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Wireless CarPlay
- Thread starter StormTrooper
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google it. you just enter the ip address. there will be a little symbol you hit and it will look up any updates and ask if you want to proceed. I last used the December update and it was glitchy as hell. I was fussing with it more than i was enjoying it so i sent it back. I don't know how anyone could find it acceptable in iur cars.
I had the same results. I can't return it as I waited too long. Figured I'd throw it in a drawer and try it again after a few firmware updates are released.
I had the same results. I can't return it as I waited too long. Figured I'd throw it in a drawer and try it again after a few firmware updates are released.
I had the same results. I can't return it as I waited too long. Figured I'd throw it in a drawer and try it again after a few firmware updates are released.
The problem that I discovered is that newer firmware updates break things that were previously working on some cars, and fixes them on others. I have the image file that you can update your Carplay2air dongle with that works on Ford Sync 3.4, but this site will not let me attach an .img file.
This particular firmware works pretty flawlessly, including the Siri commands that the newer firmwares cause disconnects on.
If anyone can tell me how to upload this file, I will be happy to.
Here is the link to the firmware version that works on my 2020 ST:
https://github.com/ludwig-v/wireles...mware/U2W_Update_2020.08.04.1602_ROLLBACK.img
Click the download button and save the file as : "U2W_Update" (Exactly as I typed, no quotes)
Erase and format a USB drive (I used a 4GB) using FAT32 formatting. Copy the above file to the newly formatted drive (make sure it is the only file on the drive)
plug the USB drive into the CarPlay2Air dongle
plug the dongle into a USB power adapter (I use the one that came with my iPhone) and plug into a household 110 outlet.
Your CarPlay2Air will display a red solid light, then flashing blue and red lights while it updates. Give it about 3 minutes, but make sure the lights are done blinking..
Remove drive and plug the CarPlay2Air into your ST USB drive. Should work perfectly now! Good luck!
https://github.com/ludwig-v/wireles...mware/U2W_Update_2020.08.04.1602_ROLLBACK.img
Click the download button and save the file as : "U2W_Update" (Exactly as I typed, no quotes)
Erase and format a USB drive (I used a 4GB) using FAT32 formatting. Copy the above file to the newly formatted drive (make sure it is the only file on the drive)
plug the USB drive into the CarPlay2Air dongle
plug the dongle into a USB power adapter (I use the one that came with my iPhone) and plug into a household 110 outlet.
Your CarPlay2Air will display a red solid light, then flashing blue and red lights while it updates. Give it about 3 minutes, but make sure the lights are done blinking..
Remove drive and plug the CarPlay2Air into your ST USB drive. Should work perfectly now! Good luck!
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I don't understand why this is such a big deal. Yes, I wish CarPlay was wireless, but I'm going to plug in my phone to charge it anyway. My iPhone is too big for the wireless charging pocket. Thank you Ford. Don't your designers use modern cell phones? I use a short USB-C/Lightning cable and put the iPhone in the slot in front of the cup holders. Simple. Many times over the years I have found that introducing non Apple devices is a hit or miss process. These companies do very little engineering and make cheap products. If you find a single Chinese made product that works you will find 10 that don't, and many of them are the exact same product in a different package. I would rather have Ford allow CarPlay to use the whole screen than spend time on wireless CarPlay.
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for short drives it’s nice to keep your phone in your pocket or wife doesn’t have to take it out of her bag. It’s just inconvenient and these carplay adapters work pretty damn well I just should not have tried to downgrade mine and waited for a new update instead to address Siri and voice operation crashes.
Using iPhone 12 and a 2020 ST - every time I access a text carplay2 disconnects and I cannot reply to text. CarPlay then reconnects, but I still can’t reply to text. It also sometimes does not respond to the Waze app on the phone. I have recently updated the firmware on the carplay2air but it did not resolve the issue. Used to work fine, with few issues, just about unusable now. Don’t know which update (car2play, sync or iPhone) broke the usability, but one of them did. Sucks because I like the wireless connectivity, especially for short trips.
