{"id":360,"date":"2021-01-22T20:57:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T20:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=360"},"modified":"2021-04-11T14:14:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T19:14:55","slug":"aawireless-aims-to-give-your-car-wireless-android-auto-and-impressively-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=360","title":{"rendered":"\u2018AAWireless\u2019 aims to give your car wireless Android Auto and, impressively, it works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" autoplay controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DSC08158-1-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Dongle-Brings-Wireless-Android-Auto-to-Your-Car-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The promise of Android Auto Wireless is a simple one \u2014 bringing the same useful software to a car\u2019s display but minus the cable. Unfortunately, the vast majority of cars sold with Android Auto lack wireless functionality without an easy way to add it. That\u2019s where the incredibly clever \u201cAAWireless\u201d steps in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you missed&nbsp;its announcement&nbsp;back in September, \u201cAAWireless\u201d is a crowd-funded dongle that plugs into the USB port on a car to bring the functionality of Android Auto from a nearby smartphone to the car itself. That ambitious promise led to the project being funded in just a couple of days. But\u2026 does it actually work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past few weeks, I\u2019ve had the pleasure of using a pre-production, proof-of-concept version of AAWireless in my own car, and I\u2019ve got to say, I\u2019m impressed at how well all of this works even on this hardware that\u2019s not even close to finalized.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AAWireless plugs into your car\u2019s USB port, just like the phone normally would. In my Subaru Crosstrek with its stock infotainment system, things worked without a hitch. During the first setup, the device takes a few moments to turn on, then you pair with it over Bluetooth as you would a pair of wireless earbuds. From there, setup is just like a normal Android Auto experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once everything is paired and set up for the first time, using AAWireless for Android Auto is a pretty seamless experience. When your car starts up, you\u2019ll have to wait around 30-45 seconds for the dongle to boot, the phone to connect, and the Android Auto UI to take over on your car\u2019s display. The developers tell me that, with the final hardware, that time will be even shorter. After booting up, Android Auto can handle Maps, Assistant, your favorite music apps, and phone calls\/notifications with no fuss. It really feels no different from using the cable, it\u2019s just entirely automatic in this case all while your phone remains in your pocket or purse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The catch? In your case, there probably won\u2019t be one. The version of AAWireless I\u2019ve been using is using entirely off-the-shelf components and, as such, experienced a handful of quirks. I ran into occasional Bluetooth issues, including some pretty major audio delays while streaming music. On a couple of occasions, the Bluetooth connection was severed entirely, turning Android Auto off on my car but with my phone still thinking it was connected. Luckily, a quick reboot of the AAWireless dongle and toggling Bluetooth on my Pixel solved that problem. Those issues were far and few in between, though, with the experience for the most part being rock solid even on this far-from-finished hardware.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll save more to say on AAWireless for when I get my hands on finalized hardware and software, but as it stands today, I can happily say that this concept works very well, and if you were tempted to pick it up but wary of the crowd-funded nature, you can safely invest in the product. It actually works.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/aawireless#\/\">AAWireless is available on Indiegogo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The promise of Android Auto Wireless is a simple one \u2014 bringing the same useful software to a car\u2019s display but minus the cable. 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