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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: sjw on 10 May 2023, 12:08
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Would like to get one for my car if they're any good
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Went to try my AA with the discussion around TMC being turned off (mines gone as well) and AA seems to have stopped working. I know I have an old phone but all of the versions pass the compatibility test and seems to have stopped when AA went to not starting on the phone only being available via the car info screen. Using the same usb cable as I've always used which used to worked before. So now I have no option but to use the inbuilt maps which I guess is ok apart from no traffic.
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I've got an AAWireless arriving today, will post up about how it works
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Well, it seems bloody good. Connects quicker than my phone does wired, and all functionality working. Thumbs up
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Well, it seems bloody good. Connects quicker than my phone does wired, and all functionality working. Thumbs up
What did you buy?
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Well, it seems bloody good. Connects quicker than my phone does wired, and all functionality working. Thumbs up
What did you buy?
I've got an AAWireless arriving today, will post up about how it works
Bought it from Amazon. There are a few out there but I'd heard of this one before so I went for it.
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Loads on Amazon. Can you post a link to the one you have?
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AAWireless is literally the name of the product, sorry if that wasn't clear :)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/AAWireless-2022-Wireless-automatically-Companion/dp/B0B71XC7VG/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=wireless+android+auto&qid=1683734443&redirectFromSmile=1&sr=8-4
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AAWireless is literally the name of the product, sorry if that wasn't clear :)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/AAWireless-2022-Wireless-automatically-Companion/dp/B0B71XC7VG/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=wireless+android+auto&qid=1683734443&redirectFromSmile=1&sr=8-4
😂🤣😂
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I'd just like to say thank you to sjw for pointing these out to me, had mine in since Saturday now and it works absolutely faultlessly. So much more convenient than having to use a USB lead every time. :smiley:
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Very tempted by one of these, but I would really need a wireless charging solution too. Doubt very much you could split the USB into 2 though, one for WAA and one for the a charging pad!?
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Very tempted by one of these, but I would really need a wireless charging solution too. Doubt very much you could split the USB into 2 though, one for WAA and one for the a charging pad!?
Interesting question, not sure. Would probably need to be some sort of hub, and the car might not support that. The battery drain for wireless AA doesn't seem that bad, though.
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Very tempted by one of these, but I would really need a wireless charging solution too. Doubt very much you could split the USB into 2 though, one for WAA and one for the a charging pad!?
Interesting question, not sure. Would probably need to be some sort of hub, and the car might not support that. The battery drain for wireless AA doesn't seem that bad, though.
I agree that the AA battery drain is very small but if you were going on a longer journey, you just need something like this to plug in to the the 12V socket.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/car-chargers/8280226 (https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/car-chargers/8280226)
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Could just go for the oem wireless charger, https://www.vw-retrofit.co.uk/product/golf-mk7-wireless-charger/ and retain the usb/aux connection for the AA
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Very tempted by one of these, but I would really need a wireless charging solution too. Doubt very much you could split the USB into 2 though, one for WAA and one for the a charging pad!?
Interesting question, not sure. Would probably need to be some sort of hub, and the car might not support that. The battery drain for wireless AA doesn't seem that bad, though.
I agree that the AA battery drain is very small but if you were going on a longer journey, you just need something like this to plug in to the the 12V socket.
https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/car-chargers/8280226 (https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/car-chargers/8280226)
Yes, that's the way I've gone. Drain isn't enough to worry about on everyday journeys, and a longer journey I wouldn't mind the extra few seconds it takes to plug a phone in. In fact, I wanted wireless AA to connect without taking my phone out of my pocket. A wireless charger every journey would add that back in!
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Nice ideas, off to Amazon...
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I would agree it’s a great piece of kit. Easy to setup and logs into Android auto every time after starting the car, giving me google maps, Waze and Spotify seamlessly.
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Could just go for the oem wireless charger, https://www.vw-retrofit.co.uk/product/golf-mk7-wireless-charger/ and retain the usb/aux connection for the AA
Anyone actually fitted one of these and care to share how easy it is to fit.
Also anyone got a part number for this, would like to see if i can get one cheaper from Germany?
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Could just go for the oem wireless charger, https://www.vw-retrofit.co.uk/product/golf-mk7-wireless-charger/ and retain the usb/aux connection for the AA
Anyone actually fitted one of these and care to share how easy it is to fit.
Also anyone got a part number for this, would like to see if i can get one cheaper from Germany?
It's a 1x negative and 1x positive wire to the fusebox
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Just received mine from AliExpress in about a week! Works perfectly so far. £20! Going to buy a charging pad that I can fit into my 3D printed phone holder so that it can charge too.
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Currently, I am using an iPhone so tried a few wireless Carplay adapters out. The Carlinkit 5.0 is the one I have settled on and that one actually will work with both Carplay and Android auto.
The good thing is that it passes through the GPS signal from the car so you can keep your phone in your pocket and doesn't drain the battery so much. Some of the other makes I tried do boot up faster but only use the phone's GPS.
The music does not automatically restart when carplay connects but setting up a shortcut sorted this:
(https://i.postimg.cc/kg00v21n/IMG-CF773-DF30374-1.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
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Do these wireless adapters also help with the stability of the connection?
Maybe once a fortnight, I plug in my phone as normal, and I get an error on the display saying "Cannot connect to Audroid Auto" or something. Disconnecting and reconnecting, and even switching the car on/off does not always fix this, so I have to make do with bluetooth and the in-built sat-nav.
This week I've also had two occasions mid-drive where the display goes black and the system reboots, which also cuts the connection to AA, although this problem might just be unrelated...
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Following up on my post above, I went and bought the cheapest I could find on Amazon (~£40). Only driven for 30 mins since it arrived, but I already had the issue where my whole infortainment system decided to reboot mid drive (might make a separate post about this). Other than this, seems to work well so far when connected. Initial set up was quick and easy, but seems to take longer to connect than it did just using a cable to the phone, so actually increases the amount of time between getting in the car and driving off with everything set up on AA. My phone also lost about 10% of battery over the 30 min drive, so yeah the Carlinkit 5 as breezasib mentioned above might be a better option if battery life is a concern.
Has anyone had any of these issues with other wireless adaptors? Should I return mine and spend a bit more?
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For what it's worth, my AAWireless has been absolutely flawless and is some of the best money I've spent on the car. It's a joy to just get in and have spotify pick up from where I was listening in the house and vice versa
Only downside is, I don't listen to the radio as much, which was my main source of news, so now the first I hear of major world events is when someone brings them up in conversation and I'm sat there like a moron :grin:
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Try asking AA for "news headlines" - you'll get a 5 minute news summary.... before you carry on listening to "best of thrash metal" playlist on Spotify
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For what it's worth, my AAWireless has been absolutely flawless and is some of the best money I've spent on the car. It's a joy to just get in and have spotify pick up from where I was listening in the house and vice versa
Only downside is, I don't listen to the radio as much, which was my main source of news, so now the first I hear of major world events is when someone brings them up in conversation and I'm sat there like a moron :grin:
Been looking for an Apple CarPlay and none have truly convinced me, but see they are beta testing Car Play on this, so might wait till they have nailed that down a little and produced an App as like idea you can update this one through the App, in no hurry, can go wired, but as got used to wireless Car Play in my 128Ti, this would be a nice to have.