I purchased one of these for $40 on Amazon. It works fine. Connects immediately, however I only use it for maps and iHeart radio.

 

Which MY is your car? Asking because I've heard reliability seems to differ somewhat between Sensus and AAOS-based systems. Never had issues on my Sensus but couldn't get multiple adapters to work with AAOS.

 

It's incredible that Volvo hasn't done anything yet on wireless connectivity for CarPlay and Android Auto
It's like a nuclear reactor, it's so complicated

 

I tried on off Amazon and although it worked it won't show tracks in the main gauge cluster screen like the native plug-in Carplay does. It also takes like 1 minute to start up and work which is super dumb and annoying. I bought a short lightning cable and have it sticking out just the right length (6 inches) to plug the phone in and place it on the charging pad (which I leave off all times since the phone is plugged in). Kind of gets in the way of cupholders but not really. It's clean

 

I have the Motorola ma1. I have a 2018 xc60 though so it has sensus. Works very well with that. Every once in a great while it will need a reboot but very very rarely. It also is not able to update the firmware so unlike some others, if there are software bugs, it is what it is. The upside is that it was made in collaboration with Google. So if any of these devices are likely to work, this would be the one. I also read on a reddit somewhere about a USB switching adapter that worked for plugging into one USB and having and iPhone and this adapter connected simultaneously with a switch to pick whether to use one of the phones or the other. I purchased that as well as my wife has an iPhone and I have an android device. That has worked flawlessly. Below are the links to both. Hope this helps!

Motorola MA1
USB bi-directional switch

 

Ottocast works great, use them in both of our cars and update them pretty regularly. Uses wifi, not bluetooth to send data from your iPhone. They offer iPhone, Android, and combined offerings. I picked up the Air last year around this time. They now offer the Pro, providing link. I've been super happy with ours. I used it on a 4 hour drive to VA and no issues.

U2AIR Pro Wireless CarPlay Adapter

U2AIR Pro wireless apple CarPlay adapter can help you upgrade Wired CarPlay to Wireless. New-generation performance increased by 30%. 98% Car Compatibility.

www.ottocast.com

 

I’ve had my phone overheat before using wired CarPlay on a long drive and since I keep my phone in the armrest storage area, I figured that the enclosed area was the culprit. I’ve ordered a wireless adapter and now I will not only see if the device works but will pay attention to how much battery drain occurs.

 

It’s made by Terran if anyone has any experience with this adapter

 

My wife has had good luck with this one in her 2024 XC60.

Amazon.com: 5.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter for All Factory Wired CarPlay Cars Wireless CarPlay Dongle Convert Wired to Wireless CarPlay VB03 : Electronics

Amazon.com: 5.0 Wireless CarPlay Adapter for All Factory Wired CarPlay Cars Wireless CarPlay Dongle Convert Wired to Wireless CarPlay VB03 : Electronics

www.amazon.com

 

in my sensus car the "carlinkit 4.0" has been working fine for both android and apple phones. for an android phone it presents to the car as apple car play so that's odd but all the stuff works

sometimes it needs a reset... unplug and replug. no big deal

it's important to NOT pair your phone to the car's bluetooth directly because then if you take a call the audio can be misplaced and silent

there's also some nuance on pairing: it's possible to pair the phone to the carlinkit, but have the carplay screen in the car not active. then whatever is happening with carplay is hidden (the phone think's it's connected, because it is, but the car to carlinkit link is not active) and I think I've missed calls because of that

 

I have a CarlinKit CPC200-U2W that I don’t use if anyone wants to take it off my hands. $30 shipped. EDIT: IT'S BEEN SOLD!

Worked perfectly in my ‘20 XC40.

It’s USB-A, not USB-C. If you have a newer Volvo with USB-C ports, you’ll just need a USB-C to USB-C cable for this to work

 

I have a CarlinKit CPC200-U2W that I don’t use if anyone wants to take it off my hands. $30 shipped.

Worked perfectly in my ‘20 XC40.

It’s USB-A, not USB-C. If you have a newer Volvo with USB-C ports, you’ll just need a USB-C to USB-C cable for this to work

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if you still have this i would pick it up off ya for that price

 

I recently bought a CarlinKit adapter and had really high hopes. My biggest problem is the fact that if, for whatever reason, you do not connect your phone (e.g., wireless/Bluetooth off), whether it is the adapter or my Sensus, a nagging prompt will pop up every five minutes asking me if I want to start carlink and disable USB. Is anyone else experiencing a similar issue?

 

How do these adapters deal with multiple phones/users?

 

mine (carlinkit 4.0) will try to autoconnect to any that are already paired. when multiple phones are present it will briefly show a menu to select one but it can be hard to pick one before the autoconnect runs, and I'm not sure if the menu selection even does anything. if it connects to the wrong one a quick fix is to turn bluetooth off on the offending phone and unplug/replug the carlinkit

 

We bought the CPLAY2air for my wife’s XC40. She loves it. Setup took about a minute. Worked right out of the box. It’s only USB-A though so we bought a very short C to A adapter.

 

Can you confirm if you can see both displays when using maps? The center and driver clusters?

 

The Carlinkit 5.0 does not show on the driver’s display on my 2023 S60. Also, the initial connection is not consistent. If it won’t connect, it requires lots of finagling that I haven’t figured out yet.

These two are deal killers for me.

When working, the lag seems very minimal.

 

When I use my Ottocast (newest edition) it does not show the map in the driver cluster.

 

AAOS now will show the Apple Maps in the driver’s display when hardwired.

 

My CarLinkIt (I think it is 3.0) works about 90% of the time in my 2020 w/ Sensus. The same unit worked about 98% of the time in my previous vehicle, which was a Toyota. All firmware is up to date. I would go with a different brand. My $0.02.

 

I got this "mini model" a little over a year ago and it has been rock solid. I have only needed to restart it once in that time
Carplay dongle

 

I switched to the Jemluse adapter ($30 on Amazon right now) and it seems to work great.

 

I've been using the Terunsoui adapter and it works quite well. Boots fast and has been problem free: Amazon.com: TERUNSOUl Wireless Carplay Adapter, Converts Wired to Wireless carplay Adapter for iPhone, Wireless Control Plug & Play Carplay for Cars from 2017 & for Apple iPhone iOS 10+