CarlinKit 8+128G - Wireless CarPlay&Android Auto Adapter,CarPlay Ai Box for car Wired CarPlay,8-Core,Bulit-in GPS,Ultra-Thin,Android 13.0 System,Dual Bluetooth,SIM&TF Card etc

Alright folks, real review here.I ordered this for my new 2025 Nissan Murano. Why do I want this? So I can watch movies.First off, after a lot of setup, it works fantastic. Any issues that I came across are because of the car, that has wireless and android auto, that my phone tries to connect to, and overrides this device.You have to disable wireless android in the car, and deactivate it for your phone connection to it. Then you have to make sure to use a pin to switch it to android auto mode while plugged in. I updated this for an hour with the July 30th firmware update. At first it took a bit, but after it rebooted, it was great!Lots of guides and reviews said there would be issues of latency or lag etc, and that's because the device needs lots of power. So I have 60w high transfer usb cables from my car so this gets plenty of power, otherwise there are power boost adapters online.What else? My car has a wifi Hotspot and so does my phone, so when I turn those on, the device works amazing independent of my phone. The YouTube and hbomax streaming quality so far are perfect at 1080pI would highly recommend this. If you have a new vehicle with wireless android auto, you'll need to tinker around with this a lot so it can take priority, but it's well worth itAfter

I tried this with my 2019 MIB2 infotainment. There are couple of issues.The Android UI resolution is so low that you can see pixelation on the icons - feels cheap. This is not a problem of my infotainment system since CarPlay resolution on it looks just fine.Even after connecting to a hotspot, Spotify and few other apps show no internet. Google maps works though. So pretty sure internet isn’t the issue here.The CarPlay latency is way too high. The map updates location 2-3 sec after I make a turn. I actually missed a couple of turns because of the latency. I am not sure if this device supports GPS pass through.Every time I have to use the android app, I have to connect to a WiFi/hotspot which disconnects CarPlay. So when I need to connect to CarPlay, I have to manually pair it again. Workflow is a hassle.I have compared multiple devices on the market and this one has considerably more startup time.To me, if this was 50-60$, I wouldn’t care but for this cost, the cons outweigh the pros.

I purchased this with some doubts given that the reviews were all over the place, honestly I'm so glad I took that risk! The module is exactly what my 2016 GMC Sierra Denali was missing for it's 8" infotainment.The AI box runs Android 13 which is still up-to-date and has soooo many different possibilities in regards to what type of applications you can install within the Play Store or better yet, directly via the APK loader!I installed an IPTV app that essentially gives me access to LIVE tv and movies on demand. The UI is perfect, it's simple and very user friendly. I'm an IT guy so pretty nerdy when it comes to things as so. The unit runs very smoothly, i'm currently tethering wifi from my phone and have it to auto connect so it works out. I also ordered an additional sim card from my phone provider so that i won't have to worry about the tether as the AI box has an LTE/mobile radio, given it has a SIM card slot.The videos within Netflix and YouTube look amazing, haven't had any freezing issues at all.I used to use a Motorola Android Auto wireless adapter (I believe it's the M1A model), which used to freeze sooo often but worse than that, there was a huge audio delay which eventually got really annoying. This module also gives you the ability to make your wired Android Auto / Apple Car Play into a wireless connection between your factory radio and your phone, so say goodbye to wires from your phone to car.better yet, the AI box has a microSD slot so it doesn't limit you to internal memory only, you can open pretty much any type of file, given you install the appropriate app(s).The price might seem somewhat high, but trust me... given all the features and the power this small box holds, it's VERY MUCH worth it.You won't be disappointed!

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Working flawlessly in my BYD yuan Up

For the money find something else. Slow, interface not user friendly and functionality is old school.

Me gustó mucho es muy fluido.

Did not work with my brand new 2025 Bronco. Total bummer was looking foward to it working for the family road trip.