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Does anyone prefer wired CarPlay over Wireless CarPlay?

I was annoyed enough that our used/new-to-us 2020 vehicle only supported wired that I bought a wired-to-wireless adapter and brought it with me on test drives to ensure that whatever I bought would work well in wireless mode [or else I was buying a different car].

I installed a wireless charger under one of the cubbies that was well sized to hold my phone on long drives. No need to faff around with cables.



> Does anyone prefer wired CarPlay over Wireless CarPlay?

Yes, for the main reason that I have a Starlink Mini on my roof rack.

My phone can connect to the vehicle via wifi, or it can connect to the internet over Starlink via wifi, but not both simultaneously. With wired CarPlay, that problem is solved.


Someone was so annoyed that they built Raspberry dongle themselves, and based on the stars, someone else was too: https://github.com/45clouds/WirelessCarPlay




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