5th Gen Stereo - Is there a Carplay Bluetooth adapter that works?

I have the cheapest Ottocast off Amazon and it works great. It was like $60 on sale. I did have the goofy can’t control volume in CarPlay for about 2 weeks. I saw on Reddit that it was a Toyota thing as there were different vehicle models having the same issue. It either resolved itself with an iOS update or a headunit update. I don’t know which as it works fine again. I never updated the software on the Ottocast. Been weary on updating as I had CARLINKIT a while ago and when I did the software update, it bricked the device.

 

I take it all back (or deleted it!). This thing was worth the wait (still shouldn't take two weeks, but yeah, worth the wait).

So far - one song, one startup and I'm loving the Carlinkit 5.0.

Yesterday, I learned (here) that my truck has remote start. Today, (because of this thread) I have wireless CarPlay. You guys are dragging this 4-yr-old truck into the modern era!

 

Hi y'all,
Just a heads up the Carlinkit 5.0 ships from Yanwen, China, nothing against that but weary to those who want a unit that's closer to home in the States with less shipping time. Order mine, can't wait to get it and try it out. Thanks for the info.

 

I also got the Car link 5.0 version as it looks awesome is there a way to install this without taking away from the USB ports in the front and away from other areas and and somehow install it in the glove box?

 

How did you do that?

 

I have the new Ottocast Mini and so far it’s worked flawlessly and no issues. It’s nice not having to connect a cable and have not experienced any connection problems since I first paired to it.

 

Here’s a much smaller one I use for wireless CarPlay in my 5Gen 4R and 2016 Silverado.

$70 Wireless CarPlay Adapter for Apple, Plug and Play Low Latency Mini Wilreless Carplay Adapter for iPhone Converts Wired to Wireless CarPlay Dongle for Cars from 2016 and iOS 10+ USB Type-A

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D38NP7L3?th=1

 

This is what I use and bought two more for my son and daughter-in-law. I use Android and my son uses CarPlay. Works great for both.

Wireless CarPlay Magic AI box Android Auto Adapter Plug*Play For Car model 2016+
US $19.99/ea

https://www.ebay.com/itm/305654732427

 

Does an iPhone connect to the Car link 5.0 automatically, or do you have to manually connect?

 

Connects automatically.