farzanb
Жыл бұрын
Hey, just wondering how is your long term use of this? do you get disconnects on long drives or lags?
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
So far, it’s not bad. It does lag on Google Maps from time to time but nothing too serious. No disconnects. It beats having the phone charging full time.
@farzanb
Жыл бұрын
@@ronfromportland ah great to hear. Thank you for sharing!
@ryanlow22
Жыл бұрын
I'm curious, does your OBW have the wireless charger? I'm up in Canada and mine came standard with the wireless charger. I do want wireless android auto and curious if this unit will work for Android as well? But also the downside I see is that using the wireless pad is not going to be an option as with my experience trying to get my phone in that ridiculously small slot with a cable plugged in is near impossible. Curious to hear your thoughts on other placement options?
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
What’s up Ryan. Nope, my OWB did not come with the wireless charger. The site says Android is compatible but I personally couldn’t get it to work on my wife’s phone. My guess is that it had a hard time switching between iPhone/Android if both of us were in the car. I didn’t bother spending any more time on it since I wanted the experience to be as real as possible, meaning I won’t spend 10+ mins each time trying to get it to connect.
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
Edit: the rear usb ports did not work. It has to be connected to the front. Other suggestions: purchase a longer cable and route the unit to the center console/glovebox, or hide it on the passenger side pocket. Sorry about that!
@petrrichter898
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video, because I’m considering buy this thing and I’m surprised that there is version 4.0 already. Has this think any other functionality? CarPlay is the most, but anything else? For example video player while you standing on the place or whatever.
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
Not that I’m aware of. It’s limited to what the stock headunit is capable of. It does the job though. Thanks for watching!
@ciberhormaza
8 ай бұрын
Hi, have you tried the built in maps along with the music from your phone? I have the carlinkit box, but when I start a navigation route in the built in maps the carlink reboots, cpuld you please try it?
@ronfromportland
8 ай бұрын
You mean Google maps/waze while playing music? If so, I do it all the time and aside from slight lagging, no issues.
@ciberhormaza
8 ай бұрын
@@ronfromportland no I meant the subaru maps
@TheEpicUnknown..
Жыл бұрын
Good vid bro. Good to know about this product!
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir!
@Toddsnightmare
Жыл бұрын
I got one of the $50 carlinkit that has the Netflix and KZitem app installed for my 2021 wrx and I works great
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
I need to look into this asap! Wondering if it can be installed?
@rishi5803
Жыл бұрын
do you think this will work with my 2020 wrx? it has wired carplay
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
I can’t confirm since my WRX doesn’t have CarPlay, but I was reading through the site and it said if your car is equipped with wired CarPlay, it should be compatible!
@MoJoNinjaGarage
Жыл бұрын
Dang that thing is kool, wondering if it will work with the wrx?
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
Doubt it since my headunit isn’t built with CarPlay! 2018 WRX problems 😢
@shiloh5199
Жыл бұрын
Good video bro.
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
Thanks bro!
@XGTR24X
Жыл бұрын
Does work android auto
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
It says compatible with android but I could not get it to work.
@treyboozer2572
Жыл бұрын
How is your map full screen
@ronfromportland
Жыл бұрын
If you don't have the option to click full screen on the main CarPlay menu then my guess is that the dealer updated my headunit. But it has always been like this since I got the car.
@aaronsiu7836
Жыл бұрын
IOS gets a full screen whereas Android gets half a screen. No idea why .. 🥲
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