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27 Aug 2020 17:08 #227406 by stuartmc
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By the looks of it the Gen4 Carplay is a wired version. I have wireless CarPlay in my Mini and it is great, I can just keep the phone in my pocket and as soon as I switch the car on it connects. I just know that if I plug the phone in to the Jimny I am going to get out and leave the phone there. I have seen various Wireless Carplay and Android Auto adapters that plug in to the USB port and give you Wireless Carplay. Has anybody used one of these and can you recommend a make that you know works with the new Gen 4?

2020 SZ5 Auto, 2019 Vitara GLX 1.4T AT AllGrip

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27 Aug 2020 17:21 - 27 Aug 2020 17:21 #227407 by mlines
Replied by mlines on topic Wireless CarPlay
I believe its actually a mix of the two for Android

1. Wired to bring Android auto onto the screen
2. Bluetooth for the music audio channel for sound functionality

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27 Aug 2020 20:45 #227422 by Gadget
Replied by Gadget on topic Wireless CarPlay
The 'wireless' capability that the Jimny offers via Bluetooth is just traditional BT audio streaming rather than any Android Auto functionality (which requires a wired connection).

Some newer infotainment systems offer the full Android Auto screen mirroring experience over a wireless connection (using WiFi I believe, rather than BT due to the bandwidth limitations of BT).

Stuart - I've not personally seen any adapters used to add this functionality to the Jimny. In fact I didn't know that add on adapters were a thing! I assumed that you'd need a whole new HU. Time to do some googling :)

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27 Aug 2020 20:56 #227423 by stuartmc
Replied by stuartmc on topic Wireless CarPlay
The most popular one is Car2play carplay2air.com/ I need Carplay rather than Android Auto. Mini only do Carplay.

2020 SZ5 Auto, 2019 Vitara GLX 1.4T AT AllGrip

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27 Aug 2020 22:24 #227427 by Gadget
Replied by Gadget on topic Wireless CarPlay
Not relevant to your specific needs, but I forgot to mention that wireless Android Auto is not only headunit specific, but also phone specific, with only handsets from a small number of manufacturers supported.

Looks like that will be changing with the next Android OS release, with all Android 11 handsets supported - provided you have a HU that allows WiFi connection.

www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21377399/goog...reless-phone-support

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28 Aug 2020 06:28 #227434 by CC Baxter
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I really like the sound of this thing. The link takes me to the iPhone version and with a bit of fishing around there is an Android version too (shame one adapter won't do both). Android version £83 at this time, ordering now. Chris

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