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| 08-12-2023, 05:26 PM | #1 |
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Android carplay AI Box
Has anyone tried the USB plug in android carplay ai box? It looks like it outputs to carplay compatible with BMW. The nice part is you don't have to take apart the dash to install it.
https://www.joyeauto.com/product/mmb...i-box-for-bmw/ |
| 08-13-2023, 12:11 AM | #2 |
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I wouldn't trust an AI Carplay. When it becomes self aware it will play Justin Bieber in a continuous loop.
Looks interesting though. It doesn't really elaborate on how it works. Does it use the Carplay protocol to connect to your BMW head unit to allow iPhone or Android phones to connect and for Android phones you connect to the box with Android Auto? Last edited by eff32fl; 08-13-2023 at 12:19 AM.. |
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| 08-23-2023, 03:10 PM | #6 |
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Hello... glad to see someone else interested in this product. From what i have been reading this box is compatible with bmw wireless car play and produces an android interface to the original car lcd. talking with the chinese guys and this first version had issues with the wifi and cant connect providing a Android auto or carplay interface just a base android interface. They told me they are working in a version with doble wifi for a first wifi connect to the car and the second conct to the phone so andoid auto or carplay is possible apart from the base android interface.
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| 08-23-2023, 10:20 PM | #7 |
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I ordered one a couple weeks ago and it showed up today. I plug it in, but nothing happens. I get to step 7, then nothing.
Last edited by ///mChris; 08-24-2023 at 09:12 AM.. |
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| 08-25-2023, 01:52 PM | #8 |
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If anyone is curious what happens when you connect the AI Box. I made a video. I did try connecting it to a 2020 ford escape. When connected it took over the screen. However I was never able to connect a phone to it.
Last edited by ///mChris; 08-25-2023 at 02:02 PM.. |
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| 12-16-2023, 06:03 PM | #9 | |
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Hi! I am also interested in this topic. I am a firm android (phone) user and now i own a BMW (X3 G01 with ID6 with carplay) and trying to find a way to make those two work together. Almost all of the AI Boxes I found (on aliexpress) use a wired carplay connection to the car, but I also have found some that are "specifically" for BMWs and claim to connect wireless-ly to the car. (I am not sure what the real difference is to the other AI boxes, except maybe some software?) Anyways, the resulting problem seems to be that the ai-box-wifi is then occupied for the connection to the car and cannot be used by a phone (eg to get internet from the phone etc.) Ideally, one could find a software (hack, maybe?) to make an android phone use the BMW carplay connection directly - I was searching hard, but I have not find anything on the internet about that. Although: Those AI boxes seem to be doing just this? (As I they are alos just android devices that connect to carplay...) In any case: Does anybody have some more infos / updates about this topic? Thanks! |
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