Recoil Waterproof Bluetooth Media Button Steering Wheel Remote Control for Car Bike Motorbike Boat Powersports Compatible iPhone 16 Pro/16 Samsung Galaxy or Any Android Device

I just bought this so I can't speak about longevity but I wanted to share information I wish I could have found more easily before buying! I'm on a Pixel 9, so this pertains to Android.- Connects as an input device. It does not interfere with your earbuds connection, and controls on your earbuds will also still work. You might need to click an option on-screen to tell Android you want to see the on-screen keyboard even though you have an input device connected. No big deal.- There's a button at the top of the device you hold to pair. If you single tap it the camera app opens, and then pressing the volume buttons take photos.- Holding the play/pause button requests the assistant (e.g. Google Gemini) when your phone is unlocked and when it's locked, though you have to enable that in the assistant settings - that's normal android stuff.- Play/Pause, volume up/down, next/prev track all seem to work as you'd expect. In addition, at least on Play Music, holding the next/prev track buttons performs a short seek forwards or backwards.- If you have Personal Safety set up on your phone to handle an emergency when you press the phone power button 5 times, be aware that pressing the pairing button on this controller 5 times (6 if it needs to reconnect first) will do the same thing. I didn't know this originally, and ended up calling 911 while I was just trying to reactivate this buttons. Oops!- It's a good size for fitting inside a glove or just holding so you don't have to mess with your earbud controls constantly.- Yes, it's hard to see except in good light. Recoil seems to have other models with different color schemes but Amazon doesn't seem to stock them yet. I will probably add some white paint on mine.- It does have a USB mini slot for charging, USB C would have been much nicer.- Haven't tried mounting it, won't be using it like that personally.All in all, an excellent solution for people who like to walk/hike/bike/skate/skii.Update after a week of use:- The fact that it's round makes it incredibly difficult to know what buttons you're pressing if you have this inside a glove in the cold. I may have to modify mine. The manufacturer should include a case to add some easy to hold and identify orientation shape to this.- I wish there was protection against holding the volume up button. Because I couldn't tell which button was under my thumb inside my glove I held volume up instead of the assistant button and blew my ears out. That's bad, especially since the buttons are right next to each other. There's no reason you'd need to hold volume up, that should be disabled by the manufacturer.- It really is brutally hard to see the button graphics in dim light.- I haven't experienced any of the battery life issues some reviewers talk about, and I wonder if they had a stuck button preventing the device from sleeping.

I used this for mountain biking. I use an off-line music player with bluetooth speaker, and this device works perfectly. I've had similar devices that connected intermittently, or the buttons did always function as they should. All the buttons work appropriately on this device, connects every time, stays connected and is inexpensive. Some have criticized that the rubber bar band doesn't hold or breaks, but if you have a tapered handlebar, it's really easy to attach this device at the skinny end of the bar and just slide it toward the fatter part of the bar. No sliding. No slippage. Great device.

I purchased this for two reasons, and it worked well (but not perfectly) for both:1. The more typical reason I bought it was to attach it to my steering wheel so I could remotely operate the pause, volume, and the "next track"/"previous track" functions of my mobile phone, which I often have tethered by either cable or Bluetooth to my car's auto system. Making the Bluetooth connection with the phone was super easy, and all the control buttons work as I expected. Two reasons why I say "not perfectly" though are these; first, "form over function," as they say. The whole thing is black, including the buttons, which makes the device extremely difficult to read without staring carefully at it. This defeats the purpose of not having to take my eyes off the road. It could be better then if the buttons' icons were painted in a contrasting or even glow-in-the-dark paint, or if the buttons felt like what they were, such as the typical right-pointing triangle button for play, a square first stop, etc., so that you could tell by the field without even looking at it which button you were pushing. Secondly, my steering wheel is a little thicker than stock thickness because I've got a steering wheel cover on it. The strap this came with his extremely tight even without the steering wheel cover, and takes a good bit of dexterity/strength to get it around the steering wheel. Good news is, it holds firmly. I had a heck of a time the first time figuring out how to secure the device to the strap mount, and encourage you therefore to look carefully at the image on the product page, which explains exactly how to press in turn just right. Do that and it works fine.2. Even if it didn't work for driving, I thought it might be useful for when I am outside running down the streets or on a trail, as a way to leave my cell phone stashed. The device comes with a lanyard, but that's not an ideal solution for someone who is running, because it bounces if you are wearing it around your neck. Plus, as noted in reason #1 above, I still find myself having to stop (so I don't trip) to read the button's controls and make sure pushing the right one. This defeats the purpose of not having to pull my phone out if I still have to stop and stare to figure out what to push. My goal, which may require some glue, duct tape or wizardry, is to find a way to attach this to something resembling a watch wristband. That would be a much better solution, allowing me to wear this Bluetooth thingy on my wrist for easy access.So… Not perfect, but pretty cool. It's small and lightweight, which I like. I just wish it was easier to read the buttons, and wouldn't it be nice if it came with a Velcro strap long enough to let you strap it to your wrist.