Carsifi makes Android Auto wireless, connects to 2 phones

A new dongle is coming that will make Android Auto wireless. With Carsifi you can connect two phones and then switch between those devices with the push of a button. The device is compact and you can connect it to the USB port of your car.

Carsify

There are more than 100 million cars that are compatible with Android Auto, Google said in May during the Google I/O event. However, the majority of these cars work with the wired version of the platform and not with Android Auto Wireless. You connect your phone and then Google’s operating system for the car appears.

Carsifi is a new gadget that allows such cars to connect wirelessly to your phone. You plug it into the USB port of the bolide, and then connect the dongle to your phone via Bluetooth and WiFi. It works on all cars that support the wired variant of Android Auto.

Connect two phones

Chances are that that story already sounds familiar to you, because the AAWireless was already on the market earlier, a dongle that promises exactly the same. Well, there are a few assets underlined by the developers of this new gadget. First of all, the device is more compact, but it can connect to two phones simultaneously via a multipoint connection. You can then press the Carsifi’s single button to switch between the two connected devices. That can come in handy when a phone’s battery runs out, and that’s a problem that can occur when using Android Auto wirelessly.

A final advantage of Carsifi is that the dongle also works with older Android versions, namely with Android 6, 7 and 8. Carsifi can be found on Kickstarter, the well-known crowdfunding platform, and the first deliveries are expected in November of 2021. You have to deposit at least 77 euros excluding shipping if you want to get a Carsifi adapter.