Anker ROAV - Bolt Charger with Google Assistant

Name: Anker ROAV - Bolt Charger with Google Assistant
Brand: Anker ROAV
SKU: 6327774
Rating: 3.6 (430 reviews)

Model: R5360Z11

SKU: 6327774

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Key Specs
- Brand Compatibility: Universal
- Model Compatibility: Universal
General
- Product Name: Bolt Charger with Google Assistant
- Brand: Anker ROAV
- Charger Type: Vehicle chargers
- Number Of Devices Charged Simultaneously: 2
- Model Number: R5360Z11
Power
- Charging Method: Wired
- Wattage: 24 watts (Measurement of electrical power.)
- Auto Shut-Off: false (Feature automatically turns off the product.)
- Input Voltage: 24 volts
- Output Voltage: 5 volts
Compatibility
- Compatible Platform(s): Universal
- Brand Compatibility: Universal
- Model Compatibility: Universal
Features
- Overload Protection: false (Features intended to protect the product from damage and overheating caused by overload.)
- Foldable Wall Plug: false
Certifications Listings & Approvals
- ENERGY STAR Certified: false (Devices carrying the ENERGY STAR service mark, such as computer products and peripherals, kitchen appliances, and other products, generally use 20% to 30% less energy than required by federal standards.)
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts: 18 months
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor: 18 months
Other
- UPC: 848061022650

Ensure full power for your mobile devices during long drives with this Anker ROAV Bolt car charger. It’s compatible with Google Assistant for voice-controlled navigation and music streaming, and it supports versatile connectivity via Bluetooth, and auxiliary port. This Anker ROAV Bolt car charger’s compact, lightweight design offers convenient portability and storage.

The Google Assistant Optimized for Your Car: Stream music. Get navigation. Make calls. All hands-free. All on the road.
Voice-Controlled Navigation: Just say the word to get turn-by-turn directions to your destination instantly
Your Music On Demand: Bolt + the Google Assistant is compatible with the following apps. Android: Spotify, Pandora, Google Play Music, YouTube Music, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and Deezer. iOS: Apple Music, Google Play Music, YouTube Music, and iHeartRadio.
Hands-Free Communication: Staying safe on the road is priority number one. That’s why Bolt is optimized for hands-free calling and messaging through the Google Assistant, so you can chat or text, just by talking naturally.
Compact Size: Everything you love about the Google Assistant is engineered into a compact device and optimized for incar performance
Broad Compatibility: Bluetooth and AUX connectivity options make it easy to connect Roav Bolt to your car.
Dual Signal Processing Technology: Your voice commands will be heard loud and clear with Bolt's unique technology that combines advanced on-device signal processing with machine learning based signal processing on Google Cloud.
Charge Your Devices: 2 PowerIQ-equipped charging ports with VoltageBoost intelligently detect and deliver the optimum charge to any device.

Whats Included

Anker ROAV Bolt Charger with Google Assistant

Product Manuals

Product Datasheet/Brochure

Q: Will this drain my car's battery if I leave it in while it is not in use.

A: Manual says it will not. I can attest that it does not have any noticable drain, even in the winter

Q: Can you pair more than one device at a time

A: Sadly no, and that is probably the biggest limitation of Roav Bolt - it can only pair with one phone and one car at a time, and, even if it is connected to the car via an Aux cable, the other Bluetooth connection is still not freed up for pairing with a second device. It is the most common complaint I have seen about the Bolt, since it makes it all but unusable for a household in which multiple drivers use a single car.

Q: I have an 03 cts no Bluetooth and no aux can I still use this device withh ugh an iPhone XR?

A: If you have a cassette deck there are simple adapters you can buy that would plug into the "AUX out" on this device and allow you to use it.

Q: I have a 2018 Tahoe that came with On Star which I did not choose to continue. When I left the On Star go I also lost the ability to use hands free phone in the car. Will allow me to have the same usage of hands free phone like I did with on star.

A: That doesn't sound right - Wouldn't letting On Star lapse just nuke the car's built in cellular modem? You'd think you'd still be able to pair your phone with the car's built-in Bluetooth and make a hands-free call without that service. (If not, wow: That's scummy behavior on their part. A handsfree call over Bluetooth and your own phone wouldn't require any actual lift from GM's On Star service.) You might try googling other ways to pair your phone with your existing hardware. But yes, the purpose of this device is to give you an alternative way to pair Bluetooth and have an always-on "OK Google" ready mic that can be used for calls. Other reviewers report that calls placed from the phone's screen may not work as intended, but calls started through the Roav & Google Assistant voice commands should work fine.

Q: I bought a roav bolt I have a Samsung ten e an twice while driving after setup it needed my phone unlocked to play example out of my google play app how do I solve this so it has total access as driving an playing with the phone is not a good thanks rob

A: Allow the Roav to unlock your device when connected. This is in your phone under Trusted Devices. Now, your phone will be unlocked when connected to the dongle. Concerned with security? No sweat. Unlocking is based on a Bluetooth connection to the dongle, which only happens when powered, which only happens when the car has power, which is based on you being in it with the keys. All of those conditions must be met. That should be sufficient to dispel any security concerts, unless you drive for a ride share service or with dishonest people in your vehicle.

Q: Is this product iPhone 8 compatible? Yes or No? Im getting a bunch or conflicting answers. I love Google Assistant and would love to be able to use it in my car but I dont want to switch to Pixel. I thought this was a good alternative.

A: yes, it works with my iPhone 8 Plus running iOS 12

Q: Does this product run off of the mobile data of my phone or do I need WiFi in my car to use this. Because With other google assistance like the nest audio for example you need some type of internet connection

A: It uses data from your phone

Q: Does it work as an fm transmitter?

A: No,this model works with the Aux output of your radio but there is another model that works as an FM-AM transmiter

Customers are saying

Customers express satisfaction with the Bolt Charger's Bluetooth connectivity and microphone quality, frequently praising its ease of use. However, negative feedback centers on the Google Assistant functionality, with comments citing slow response times and compatibility issues, particularly with iPhones and other non-Android devices. Some users also reported difficulties during the initial setup process. The overall experience appears mixed, with strong positive feedback on certain features offset by significant concerns about others.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Trash - Microphones are totally useless
This appeared to be the perfect car solution for me. I have a Honda CR-V with an aux port, but a "dumb" car stereo. Letting me upgrade to add google assistant and be able to use it even if my phone is in my pocket sounded perfect. I own tons of google assistant devices and know what to expect. This falls short in every category. Set up I have a galaxy s9+ running Android Pie. Setup cannot complete with the aux cable. It just says "Preparing your Roav Bolt This should take a few seconds to set up AUX." It then times out and is in an infinite loop of "Try Again." Finally I gave up and decided to hook up a bluetooth adapter to pair via bluetooth. In order to do this, you have to unpair the Roav Bolt, factory reset it (which instructions do not indicate how to do, but you push and hold the button on the Roav Bolt until the lights turn blue). Afterwards, it seems to work fine. Awesome. Not what I wanted, but still it works. Using the Device While parked, it had trouble hearing me. Parked. No background noise of any kind and it still struggles. Instructions indicate you can also tap the button to activate the voice assistant, but isn't the point to be hands free? While on the freeway, I found myself screaming "HEY GOOGLE" at the top of my lungs to get it to respond. Horrible. It cannot hear well at all. I have two cigarette lighter adapters in my car. Below the console in front of me towards my feet and in the center console next to the cup holders of the car. Neither location works for it to hear me, though while parked it can sort of hear me next to my cup holders. How is it as a google assistant? When using Google Home, you can easily switch around between music services with ease. With this device, you have to be very specific of what to play. I have a free tunein account I listen to radio shows on and a paid spotify subscription. While at home, I can easily play specific songs without saying "from spotify" even when tunein is running. WIth this, "I cannot find _________ from tunenin." This wouldn't be annoying, but since it can barely hear me as is, repeating myself is infuriating. Similar issues happen across other apps that are not standard for the google home experience. I'm sure it can be patched, but it's annoying at launch. Bottom line Many of the issues I have with this can be patched. The aux issue certainly will be fixed for Samsung phones if they expect to sell any of these. Unfortunately, the microphones are so bad. Soooooo bad. It would be less drama to just use my phone's built-in google assistant. This solves exactly zero of my issues and I don't see who could benefit from using it. Even if this were at a price point of 1/5 of what it retails for, I still would not recommend it to anyone.
Posted 6 years ago by Steve
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
It's ok
It works great 60% of the time. You must press the button to activate the Google Assistant. Unfortunately, voice activation doesn't really work well. Also, beware of the status your device is in. One day, not sure how and why it happened, my Anker Bolt wasn't syncing to my Bluetooth. It was working before this issue, but somehow it wasn't booting up. I restarted it and went through the activation process and still didn't work. Then I noticed the status on my device says it is disconnected. It was plugged and connected to my car bluetooth so I didn't understand why it saying disconnected. I ignored for about a week and it started working again out of nowhere. When I went to my Google app, the status changed to Connected. For now, it works fine. Hopefully the same issue won't come up again.
Posted 5 years ago by ms5085
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
iPhone users beware…
With the age of smartphones and smart homes, it was only a matter of time before we have smart cars. No, this won’t make your car self-driving per se, but it does free your hands to do more important things…like driving. Pros: • Awesome mics • Smallish profile • 2 USB jacks Cons: • Does not play well with iPhones • Not much for instructions First and foremost, you will most likely have a more positive experience with an android/google phone. I have an iPhone and find that the cross-platform use has some wrinkles that needs to be ironed out. For iPhone users, one would need to download the “Assistant” app by google. I luckily already have this app installed on my phone. Setting up the device can be easy but I wished the box packed more printed instructions on what to expect. The setup solely relies on the Assistant app and not a “Roav” app. Upon launching the app on your phone, the app passively looks for new devices to setup and this Roav did pop up on its own. Following the onscreen prompts leads you down a path of using Bluetooth or the included 3.5mm output for sound. I tried both and I’ll list the pros and cons of both in a later section. The entire setup process took me about 20 minutes as the new software/firmware update took over 10 minutes to complete (with wifi too). After the initial setup, I found the microphones were so awesome that I was able to place the Roav in the cigarette lighter found in my center console. The microphones are that amazing. The Roav can pick up the “Hey Google” through my armrest with road noise and windows down. Which worked great since my 3.5mm aux jacks are also located in the armrest too. The downfall is the cross-platform support between a google device and my iPhone. It was a hit or miss if my voice commands will play iHeartRadio or Pandora on the first try. The Roav “heard” my commands and knows what I want to do…it was the phone trying to execute opening the music apps via the “Assistant” app that was buggy. After the 9th time of asking Google to play a radio station, I manually opened iHeartRadio app on my phone and it plays through my car speakers. Which indicates the complexity of having a Google product work with an Apple product. When it comes to selecting the 3.5mm vs using Bluetooth, that will be based on how new your car is. My 2010 car doesn’t support Bluetooth music (just phone calls) and im stuck using the 3.5mm in that car. The 3.5mm works fine for sound quality but that means you are stuck listening to streaming or MP3s in your car if you want the “hey google” to work. My newer 2017 supports Bluetooth streaming and that allows a better listening choice. With Bluetooth streaming and a setting that allows the google commands to come in as a “phone call”, I can listen to the car’s radio and when I ask google something, the car’s radio will silence like im accepting a phone call and answer my command. Once the command is done, the radio comes back on. Much better than the 3.5mm option. In summary, I can’t fault the hardware as the mics are amazing. It’s the software that’s buggy on an iPhone. Asking google questions like “whats the weather” or “whats on my google calendar” works great. Asking it to play music can be a hit or miss. My luck increases that the music will play the first time if I had recently opened the music app and is running in the background. Another software and not a hardware issue. With that being said, I want to split the reviews with 5 stars out of 5 for the hardware and 2 out of 5 stars for the iPhone integration software. But since I cant, the rating is 4 out of 5. And BTW, most phones have a “hey siri” or “hey google” already built into their phones so why have this Roav bolt? Good question…
Posted 6 years ago by TonyMSP