2022Carlinkit Wireless Carplay Module Receiver Box for Audi A4/A5/S4/S5/RS4/RS5/Q5 MMI (2010-2017) Carplay Retrofit Accessories,Support Wireless Mirroring, Reverse Track, Android Auto

Finally have wireless CarPlay in my 2014 Audi A5. Product works as described. Installation is easy, but requires some patience. I recommend testing the unit before putting everything back together. Getting the dip switches correct can be a little tricky (on position is not intuitive, but easily corrected). Downside is volume and AC temps are no longer overlayed on the screen, but that's a small price for having CarPlay. All tools and connectors are included. Amazon recommended pull tools and aux "pig tail" dummy connector. Both of these are included with the product. Instructions are sparse and challenging to interpret (in Chinese? and poorly formed English). Regardless the connections are intuitive, and with patience installation is a breeze. Mind the gear shift. It's easy to damage if one is not careful.

I’m very impressed by the quality of this product. I had been using a Bluetooth dongle for years (since Audi failed to retrofit Bluetooth Audio to the MMI for 2012, as promised at the time of purchase). The dongle was unreliable. The Carlinkit has been outstanding for the past month or so. Sound quality via wireless is excellent. All the functions work as advertised and once Waze was updated to use the split screen, its been great. Two minor issues - every now and then, maps will freeze (the display). Not sure why. Has happened 2-3 times only. The other issue is that my iPhone with iOS14 does not always connect automatically to the unit Apple’s CarPlay. As I understand it, once the car is turned on, the phone should sense the Bluetooth connection on the Carlinkit and then activate CarPlay on the unit. That works about 50 percent of the time. The rest of the time I need to go into Bluetooth settings, find the device for the CarPlay, turn it on and wait a bit for the connection to be established. Not sure why it doesn’t work all the time. If there is some firmware update for the device that could fix this, I would say the unit is perfect. The other function that I’d like to see added is the ability to stream or connect from more than one iPhone at a time, so that someone else in the car could play music to the Carlinkit. Not a biggie but would be nice to have. But for the money, it is amazing.

I got this for my 2012 Audi Q5 Premium Plus S-line with MMI. I wish I had instead spent $900-$1200 for a higher quality one installed by a pro. That would've also come with a touch-screen. This Carlinkit uses bluetooth to connect to my cellphone so that I can have Apple Carplay. It displays this on my car's original non-touch screen. Everything in Carlinkit and Carplay is controlled using the car's original buttons & dial. I wouldn't want to lose that functionality, but I have a 2019 car with factory touch-Carplay, and touch is way better. Imagine going from a modern iPhone to a 2002 Nokea, and trying to use modern apps with it. That's what Carplay with analog controls is like. It works, but it is awful. This Carlinkit also has an odd assortment of other features that any car with a modern head unit wouldn't have, such as screen mirroring. Not a complaint, just an observation. You could watch Netflix on your car's screen while driving, but that's probably not advisable. I haven't tested the Android version of Carplay, but it has that too. I almost gave it two stars because of the "Pros" list below but there are just too many cons. Also, I got the impression that the sellers may have literally custom-built this for me. Which is admirable, but also annoying. I was tempted to give them a good review to support them, but I think it's more important to save others from my mistake. That said, the Carlinkit does work (enough) and I use it daily. I plan to keep it because returning would be a nightmare. I would celebrate if it were to break though, and then go buy a good one. If you can afford higher-quality, you should. Pros: -Installation was very easy -Way cheaper than alternatives -It comes with all needed tools and instructions (too bad you need tools before it arrives...) -It does not remove or interfere with any original features of the car. Cons: -Weak bluetooth; phone has to be right next to unit. If the phone is even as far as the cupholders, the music chops and display & inputs lag. Won't work at all with phone in your pocket. -Bluetooth rarely auto-connects. Maybe once in 10 times it works. Which means every time I drive I have to pull out my phone and go into settings>bluetooth>manual connect. This takes ~20 seconds, is annoying to have to do every time, and approx every 5th time it will refuse to connect anyway and I have to reset the unit. So now I'm in the habit of holding the reset button (Navigation button) every time I get in the car. Which means I don't even bother if the trip is less than 15 minutes. -Finally, dealing with the sellers. If I waste my money, that's my problem. If you're worried about it, then put warnings in your product page, and don't allow returns. Instead, they sent me a bunch of questions which were hard to understand because they were translated. And I didn't even know they were messaging me for the first month because there's no notification from Amazon for those messages. I just happened to look through my spam email. When I eventually replied, they asked more questions. I suspect they were delaying because they didn't actually have the product to send me yet, or they were literally still building it. Every time I answered a question about my car, they asked another. Then they made me take apart my dash and SEND THEM PICTURES to make sure it would work. After two months I wanted to scream: JUST SEND ME THE DAMN THING. If it doesn't work because I failed to read directions, then I lose $300 and it's not your problem. It took three months to arrive when it was supposed to take three weeks. So, don't cheap out if you can afford better. If you go something installed professionally at a shop, it will only take a day, maybe two. It will use touchscreen and be reliable. All you’ll have to do is get in, start your car, leave your phone in your pocket, and use the touchscreen. If that costs too much, use a phone mount instead of this.

Very surprised, works better than expected. My comments are specific to the B8.5 gen S4 and CarPlay. I read a good bit in advance about similar (identical?) devices sold by other vendors so I had some tips ahead of time. The unit came with what appears to be the latest firmware installed and included the needed tools and aux adapter. -The steering wheel controls do work with CarPlay as does the main volume/forward-back knob - I dropped the glove compartment so I could run the USB cable to it, this also helped me install the new Bluetooth antenna inside the trim panel to the right of the factory head unit - I used several zip ties to tidy the wiring and wrapped the new wires and connectors in felt/cloth tape - I used double sided tape to mount the new control unit behind the HVAC panel - Getting all the wires and adapters crammed in behind the head unit was a little tricky but with some effort to spread them out it wasn't bad - There are some extra connectors that didn't apply to my car, be ready for that - All connectors were plug and play, no splicing - The installed firmware was newer than the box indicated So far, very pleased.

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Integrated into system well and functions great