MASAA Wireless Android Auto Adapter User Manual
- June 12, 2024
- MASAA
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MASAA Wireless Android Auto Adapter User Manual
COMPATIBILITY CHECK
Compatible Android versions:
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Must support 5GHz Wi-Fi, have an active data plan enabled, and have AndroidAutoactivated in your car.
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Equipped with an Android phone compatible with wireless Android Auto:
A. All phones with Android 11.0；
B. Google and Samsung phones equipped with Android 10.0；C. Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and Note 8 phones equipped with Android9. -
[ IMPORTANT] Only for cars with wired Android Auto.
How to find out if a car has Android Auto?
Method 1: Plug your Android phone into the car’s main USB port. If the
car has AndroidAuto, the app will pop up on the screen, asking for your
permission on the phone.
Method 2: If there is an Android Auto icon in the car audio menu, it
means that your car has a built-in Android Auto system.
Method 3: Contact your car dealer for help.
Check out this website for supported car models:
https://www.android.com/auto/compatibility
Check out this website to set up Android Auto:
https://support.google.com/androidauto/answer/6348029?hl=en&ref_topic=6348
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HOW TO USE
Setup Step
- Start the car and wait for the car head unit system to be loaded
- Connect the wireless Android Auto dongle to your vehicle’s USB or USBC port. Note If Your car has several ports, please be sure to plug the dongle into the port that is forwarded Android Auto.
- Turn on your Phone’s WiFi, then the adapter “smart Dongle-xxxx” will appear in list.Please do not connect to it or to any other WiFi list at this time, just keep Wifi on not be occupied
- Turn on the Bluetooth, search for the adapter “smart Dongle-xxxx”, then clickit topair.After a few seconds, the phone will prompt “Use Android Auto”, click the prompt and wait for 5-15 seconds to connect successfully.
- After the first pairing, the wireless Android Auto dongle will automatically reconnect toyour Phone when you use it again. In some cars, you may need to choose the option nof “Start automatically” in the Android Auto settings to activate this function
Note
- If this is your first time to use the Android Auto function, please use the USB data cable to plug into your phone and plug into the USB port of the car and activate Android Auto via cable.
- The dongle can be paired with multiple Phones, but they cannot be connected at thesame time. Before pairing with your new phone, disconnect the WiFi and Bluetooth Of the currently connected phone.
- By default, the system will connect back to the last used phone. If the phone want to use this time is not the phone you
- Used last time, you need to set up the connection manually.
ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION
Working Principle
- Wireless Android Auto Adapter uses Bluetooth to set up the connection between the phone and the vehicle and then it switches to using WiFi for the actual functionality.
- After the Bluetooth pairing is successful, the phone WiFi will automatically connect to the dongle’s WiFi. Then the mobile phone Bluetooth will automatically switch to the car Bluetooth to maintain work.
Based on the working principle of the dongle, please pay attention the following:
- When using the wireless Android Auto function, the Bluetooth of the mobile phone remains connected to the car, and the WiFi of the mobile phone will also be occupied by the dongle, and other WiFi cannot be used during this period. If other WiFi conflicts with the dongle’s WiFi, you may need to manually disconnect the other WiFi tokeepthe Android wireless for its own use.
- The auto-connection function of the dongle requires you to keep the WiFi and Bluetooth of the mobile phone available. In addition, please set the WiFi network of the dongle to “Wi-Fi Direct” :Settings > WLAN > Click the “i” symbol on the far right of “Smart Dongle-****” > turn on “Wi- Fi Direct”.
PACKAGE LIST
- 1 x Wireless Android Auto Adapter
- 1 x USB C to USB adapter
- 1 x User Manual
SERVICE
Warranty (in the case of non-artificial damage)
- Lifetime technical support;
- 100% money-back guarantee;
- Free replacement for failed products.
*No need to return and don’t worry miss the Amazon return window, please contact us directly
Contact Us on Amazon:
A. Go to “Your orders” on your Amazon account;
B. Find the corresponding order;
C. Select “Problem with order” and choose the topic;
D. Select
*If there is any issue while using the adapter or any dissatisfaction, we sincerely hope to have an opportunity to make it right.
FIRMWARE UPDATE
Premise
- If the dongle works properly, it means the current version is suitable for your car. It isnot recommended to update the firmware in this case to avoid any problems.
- Only try this solution when the problem you encountered cannot be resolved by the solutions in the “FAQ” list.
- If problems occur after the upgrade, please “Restore factory settings”.
Upgrade Steps / Enter the Settings Inter
- Power on the adapter, it is recommended to use the charging port only. (When upgrading, do not connect directly to the USB port on the car)
- Connect to the WiFi of the dongle, and the password is “88888888”.
- Open the browser and enter “192.168.1.101”, click “Switch P2P”, and thenclick”OK”.
- Return to WiFi Connect, click on “Wi- Fi Direct”, and then connect to Available Devices (automatically named by Android) ps: This step is only for reference of Android phone users, please ignore this step for iPhone users.
- Return to the browser page and click “Update” (during the update process, thesignal light will flash when it reaches 70%, and it will return to normal after success). After theupgrade is successful, “Your software is up to date” will be displayed at the bottom of the interface. After the upgrade is completed, Please restart the phone once before using the dongle.
- If your car is not compatible during connection, on the same page, fill in your car make,model year and problem details, then click ‘Submit’. Our engineers will receive your question and investigate possible solutions.
*If your problem is not finally resolved, please contact us for a refund (no return required).
APP UPDATE
Premise
If the wireless Android auto cannot be used or after a period of time, please update the latest Android Auto program in the mobile phone Google Play program.
- Open and log in your Google play account.
- Search Android auto in the search bar and click to enter Android auto.
- Update to the latest version.