It's a common feature in cars today, but not all of them give it to you wireless. One of the first to tackle this in the aftermarket was AAWireless, who started out as an online campaign and now is readily available online. The premise was always that you could use your phone with any cable you wanted.
Small and easy to set up, the device delivers on its premise for those who want to keep it simple, yet also adds additional features and changes in case things don't work as they should.
The success of AAWireless has made it easier for people to find it online through Amazon and its own website. Unless there is a promotion or sale, the $90 price stays the same. There is always a possibility of a price drop.
There are a lot of deals today for AAWireless.
For a long time, the AAWireless was hard to get your hands on, especially in 2021 when the first batches of backers got the first look at the product. The idea behind it was novel at the time.
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All sorts of wireless charging cradles and mounts were being made by consumer electronics vendors. The only exception was if you plugged your phone into the car stereo system.
Many out there don't have the option of wireless internet in newer vehicles. I do the same thing with those who use aftermarket head units. The process of setting up the AAWireless was easy thanks to the AAWireless app. If you don't know how to enable wirelessAndroid auto on your phone, the app has a handy guide to help you. I was up and running in less than 10 minutes.
It isn't much to it. Once plugged into the correct port, the green light will flash and the blue light will tell you a solid connection has been made. There were a couple ofhiccups along the way, like how it took three tries to download and install the software.
It is a small device and very light. If your port is in the center console, you can hide it there. I didn't have that luxury so I improvised.
You will be able to use it as if you were connected. One of the functional issues I noticed was the start of the car. If I was using the phone to check a restaurant rating or send a text when starting my car, the AAWireless dongle would try to connect, only to fail. When I put the phone down, the interface popped up.
The app doesn't address this particular instance, but it is full of alternatives that could be used.
There is an issue where the head unit in some GM vehicles will sometimes restart due to the phone not working. VAG Crash does the same thing for cars. If you ever need to listen to audio through the phone speaker, you can turn on the media sink. Disabling the Passthrough will allow you to tinker a bit more, like adjusting thedots per inch displayed, removing tap restrictions, and more.
The limits on how much you can tap on the screen for certain apps can be removed if you don't mind. You know what I'm talking about, if you've ever tried to scroll through a bunch of songs on the service.
If you just want to leave it as it is, the dongle will work. I could use the apps, talk to the assistant, and search for points of interest just like I would if I were connected to that. It's not an issue when doing all those things, which is why this setup feels similar to plugging the phone in.
It's easy to pair more than one phone with AA Wireless. If you've upgraded to a new device, this is great. You will need to download the app on the second phone before you can turn on the original one.
There is no easy way to swap phones. When it can't connect with the last phone you set it up with, it goes on to the other one. It's great to have more than one phone, but it's not perfect yet.
The AAWireless doesn't come with a stick to stick it to the car. I used the one that came with the MA1, but it fell just as often as the one that came with the other device. Two-sided tape can be used, but that's up to you.
When I started the car, I mentioned buggy connections. When it appeared on my screen after 10 seconds, it took over 90 seconds in other instances. There is a discrepancy. I don't know what to think. I asked Borconi if it might have been because I had turned on power-saving features. It couldn't be that since I hadn't.
I was connected to an aftermarket Pioneer AVH-2300NEX head unit instead of a factory one. It's difficult to tell, but you may or may not experience something like that when you start your car.
It doesn't mean that your phone isn't working. The wireless setup uses the phone's resources to sip battery life at a faster rate. I advise you to use your car's wireless charging option if you're going on long drives. A short trip to run an errand won't pose a problem, but if you're on the road or commute, make sure the phone is charged.
If you're charging your phone at the same time you're running Android Auto, it could cause it to run hotter. I noticed that the phone wouldn't feel right if I ran the platform through a wired connection.
Virtually every car that doesn't offer it now has a wireless connection thanks to a growing number of gizmos. The MA1 doesn't have a dedicated app for tweaking features or fixing compatibility issues like AAWireless does.
Carsifi, for example, has a physical button to switch between phones, similar to the one AAWireless has.
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If you've never experienced it before, running wirelessAndroid auto feels great. AAWireless always focused on delivering that, and save for some compatibility issues the app tries to fix, this small dongle does the job. There's room for improvement whenever there's a firmware update.
When you get so much out of this device, you shouldn't be concerned about where to put it.
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