![]() ![]() ![]() Where do you get a WiFi AP? Here's the first hitch- you either need your car to provide an in-car WiFi connection, or you need to turn on hotspot mode on your phone and use your phone as an AP. The first thing to do is click the settings icon and connect to a WiFi AP. When booted up, it shows an Android UI with a bunch of app icons (I'll call this the "streaming UI"). It also has an HDMI output, so I imagine you can use it like a FireTV dongle when travelling. The touchscreen in the car works well enough with it. It can connect to a car over a USB cable and (I think) talks Carplay with your car which is weird, because it's running Android internally, but go figure. The box itself at a high level is fundamentally a small Android device with 4GB RAM and 64GB Flash running Android 11. I bought The Magic Box and The Magic Remote for about $400 total. I figured I would try something else to see if it did a better job switching between wireless AA and Carplay. I previously used a GiWiOS wireless adapter, which was about $80 on Amazon, and seemed to work well enough, but switching between AA and Carplay required rebooting, and about 50% of the time it wouldn't reconnect cleanly to the car without unplugging/plugging USB to the dongle. My wife is an Apple fan and uses Carplay, I'm an Android guy using Android auto (Oneplus 8T). This went into a 2021 Rav4 Prime, which supports wired AA/Carplay. This is for a wireless AA/Carplay dongle (sorry, should have said that in the title). I haven't seen any other reviews (or any info at all, really), so though I would write down some thoughts. First off- not in any way affiliated with the company.
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