I have a 2013 Altima and replaced my OEM unit with a Pioneer 4000 NEX and just updated the firmware to the CarPlay update. It works GREAT.... works with my OEM speakers fine and the sound and quality is excellent...
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Early Apple CarPlay Reviews Cite Ease of Use, Excellent Siri Voice Integration
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I have a 2013 Altima and replaced my OEM unit with a Pioneer 4000 NEX and just updated the firmware to the CarPlay update. It works GREAT.... works with my OEM speakers fine and the sound and quality is excellent...
Not all states are as insane as California when it comes to driving and cell phones.
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just did the update from Pioneer on my 4000NEX unit and it works great. Siri is super crisp sounding and controls most of the necessary functions of the phone. Maps looks great and the turn by turn is superb... for all you Maps bashers out there, its sooooo much better than it was when first released... only function I haven't been able to try out yet is Spotify but everything else works great. Only issue I had was that it took like 45 minutes to do the update and most of that time was spend by the head unit READING the update on the USB stick to confirm the update... once the update started it zipped along and was done in less than 10 minutes....
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you can use siri to dial.... in fact CarPlay asks you if you would like to make a call
just did the update from Pioneer on my 4000NEX unit and it works great. Siri is super crisp sounding and controls most of the necessary functions of the phone. Maps looks great and the turn by turn is superb... for all you Maps bashers out there, its sooooo much better than it was when first released... only function I haven't been able to try out yet is Spotify but everything else works great. Only issue I had was that it took like 45 minutes to do the update and most of that time was spend by the head unit READING the update on the USB stick to confirm the update... once the update started it zipped along and was done in less than 10 minutes....
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you can use siri to dial.... in fact CarPlay asks you if you would like to make a call
It's far from perfect. I live next to a community college and it's been around for awhile. When i search it doesn't pop up and the location looks blank unless I put it in satellite mode. There's still a lot of POI locations still not coming up. Driving directions are fine.
and 70% people in Britain use Apple map. They're neck to neck with Google now...It sucked 2 years ago, not anymore.
I have to push a button on my dash board to change the temperature of my car, and its not illegal.
There are better way to use Siri. You can consolidate many of those steps to make it even easier.
*Holds steering wheel button*
Siri: "ding ding"
Me: "Send a message to <persons name>; 'Hello I am sending a text message via Siri' "
Siri: "Your message to <persons name> says......." she reads message ... "Would you like to send it?"
Me: "Yes"
Siri: "Alright, I'll send it"
But the point of this is to keep your eyes on the road, Sync is able to play a song off my iPod with voice commands without a network connection and so should Siri.
The new hands free "hey Siri" works great in the car. Because you usually have the phone charging.
I love it to play music without searching. Such as "hey Siri, play queen shuffled " etc. works great. Or to make phone calls or texts, "hey Siri, text mike..."
I never thought I would use this function. Now I find myself using it all the time
I don't have a CarPlay enabeled radio. Would love to try it
I love it to play music without searching. Such as "hey Siri, play queen shuffled " etc. works great. Or to make phone calls or texts, "hey Siri, text mike..."
I never thought I would use this function. Now I find myself using it all the time
I don't have a CarPlay enabeled radio. Would love to try it
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Works very well and more smooth than I thought it would be! I have had the headunit for 6 months in anticipation for this upgrade, and very, very pleased with the performance and future capabilities!
Too big for my dashboard
I have a 1998 car and a 2000 truck. Both have the 1.5 DIN radio size. I'm thinking that just replacing my OEM radio with one the same size for ~$100 and then get an iPhone 6 plus and mount the 6 plus on the window connected to the radio by a USB cord or bluetooth is the way to go. That way I get a big screen and sound through my stereo. Anyone else in the same boat, err car?
I have a 1998 car and a 2000 truck. Both have the 1.5 DIN radio size. I'm thinking that just replacing my OEM radio with one the same size for ~$100 and then get an iPhone 6 plus and mount the 6 plus on the window connected to the radio by a USB cord or bluetooth is the way to go. That way I get a big screen and sound through my stereo. Anyone else in the same boat, err car?
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Its possible to turn Siri off and then it'll use built in command like "Play Artist ..." and so on. But yes I agree it should switch to this mode when no connection is available automatically.
Oh yah
I was just trying to demonstrate that not much thought has to be put into it. There can be a natural conversational kind of flow with Siri, and therefore no need to remember any sort of way to say anything.Apple Maps is perfectly fine these days as long as you don't need Street View.
I tried Siri for a few hours, and tried making a call "hands free" (after activating it) with it in the car - absolutely impossible! It just doesn't understand what I'm saying even if I speak really slowly. I even tried speaking in an American accent. "Call Mom" - "sorry I am unable to call that number" !! "Text Mom" "Who is Mom?" "Text Jane Smith" "I'm sorry I am unable to text that number" It understands pretty much nothing to do with maps, nothing to do with searching, and can't make a call. And when dictating speech to text it gets about 60% of words, which is not much use. I'm sure it's great for some people, but for me it seems completely half-baked. As for "complex" instructions like "where's the nearest pizza place?" a) it would never understand the instruction b) it would have no idea what a "pizza place" was c) it would have no knowledge of any nearby pizza restaurants. And I don't even have a regional accent. It's a complete joke and the idea of having it as interface for your car seems completely barmy. Looking forward to the youtube videos.
Does Pioneer Carplay require the Lightning Digital AV Adapter with HDMI connection, or will it work with a direct Lightning to USB connection?
If not, what exactly would that adapter be used for? Just watching video?
If not, what exactly would that adapter be used for? Just watching video?
ummm...
I will not let my phone dictate what kind of car I will drive.
That seems like an odd choice by any car manufacturer to support only one OS with they nav/stereo/handsfree stuff..
Pioneer's AppRadio UI has offered iOS Waze support for a year or more. i use it, but meh...dont really care for the ads it suggests along my route.
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while CarPlay doesn't offer Waze by default, the head units software is compatible -- AppRadio has a non-CarPlay mode that has support for Waze and puts its icon on its own pseudo-CarPlay-like interface.