Hi all. I bought a new (for me) Subaru yesterday and I’m already sick of plugging my phone in (yet my last car couldn’t even connect a phone).
Has anyone had any experience with wireless-to-USB AA adapters? They all seem to be cheap AliExpress dealies so not sure how they go. I have suspicions that these would interfere with the “native” experience of the car.
Not fussed about connect time, just want to to be “transparent” and not have drop outs.
Oh and I’m running a Pixel 7, surely that has all the bells and whistles to do all this.
Cheers.
I have the Motorola adapter and it works very well, but there are a couple quirks that I didn’t discover until I had it:
Since I’m using wireless to connect to AA and the USB port on my car stays on for a while after I turn off my car, if I make or receive a call right after leaving my car it will still use my car instead of my phone, and since the call notification is hidden when using Android auto the usual button to switch it is inaccessible. The solution is to disable wifi momentarily, which severs the AA connection. Not a huge deal, but can be frustrating in the moment.
Battery drain from AA can be significant, so you may find that you need to plug in your phone anyway, negating the point of using the wireless adapter. I solved this by putting a wireless charger in my car, but YMMV. The other benefit here is that you can use a quick charger while on AA instead of the slow charge provided by your car’s USB port. For short drives this problem is no big deal, but if you have a daily commute or spend any significant amount of time driving on a given day you may find your battery much lower than you would normally expect.
Like I said, these issues haven’t been enough to make me go back, I like the simplicity of getting in my car and AA just launches. Sorry if any of this was confusing, I’m happy to answer any questions!
Yeah i got wireless charging pad in my car and with Android auto it drains so much and heats it so much charging stops lol. Hopefully a newer phone will run cooler with a more efficient processor.