In this video, I check out the DRERYRIT 2in1 Wireless Adapter. You can buy this wireless dongle currently for $48.99 from Amazon US > https://amzn.to/44zyoI0. Use coupon code LE9XYOUA for 40%-OFF your order at checkout.
TL/DR: The DRERYRIT 2-in-1 Wireless Adapter impresses with its fast device switching feature, solid performance with CarPlay and Android Auto, and a budget-friendly price of $48.99. Ideal for seamless multi-device use.
There are only a handful of wireless CarPlay adapters that feature a physical button to switch between connecting devices. However, in my recent experience, these adapters have worked in quite a haphazard way. So when I picked up the DRERYRIT Wireless Adapter, I didn’t have high hopes at first. But in practice, this is one of the fastest 2-in-1 wireless adapters, and its switching functionality is fairly solid and for the most part, usable!
In the box, you get the adapter itself, a few manuals, an adhesive mount, a USB-A to C cable to power it, and a USB-C to C cable for more modern wired CarPlay/Android Auto ports in the car.
Looking over the adapter, it’s a small pint-sized adapter. It’s not the smallest I’ve seen recently, but small enough to mirror a few other major brand adapters. On its top glossy (fingerprint magnet) surface, there is a dual-ring logo that is also used as a status light for power and connection. Around the edges of the adapter is a geometric texture, the switching button on one face and a single USB-C power port on the opposite side.
Once the adapter is inserted into my CarPlay USB port, the adapter lit up white/red, waiting for its first Bluetooth pairing. On the CarPlay screen, there is the adapter’s rather simple full-screen menu with the displayed BT profile ID to connect your phone to and also its current firmware number.
I soon connected to wireless CarPlay within around 10 seconds after pulling out my phone to select the same BT profile.In CarPlay, I found interactions to be fairly solid, again not the smoothest or best I’ve seen recently but good enough. When checking the Wi-Fi specs, it showed a similar Wi-Fi vendor as the Sunweyer adapter I reviewed recently, however, it wasn’t as smooth in frame rate. This is considering the DRERYRIT has a slightly better overall spec sheet.
Call lag and quality were decent and a solid pass. However, music playback fell more into the late 3-second camp and couldn’t be adjusted in the rather basic IP config menu. While browsing the settings page, I saw GPS is now added, so expect GPS passthrough out of the gates with two modes, one of which I assume is ON. Testing both seemed to show similar results, yet the default setting gave more janky positioning at times during navigation, so maybe Mode1 is ON.
I fired up my Android Google Pixel 5 and was able to find and attempt to connect to the adapter’s available BT profile. Unable to take over CarPlay, I pressed the switch button and tapped on the connect button on Android. CarPlay was relaunched soon after. However, on pressing the switch for the second time, I was soon sitting in Android Auto within 11 seconds from BT pairing and around 41 seconds when switching from CarPlay.
Like CarPlay, Android Auto seemed quick and responsive, with little pixel distortion. It also had the usual Android Auto platform’s 1-2 second improved delay in audio and navigation over CarPlay. It’s worth pointing out that this adapter gave the fastest 2-in-1 adapter I’ve tested to boot into its main menu, and also the fastest 2-in-1 adapter to BT pair into Apple CarPlay. However, it drops this crown when connecting to Android Auto’s BT pair and overall boot time into Android Auto to the MMB 2.0 and Sunweyer respectively. Call delay and quality were also high up there with CarPlay, offering clear audio and very little lag in return calling audio.
I ran the same switching test between two iOS devices. This gave mixed results where sometimes one phone needed to be manually switched to via the BT menu, but otherwise, it switched back and forth fairly well, in around 40 seconds between them.
Overall, the DRERYRIT Wireless Adapter passes many of my tests with great success for a 2-in-1 adapter. The take-home achievement is in its main UPS feature – it’s quick device switching. Although switching devices isn’t quick, it does make swapping between two nearby and previously connected devices in a much more reliable and seamless way than any other adapter I have tested. Throw in its sale price, and this adapter can be had for just $48.99. So, if you are looking for a 2-in-1 adapter for multi-device use, then this adapter should be high up on your shortlist – if it isn’t already right up at the top!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 – Brief overview
0:25 – Unboxing
0:49 – Features & Design
1:46 – Demo Intro
2:28 – Unlock Car to CarPlay Test
3:10 – Demo Wireless CarPlay
4:40 – Wifi Spec, GPS Passthrough, IP Config
5:29 – Switching to Android Auto
6:38 – Demo Android Auto
8:16 – Switching between Apple & Google phones
9:29 – Switching between 2 Apple phones
10:47 – System restart to chosen device test
12:22 – My Impressions
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