Motorola presented at CES 2022 an adapter to wirelessly connect smartphones to units & agrave; of Android Auto infotainment that do not include it: it is called MA1 and will arrive, at least in the US, at the end of January, at a list price of 90 dollars . It connects via a USB port, and uses both Bluetooth (for pairing with your smartphone) and 5 GHz Wi-Fi (for data transfer).
There are still very few infotainment systems on the market that support Android Auto wireless, so this dongle can do so. be a relatively cheap way to get it. The mode wireless has its drawbacks – it consumes more; and in addition it does not charge the smartphone in the meantime – but you can & ograve; argue that for a not too long home-work, some quick errands in the city; and more in general, all short journeys are longer; which counterbalanced by comfort not having to take the smartphone out of your pocket and connect it to the cable.
The dongle looks like most Chromecasts; recent, and includes some of adhesive on the back to secure it in a comfortable position in the passenger compartment. & Egrave; It is interesting to note that is not; produced directly by Motorola, but by the Chinese SGW Global , which has signed agreements to exploit the licensed brand.
The official specifications say that the dongle & egrave; compatible with any smartphone with Android 11 or more on board recent; of course the infotainment must support Android Auto, and the smartphone must have an active cellular data plan. Motorola MA1 & egrave; almost the only product of its kind , and consequently has good potential for success. In the summer of 2020 a similar dongle, AAWireless, had arrived on Indiegogo, with over 4 million euros raised. At the moment as many as 16,000 units & agrave; have been shipped, and many more will arrive in March. This dongle & egrave; even more & ugrave; cheaper than that of Motorola, at 75 & euro ;. The next shipments will take place in March, for those who & egrave; interested. Find all the details on the official Indiegogo page in the link in SOURCE.
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