Android Auto (wireless) for 2024 and up Spyders now available and working

[notagrn]

Binize CarPlay AI Box - Only buy this particular one, direct from Binize. It will have the updated software that works with the CanAm Spyders already installed https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2L5G1FK

So the link to the Binize box picks the black box. The red version is $80 cheaper. Will the red version work? Thanks.

 

[jcthorne]

So the link to the Binize box picks the black box. The red version is $80 cheaper. Will the red version work? Thanks.

Yes. They were the same price when I posted, but are the same internally so long as you are buying from Binize, not old stock from another seller. Older boxes could be updated, but why mess with it?

Actually, checking just now, they are the same price if you use the coupon shown for the black one. Either one is $249.

 

[Handydan]

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First Amazon links to the 3 products required to install.

Binize CarPlay AI Box - Only buy this particular one, direct from Binize. It will have the updated software that works with the CanAm Spyders already installed https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2L5G1FK

Motorcycle SAE to USB power supply - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DB5S6W9W

Motorcycle SAE charging leads - https://www.amazon.com/PACK-Sae-Ring-Terminal-Harness/dp/B09GFTBJ3F

You will have to have a Bluetooth headset already paired to your bike and powered on for this to work just as for CarPlay without this box. A microphone and speakers are required and the headset is how this bike get those connected to CarPlay and now Android Auto.

Installation is simple. The Binize AI Box comes with a T-shape USB cable that will connect to your bike and the box. The extra lead goes to the USB power supply that will power the box BEFORE the instrument cluster powers up and looks for a CarPlay connection.

Plug it all in, boot up the instrument cluster and the setup screen will come up instead of CarPlay. The cluster and box may need to reboot a couple of cycles to auto determine and format the image to fit the Can Am screen. Once you have the Android system up and running, launch the Autokit app to start Android Auto and pair your phone to the Binize box. Once you have it connected, you can go into settings on the Binize box to auto launch Autokit each time your bike connects. This will have the system come up in Android Auto every time you turn on the bike. Wirelessly. No need to plug in your phone!

Next, if you are a CarPlay user, this box can connect wirelessly to an iPhone as well giving you wireless CarPlay.

Lastly, the Binize box can function without a phone connection at all if you install a sim card in it for wireless connectivity and the apps, including unrestricted full video, run directly on the box. I had no need for this while riding so did not explore that system much.

I have had this system on my F3 for a couple weeks now and several rides and the it has worked perfectly. Starts up and launches each and every time the bike is turned on. Even remembers what I was listening to (I use an app called PlexAmp to use my large music library at home and on my phone). Google Assistant works great through the headset. I have searched for locations and navigated there using voice command as well as asking for weather and news.

I think this is sufficient information to get folks thoroughly confused so I will stop here but feel free to ask questions. I am not selling anything here, I do not have a business relationship with Binize other than I purchased the product (adaptor box number 23 that I tried) and worked with their development staff to squash a few bugs and get this working smoothly. ENJOY!

I have been fighting my 2026 Spyder Sea to Sky for a week now using a Binize box, which I now see as listed in the "item details" tab is a 2014 model/year model number AO-BOX. Which model number are you referencing here as it seems Binize updates their units frequently? I'm using a Samsung Galaxy 23 Plus. The Car Play Icon comes up on the infotainment menu, but it is greyed out and not working. It also says 'no phone plugged into USB'. I've already run a powered USB port via SAE connection, but not as powerful as the one you referenced. Can you check the current capabilities of both the Spyder and Amazon's listings for compatibility? Thank you so very much for your post, it gives me hope that I will be able to move forward with AA on my new bike.

 

[Handydan]

Okay, I just placed the order for that one at $75 more than the one that I had, not saying that's a problem, but I'm hoping that this resolves a problem. It appears that there are particulars in how the order of pairing Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and so forth. I understand the powered USB port, (not the one that comes on the bike, I have one already hooked up, via SAE) must have the Binize box powered up for at least 30 to 45 seconds before attempting to turn the ignition of the bike on, but the problems I am coming into is there's no Wi-Fi for my phone to connect with, either with mobile hotspot or regular Wi-Fi, and there are no Wi-Fi networks connected to my Wi-Fi when I'm looking to do this. I cannot get past the grayed-out Apple Carplay on the Spyders screen. When you select it, the screen says that there's no phone hooked into the USB port. In the instructions from Binize, it says that you are supposed to get into the app kit, or app toolkit or something like that, to select which screen you'd prefer and to connect to every time? I've never seen any of this information. There is no app to put on my phone to connect to the Binize box. Other than that, the only thing I've been successful with is Bluetooth connection of Auto kit - T box which just has toggles in it for audio phone and contacts if I'm not mistaken. This is extremely frustrating to not be able to get past this when I'm looking at the pictures of your screen. Thank you for your help. If a phone call/text/email is an option for this conversation let me know via DM.