For those of you who have a rapsberry pi laying around (or need an excuse to buy one), you can set this up yourself.
I've installed it on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and it works as expected. Only downside I see is switching between my and my wife's device (the Motorola device has a physical button for this).
One is enough for my setup. It depends on the car though, the raspberry needs 2 A /10 W. If your car doesn't provide enough energy, you might need another power source (e.g. a small power supply powered by that cigarette port.)
Yeah but they drain your battery because what you see on your car's display is rendered and streamed by the phone. A cable is much more efficient in terms of power per data sent, plus it provides power back to the phone.
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cron@feddit.org · 9 pts · 207d
For those of you who have a rapsberry pi laying around (or need an excuse to buy one), you can set this up yourself.
I've installed it on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and it works as expected. Only downside I see is switching between my and my wife's device (the Motorola device has a physical button for this).
droplet4683@feddit.org · 0 pts · 206d
Oh that's neat! Do you need 2 USB cables connected to the PI, 1 for data connection and 1 for power?
cron@feddit.org · 0 pts · 206d
One is enough for my setup. It depends on the car though, the raspberry needs 2 A /10 W. If your car doesn't provide enough energy, you might need another power source (e.g. a small power supply powered by that cigarette port.)
droplet4683@feddit.org · 1 pts · 205d
Ok thanks!
DampSquid@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 207d
Do the little bluetooth dongle-thingies i've seen on AliExpress work?
tgf@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 207d
Yes. Both my brother and father bought the aliexpress dongle because Opel and Ford implementations were shit.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 206d
Yeah but they drain your battery because what you see on your car's display is rendered and streamed by the phone. A cable is much more efficient in terms of power per data sent, plus it provides power back to the phone.