Everybody who has CarPlay knows, it is absolute rubbish!
Completely agree, I've disabled it on my cars - i have it.
The one thing it brings is cheap nav if you dont have a better built-in option.
Everybody who has CarPlay knows, it is absolute rubbish!
I agree, but my focus is on the (rare) wireless CarPlay units. As of now, I believe BMW is the only car manufacturer that offers wireless CarPlay, and Alpine is the only aftermarket unit right now.I don't think people realize the number of cars that offer CarPlay. There are now well over 200 models that have it.
I surprised myself last year by purchasing a Chevrolet Bolt EV. The same range as a Tesla at less than half the price, and CarPlay is supported on the large touchscreen display.
Astounding how long it takes car companies to implement technology. They’re like geriatric panda bears reachiiiiiiiing for the bamboo on the far tree.
CarPlay is very disappointing. Limited apps with limited functionality. It is also very buggy and doesn’t integrate well with other radio functions like SiriusXm. A dash mounted iPhone connected via Bluetooth is a superior solution at this point.
They thought they didn't need Apple or Google - that they could spend buckets of money and come up with their own special interface.
They were wrong, and their sales suffered for it. It was a forgone conclusion they would eventually support CP/AA, but I'm surprised it took so long. Someone was most likely 're-asigned' because of this.
I personally think that SiriusXM should discontinue its satellite services and focus on its streaming platform.Have to disagree. There are issues with some apps but complain to the developers. SiriusXM app is now CarPlay ready and working great. Better sound quality than satellite.
After Jobs made a deal with Xerox to be able to invest in Apple IPO in exchange for a visit to the famous PARC labs and Jobs got the visit he wanted : "Jobs, meanwhile, raced back to Apple, and demanded that the team working on the company’s next generation of personal computers change course. He wanted menus on the screen. He wanted windows. He wanted a mouse. The result was the Macintosh, perhaps the most famous product in the history of Silicon Valley."
Isn't Chevy Bolt the same price as a Tesla Model 3 but with less range? Plus the Chevy Bolt has the stigma of being a low quality budget brand.
Just last year at CES 2017 Toyota had doubled down on their own system. What a difference a year makes. Finally, they realize it's a big factor for car buyers. I'm sure one reason the new Camry is hurting in comparison to the new Accord on reviewers lists is just this issue. Good to see they came around.
Well. It's a tribute to the American market where the iPhone is the clear market leader. I live in Europe (Germany) where the market looks quite differently and where way more people use Android than iOS. I'm pretty sure that in Toyota's home market iOS support probably isn't much more than an afterthought...
Hey, what’s wrong with being 70? It’s the new 60 you know.Good news if you are 70 years old and always wanted an Toyota Avalon!
They would much rather sell you a new car than offer new upgrades to "old" cars that would cause you to wait longer to upgrade - that's pretty much the opposite of what they want.I agree. Manufactures should get on board with software updates to allow older cars, with the appropriate screen, to take advantage of CarPlay or other systems. How hard is it to allow the current owners download a software update on a usb stick and then update the software?
Wireless CarPlay and wireless charging FTW! Which car maker will be first?
Did the aftermarket unit allow you to access the cars settings over CANBUS?Actually I have extensive control for customizing the system in my Highlander.
I haven't navigated through all the various settings but I highly doubt I lost all that much if anything.
The largest feature I lost was the 360 birds eye view camera interface. I'm not sure if the stock head unit did the video stitching/processing or if that is handled outside of the head unit and it's just a video feed input. If it's just a video feed input I can also recover that feature/function as well.
it just doesn't work, extremely slow services and when you actually need it and would appreciate it fast, there is a problem, or service is down, slow loading or my favourite you need to add security code or password.Please explain.
I don't have it but want to get it on my next car.
Product development cycles are much longer in the automotive industry. But then so are product life cycles.
It is easy these days to see automobiles on the road that are ten years old. How many people on here are using a ten year old smartphone.
You [bring] up a very good issue, however. With the rate of technological change in the mobile device industry, the technology implemented today in automobiles will be obsolete by the time most people buy this model year. I am very interested to see how the automotive industry addresses this. I am also interested to see if a sub-industry springs up to provide technology upgrades to older vehicles.
CarPlay is very disappointing. Limited apps with limited functionality.
It is also very buggy
and doesn’t integrate well with other radio functions like SiriusXm.
Will older Toyota cars with Entune be upgradable?
Hey, what’s wrong with being 70? It’s the new 60 you know.
I personally think that SiriusXM should discontinue its satellite services and focus on its streaming platform.
They struggle at times and their customer service is some of the worst I have experienced but I love the music so I forgive them.The news that their streaming audio actually has decent sound intrigues me.
Unfortunately for them, I swore them off forever owing to their aggressive telemarketing. EVERY DAMN DAY for weeks, until I got fed up and blocked all the numbers they were using.
I am glad to know that. I no longer have included the app in my subscription though. Does the music stream via the app or is using the car's satellite antenna? I'd prefer the later while in my vehicle.It seems like Ford got it right with Sync 3. I get updates over WiFi from time to time. This is the first car I've ever had that can get updates to the infotainment system.
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Well, you're driving. Complicated apps with rich functionality command too much attention.
Waze is far superior to apple maps and is not available on carplay. I position my phone in the same area that a 3rd party GPS would be located and do not find that it pulls my attention away. I appreciate the notifications and real time traffic based directions that waze provides.
This hasn't been my experience.
I find the voice interface to rarely work correctly and actually find it more distracting. When the radio is interrupted by a CarPlay it never puts the radio back on. I then have to manually do that each time which I find distracting.
There's a Carplay-compatible SiriusXM app now.
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You only say this because you don’t have the capability. I do prefer android auto to CarPlay, though.
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Interesting that you say this because I do have CarPlay and I find it disappointing.
Buy a cheap Android phone (Moto G4 Play works just fine). Plug it in and keep in the car permanently. Use it for
Android Auto on your new head unit. You can choose between Google Maps and Waze. Much better than CarPlay.
Works great in all our vehicles. What “bugs” are you talking about, because I haven’t had any issues (BMW and Chevrolet).
It’s not Apples fault that Sirius doesn’t make an App to use with CarPlay.
If you have some constructive criticism, please share! How is it that you would like it to integrate with SiriusXM? What other apps would you like to use with it?
Waze would be a great start. When Maps provides directions it interrupts the satellite radio and then it does not resume on my car. The messaging app is basically useless. It is more distracting and takes longer than responding when you get to a safe place. Other functionality built into the infotainment system is not accessible via CarPlay its like having two operating systems on computer. It doesn't sound too cumbersome but when you are driving, I find it very distracting. You constantly have to come out of CarPlay to access the "regular" menu and back and forth.
As I understand it, Apple wanted to bring communication, navigation, and entertainment to every car via a slick interface. I think they succeeded fairly well; it’s certainly a better user experience than any other automotive infotainment system on the market. And the last time I checked, they had something like 20 third-party apps that could work through CarPlay.
I like CarPlay. I used iHeartRadio app to listen to Christmas music while on the road with CarPlay and AppleMaps. It worked well for me. SiriusXm should offer an app so when you are using CarPlay you can also listen to SiriusXm through your iPhone.
Astounding how long it takes car companies to implement technology. They’re like geriatric panda bears reachiiiiiiiing for the bamboo on the far tree.