Wireless Android Auto on my 2020 Toyota Corolla! Using CarPlay CarlinKit 4 First Impression Review
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- Finally got Android Auto working on my 2020 Corolla! (No thanks to Toyota) I bought a product called CarlinKit 4.0 for under $100 CAD which made my Head Unit work wirelessly with my Samsung Galaxy S20 FE! Rejoice!! I can finally have WhatsApp messages in my car!
This should work for newer Samsung Galaxy S23 owners as well!
UPDATE: September 2023 - I've been getting a lot of questions about whether to buy the new CarlinKit 5. If you ONLY have CarPlay in your head-unit, get the CarlinKit 4 (the blue one). The CarlinKit 5 won't convert CarPlay into AA (as I understand it).
Be sure to check out my follow-up video:
• New Android Auto 2023 ...
Also how to tune your CarlinKit for a slight speed boost:
• A MUST DO! CarlinKit 4...
#samsung #carlinkit #carplay #toyota #corolla2020 #androidauto
0:00 Intro - First impressions video
0:34 My Toyota rant
1:43 Unboxing the CarlinKit 4.0
4:16 Connecting the Android Auto device to USB port
7:05 Unpairing your existing Entune Connection
8:06 First time starting up!
9:08 Android auto baby on my 2020 Corolla!
11:20 Actually using the MAP button
12:40 Trying out Google voice assistant in the car
13:00 WhatsApp in Android Auto
13:59 Trying to find the CZcams App (hint: its not there)
14:24 Timing the startup
15:23 Conclusions - Jak na to + styl
UPDATE 2023-09: I've been getting a lot of questions from you guys about whether to buy the new CarlinKit 5. If you *ONLY* have CarPlay in your head-unit, get the CarlinKit 4 (the blue one). The CarlinKit 5 won't convert CarPlay into AA (as I understand it from their website).
UPDATE 2023-08: Be sure to check out my follow-up video: czcams.com/video/qS_2VKNp8rY/video.html
Also as promised - how to tune your CarlinKit for a slight speed boost: czcams.com/video/oQ0p2AeeQQQ/video.html 😀
Hey Guys! If anybody else has some cool tips and tricks with Android Auto or this CarlinKit 4 Device please comment below! I did hear that we could connect to this via Wifi and update the firmware / change the delay response to a faster refresh... maybe it'll be a follow up video!
How stable is it?
Sorry missed your comment! Thanks for watching! I'd say its 97% stable. Its not perfect - it does boot up slow sometimes for unknown reasons @@MSH3423
I was disappointed with the carlinkit 4, ended up giving it away. Most of the apps I had access to were not of any importance to me because I had the JBL upgraded head unit with navigation.
THANK YOU for setting this up and actually using android auto. Most everyone just uses an iphone while claiming android auto in the video.
any idea if spotify shows up on the AA app homescreen?
@nigelkane4556 thanks for watching! yes it will
@@squishyhammerplease tell me which trim you have.. I have Toyota Corolla 2020 XLE.. ONLY carplay is working wired not android auto.. please suggest should I purchase it will it work or not ?
@@ManjotSinghCanada I have a Corolla 2020 LE .. If you only have wired CarPlay, then the CarlinKit 4.0 CP2A (the blue one) will definitely work for you. Cheers!
@@squishyhammer thanks I ordered the same on Amazon.. it will be delivered on 24th. I will check whenever it will be delivered to me..
Many, many thanks for turning us on to the Carlinkit 4.0! My wife’s 2020 US Corolla finally has Android Auto after Toyota took away the use of Scout GPS for Android a few months ago.
That's great! Thanks for watching :)
@@squishyhammer well...we hit a roadblock on this previously sucessful story. The Carlinkit 4.0 worked extremely well in the 2020Corolla until my wife upgraded from her Samsung S21 to a new S24. Android Auto still works but using the phone has gone haywire. We figure it has to be a configuration issue either in the phone or the 4.0. The unit can make and receive calls but no audio is passed. Have been ready to tear some hair out on this one. Any guidance would be much appreciated. Thanks!
@@davidgalletly1534 Oh no, hmmm. Have you tried removing the S21 completely from the device? perhaps it is in conflict with the S24 connection...
If since everything in the old S21 seemed to work flawlessly, I can't think why your S24 would produce such a symptom, aside from being pretty new. If all else, I'm leaning towards maybe the CarlinKit requires some sort of firmware update specific for the S24? only an assumption. They have been pretty good at issuing fixes when contacted @carlinkitcarplaycom6649
@@squishyhammer UPDATE: removing all phones from the 4.0 control panel and re-installing the new S24 has resolved the issue. Thanks again!
@davidgalletly1534 excellent! Glad that worked
I'm in the US and we're in the same boat. I've complained about this issue a hundred times and still, Toyota refuses to provide a fix for this problem. You would think that with the Corolla being the popular model that it is that this wouldn't be an issue 5 years later.
Great Find.
Bought one. Plugged it in and bam Android Auto.
So easy!!
Thanks for the video. I've been looking for something like this for a long time.
Thanks for watching! Hope it helps 👍
Thanks a lot for sharing this video. Just connected the adaptor to my Corolla 2020 (basic) and it worked. The map's street names are a bit blurred, but otherwise, I am glad to have it.
Great! Yes I blame Toyota for our low res screens. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this valuable video. I appreciate very much your support!
Thanks for watching 😀
Soooo glad i found your video 😊
Thank you for sharing.
Hello! Thanks for the great video, helped a lot! Do you have any idea why it does not automatically connect when you start up the car? We are having that issue
Thanks for watching! There is an option to startup automatically when your Bluetooth is on (i believe its the options screen on the carlinkit before you connect, or, in your android auto setting on your phone) you could jus remove and unpair the device and reinstall it. Usually, that will work. Cheers
Do you face any sort of disconnections while driving? Is connectivity good for the entire drive? I guess we need to stick the box else movement might cause to disconnect!!
I haven't found it to disconnect while driving however once in a while the screen does switch to the entune screen near when I start. I thought it may be when I switch the gears through park, reverse, and drive there may be some sort of power glitch but it happens seldomly. If movement of the cable is an issue, I think the best approach would be replacing the usb cable or yes, as you mentioned, stick the box somewhere else (3m under the dash?)
I hope this helps, I upgraded the usb cable to a fast charging usb cable instead of the one it brings and it responds way quicker and turns on even quicker, hope this helps, with the factory one it was cutting the audio, but replaced it with the fast charging one and it's working great
Wow! Thanks for the tip, i'll try it out!
Hey, How's it running 11 months later?
Love you men 😊
What the audio button do? I have a 400GB SD card on my phone with a ton of songs. Can I access them while using this device? If so how's it's displayed? Thanks!
Currently the physical audio button actually takes you out of Android Auto and back into the Entune dashboard - though I've yet to update the CarlinKit to the latest firmware so this may or may not be accurate. I haven't yet installed any major apps other than the default but I'm pretty sure if your existing music app (youtube music, spotify, VLC etc.) can play your local files, it will work!
my crv only has carplay after i found a beta update from years ago, hoping it wont give me issues since it wasnt even supposed to have carplay on the factory headunit lol.
guess ill find out next week
Wow! hope it works!
Legend
The street names on the map are a little blurry, Do you know if there is any way to improve the image quality?
Unfortunately not... The physical oem screen on the toyota is pretty low resolution which is pretty useless for reading distant street names pixelated and all...
Does the audio sound worse for Bluetooth like if you have amazon music unlimited UHD audio, is it still as clean
I'm not a big audiophile per say but CZcams music sounds pretty good in my car. No static or distortions. Of course this depends on the quality of your sound system too. Cheers!
Hey. Did the stereo have Apple CarPlay whit wire? Before Thise device ?
Yes, only wired CarPlay
@@squishyhammer ok.
I have a Toyota Corolla 2020, and It's 2023, I'm been trying to find out Android Auto on the settings seconds, but it doesn't appear to next to carplay, like it should be. Should i theoretically update the software of the Toyota monitor? Or buy that device adapter?
If you have a North American Toyota Corolla 2020 like us then sadly there is only CarPlay available for our model year. Toyota will not put out an update for us. Buying the CP2A is the only recourse to get Android Auto on our headunits. Cheers!
@@squishyhammer what's it called the device? CP2A?
@@jonathannato5983 It's the CarlinKit 4.0 (CP2A) Make sure it's the blue one!
@@squishyhammer yeah it is the color one, okey sir, thanks for the help, hope it really works 100% chance on it.
Did you set up anything on android auto before pairing with car linkit?
Not much other than always night mode. It's very much plug and play. Cheers
@@squishyhammer thank you so much my hero for the prompt response. Now in US I only find car linkit 5.0 I will get one and try, cheers
@@yangliu6433 I should have mentioned make sure you get 4.0 (blue one) for the 2020 Corolla. The 5.0 won't work.
My car is Toyota Corolla 2020, but when I want to connect with Apple CarPlay, it gets stuck on the screen that says ‘Connecting...’ A green light is flashing. Versions of my iPhone and Carlinkit device are up to date but not working, how do I solve it?
iPhone? I'm not to certain of unfortunately. I'm only familiar with Android. Perhaps someone here can chime in to help. Cheers
@@squishyhammer I contacted the manufacturer and they provided me with the latest update. I updated the device with a 32GB SanDisk USB and now I am using it smoothly without any problems.
@@agitrubard Glad you got it resolved! Thanks for sharing!
I got the same one. I pair it and it registers my pixel is there. But I can't get past the connecting screen like you. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. I have the same exact car.
Hmm you may need to contact their support for a firmware update. They are pretty responsive in finding technical solutions, perhaps some sort of incompatibility on pixel phones they need to debug...
@@squishyhammer Thanks they helped me!
Do you know if this works on Corolla 2017 Se
Just did some googling, the head unit of the 2017 models does not support Apple CarPlay for this device to work :( ... your best bet would be replacing the entire head unit with android auto capable one unfortunately.
Could you give me the link where you bought it please?
You may purchase it from their official Amazon store: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B1QCJNF1
I have carlinkit's full android box with ability to also connect android auto from a couple years ago... works, but a little clunky since it has to power a standalone android OS plus connect to android auto from the phone. I'm wondering is there any lag with this box? Also, does night mode stick after you restart?
To be honest I do experience a bit of a lag with the touch responses. It's not too bad - since I expected something wireless to behave with a reasonable delay. As for the screen, most of the time its decently smooth with gmaps, I really have no intense apps to put it to the test with. I have yet to wifi into it to refine any relatable settings but I'll be sure to record a later video on it to see any notable changes. As for night mode, funny you suggest that because I had experienced a few random instances where it would start in daytime mode and not switching to night, blinding me really... not sure if its my fault but I set it to only display at night mode all the time afterwards!
Can this way work for 2020 Corolla SE?
Yes I'm pretty sure
It looks a little blury when it switch for Android auto , is it possible ?
I also noticed that there is a bit of hazy blur, its hard to read street names sometimes but I'm guessing its quality of the head unit screen. It could be the streaming / mirroring quality from the phone but I honestly don't know to adjust that, or increase the size overall. I'll let you guys know if I find anything that will help improve this!
@@squishyhammer just bought it on amazon for my Corolla 2020 , i will let you know 😉
@@Imposeeb did it work??
I'm in Los Angeles and I don't have Android Auto in mine either! Sucks really bad
Ya it's terrible. I would have thought every relatively new car would have AA this day and age...
It's not to me clear if my Toyota Corolla 2021 with Android Auto could work with an carlink wireless. This should allow me to connect my phone via wireless.. but on ebay seller it's written only on aftermarket android... so not with the original infotainment? Do you have any idea?
Hmm if your Toyota Corolla 2021 has Apple Carplay (i'm assuming it does), this device CarlinKit 4.0 (the blue one, NOT the black one (v3)) should work with your original head unit. If you are unsure, I would order from Amazon instead - at least if it doesn't work you can always return it.
Link please Ihave same problem with my 2020 canadian corolla
Thanks for watching! www.amazon.ca/CarlinKit-4-0-Wireless-Adapter-Auto-Connect/dp/B0B1V3RZTN/
I can't connect it to my toyota corolla 2020 le. It's not push to start bottom.
As long as you can power on via accessory mode or full key ignition, it should power up! cheers
@@squishyhammer yeah I had to pluged in again . A d it did work 100%. Thanks
Do you have the link u ordered thru ?
Can you still use the steering wheel?
Steering wheel buttons yes!
I am hoping this will work on my 2019 Toyota corolla hatchback that only offers apple carplay to use iPhone devices. I got a good deal on the car with low mileage through the pandemic and the issue I have is I have an android google pixel phone lol
I'm confident it will. I believe the cutoff for wireless Android auto are pixel phones with Android 10. All phones with Android 11 and above should work easily. Cheers!
@@squishyhammer Thanks for this video you save me a lot of time trying to figure this out. I currently have android 13 so I know I am good there and when I watched your video I was like yes it works. When I tried entune from toyota I was like what were these guys thinking not to support android phones for android auto. I am curious to know, does youtube works on it? Also can you receive phone calls while driving and making calls while you are driving? Thanks again for your video.
@@tommycodfish No prob lol thanks for watching. Yes I followed Toyota's indecisions for years about getting AAuto on our Rollas, its infuriating actually how some countries were given updates while ours weren't. Too many shenanigans from the top. Unfortunately they disabled CZcams on it however you can go around it by installing an app called AAAD (lots of youtube videos on it) I've yet to try it, if I do I'll make sure to make another video about it! Yes you can make and receive calls while driving. Using the Google Assistant function makes the experience even better as everything can be handsfree. You can check out the latest video I put out as I demoed how to call Google Assistant on demand using the steering wheel voice/phone button!
@@squishyhammer awesome thanks so much
@tommycodfish any update on buying this for your 2019 corolla hatchback?? I'm in the same exact situation as you and would like to know if it worked ok for you. Thank you.
I know this video is about a year old but has anyone tried to use this device in a US 2019 toyota corolla hatchback. It has CarPlay.
If it only has wired CarPlay I'm quite confident it will work. Cheers
What the hell that didn't pop up when i try that.
I bought same gadget but is not working with my corolla 2020 le am confused have done all I can
I have the same car, does it not connect? What phone do you have? You also have to make sure its the CP2A (the blue one). They have a black one with similar design but does not function the same.
@squishyhammer I use Samsung galaxy s22 plus..and I bought carlinkit 5.0 one
@squishyhammer I want to return the new one and buy the blue cp2a 4.0 blue color
@squishyhammer have done everything possible and even tired now. I will appreciate if u can help me out
@danatsu3105 yes return it. you needed to buy version 4.0 (CP2A), the blue one. Version 5.0 won't work because its only for cars that have wired carplay and wired AA. Both versions have separate functionality.
I have 2023 toyota corolla German version and it's the same here they don't do it
Really? You don't have AA on the 2023 model?! I'm speechless...
@@squishyhammer for Apple wireless for android you must do it with cable
I don't think my toyota corolla 2020 can connect to android auto any kind of way 😭
I'm pretty sure the Carlinkit 4 will help change that :) Try it out and see, buy from amazon and return if it doesn't work out for you. Also make sure your phone supports wireless Android Auto
I changed my phone from Samsung to IPhone and haven’t looked back
grrr... got the samething.... does not work well. keep disconnecting
En son temmuz 2023 güncellemesini yükledim kablolu bağlantıdan farkı kalmadı tavsiye ederim.
Toyota told me they are never going to update it to where it will have android auto
They also told me that they would update it when I bought it and lied
@@brendonmcmillan5589 Yes I heard many cases of such. There was a total lack of miscommunication on Toyotas part and / or that sales guys just straight out lied to us. It pisses me off that other countries have AA updates except us.
@@squishyhammer So even though android Auto isn't on my car this device will let it run android auto? its been months since this video. How do you like it?
@@brendonmcmillan5589 Yes if you only have the same Wired CarPlay, this device will basically let your Galaxy phone stream Android Auto using the CarPlay interface somewhat as a shell. Works fantastic still! Use it daily.
@@squishyhammer Sorry if im bothering you. I live in America. The Carlinkit's I'm finding on amazon say "Fit for Factory Wired CarPlay Cars" does that not mean that my s23 wont work since the corolla doesn't have fit for factory
Hardest video to not click off i have ever seen. Oh and delete your phone from the car radio not just the car from your phone.i have the 2019 corolla hatchback, same issue, it may be fixed via Toyota by the time you point
You're right its probably still stored in the entune dash lol. Thanks for watching!!
I havent picked up my car yet, used, but, because of your video I will be getting one of these. Do you know if you can wire your phone to it instead of bluetooth? Or just power pass-through? I have the same phone as you in this video which makes me laugh. Its like the perfect video for me, it was 2019 hatchback and 2020 sedan. Not sure if there ever was an update via Toyota. Thanks for the video eh
@@stiggsmasta I'm glad to be the guinea pig lol - the s20 has been working well with it. Aside from the lack of native AA, the 2020 still is an awesome drive! I just did a test with the usb end of the CarlinKit wired to the phone and the screen charging indicator does appear to be passing power (charging the phone). I also tried unpairing bluetooth to see if it works with AA via wired - *seems* to work as well if needed to though I haven't done a full test on that... Cheers
Just picked up the car. Going to order this box tonight. Not sure if the newer carlinkit 5 is worth it. Sure I heard that it won't do AA on a carplay only deck. As this the 4 does. I just really want my maps on the screen. I'm in ontario so everything should work as yours does. Can't believe toyota left us north Americans without AA.
Congrats! :) Yes from what I briefly understand on their website the CarlinKit 5 will not be able to transform the CarPlay into AA, so in our case go with 4.0 (the blue one) which has that ability. Yes I even recall the Australian dealerships had the upgrade for their 2020 Corolla and people actually obtained the firmware online that the technicians used (region locked though). Later the website that hosted it unfortunately got a cease-and-desist from Toyota. Our 2020 was in line later to receive it but Toyota was being finicky with Google's privacy policies at the time till they finally caved for the later models... sigh @@stiggsmasta
Lmaoo love how you interrupt yourself with text. How's the review for this device 5 months in? Is it still working and are there any weird quirks? Really, i just want my maps screen on the car infotainment and not on my phone.
Also get an amazon affiliate link for yourself man! i'm not buying the kit until you put one in the description!
Lol thanks for watching! Still working like a dream. I'll look into the amazon thing but really if you see a deal go for it. Make sure its the Carlinkit 4.0 (the blue one) as well. Cheers!