Hello all,

 

I know this is peak laziness but so as to avoid having to plug the phone into a cable every journey I am thinking of purchasing the Motorola MA1 Android Auto Wireless dongle for my Mk 3.5.

 

I've had a nose about online but cant seem to find a supported vehicles list for the device, so just wondered if anyone on here has used them with success? In particular im concerned that it might be a permanent draw on the cars battery if left plugged in, which then kind of defeats the object of buying the thing.

 

Cheers

 

I have used the Motorola MA1 dongle for the past year, all in all a very good unit, occasionally has a blip, but 97% of the time it is fine. I leave mine plugged in constantly, and have had no battery drain issues at all. Hope this helps.

Thanks,

 

Adaptors and dongles always seems to me, no matter what the application, they always seem to throw a wobbler once on a while.

 

The Motorola one, while a bit more expensive than some of the other amazon options, seems to have been developed in conjunction with Google which was the main reason for considering it  so glad to know it's compatible.

 

Cheers 👍

You don't need such an expensive dongle, go for an AliExpress one and you will be fine. 

I have being using this one (the usb stick format) since December and it is flawess

 

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Eza2D8R

 

The usb port shuts off shortly after you lock the car so no drain there 

 

 

Edited 13 June, 20241 yr by nickytheshaft

19 hours ago, nickytheshaft said:

You don't need such an expensive dongle, go for an AliExpress one and you will be fine. 

I have being using this one (the usb stick format) since December and it is flawess

 

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Eza2D8R

 

The usb port shuts off shortly after you lock the car so no drain there 

 

 

 

Cheers, thanks for posting the link -- that's considerably cheaper than the motorola device so I've taken a punt on it. If it's a bit hit and miss it can always go in the missus car.

 

Cheers

17 hours ago, BigJakk said:

 

Cheers, thanks for posting the link -- that's considerably cheaper than the motorola device so I've taken a punt on it. If it's a bit hit and miss it can always go in the missus car.

 

Cheers

It will be fine, juste check if the firmware needs updating and you are good to go.

Everything is well explained on the leaflet in the box

On 15/06/2024 at 09:00, nickytheshaft said:

It will be fine, juste check if the firmware needs updating and you are good to go.

Everything is well explained on the leaflet in the box

 

Arrived in the post the other day, the phone was struggling to connect to it via Bluetooth at first but clearing Android Auto's cache data and rebooting the phone did the trick. Only used it on a couple of short journeys so far but seems to be spot on. Connects quickly, no connection or audio drops or anything - no discernible difference from the cabled connection. Thanks for recommending it, saved me a few quid.

 

Cheers

7 hours ago, BigJakk said:

 

Arrived in the post the other day, the phone was struggling to connect to it via Bluetooth at first but clearing Android Auto's cache data and rebooting the phone did the trick. Only used it on a couple of short journeys so far but seems to be spot on. Connects quickly, no connection or audio drops or anything - no discernible difference from the cabled connection. Thanks for recommending it, saved me a few quid.

 

Cheers

Good to hear.

Enjoy your wire free life 😁

On 13/06/2024 at 20:42, nickytheshaft said:

You don't need such an expensive dongle, go for an AliExpress one and you will be fine. 

I have being using this one (the usb stick format) since December and it is flawess

 

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Eza2D8R

 

The usb port shuts off shortly after you lock the car so no drain there 

 

 

I also took a punt on one of these. I must say I'm very impressed with it. Connects quickly and everything works. Only downside is my phone gets a bit warm if I leave it in my pocket 😄

21 hours ago, HappySam said:

I also took a punt on one of these. I must say I'm very impressed with it. Connects quickly and everything works. Only downside is my phone gets a bit warm if I leave it in my pocket 😄

Ha ha, good for the winter....

Better take it out as it uses the phone gps