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Apple Upgrades CarPlay in Two Ways
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This has been possible in theory for years, but almost no EVs send their battery capacity/SoC info to the phone using the official APIs. Like another poster mentioned, it’s basically just some Ford and Porsche models. There are third party mapping/planning apps that communicate battery info with the EV via a Bluetooth dongle plugged into the OBD-II port. But there are dozens of these devices available, so you have to figure out the right one for your app(s) and car(s). Would be much more useful/ elegant if the car makers would just send battery stare to the phone via the CarPlay standard!
So improvements for newer cars and nothing for the rest of us, huh? Does Apple think people upgrade cars as often as they do phones or something?
Just let me select a default navi app, then allow me to start or stop navigation, as well as reporting incidents using that app.
My finger always “defaults” to the Google Maps icon using CarPlay. Which I can start or stop en route. And also report incidents (vehicle stalls, congestion etc). Plus the satellite real world view just looks so much better.
What we need (and what I have been calling for for years), is a functioning, auto-updating, weather radar and an upcoming weather alerts system. If I am traveling on I-40 and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is 15 miles ahead of me, show me that on the screen, tell me, alert me somehow.
The answer is nobody.......until they need to press one on their in-car display.
I think this is why GM is not allowing CarPlay or AA with their EV's. I've had this vehicle for a tick over 3 months and while I do miss CarPlay in some aspects; I'm doing fine without it. Also no Apple Music app and Bluetooth from the phone is clunky, so I'm using YouTube Music since I'm already paying for YTPremium.
I'm looking to pick up a new vehicle this year. My current ride is pushing 5 years and I have health issues. I need to know that when I go to my ride, it's gonna start and it's gonna get me there. Besides the fact that it's what I want
That being said, 2 vehicles are in the running going into the final stretch. One is a GM product, another is a Toyota.
No Apple Music in my car is an absolute deal breaker. Period. I'm leaning towards the GM option as it has the powertrain and towing options I want, but GM is really crapping the place of slumber with this no Car Play business.
It's as dumb as Ram selling a full size pickup with no V8 engine option. Regardless of what you think of these vehicles from a personal standpoint, some people (like me) do have a use for them. Anyway, no one is bying the new 6 cylinder Ram's. They're overpriced and the new 6 engine is unreliabale.
Sometimes I think these car makers are living in a vacuum.
Oh, and make a Tacoma with a V6 option again please! Sheesh.
I wish Maps would let us list the upcoming directions instead of just the immediate next step. It's ridiculous that they make you pick up your phone if you want to check the next few directions.
Does a call still take over the screen so I need to take my eyes off the road to get navigation back?
I have a Volvo EX30 running Apple CarPlay and I wouldn’t wish for anything else. Works brilliantly without cablesI'm looking to pick up a new vehicle this year. My current ride is pushing 5 years and I have health issues. I need to know that when I go to my ride, it's gonna start and it's gonna get me there. Besides the fact that it's what I want
That being said, 2 vehicles are in the running going into the final stretch. One is a GM product, another is a Toyota.
No Apple Music in my car is an absolute deal breaker. Period. I'm leaning towards the GM option as it has the powertrain and towing options I want, but GM is really crapping the place of slumber with this no Car Play business.
It's as dumb as Ram selling a full size pickup with no V8 engine option. Regardless of what you think of these vehicles from a personal standpoint, some people (like me) do have a use for them. Anyway, no one is bying the new 6 cylinder Ram's. They're overpriced and the new 6 engine is unreliabale.
Sometimes I think these car makers are living in a vacuum.
Oh, and make a Tacoma with a V6 option again please! Sheesh.
I’m not on 18.4 but I have 3 rows of apps and have had since my car got an upgrade months ago. I do have a large 17” screen though.
Too bad Apple blocks you from using CarPlay unless Siri's enabled.
But they think nothing of wasting your time by letting you set it up, but then blocking you from using it afterward. This despite the fact that Bluetooth music playback still works over the "CarPlay" setup you just did, albeit with no UI on the car's screen.
Such petty, anti-customer behavior. Is Apple trying to rival Microsoft in that department?
But they think nothing of wasting your time by letting you set it up, but then blocking you from using it afterward. This despite the fact that Bluetooth music playback still works over the "CarPlay" setup you just did, albeit with no UI on the car's screen.
Such petty, anti-customer behavior. Is Apple trying to rival Microsoft in that department?
Probably the company that though it was a good idea to plaster a full-screen "musical note" graphic on your device during music playback if there's no album art, instead of using that space to show you the title and artist.
My screen is 12” but I’m good with two rows of icons.
Adding NACS to EV routing is good—but first I wish my EV had CarPlay EV routing.
Request: can my next calendar event not display on the screen for everyone in the car to see (even though I removed the Calendar app from CarPlay)?
Adding NACS to EV routing is good—but first I wish my EV had CarPlay EV routing.
Request: can my next calendar event not display on the screen for everyone in the car to see (even though I removed the Calendar app from CarPlay)?