Carpuride W901 Pro - Dual Bluetooth Connectivity with Apple Carplay and Android Auto for any car!!! 

W103 already comes with dual Bluetooth. And it looks exactly the same as this model in terms of software. There are still limitations on the car side, for cars that only support Bluetooth for calls and don't allow you to pair devices like his jaguar does.

​@@skin2bone93what's the difference between the 103 and 901 pro? Which is better?

Lovely! Glad you're enjoying it and yep the support are really good. I hope our code served you well 🙂. P.s which mx5 have you got? I had a NB MK2.5

@@CRD90 I'm glad your support experience is working out. Mine, not so much. Me: I'm afraid the unit is dead on arrival and won't switch on. Carpuride: Try re-pairing the Blutetooth and see if that helps Me: I can neither pair, nor re-pair the Bluetooth as the unit won't switch on. Carpuride: Please take a video so we can see the problem. Me: here's a video showing the power connection, me testing the voltage with a multimeter, checking the fuse, and showing that the unit hasn't powered up. Carpuride: Can you please go through the menus and let us know the software version number. Me: How do you expect me to go through the menus when it won't switch on? Carpuride: We cannot see what the problem is from your video. Please could you take another video so we can see the problem. Me: Here again is a video of the connected unit not switching on. Can I have return details for a refund please. I wonder what they'll suggest next

@@iangeorge8177 talk about missing the bleedingly obvious! Let me drop my contact a note and see if they can sort it out for you.

@@CRD90 I'm giving up on this one and have ordered the Ottocast equivalent that should fit better too. Still waiting for the Carpuride W103 for the car though so hopefully that will work out of the box and not need support's help!

You’re a patient human! I’d have been furious by the second ridiculous support reply! I just ordered the W103. Fingers crossed 😮

volume controls work if youre using your car speakers but skip/go back and pause/unpause don't work

I managed to get my Carpuride W903 Pro “working with” my Suzuki steering wheel controls (Vol Up/Down and Previous/Next) and Apple Carplay and you don’t need a dual bluetooth head unit to do that! I connected my iPhone (14 running iOS 17.2.1) to the Carpuride unit while still being connected to my Suzuki original stereo. Enabled Carplay and while playing songs on Apple Music, just swipe up to select on which device to output the sound and tadaa ! You still get to retain your SWCs and have carplay with the Carpuride. I guess it will also work with other brands and car brands as well. Just need your iPhone to connect to both the Head Unit and your car’s original stereo system. I can accept/deny calls with my SWCs and the caller is being displayed on Carplay !

@@x.gamehub.x I was able to do this too on my 2013 ford escape sel using the same method, but I noticed that siri doesn't announce messages properly or work properly, is there any way to fix this?

Hi thank you for the kind words! this didn't work for me, I usually just either tap the screen or use the voice assistant.

Thanks, yes and yes. The only exception is the internal mic on the carpuride is still used rather than your car microphone.

@@shane250 steering wheel controls won't work. You can buy a separate remote for it that attaches to your steering wheel. I've shown this in another video when fitting it in my nissan 370z. It will use the units microphone for calls, but you can connect and external mic like I did in my nissan

Thanks bud, glad you found it useful! Make sure to use our discount code as it helps show you came through us 🙂 So yes it will remember the iPhone so you don't have to go through the pairing each time. It will remember the phone last connected and prioritise that. But the easiest thing to do is kill the Bluetooth on the phone you don't want to use.

Not sure as I haven't got an apple watch, but usually on phones stereos and smartwatch are treated separately so I would assume it will work

Built in mic bud 👍

Thanks! Call quality is just as expected, comes through the stereo and no lag. It uses the internal mic which I personally haven't had an issue with as I just raise my voice if needed, but it does also have the option of an external mic that you could plug in and move to somewhere convenient in your car.

@@CRD90 thanks for the reply.. some people complaining on other review videos that they are unable to make calls via Bluetooth and can't hear anything from car stereo.

@@PratapGodithi on this particular model? In fairness I've only tested via android auto

I haven't been able to get Carplay to work with calls through my stereo. I still need to mess with it, but I have my doubts that it'll work. Everything else works with the dual Bluetooth. I might actually switch it to FM transmitter, and connect my phone to my cars Bluetooth instead.

@@CRD90 is it using the International speaker for the call rather than the car speakers? Others are commenting that it doesn't broadcast the other person's voice from the car speaker via BT but uses the internal speaker of the unit

The 901 pro is the version you want bud. Up to you if you want the variant with the reverse camera (good to have ) or steering wheel controls (which I've not tested). As for the heat, no problem there 👍🏽 P.S make sure you use our discount code as it logs the referral through us and ensures we'll get future products to test 🙂

@@CRD90 Thanks. WIll use your coupon code. But because my car is old and small. BMW e30, it might be better to have the 7". Which 7" Carpuride do you recommend? W707 or? I don't need reverse camera sensing.

@@selespeed3 I'd go for the 701 pro as it has the dual Bluetooth function which may help later on. I'm also not a fan of the buttons down the side that the 707 has. But both will do the job just as well, comes down to which you visually prefer.

@@CRD90 ok man i have ordered using your discount code. Thank you.

@@selespeed3 thanks bud!

I doesn't do any of that .I am returning mine

So you can't hear your phone calls through the car stereo?

@@RationalCreed No, you can't - It's also not clear how to raise the volume of a phone call through the device - Turning up volume on the device doesn't seem to impact phone call volume

@@RationalCreed No, it is not capable to use BT for calls, only for music.

It’s. Weird feature to omit. I emailed them and they say you need to use and aux cable because of and echo with bt. But how can a bt connection vs aux make a difference. As far as mic. I am sure the unit had a mic as suiri works fine with my phone in my bag

It's not worth the money .I returning mine

Yep

Yep for example the Spotify from your phone is wirelesly playing on the carpuride which is wirelessly through Bluetooth playing through the car speakers

Unfortunately not, only the apps supported by Android auto / carplay.

Connecting with bluetooth and you have to live with the unit speaker when making a call. I was surprised as well when reading the manual where it in two red marked sentences said just that. This should be advertised in a better way before a purchase. I'm lucky having a audio in in my car for solving the problem. One extra cable yes but I don't mind. I can't be more happy than with my W901 pro.

@@Bo-electric AUX output has low volume for phone calls.. so I have to increase car stereo volume to maximum.. only to be deafend by music volume when call ends. I contacted the seller.. they agreed to refund $50.. or I have to pay the return postage and apparently there is a good chance.. package will be lost so they suggested I do not return it. Feels like a scam to me and real shame all the sponsored reviewers are not mentioning this issue in their review.

​@@Bo-electricHi, could you please brief, how did you solve this issue in your car.. I have tried connecting through AUX cable, but the sound output specific to phone calls remain very feeble and poor

Hi bud, to be honest I haven't tested the phone calls with the unit since my very first carpuride review. That unit however lacked bluetooth so did not have the issues you are experiencing. I'll be sure to mention this in the next review and test it to see if it has been improved. Thanks for the feedback

@@das00716 Connection with AUX. Made my first call just now and after half on hour I asked if it sounded good and my brother said yes. I told him what I was talking on and he then said that it was not as good as with a direct connection from the phone to the car like I use to have but not bad at all. Maybe that's because the mic in the unit isn't as good as the mic in the car. I heard him clearly in the cars speakers. I didn't have you raise the volume that much. Normally i always raise it a bit when talking a call. I drive a VW e-up 2020 and in the AUX setting in the car I can set AUX volume to initially be low, middle or high. It was set to middle and I haven't changed it. So everything works for me.

You have to reach out to them over support, there's no DIY way to do it - so it will need guidance from them 👍

Dual Bluetooth allows you to connect your phone go the carpuride and at the same time connect the carpuride to your car Bluetooth. A simple way to avoid running an AUX cable for audio output instead just use the cars inbuilt Bluetooth

@@CRD90 so for me it’s irrelevant since my 1997 doesn’t have any BT anything?

@@AverageOverlander spot on, you'll be fine with the normal version. If you are buying it, make sure to use our discount code - it links your purchase to our video and ensures we get future products review 😀

​@@CRD90but then you still can't use calls through dual Bluetooth - it only uses the units speakers and won't interface with the car, defeating the whole purpose of dual Bluetooth? Seems like the only way to get call audio through the speakers is with an aux cable.

Capacitive bud just like smartphones. Not sure on the cd player mount, you might be able to get that if the backing bracket is universal

@@CRD90 Thank you, capacitive is exactly what I was looking for. Was about to buy one of those stereos you have to install but it’s resistive which is not ideal.

@@seanlaffey3633 no problem bud, hope our discount code helps 👍🏽

Very good, if you watch my first video on their earlier products I demonstrate this 👍 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NFmb1vKxno0.html

Unfortunately not, this is just for broadcasting. Although thru have just released and Android based unit which lets you install apps.

@@CRD90 Which unit is that?

@@DonDizon right now it's only on the w701, but I suspect they'll roll it out to the rest of the models soon

@@CRD90 I just picked up the w701 Pro. Still trying to figure out how to set it up. Your video is a big help. Thanks...

@DonDizon you're welcome bud 👍🏽

Thanks Mark, just corrected that now - appreciate the heads up 👍

@@CRD90 No problem! Just used the code 💪🏻👊🏻

@@mark12.31 nice one glad it helped 👍

Does the option for Bluetooth come up at all (like in my video)? Or is it only showing the FM transmit

@@CRD90 It has the Bluetooth option which is to click for phone calls etc, but the purple logo 4th along the bottom row says FM transmit and just shows the tower, not Transmit and also including the Bluetooth logo

@@newcombe41 that's super strange, try to reach out to them over email / social media the support is usually very good. I would have expected to see it under the FM transmitter section

He has to fix the video description the one he is using is the 901 pro model the 901 doesn't do dual Bluetooth .

@@havihav thanks, I did not spot that difference. Will update now

Yes, your car stereo unit needs to already be capable of A2DP Bluetooth for music streaming

@matthealy5122 Thanks for the reply! I found out the hard way. Carpuride did offer a $50 refund since the Bluetooth wouldn't work in my car.

@angielevitt4551 I guess that's better than nothing I suppose.