Carlinkit 2025 3.0 Wireless CarPlay Dongle Adapter U2W (Type C Design) for Factory Wired Cars, Fit for iOS Version and Cars From 2025

Robaroo’s review was spot on with the small modification of the Wi-Fi, it appears at it is vehicle specific as follows for my 2021 Tundra.It works perfectly on a 2021 Toyota Tundra. Here is Robaroos instructionsFirst off, don't read the instructions. They claim you plug it in, and then connect to bluetooth, and you're all set. But that's not it at all. It doesn't even transmit a bluetooth signal until you've updated the firmware on the box. So here's what you need to do: Plug it into your car's USB port which you use with wired CarPlay. Wait approximately 30 seconds, then on your phone connect to the wifi transmission labeled "TOYOTAFF" or something very close to that. I don't know why it's called that, but that connects you to your Carlinkit. The password to join is 12345678. After you're connected, browse to IP address 192.168.50.2, which takes you to the configuration page for your Carlinkit. On that page, it'll say that your Carlinkit is up to date, but it isn't. Click the "Check for update" button, and then you'll see that there's a newer version available. Install the update and wait for the page to tell you it's done updating. At this point, you may lose the "TOYOTAFF" WIFI connection because the update reset the WIFI transmission name from "TOYOTAFF" to "Auto box" or something similar to that. After you've re-established a connection to the new "Auto box" WIFI signal, browse to IP address 192.168.50.2 again. Again, it'll tell you that your Carlinkit is up to date, but it probably isn't. Click the "Check for update" button, and then you'll see that there's a newer version available AGAIN. Install the update and wait for the page to tell you it's done updating. Repeat the cycle of update, refresh page, update, refresh page, until it tells you that there's no more updates when you click "Check for updates." When you reach that point you should be ready to rock. When you plug in your Carlinkit to your car's USB port that you use for CarPlay, you will see an different screen that gives you directions to connect your iPhone. Now finally the Carlinkit transmits a bluetooth signal that you can pair with. Go ahead and pair it, and on your phone it'll ask you to confirm if you want to pair it. For some reason, after it's paired via Bluetooth, it'll unpair itself and then continue to use the WiFi connection. That's it! You're all set up. Next time you start your car your iPhone will automatically reconnect.

Update (again) 11/03/21 - DO NOT BUY FOR MAZDA!!!! When I originally bought the device, it actually worked right away in my 2021 CX5 without any firmware updates. Then one day it stopped connecting, but after running the firmware updater (had to run it about 3 times for subsequent updates) it appeared to work fine again. About a week later it just stopped working with a "Device Authentication Error", and every attempt to check firmware said I was on the newest version. I was past the return window so bought a second unit in hopes that the adapter itself had died, but the new one also never worked despite being on the latest firmware. I checked the software update history in my car's infotainment menu, and there was no evidence of an over-the-air software update that might have broken the connection (i.e., my car is still on the same software version that I bought it with). Multiple attempts to contact the vendor resulted in zero responses, even though the packaging includes a card that claims that they support the device for a year after purchase. This was great when it worked, but it only lasted about 6 weeks before it stopped connecting. Also, I could have sworn that the details mentioned support for Mazda vehicles, but Mazda is no longer on the list of supported manufacturers. I ended up returning the second unit and giving the first one to a friend with a Civic, who's car doesn't seem to have any issues connecting to it.*******Update 9/18/21 - Haha, okay, I have to take back my original “it just works” reaction with a caveat: It DID just work for a couple weeks, but then started connecting inconsistently. Unplugging and reconnecting the adapter would fix this, but I’d have to do it each time I turned the car on again. Knowing that I hadn’t checked for firmware updates, I had a feeling that might be related, so I ran the updater about three times. It now says I’m fully up-to-date and appears to be connecting fine again with no issues. Basically, even if it works for you right away, go through the update process to avoid having to do this at an inopportune moment at a later date. I’ll leave my original rating as is, since this is already something that the manufacturer suggests.*******Original Review: After reading previous reviews, I expected this to have a time-consuming setup. I even pulled up the review on my phone that recommended running the "check for updates" tool repeatedly, and made sure to have those instructions handy when I first went to connect to my car. I was blown away when everything "just worked"! I deleted/unpaired my phone from my car's built-in bluetooth, plugged in this adapter, connected to the adapter over bluetooth... AND IT JUST WORKED (I know, I'm being repetitive here haha). But no joke: there was no need to check for updates, no need to connect to the "volkswagon" wifi network, nothing. Literally: 1) unpair phone from car, 2) plug adapter into your car's USB port, 3) pair your phone with adapter over bluetooth, 4) done! I'm actually very impressed. If it weren't for the janky looking splash screen at startup (which makes me guess the adapter is running an old version or fork of android), I'd give it the full 5-stars.