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[gtmead09]

If you use a home app widget in CarPlay, does that same widget have to be on our phone’s screen or can you make ones specifically just to use with CarPlay that don’t show on your phone’s screen? Thanks

 

[MDTyKe]

I can't figure out the purpose of these widgets yet, to be honest. If I could put them on the page alongside my Whats Playing etc, I'd use them, but meh.

 

[CopyChief]

Same. I’m also frustrated that, for example, the home widget: I can’t interact with it. My car does not have a touchscreen and I can’t tap the individual HK devices, I can only scroll to the next widget.

 

[JonoNZ]

If you use a home app widget in CarPlay, does that same widget have to be on our phone’s screen or can you make ones specifically just to use with CarPlay that don’t show on your phone’s screen? Thanks

They are added and configured to specific to CarPlay and work very well in my experience so far. You set them up in Settings > General > CarPlay > CarName > Widgets

 

[digitalfx]

If you use a home app widget in CarPlay, does that same widget have to be on our phone’s screen or can you make ones specifically just to use with CarPlay that don’t show on your phone’s screen? Thanks

They are selected in settings/CarPlay/widgets and are linked to the specific app. Meaning if the app developer added support for CarPlay, then it will automatically show up in the list

I can't figure out the purpose of these widgets yet, to be honest. If I could put them on the page alongside my Whats Playing etc, I'd use them, but meh.

The purpose is to have limited use of a particular app. They come in extremly handy...for example I use the Calendar widget to display appointments and the Homekit widget to activate scenes. Its literally one swipe away (swipe right- from left edge)

 

[Simon89]

They are selected in settings/CarPlay/widgets and are linked to the specific app. Meaning if the app developer added support for CarPlay, then it will automatically show up in the list

The purpose is to have limited use of a particular app. They come in extremly handy...for example I use the Calendar widget to display appointments and the Homekit widget to activate scenes. Its literally one swipe away (swipe right- from left edge)

There is the list of non supported widgets too.

Still - probably the most pointless feature of CarPlay

 

[digitalfx]

There is the list of non supported widgets too.

Still - probably the most pointless feature of CarPlay

I find the widget screen very useful...but keep in mind once app developers start adding Car Play widgets we will have more options.

Widgets and Car Play Widgets are not the same thing BTW

 

[hieubui]

I used to have 2 widget with smart zoom enabled. After beta 2, it reversed to 1 giant widget regardless of smart zoom toggle.