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Excellent product, works well for my 2013 SUV. Been needing hands free for mobile due to new update rules re phones, maps & messages. Great special price off TV promotion, but no free Audiopods included. Couldn’t be happier. Ian Show details · 1
A game changer – A perfect addition to our motorhome. Wireless Android Auto for navigation was our motivation our purchase. The ability to play Spotify through our sound system is an added bonus. It has it's own shade visor but with such a huge windscreen and deep dashboard, I made a little binnacle to house it in and keep the sun off it. Show reply
From my Husband' for Christmas it’s a bit early – The remote control doesn’t work. I put two lots of batteries in it still doesn’t work. Should I send it back the Remote . Show reply
Safe Cruising – Does everything is says it does. Easy to use, looks stylish & upgrades my daughters older model car! Great price, features Maps & Handsfree! Good sound & am overall happy with my purchase. I feel at ease knowing my daughter has this in her car. Show reply
Easier to understand – Easy to read and to put together sits perfectly on dash or windscreen Show reply
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A perfect fix for our older vehicle to turn it into something we can use and enjoy like as if it were the newer car. Easy to install as well so we are very happy Show details · 1
Follow-up · Brilliant, worth its weight in gold navigating in Tasmania
I did not realise it was not a full time GPS unit. You need your phone to use it. One thing I found it needs a clip on magnifier for people who wear glasses especially bifocals. Overall for the price it a good buy. There are also helpfully videos on how to available. Show details · 1
Follow-up · Now I have it sorted it's a great unit. Have suggested with future models they add a clip on magnifying screen. If you wear bi focal glasses you can not see screen clearly.
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I have only just installed and seems ok, only tried out the Maps which is the reason I purchased it. Product is very good and easy to follow with clear directions. It bounces up and down a bit, it may be because of the plastic on the dash which is a… Read more · 1
bit thin, I will place a thicker base under it to try and rectify that problem. Otherwise all good, My Brother inlaw has the same one and I purchased this one because I saw his.
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Follow-up · I have not placed a thicker plate under the base as yet, now I now have a problem, as when I use maps sometimes the voice directions fails to work.
After some setting up issues ( my lack of understanding) the smartplay has been a beauty. I love the clear screen and in particular the sound combo of the units speaker and the car's. Anyone who is a bit savvy tech will find setting up very easy I'm sure. Given me confidence to look at other kleva products Show details · 1
Fast delivery and to date an excellent product. Only downside is it took more than a couple of minutes to work out how to power it up. But after about 40 minutes worked it out. Excellent. Show details · 1
Quickly and concisely, KLEVA have fixed this issue. Extra credit granted, my trust is restored. Very happy with result. The device would not connect to either my new phone, fully updated or my car audio. I returned the device promised by Kleva, a full refund of credit, plus $15 extra credit. I received the cost credit but not the extra. Not a huge… Read more · 1
amount of money, but a huge amount of trust. I have contacted Kleva several times with one positive reply. No action as yet. If a company promises something, it needs to be given.
I returned this product for a refund. It didn't match my expectations and would not 'sit' solidly enough so kept 'wobbling'about. I liked the idea as I have an old school car BUT decided it was not doing the job I thought it would. Show details
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I love my new KLEVA SmartPlay Touchscreen, I purchased it before I went on holiday and it made such a difference. Very easy to use and Installed in no time. Very happy! Show details · 1
Good size screen but audio quality on calls is terrible and volume button on screen covers speed identification which is a design flaw. Tested device in 2 different cars with different users and results were the same. Very disappointing but even worse was the response from the company reps who did not care and made it almost impossible to return for a refund. Show details
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Not a great product chews through your phone battery, does not connect clearly to radio to play your music lots of static, speaker phone has a huge echo for the person your talking too. Will be returning this product
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I purchased the Kleva 7" smart play to use as a GPS basically, it is without doubt the easiest GPS I've ever used, being connected to Google Maps the updates are all automatic not sure why it is so cheap but I'm very happy with the purchase Show details · 1
Hard to use not as easy as they say, looks good, still trying to work it out it's been two weeks now. We have bought a lot throw this shop and very happy with most of the products. Show details · 1
So excited to recieve this along with my new mealio. I was able to put it together easily, haven't put it in my car yet( partner had car) it looks great, love the sunshade over the top and can't wait to test drive this device.. Show details · 1
You can buy exactly the same carplay unit on eBay for $45. The quality is exactly the same - TERRIBLE! Just no remote included for $45 but the remote doesnt work anyway. And yes the microphone is useless too. Callers cant hear you properly. So much for hands free calls. BTW most of these portable carplay units are the same quality. Doesnt matter much which brand.
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Faulty product and when I emailed to get it sorted I kept getting the same answer and no one would help or do anything about this, I have bought several products from here but not likely to again with the product not only faulty but the customer service response was very disappointing, not likely to spend money on something for it to not work and not get any resolution for a refund.
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Messed with my car - phone voice activation. Doesn't run the most recent version of Google Maps software. Can't switch to dark mode for night driving, so annoying and dangerously distracting at night. Windscreen attachment started to melt within a few months. Whole thing useless within 12 months
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If I could give no stars I would. I bought one and then the music started to glitch so I got in conact with them so they sent out another one and unfortunately it also is glitching. I would never buy one of these again they need to stop selling these. For the people saying it works great for them, what am I doing wrong?
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Absolute waste of money, cheap and nasty. Flimsy, takes quite a hard press to use touchscreen which make the screen move from side to side even when locking mechanisms fully tightened. Software is slow and jutters. When on a call the other person finds it hard to hear you but there is no adjustment for microphone. Not able to listen to fm radio… Read more
through the device which means changing channel on your radio then changing back when receiving an incoming call before answering. Remote doesn’t work unless nearly touching the screen which defeats the purpose of having it at all. Really cheap and nasty would give zero stars if I could, do not buy.
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Excellent product – I understand the negative reviews, it takes a while to work out all the connections and features, but, I am pleasantly surprised at how good this unit is. It auto connects to everything including the car speakers. I use Android auto and Waze as my preference. Just be patient when using the instructions and doing the setup. There are plenty of tutorial videos. I would definitely recommend this product Show details · 1
Great item – Great love my smartPlay it lets me message without having to use my phone. Once again Kleva you have done it again. It makes messaging so easy A1+++++++++++ Show details · 1
Needs different connection options – Lighter plug should have a second option. I have a camera as well that needs to be played onto the lighter socket but it has the USB option. If I plug it into the usb socket on the side of the smart play . I can’t plug my phone into anything to keep it on charge on long trips so then I have to unplug my camera. The smart play should have a USB… Read more
CORD NOT A FULL PLUG INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER SOCKET Also my car play kicks in when it first starts and I can’t work out how to stop it from kicking in I have to wait before I drive to turn it off and the sound doesn’t come out of the car speaker NOT TO HAPPY WITH THIS PRODUCT
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Refund given less P&H but no replacement as requested – Android auto and remote didn't work so I returned for replacement and all I received was refund less postage. Not my fault but still using this process I'm out of pocket. If I returned a functioning unit I expect to loose P&H but this unit was proven faulty after countless emails back and forth with Kleva. I won't be using them ever again.
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Please provide your order details and we can look into this for you :)
Kind regards, Kleva Range
Not as good as you may think – Doesn't stick to the windscreen, its a bit clunky to use. Can only use it when stationary so it defeats the purpose. The holder isn't robust and the unit falls off all the time.
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Practice makes perfect – As Baby Boomers, we are not overly tech savvy, but we finally got our SmartPlay to work. We use it as often as we can, just to get used to the technology. It is a great asset to our travelling. Show reply
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