Roav VIVA, by Anker, Alexa-Enabled 2-Port USB Car Charger for In-Car Navigation, Hands-Free Calling and Music Streaming (Spotify Available Soon). For Cars with Bluetooth/CarPlay/Android Auto/Aux In
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Will this replace my echo dot? I already have a bluetooth speaker, what will this do for me? I go through the alexa setup as well as test the features and see if it works for connected car usage.
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Anker Roav SmartCharge F0 Bluetooth FM Transmitter for Car, Audio Adapter and Receiver, Hands-Free Calling, MP3 Car Charger with 2 USB Ports, PowerIQ, and AUX Output (No Dedicated App)
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Anker Roav DashCam A1, Dash Cam for Car, Driving Recorder, 1080p FHD LCD Screen, Nighthawk Vision, Wide Angle Lens, Wi-Fi, G-Sensor, WDR, Loop Recording, Night Mode, Motion Detection, Dedicated App
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Roav SmartCharge F2, by Anker, FM Transmitter, Bluetooth Receiver, Car Charger with Bluetooth 4.2, Car Locator, App Support, 2 USB ports, PowerIQ, AUX Output, and USB Drive to Play MP3 Files
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So what is the difference between this and this using the Alexa app on your phone and just talking to your phone because the microphone and be closer to you and that thing anyway
Does it drain you car/truck battery when left plug in
Here is a fix for Spotify on the Roav Viva that was removed in recent updates: I contacted Anker and they said Amazon has required Anker to remove Spotify from this device in order for Amazon to promote Prime Music. This is Amazon’s fault. Not Anker’s. The fix is simply to install the Roav app version 2.5.0 on your android device. You can google search “Roav Viva APK” and download the app from a trusted third party site and not the Google Play store. There is currently no plan to get Spotify working on the ROAV until Amazon allows it. (which is prob not going to happen)
Would rather have a google home in car
I wonder if this can interface with Waze for mapping instead of Apple maps or Google maps.
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MY opinion a d experience of google maps. It sucks. Waze is better.
Dude get a tripod at least!
Just so that I’m clear, are you saying the Viva device connects to your phone via Bluetooth and not Wi-Fi? If your car is fitted with a hotspot, and I think you said yours is, can you not connect the VIVA to your car’s hotspot via Wi-Fi? In theory this is a good device because it’s designed for use in a car, but I think it would be great if it had its own built in GPS receiver and 4G modem so you wouldn’t need to connect it to your phone, it cold be completely self contained if you get what I mean, well, as self contained as an Internet connected device can be.
Edit this down to 5 minutes and it’ll be better. Be merciless, but lose the “rushed” diction. And use a tripod.
Actually it is fast charge they told me so mine should be sent out once they get their inventory and they’re going to send me one so I can’t wait to try it
So if you have CarPlay or android auto this is completely useless?
Can you waze with this?
Finally, I know exactly how Roav Viva works! I want one.
Also I don’t get it as it does nothing that my iPhone doesn’t already do sitting on my dash.
What is the actual point of it?
How did you know I was a player? You must be a psychic. LOL.
this may have been asked — I dont’ have a bluetooth stereo or aux input — i have a bluetooth visor speaker – will it work with that set up ?
So, just so I’m clear – I have the exact same Jeep as you, with the UConnect system, but am not paying for the wi-fi. In that scenario, the only way an Alexa Dot would work is by using the wi-fi hotspot on my phone. Does the Viva work without setting up the phone’s wi-fi hotspot – in effect, just pushing everything through the Viva App and using the phone’s internet connection and then returning it? Also, won’t connecting through Bluetooth to both the Viva and the UConnect require 2 Bluetooth connections at the same time? Also, even though I connect my phone to UConnect through Bluetooth all the time, I’ve never been able to get it to transmit the Google Maps direction commands through the Jeep’s speaker system. They are always muted on the phone and in order to use Google Maps with sound, I have to turn off Bluetooth. Have you ever had this issue?
You got a Echo dot in car setup video?
Why u r confusing people keetping Alexa dot next to it
Sorry….I may have missed it, but do you have a vid that shows how to set up the dot in a car??? Thanks
Does the rova Vita have a build in speaker in the device it self
Can I leave it plugged into my car overnight ? Will it kill the battery?
Does it navigate using google maps in iphone or apple maps by default?
The reason there is lag because there is an app that the vita goes thru. Then it goes to the Amazon cloud. The dot just goes to Alexa cloud.
You’ve come a long way Travis! Not bad for your first video.
i am a little confused…. if your phone is an android, and you have bluetooth, why cant you just use google voice commands to do all the same stuff? i just say “ok google, navigate me to the closest startbucks” and it does the same thing. so why do we need a middle(wo)man with alexa?
Please put the camera on a tripod and do the video with two hands. This was awful to watch.
Great video review sir!
ok… that’s cool and all, but why not just have an iPhone on you and say “Hey SIri”?