New 'AirFly Drive' Accessory Turns Wired CarPlay Into Wireless CarPlay

Twelve South, a well-known accessory shaper for Apple products, has released a caller AirFly Drive accessory that turns wired CarPlay into wireless CarPlay.


AirFly Drive uses Wi-Fi to found a transportation betwixt your iPhone and vehicle, eliminating the request to usage a USB-C cablegram for CarPlay.

Priced astatine $39.99 successful the U.S., the AirFly Drive plugs into a USB information larboard successful your vehicle. The accessory is fundamentally a compact aluminum cube with a USB-A larboard connected it, with a USB-C adapter included successful the box. It is designed to enactment plugged in, truthful that you tin get successful your conveyance and usage wireless CarPlay close distant each time.

You lone request to brace your iPhone with the AirFly Drive once, and past it volition connection accelerated automatic reconnection each clip the conveyance starts, with nary app, account, oregon charging required. A fastener connected the accessory allows for one-press switching betwixt 2 paired iPhones, which is utile if 2 radical stock the aforesaid vehicle.


Before first-time setup, you indispensable disconnect your iPhone from your conveyance by choosing "Forget This Device" successful the vehicle's Bluetooth settings.

Twelve South says the AirFly Drive works with immoderate iPhone moving iOS 10 oregon newer and any conveyance that already has mill enactment for wired CarPlay.

Similar wired-to-wireless CarPlay dongles from different brands are disposable connected Amazon, but Twelve South is simply a reputable shaper of accessories for Apple products. AirFly Drive is available to bid now successful achromatic oregon black.
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