AINOPE Bluetooth FM Transmitter Car Adapter - Stream Music and Take Calls on the Go!

Moustafa Kashen: Took it with me to Lebanon it was amazing! Pease bring it back

United States on Aug 18, 2023

Pen Name: I have an old 2006 Avalon with tape deck and of course no Bluetooth connection. I used to have also iPhone 4S that I route it’s audio through one of these wired tapes, but these were 3.5 mm connection, which doesn’t exist anymore in the new iPhones, yes I finally upgraded a year ago 🙃. So I thought it will be simple, I bought for lightening to 3.5 adaptor and I found a good one that can actually charge the phone at the same time and was very excited, till I realized it charge the phone, and yes it can route the audio, but because I am using a non MiFI certified battery case around my phone, it would only charge but won’t route the audio. I initially thought it was the adaptor, but it wasn’t. So I started looking at other options.

Month before I bought this transmitter I was renting cars for few months and I got so used to the Apple car connection, although I was annoyed at how long it takes for the connection to be established once I am in th3 rental car .... once I went back to my old car I missed that ... and I thought I really need a new car ... believe it or not, this actually made put this on back burner again ...

Cons
1- Sound quality is amazing...

United States on Feb 07, 2021

Kyle Okiec: I just set up this device in my car. The setup was pretty easy. Bluetooth pairing was quick. It took me a few tried to find an FM station that was 'clean' with no interference. Once I did the spund quality was pretty good! No complaints yet!

I like the light up led around the device. The build quality is fine for it being plastic. You can control the volume on the device as well as skipping a song or going back. The volume has subtle clicks when you turn it which is nice. I recommend keeping it at 100% (or 30 on the device) and turning your bluetooth device to 100% volume as well. This way the radio volume can be low to avoid static or any type of audible interference.

It also came with a FREE usb-c to usb-c charging cable which is awesome. It's a great length to go from the device to my phone in the car. It charges quickly.

I've only had this for a day so this is not a long term review. I will update if there are any issues. But for now, 5 STARS!

United States on Nov 14, 2020

Wes: I'm actually very surprised at the quality and functionality of this. It's usually a gamble with these knockoff brands from China, but this one is more than worth the price.

I've owned many FM transmitters before, usually from Best Buy or something, and they were nowhere near the quality of this.

The Bluetooth is fast enough to watch a video on your phone with no noticable lag in the audio coming through the car speakers. The sound quality is great, but there are many other variables that factor into the final sound quality leaving the speakers (i.e. audio file quality, streaming rate, car radio and speaker quality, etc.). The quick charge function works well, the battery voltage readout is a great idea, and very useful for knowing the health of your battery and alternator. The usb-c cable is a huge bonus, and allows fast charging with my Pixel 4 XL.

I haven't seen any way to store different frequencies on this transmitter. That would be a nice function so I could switch frequencies quickly if I drive through an area with competing signals.

Good luck with the Engrish instructions. You're better off throwing them away and just pushing all the buttons...

United States on Oct 06, 2020

Timothy H Erickson: This is an update to my original post (see below).

The unit works as advertised but it interferes with my Ford F150's tire pressure monitoring system. A few days after I started using it my truck threw a code for a TPMS fault (not a low tire warning, a system fault). After checking the tire pressures and clearing the fault everything was fine for a few days, then the code came up again.

Investigations on auto blogs and Youtube came up with issues with Ford TPMS and radio interference from after-market audio systems and cell phone chargers. I stopped using the FM converter and the problem has not reoccurred in several months.

This is not a problem with Bluetooth--I use other Bluetooth gear with no problem. This IS as much a problem with Ford as it is with the converter.

Original Post:

I was very skeptical about this little bit of tech but paying $18 to allow me to stream or play MP3s on the AM/FM stereo in my (new to me) 2013 F150 that didn't come with an AUX jack was a lot better than paying a couple of hundred bucks for a new sound system. I took the chance and was pleasantly surprised.

There are only two minor downsides:

1. The...

United States on Oct 05, 2020