Getting Android Auto into the Lucid

lmarcc said:

Late response (only a year late, right?) but I have a Starlink dish installed in the car. I use it with my Android Auto AI box device thingie.

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borski said:

Interesting! Where did you install the dish?

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lmarcc said:

I have a Starlink Mini mounted on the underside of the glass roof just above and ahead of the rear passenger area. I used a mount similar to what's shown in this Amazon listing. I have a short barrel jack to USB-C adapter (I think this one), and then have the USB-C cable running to the 12v outlet in the trunk using this 100v USB-C adapter.

I don't have reliable cellular data for part of my commute, so I use the Starlink wifi for my android phone, and then have my android phone hardwired to this Android AI box. It's under-powered, but one of the few Android AI boxes that features a second USB port that happens to transmit Android Auto over the USB cable. It's not documented, but it works. The Carlink 4.0 also does this - again undocumented - but like other folks, I can't get the friggin Carlink 4.0 resolution to work with the Lucid's display. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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lmarcc said:

I have a Starlink Mini mounted on the underside of the glass roof just above and ahead of the rear passenger area. I used a mount similar to what's shown in this Amazon listing. I have a short barrel jack to USB-C adapter (I think this one), and then have the USB-C cable running to the 12v outlet in the trunk using this 100v USB-C adapter.

I don't have reliable cellular data for part of my commute, so I use the Starlink wifi for my android phone, and then have my android phone hardwired to this Android AI box. It's under-powered, but one of the few Android AI boxes that features a second USB port that happens to transmit Android Auto over the USB cable. It's not documented, but it works. The Carlink 4.0 also does this - again undocumented - but like other folks, I can't get the friggin Carlink 4.0 resolution to work with the Lucid's display. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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borski said:

Sadly, it appears the Starlink Mini dish does not work inside the Gravity's glass, at least in the iteration we have. I wonder if it's metallic tint or something that causes signal attenuation? Works immediately if I take it out of the car.

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lmarcc said:

Ugh that's brutal. I'll bet it's the glass coating. I know that the dish is supposed to have a clear view of the sky, but why not try it inside the frunk? The Gravity has a power outlet up there, right? Should be easy enough to see if it works.

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borski said:

Sadly, it appears the Starlink Mini dish does not work inside the Gravity's glass, at least in the iteration we have. I wonder if it's metallic tint or something that causes signal attenuation? Works immediately if I take it out of the car.

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lmarcc said:

Ugh that's brutal. I'll bet it's the glass coating. I know that the dish is supposed to have a clear view of the sky, but why not try it inside the frunk? The Gravity has a power outlet up there, right? Should be easy enough to see if it works.

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borski said:

Mount ordered. Works through the second row side windows. since it would be a temporary solution for us when we travel anyway, that’s fine!

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