Wireless CarPlay Adapter for Apple - Stable Fast Connection for Convert Factory Wired to Wireless CarPlay Dongle Cars for iPhone - No Latency from iOS 10+ to Screen w/USB C (Cosmic Gray)

I really like this Wireless CarPlay Adapter for Apple, Cosmic Gray. My car is a 2024 Mazda CX-5 Select and my phone is iPhone 15Pro.Original problem: My Mazda has CarPlay only if you plug in the iPhone via USB. It works great for my needs of navigation (Apple maps or google maps) and phone calls. But it is a hassle to always plug in the phone for short trips. I had trouble getting Bluetooth to be reliable if the iPhone was not plugged into the Mazda. Reading about the problem on the internet, it seems some people say Mazda is the issue and even more people say the relatively new iPhone 15Pro is the issue. Therefore, on short tips I pretty much had to plug in my iPhone in order to make or receive calls.The wireless adapter solves this problem. For me it was easy to setup and it works great. The armrest of the Mazda has an inside compartment with 2 USB-A ports. I plugged this adapter into one port and a USB cable in the second port to be used to plug in the iPhone for longer trips. Once the Mazda doors are unlocked, power is applied to the 2 USB ports and the adapter is turned on. By the time I get in the car and start the engine, the adapter is already connected to my iPhone which remains in my pants pocket. And CarPlay come up on the Mazda display just as if the phone was plugged into the Mazda. There appears to little to no delay on phone conversations or navigation maps. After a trip, the Mazda USB ports are turned off after a short delay after the doors are locked and I walk away with the key FOB in my pocket. So, the adapter is only powered on when I’m using the car. It is great.What about phone battery drain? For my use on short trips (less than 45 minutes), I do not notice any abnormal drain to be concerned about. I have my iPhone charge to full at 80 to extend battery life. After driving 20minutes to an appointment, 2 hours at the appointment, and 20minute drive back home, the iPhone battery was at 70%. Not a problem for me.What happens if I plug my phone into the Mazda for longer trips? I haven’t gone on any long trips with it yet, but my quick testing shows the phone charges and the wireless CarPlay remains active.What about music? I briefly tried Spotify from my iPhone and it works great, but I didn’t do much testing.

In general, I like this unit a lot. I now leave my phone in my pocket, and it automatically connects to AirPlay if I have bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled on my phone (which I normally do, but sometimes don't).It works well ... I have only two quibbles with it, neither of which are cause by the device, but they may affect your interest in purchasing one:1) If your phone has Wi-Fi and bluetooth enabled, then the device will automatically connect and launch CarPlay (sometimes I want to use non-carplay features, and while it is easy to switch, it might be annoying that it defaults to launching CarPlay (many people wouldn't care about this).2) If you pick up your phone (e.g. when stopped) to use it for something else, it drops out of CarPlay, and on my car, the car then defaults to the car's navigation app (which I never use and don't like - but it came with the car). I'd much prefer if the car defaulted to whatever I had last selected (in this case, radio)So both of these quibbles are about the interaction of the unit with the car's on-board screen (which includes audio, but also things like the heat / air-conditioning). Nothing about this is due to problems with the unit (more about the car's onboard software), but it may affect your decision to purchase.As for the unit, if you want wireless CarPlay, this gives you the capability, and it works well.Finally: The setup instructions are explicit and very particular about the steps and order of actions. Follow them EXACTLY, or setup can become difficult. It works, but it's more complicated than it should be. I had jumped the gun and didn't follow them exactly, and then I had a bit of work to do to get things back to original state to start the setup process again. The second time it worked perfectly.