OTTOCASTWireless CarPlay Adapter 2022 Speed Fastest Wireless CarPlay Dongle Plug & Play 5Ghz WiFi Auto Connect No Delay Online Update, U2-AIR for OEM Wired CarPlay Cars Model Year After 2016

This is what we deserve as a consumer not some cheap knock offs, great product. Just one feedback, wifi management console should be password protected.

My 2015 Mustang came with "Sync," a poor substitute for Apple CarPlay. It never interpreted a single voice command correctly. I would rent cars of every stripe and color that came with CarPlay. Why couldn't I get the features of a system that far exceeded my Ford Sync? I purchased a Kenwood DMX7706S from Best Buy and had it installed. This was supposed to be one of the top-rated double DIN head units. It integrated reasonably well with all of the expected features of my original head unit: climate control, a full set of gauges, and tire pressure, but CarPlay could only take place via a USB cable. Bummer. So the real Answer: OTTOCast U-2 Air and never looked back. First, it's tiny, It supports Bluetooth and WiFi. Paired instantly with my iPhone 13. You plug in a very short suppled USB and put it into the concole. No other cables are required. As soon as you power up the ignition, your iPhone is fully functional. My head unit defaultas to the CarPlay stock screen. Wish I had purchased an OTTOcast solution long ago,.

Se calienta mucho!!! Y cuando se calienta hace que dejen de funcional los controles del estéreo, por lo que se tiene que estar reseteando el estéreo!!!!

Over the past few years I have tried several of these. None have worked as well as the 2022 version of this device, which linked up more quickly and more reliably than other similar devices. The only problem was a lag in phone conversations, generally around 4-5 seconds. The ad for this 2023 version promised to be faster, so I decided to give it a try.This 2023 version is just as reliable, and link up speed is even faster than before. There is sometimes still a noticeable lag in phone conversations, but it is much shorter, from 0-2 seconds, And some conversations are quite normal. Overall I would say that Ottocast has outdone the previous model, which was already better than the others.UPDATE #2: I previously reported that the 2023 Ottocast was dropping its bluetooth connection to my phone. I did some more testing and found the problem to be a defective cable connecting the Ottocast to my car (USB-C to USB-A). The bluetooth connection dropped every time I repositioned the cable. I was able to use the cable from my 2022 Ottocast, and voila! no more connection drops. So the 2023 is not defective, just the cable that shipped with it. I messaged Ottocast that I will restore my 5-star rating if they ship me a new USB-C to USB-A cable. Haven't heard back yet.Update #3 - I just received the replacement cable from Ottocast. Very fast response, great customer service. This unit continues to outperform the 2022 Ottocast, which had already outperformed four others that I have tried. As promised, I have upgraded their rating to 5 stars. No one can be expected to test every cable that they include in their products. If you find your cable is affected when jarred, then ask for a new one.

The Ottocast U2 Air is a very good wireless Car Play adapter. I found it to be largely Plug and Play as far as installation and performance are concerned. I use it with my iPhone 15 Pro Max. It isn't completely perfect unfortunately, and although connection with my iPhone generally takes place quickly, unless I have opened an App such as Waze or Google Maps or Apple Music on my phone first, the Vehicle Screen shows a blank outline of where the CarPlay screen should be. The Home Screen on my Vehicle shows that Car Play is available but the screen doesn't show anything. This is generally sorted out by starting one of the relevant Apps on my phone and then Car Play works perfectly. A small hassle but I am happy that it largely works very well.

If you're like me and researched a lot of these wireless carplay devices before purchasing, you were probably skeptical going in. I've owned two of this Ottocast U2-Air and both stopped connecting to the vehicle within weeks. Fortunately, one of them was still within the return window but I'm stuck with this one now. Both were easy to connect out of the box and were fine while they worked but after a few weeks, the connection became sporadic and then one day just stopped trying to connect. I've attempted every troubleshooting suggestion including factory resets of the device and my vehicle entertainment system, upgrading the firmware, etc. and nothing will get it to connect again. Both had the same behavior, the bluetooth shows as connected but the wifi no longer connects and the car system does not register the device as it previously did. We have a 2024 Volvo XC90 and a 2020 Jeep Wrangler and experienced exactly the same thing with both.If the manufacturer happens to read this review and has any other suggestions for me or wants to send me a replacement to see if I have better luck with a third device, let me know but I won't hold my breath.