Kev the Rev wrote:

I use a carlinkit 5.0 in my Defender and it works fine
The carlink plugs in to the USB on my radio and tucks out the way
You just connect one time and it connects by bluetooth every time after that first connection
No problems at all

Carlinkit user here, yes, they do work very well, the adapter connects to the phone in 15-30 seconds, then it all depends on your iPhone (or android). I would say there are issues only once every 50-100 connections, but I suspect JLR's infotainment for that, as it's a puny intel micro PC...