Wireless Carplay Solved

[alanplum241276]

Thanks Alan,

Think I’ll go for it as an early Christmas pressie!!

Cheers, Ian

Ian,

When you get it...during the Bluetooth initial pairing...make sure you select Mode 3 on the dongle. It will show the mode in the top right of the sensus display. Comes set in mode 1, but click the words mode on the screen to go to 3 and you’re sorted.

[gt40]

It's Bluetooth connected? There's a reason why Apple & Google haven't implemented Bluetooth connections as an option for their respective integrations and that's because the data throughput is insufficient for all the functions of carplay/android auto. Possibly the delay in voice calls mentioned is a symptom of that.

Personally, I'd be cautious.

Edit - just revisited the link and it's a combination of Bluetooth & WiFi, so probably ok. I'll leave this here rather than deleting in case it's worth a discussion.

[alanplum241276]

Yes as you’ve discovered, Bluetooth is only used for the initial connection to tell the iPhone the WiFi details. Bluetooth immediately disconnects and CarPlay is initiated over WiFi.

[ciuncky]

Yes as you’ve discovered, Bluetooth is only used for the initial connection to tell the iPhone the WiFi details. Bluetooth immediately disconnects and CarPlay is initiated over WiFi.

So, that means we can't use the phone's internet then, right? I feel for many this will be a massive dealbreaker, i know for me it is

[OneOff]

Surely on the move the phone receives its "Internet" via the telephone network not via WiFi

[ciuncky]

What i'm trying to say is that IF the phone communicates over wifi to the carplay dongle, than the 4g (3g for the unlucky) won't work. As the phone can't communicate across two channels at the same time. it's the same with my dashcam, if i connect to it over wifi i either need to wait 10 mins for the wifi to turn off on the camera, or go to settings and "forget network" to revert to 4g

[alanplum241276]

Yes, if you are using wireless carplay, then your internet can only come from 4G on the phone as the wifi is used for the carplay communication. This is pretty much how apple designed it. Same in BMW's which have factory wireless carplay.

Obviously the 4G hotspot from the cars P-SIM is still available for use for things like dashcams etc, just not the phone connected via wireless carplay. I have 100GB a month with EE on my phone so not an issue for me.

[alanplum241276]

Just to be clear.....the 4G on the phone WILL work when connected wireless to the dongle. But you cannot say, connect sensus to use your phones data whilst using the dongle.

[OneOff]

What i'm trying to say is that IF the phone communicates over wifi to the carplay dongle, than the 4g (3g for the unlucky) won't work. As the phone can't communicate across two channels at the same time. it's the same with my dashcam, if i connect to it over wifi i either need to wait 10 mins for the wifi to turn off on the camera, or go to settings and "forget network" to revert to 4g

Of course it will, 4g in, WiFi to the dongle. How do you think a WiFi hotspot from your phone works? 4g comes into the phone and WiFi hotspot comes out of the phone.

[ciuncky]

What i'm trying to say is that IF the phone communicates over wifi to the carplay dongle, than the 4g (3g for the unlucky) won't work. As the phone can't communicate across two channels at the same time. it's the same with my dashcam, if i connect to it over wifi i either need to wait 10 mins for the wifi to turn off on the camera, or go to settings and "forget network" to revert to 4g

Of course it will, 4g in, WiFi to the dongle. How do you think a WiFi hotspot from your phone works? 4g comes into the phone and WiFi hotspot comes out of the phone.

Yeah, that's a fair point re: hotspot. Not sure how the dashcam acts then, but i was half-expecting it will be the same with the dongle.