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Is wireless/wired CarPlay/Android Auto a thing?

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#1 ·
I have a 2018 CX-3 and I would like to upgrade to CarPlay/Android Auto (I know, I am a but late to the party). I see that there are wireless CarPlay adapters. Do they still support wired Android Auto? Is wireless Android Auto a thing?
 
#2 ·
For wired AA /AC you need to update your software to 70 or later software version and then a new USB hub (~50EUR/USD). There is some disassembly involved for mounting it.

For wireless I cannot really say from experience, but from what I've red, it feels laggy over Wifi. On top of that I figured out that it will be draining battery too fast for long rides and I will have to plug it into USB anyway.
 
#6 ·
I installed wireless one like one month ago on my 2014 Mazda 3.
Bought one on aliexpress for cca 90€, installation was pretty okay. It works perfectly, I was surprised that all buttons, touchscreen etc still work as intended (also NAV/Music buttons which are also connected to apple carplay/android).
If you have any additional questions, feel free to message me