Otocast Mini Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto Adapter in Testing

Small as USB sticks: Otocast allows wireless use of Android auto or Apple CarPlay in mini car. The test shows how it works.

If you are tired of connecting the iPhone or Android smartphone to the daily vehicle by the cable, you get a small dongle with Otocast Mini, which enables a wireless connection to these interfaces with these interfaces. The adapter supports both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

Important: Adapter does not upgrade an Android auto or carplay – it only serves as a placeholder to enable wireless connections between smartphones and infotainments. The adapter works only when the vehicle also supports Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. You can test whether this is the case by connecting the cell phone to the vehicle through the cable. If the car already has a wireless connection option for Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, the dongle is unnecessary.

Otocast mini is very compact and is only 5 cm long and 2 cm wide. It will also go as a USB stick. This provides a large benefit for cars in which the slot is located directly under the fitting.

By default, the dongle provides a USB a plug. In addition, there is a right-angle adapter (90 degrees) for USB-A, if the port seats adversely in the cockpit. There is also an adapter for the USB-A on the USB-C for vehicles which only has Type C connector. Depending on the vehicle, the adapter is particularly suitable – or low if there is any risk that you get to your knee or hand dongle while switching.

Otocast dongle is first plugged into the vehicle. Then press the ignition and find the device with your smartphone via Bluetooth. Otocast can be found under mini Car2-xxxx,

If you have already connected the iPhone or Android smartphone to the vehicle by cable, you can start carplay or Android auto as usual. With the first setting, you have to follow all stages on the screen of the infotainment system. The decoration immediately worked with Apple Carplay.

With Android smartphone, we had to repeat the step again before the connection came through Bluetooth. Then the smartphone firmly combined with the vehicle within about 20 seconds through the dongle. In one case, there were frozen frozen about Spotify, which resumed the vehicle.

2 -in -1 adapter Otocast Mini costs directly from the manufacturer 53 EuroThis is a reasonable value, even if there are cheap options from other brands and no-name providers.

If the vehicle does not support this option, Otocast mini wireless is one of the smallest dongles for Android auto and Apple CarPlay. It plugs into the cockpit quickly and inconsistently.

Thanks to compatibility for both large platforms, it is suitable for both Android and iPhone users-the condition is that the infotainment system also supports Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. The connection of Apple Carplay works smoothly, we needed a second effort with Android Auto – but the coupling was also innocent after that.

How sensible a dongle is in the USB stick format eventually depends on the status of the USB connection in the car. We recommend you to see it before purchasing because the adapter spreads about 5 cm.