But being an audiophile, you didn't really expect a high quality sound from a wireless device did you? Especially not one that is designed to transmit high quality audio.

 

I’d wondered about this so thanks for investigating. Once again, there’s a price for convenience…

 

Exactly

 

I found its WiFi interrupts to be the game changer for me. It’s that same effort to unplug the Ada later as it is to plug my phone into a USB cable. And doing so provides better audio quality, near instant access, and near zero latency. Never said I was an audiophile. If at age 66 with hearing aids I can hear the difference, then there’s a definite difference to enjoy.

 

I returned AAwireless as well. It wouldn't keep a connection. I ended doing this which is the least inconvenient way to connect wired AA or carplay

Phone Mount and wired AndroidAuto/Carplay solution

I think this might be the best way to mount the phone and connect to USB. I used magnetic bars which sticks to the dash and the phone. My phone has a metal ring which I used for magnetic mounting on my previous car. Also used a magnetic USBC adapter for easy one hand connection to usb cable...

www.ioniqforum.com

 

I listen to Sirius most of the time and have been using the carlinkit and was so blown away I bought one for my Mazda and two friends with ioniq 5’s. So if you’re not using it for music it’s amazing! I’ve had zero issues at all.

 

The Carplay/AA USB port does get powered down after a few minutes, so the second issue should not persist unless you somehow power the dongle extrenally.

 

X2.I keep seeing people repeat the misinformation it stays powered up indefinitely, if that was the case you'd see the light on 30 minutes later and the network would show up, it doesn't.

 

I did some testing this weekend and my front USB port (the one used for AA/Carplay) does turn off, no longer powered after about a couple of minutes of the Ioniq 5 turned off with the doors locked and remote away from the car.

 

The reason I purchased AA Wirless which I have not yet installed/tested is so my phone is not continuously charged to 100% as I don't need that and charge it to 80% for daily use. I already know quality of music will suffer and now having upgraded my stereo quite substantially its main use will be offline map access when travelling

 

Mike, I hear you—those are valid points, and I had similar frustrations when I first tried the wireless CarPlay adapters. Like you, I initially tested a few, including the CarlinKit, and I almost gave up because of the audio quality issues and the constant need to unplug them. But then I found the best Wireless CarPlay Adapter by AutoSky, it's the best I could find, and it completely changed my perspective.

The audio quality was my biggest concern since I’m a bit of an audiophile too, and I’ve noticed that AutoSky does a fantastic job of maintaining clear, high-quality sound—even for Apple Music Lossless tracks. It’s not quite wired-level quality, but it’s close enough that I don’t feel like I’m missing out. And regarding the second issue, AutoSky somehow avoids that problem. It doesn’t keep reconnecting to my phone after I’ve parked and turned off the car. I don’t know what kind of magic they’ve worked into the design, but it’s been seamless for me.

If you’re still considering wireless CarPlay, I’d highly recommend giving AutoSky a shot. It’s the first adapter I’ve tried that genuinely feels like a set-it-and-forget-it solution, and it’s been a game-changer for both me and my wife.

 

If you’re still considering wireless CarPlay, I’d highly recommend giving AutoSky a shot. It’s the first adapter I’ve tried that genuinely feels like a set-it-and-forget-it solution, and it’s been a game-changer for both me and my wife.

If both you and your wife are using it how do you tell it which iPhone to connect to when both phones are in the car.

The CarlinKit 3.0 generally works fine for us with reliable and relatively fast connection (and no issues with home WiFi) - but if both phones are in the car it is pain if it connects to the 'wrong' one. No way to switch to the other without either unplugging the adapter or turning off WiFi on the connected phone. You can select the phone during Carplay start up but the process isn't totally reliable and we normally have to tell it 2 - 3 times during start up which one we want connected or else it seems to connect to the last one that connected.