Does anyone know if hyundai are planning an update to introduce wireless android auto? The lower trim kona has it, and it makes sense to have it. Plus the car has WiFi built in.

If not- does anyone know a good dongle in the UK? Coming from a car with wireless to wired is a minor inconvenience when I'm in a rush.

There should be an update sometime in the next week. If we don't get wireless Android Auto then I expect you'll have to go the dongle route.

 

I think it is highly unlikely wireless AA or Carplay will come in this update.

 

No Kona in the UK has Wireless Android Auto and I think it would need extra hardware to be able to be used, so AA as an OTA update is most unlikely.
I tried using wireless AA on my friends car and it completely rinsed my battery and the phone ran really hot.

 

I think it would need extra hardware to be able to be used

That's a very interesting question. If you go into the engineering menus you can see the 10 inch screen systems do include wifi, you can see details of the chip and run diagnostics. But currently the wifi isn't used for anything so no way to tell if they connected an aerial or just had the chip on the board because it came as part of the package.
If it's just lacking drivers then they probably could turn it on fairly easily, but if there isn't an aerial it's not going to happen.

 

As for a dongle there isn't one currently sold specifically in the UK. There is one on Indiegogo:

AAWireless

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I use a CarLinkIt2 plugged into the USB port next to the wireless charger. After the first connection your phone just automatically links when you get in and turn on the car. Just like a wired connection. Works fine for calls, Spotify etc too. Always thought it was pointless having a wireless charger if you must have a wired connection for CarPlay. I’m using it with an iPhone 11.

 

Curious as to what "an update in the next week" means? Are you saying the NAV/MAP updates?? Source?

 

That’s what I understand it to be. There’s a nav update in May and November each year I believe.

As far as I know though, the navigation system and mapping data is all that gets updated here. I may be wrong, but my understanding was that any software for the car or infotainment (outside of GPS) had to be done by the dealer.

 

US update is out.

The Display audio update (which I think is for low spec US Kona's) has Kona electric 2021-2022 (improved connectivity of wireless Carplay and wireless Android Auto) and Kona electric 2019 (better remote access with seamless connectivity between display audio system and bluelink server).

The Gen 5 infotainment update for the US doesn't really seem to have much that is new. On the other hand they're touting the black map display as new so perhaps the US is just lagging behind the RoW.