Mirror Link woes

[philliplavelle]

Just wondering if anybody has had any success with Mirror Link and getting it to work? I'm talking about actually mirroring your Note 8 screen on your car display rather than mirroring Samsung's Car Mode app which had to be one of the most useless apps ever created!

What I'm talking about is this: https://youtu.be/9fQyjmWfZtQ

Or this: https://youtu.be/Yksv9aLk58s

I seem to remember a few months back when I tested out a Note 8, it worked straight out of the box. Now when I plug my phone into my car (VW Tiguan), it prompts me to download Samsung Car Mode and the only Mirror Link so that it will open is that one. Which is pointless.

Looking at these videos, you have to install LG Drive. I did that and it refused to open saying it would only open on LG devices. So then I tried installing an older version from APK Mirror which did open but the screen mirroring didn't work.. it just showed up as an app alongside Samsung's Car App and then didn't do anything.

I'd really like to get this working. I have no intention of driving and using my phone screen in the car but there are circumstances and usage cases where this would be really helpful for me.

Anybody had any luck?

Thanks