Ordered. Thanks for the thread @LakeShow . I've been waiting for something like this to come out. Had a feeling it was possible.

 

Yes, you'll need a firmware update. I received it today and the screen is in English on mine (it says "connecting). The seller is in Singapore so you won't hear anything until later tonight, but they are very responsive. You can probably still get it to connect because, as the instruction says, it might take a few tries. Just follow the directions that came with it paying attention to the red and blue light. That said it works pretty good with a couple of issues that I'll be contacting the seller about.

 

I'm sorry but what red and blue lights?

 

Take a look at the end of the dongle (the end with the USB input jack) when doing the initial connection. It'll blink red while it's connecting to Bluetooth, and when that's done the same light will blink blue while it's connecting to WiFi.There's nothing you can do when this is going on but at least you can monitor what steps it's going through. It took mine 3 tries before finally successfully connecting. As per the instructions, you'll need to delete the dongle's Bluetooth profile between tries.

 

I did see a small red light this time, never a blue. Tried several times as you suggested, no luck. I GIVE! Will wait to hear from the Mfg.

 

Did you ever get to the point where you enter the passcode for Bluetooth?

 

Yes, it connected several times, but then it still wouldn’t work. If I turned the car off it wouldn’t re-connect. Did the entire process several times.

 

Please post updates for firmware... mine is coming soon.

 

Just tested it tonight and it worked on the first try! Is there a way to tell what firmware version the dongle is on? Any benefit to updating to the latest firmware version?

Only had a chance to test some music and audio quality seemed great, couldn’t tell that it was different vs. plugged in. Thanks to the OP for sharing this product. 👍🏼

 

As your dongle is connecting, you'll see it on the "Waiting for connection" screen.

 

I guess I'm going to have to ask AZ for a refund. Carlin got back to me and said to try mode 3 and unplug and re-plug but that still didn't work. By the way I tried mode 3 several times yesterday. I realize I'm old and slow but this sh*! is frustrating.
P.S. would someone with a working unit verify the model number. mine is U2W-01-PLUS. Thanks

 

I've been following this thread for some time and have an avid interest in seeing this work--but I think we have a 'not ready for primetime' scenario going. The issue lies with Apple and not because they are the evil corporate entity out to make everyone's life miserable, but because of the security issues surrounding CarPlay. Apple is extremely security conscious, this is a given, and the fact that CarPlay links a phone into vehicle systems probably keeps a few engineers up at night. The marques that have wireless CarPlay (M-B, BMW, ...) are deep in bed with Apple, but these aftermarket dongles are not. They are literally black market devices and if Apple makes a code tweak in CarPlay or in the wireless protocols in iOS, then the dongles will cease working and the overseas contacts may even go mute.

One has to ask, why doesn't Qualcomm or NetGear make this dongle? They have the technology to do it and far better than some sweatshop in Southeast Asia. Certainly the market is there. At the end of the day, it has to do with the difficulties of making it work across different platforms, making it secure and making it safe. In one horror scenario you are driving along and the radio comes on full-blast without warning, you wreck, you get litigated (remember where you live) and the manufacturer of the dongle is not returning the attorney's calls.

I want this to work as much as anyone, but I have my reservations.

 

Are you connecting to the device's WiFi network? If not you’ll never get past the black screen. You only need to connect to it via Bluetooth the first time to complete the initial set up. After that it should auto connect to the device's WiFi network and the Porsche PCM's Bluetooth.

 

Thanks for all the attempts to help me but it's going back.

 

Mine is out for delivery today but out of town on a biz trip. I hope to get it installed over the weekend and will report back.