<ol><li>On your mobile phone, swipe down to show the accessibility menu shown below<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/106ea4c7-f6b7-46af-803f-976086b786f7.png"></figure></li><li>Tap &amp; hold on the wifi section to show the detailed menu<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/9463b826-130b-49cc-ad55-883fc0beade0.png"></figure></li><li>In the bottom right-hand corner you will see personal hotspot, tap this icon to make sure it&apos;s lit up green showing it&apos;s enabled.<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/8db8d20b-c7b5-411d-a1fb-ed0ba87fd9d6.png"></figure></li></ol>

How To Quickly Connect & Activate Personal Hotspot

Since The Magic Box has two streaming options and by default we show the Magic Streaming screen for YouTube, Netflix, etc. - you'll need to navigate to our Wireless CarPlay app to access the CarPlay you know and love (but wirelessly). Please note if

Since The Magic Box has two streaming options and by default we show the Magic Streaming screen for YouTube, Netflix, etc. - you&apos;ll need to navigate to our Wireless CarPlay app to access the CarPlay you know and love (but wirelessly). Please note if you prefer Wireless CarPlay as your default startup screen, <a href="/magic-box-instructional-videos/how-to-select-default-startup-screen-within-the-magic-box">check out this tutorial so you can set it as your default</a>.<ol><li>Make sure Wifi and Bluetooth are enabled on your mobile phone. It&apos;s important to make sure you are not connected to any wifi networks during connection</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/cf492f27-e3b7-41f7-b39d-b05bb11666e1.png"></figure><ol><li>Open the CarPlay app on the Magic Box</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/bb806ead-5931-4bf7-9641-7412efe9d294.png"></figure><ol><li>Take note of the Device Name that will be discoverable on your phone</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/a2148f05-31c4-47a2-adb0-a95a034657b6.png"></figure><ol><li>Open the settings app on your mobile phone &#x2192; General Settings</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/9d3b21f9-40dd-424a-834b-6a60f67f8f86.png"></figure><ol><li start="7" style="counter-increment:li 6">Within General select CarPlay<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/8dcaa33a-7ea0-4850-986d-812af81e6954.png"></figure></li><li>Wait for your mobile device to discover the Magic Box name and then select it<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/3f1b7411-0d02-4672-b8fb-e9ed49ec8b80.png"></figure></li><li>Accept all prompts<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/ee3fd602-adb6-4d34-91d3-205d887422c6.png"></figure></li><li>Wait for the connection to complete</li></ol><div class="warning-callout">&#x200B;*If you have done all this and are still having issues, please try the following steps 9-12&#x200B;</div><ol><li start="9" style="counter-increment:li 8">Re-open CarPlay on your mobile phone and click The Magic Box device name<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/a1f3d287-6c7b-459b-bf59-db162f6849a8.png"></figure></li><li>Click Forget This Car and confirm<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/fcbf1fcb-308c-422c-a44e-72017c45d124.png"></figure></li><li>Re-launch the CarPlay app on the Magic Box, click on connect the device<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/ba8b2961-06e9-4c43-9cb2-8fea3f08e012.png"></figure></li><li>Delete all the connected devices and then try and reconnect following steps #1-8 above<figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/ce0db445-72a4-4bfc-83ed-488b195443f8.png"></figure></li></ol>

How To Connect To Wireless CarPlay using The Magic Box

<ol><li>With The Magic Box plugged in and successfully connected, please navigate to the Magic Box Streaming screen</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/8b6e0914-b356-461f-8a19-d3d58fa4b82b.png"></figure><ol><li start="2" style="counter-increment:li 1">Swipe the screen to the left until you see the Setting app</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/fb936658-eaae-4b89-879e-e0c565709de5.png"></figure><ol><li start="3" style="counter-increment:li 2">Tap on the Settings app</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/faf8d3d7-88f6-4af7-8454-b60bfbd82c13.png"></figure><ol><li start="4" style="counter-increment:li 3">Find Wifi and tap into it</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/a3dc1308-7b9a-4f83-bc4f-7734a8a283a7.png"></figure><ol><li start="5" style="counter-increment:li 4">Make sure the Wifi signal on The Magic Box is set to On using the On/Off toggle in the top right. Scroll down until you see your Wifi Network, if you do not see your Wifi Network - please open and keep open the personal hotspot page on your phone.Return one page on the magic box and re-open the Wifi page on the magic box</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/c934ec2a-c0e6-471c-ae7f-c0bd97faa369.png"></figure><ol><li start="6" style="counter-increment:li 5">Type in your Wifi Network password, if you are using mobile hotspot, you can see this on your mobile phone in the personal hotspot settings</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/67986a58-1f4b-404e-a2ef-a13951e59340.png"></figure><ol><li start="7" style="counter-increment:li 6">Return to the Magic Box home screen and check if you see the Wifi symbol illuminated below the clock</li></ol><figure><img src="https://hsfiles.gorgias.help/gm/help-centers/6811/attachments/c1538cd0-2acf-4933-a8f0-3a43ee84609d.png"></figure><ol><li start="8" style="counter-increment:li 7">Open Google Chrome app or YouTube app and test your internet is working properly</li></ol>

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