So I got one of these yesterday and it connected the first time properly. After that I shut the car off and when I came back all I got was a screen saying looking for a usb device. So I thought I would re-pair ir to the car. So I deleted it from the iPhone as it said it was not connected anyway. Now the iPhone will not see it. I have rebooted the phone. All I seem to get is a red light on the device.
Any ideas how I can get this to work ?
What did you get? Carplay2air or Carkitlink from Amazon?
I'm sensing different cars have something to do with the inconsistency of working, reading on the web, various people having different issues. Not sure what you have for a vehicle, I have a Wrangler.
The first time I did it, I had issues pairing, etc...after a car shut off fully, waited about 5 min to start the car again, and rebooted my phone, everything just started to work. I re-paired, and there was CarPlay working wirelessly. Over the course of the next few hours playing with it, I started digging into things I was doing to cause it to work inconsistently. The main thing I learned is, do
NOT touch the screen or controls at all for the car. After the car turns on, just let it sit for a solid 20/45 seconds. Then, CarPlay will automatically appear.
I also learned Mode 1 and 2 do not work for me, so I have to use MODE 3 on the dongle.
I also learned, in my Wrangler, even putting the vehicle in reverse before CarPlay officially starts on it's own, starts, but the screen stays black and says "connecting..." at that point, I simply unplug the dingle, and replug it in, and CarPlay starts up in about 20 seconds or so. Reverse camera must on the screen must cause this weird behavior.
The key here for me at least is, let CarPlay fully load. Even though you may see the CarPlay icon on the screen, DO NOT click it, just wait, and let CarPlay open up by itself.
This dangle (Carplay2air) is working 100% of the time so long as I wait for it to autolaunch on its own.
The dongle version I have is 2019.11.11
One last thing, I did contact the seller, he responded with this:
"Thank you for purchasing our CPLAY2air adapter! As you may already know, we are working tirelessly on our new update which will be a huge improvement from the last one. It took us a little longer than we expected, but we want to make sure that you will receive it when it is fully tested. To keep you excited here is what to expect from the new update:
- Improved connection speed
- Improved music sound quality
- Fixes an issue that could cause the adapter to disconnect
- Fixes an issue that could cause track info and album artworks not appear on the screen
- Better compatibility, it now also works with more systems, makes an models
- All-new visual interface
- Software translation in 12 languages
The new system will be released on 22-29th of November, so we are sure that you will be satisfied with its performance."
Again, this may vary from vehicle to vehicle. Hope this helps
