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I saw comments by Rentman1225 and JohnnyApplespeed in a thread titled "completely wireless Android Auto" that led me to buying a no-name Android Auto Wireless Adapter from Temu for $26.97 with free shipping. (Thank you both!) After a couple days my user review is: Not bad!
The Temu link https://www.temu.com/goods.html?goods_id=601099515745944 shows a price of $30 today; Temu discount codes are everywhere. Also you can buy adapters that look just like this one at other sites, sites that may not send you millions of promotional email messages like Temu does.
Of course the adapter doesn't need a battery but I included an AA battery in my photo because I didn't have any loose change and I wanted to show you how small the adapter is. Temo shipped it on-time in minimal packaging as shown in my 2nd photo. The 3rd photo shows you where instructions would be if there were instructions, which there weren't.
I've never used a Wireless Adapter so I had no idea how to install it. I plugged it in and fumbled around with various confusing settings on my phone and on my XL's dashboard display until I managed to entirely disable Android Auto including the previously-working USB cable option.
I borrowed my wife's phone with her better-quality cable to make sure I could get Android Auto to work. Then I started again with the Wireless Adapter and this time I paired my phone via bluetooth to both the Maverick and the "smartBox" adapter. "And that made all the difference," as Robert Frost said when he set up wireless Android Auto on his Maverick.
Time for a test drive... I'm surprised by how convenient it is to have Android Auto just work when I drive off with my phone in my pocket. AA connects itself through the adapter by the time I back out of my garage and head down the driveway.
The device did have minor hiccups now and then. I had to stop just once when the dashboard display stopped responding - even the on/off button didn't work - but all was well when I restarted the Maverick. Also the "Oto" music player app I use sometimes gets confused about who's in charge, the phone or the Maverick. But most of the time the adapter works well, and I'll make allowances due to its price tag. Yes, I use the battery more quickly with wireless AA so I'll probably keep a USB cable for longer drives (more than a couple of hours).
The Temu link https://www.temu.com/goods.html?goods_id=601099515745944 shows a price of $30 today; Temu discount codes are everywhere. Also you can buy adapters that look just like this one at other sites, sites that may not send you millions of promotional email messages like Temu does.
Of course the adapter doesn't need a battery but I included an AA battery in my photo because I didn't have any loose change and I wanted to show you how small the adapter is. Temo shipped it on-time in minimal packaging as shown in my 2nd photo. The 3rd photo shows you where instructions would be if there were instructions, which there weren't.
I've never used a Wireless Adapter so I had no idea how to install it. I plugged it in and fumbled around with various confusing settings on my phone and on my XL's dashboard display until I managed to entirely disable Android Auto including the previously-working USB cable option.
I borrowed my wife's phone with her better-quality cable to make sure I could get Android Auto to work. Then I started again with the Wireless Adapter and this time I paired my phone via bluetooth to both the Maverick and the "smartBox" adapter. "And that made all the difference," as Robert Frost said when he set up wireless Android Auto on his Maverick.
Time for a test drive... I'm surprised by how convenient it is to have Android Auto just work when I drive off with my phone in my pocket. AA connects itself through the adapter by the time I back out of my garage and head down the driveway.
The device did have minor hiccups now and then. I had to stop just once when the dashboard display stopped responding - even the on/off button didn't work - but all was well when I restarted the Maverick. Also the "Oto" music player app I use sometimes gets confused about who's in charge, the phone or the Maverick. But most of the time the adapter works well, and I'll make allowances due to its price tag. Yes, I use the battery more quickly with wireless AA so I'll probably keep a USB cable for longer drives (more than a couple of hours).
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