Apple Play vs Nav
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2016
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From: Parts Unknown
All cars from '16 on come with CarPlay as standard equipment. I wouldn't rely on it, though, if you depend on navigation. You have to remember that many of CarPlay's functions depend on having data service. I got stuck between Los Angeles and San Francisco on a recent trip with weak 4G service and it was useless because it wouldn't download maps... all I got was a GPS arrow on a blank screen. And the texting and MLB apps were also useless. I got my car without navigation thinking I wouldn't need it but after that trip I went and installed the OEM navigation module.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2016
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So far I have had no issues with car play. It mirrors your phones GPS maps as soon as you plug the phone in either the in back of screen port or the one in the console. As with any phone based system it's going to work fine as Long as you have signal. You get very nice through the cars speakers voice prompts as well as mirroring of your phones key pad. I like it.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2015
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From: San Jose
Mr Big, FWIW, I have Verizon and never have a dead spot between my typical drive points: San Jose to Pasadena. Both 101 and 5 are LTE the entire drive. I share after being so frustrated with T Mobile and ATT..
I hate CarPlay except when I want quick directions to a Yelp located restaurant. Can't stand that it prevents you from reading quick texts, and forces Siri to read it. With my phone magnetically mounted to my console, via BT, I can just glance and read my texts. My wife usually just texts me 1 or 2 words anyway.without factory nav, it's better than your phone.
I hate CarPlay except when I want quick directions to a Yelp located restaurant. Can't stand that it prevents you from reading quick texts, and forces Siri to read it. With my phone magnetically mounted to my console, via BT, I can just glance and read my texts. My wife usually just texts me 1 or 2 words anyway.without factory nav, it's better than your phone.
Advanced
Joined: May 2016
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From: Bay Area
If Apple Maps is accurate for your area it'll work just fine.
There are however some bugs in Car Play I've noticed, where the volume of the directions and the radio don't work well. Usually fixed by un and re plugging the phone.
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
All cars from '16 on come with CarPlay as standard equipment. I wouldn't rely on it, though, if you depend on navigation. You have to remember that many of CarPlay's functions depend on having data service. I got stuck between Los Angeles and San Francisco on a recent trip with weak 4G service and it was useless because it wouldn't download maps... all I got was a GPS arrow on a blank screen. And the texting and MLB apps were also useless. I got my car without navigation thinking I wouldn't need it but after that trip I went and installed the OEM navigation module.
If, however, you went some radically off route direction *and* there was no data signal I could see it having difficulty.
Maybe it's an Apple Maps limitation or deficiency I don't know.
And Google Maps even has the capability of downloading mapping data for large areas...
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2016
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From: Parts Unknown
If I start the trip from LA or SF using Apple Maps it might not be a problem but if I initiate the guidance during the trip is where I have issues. I decided to stop in on a friend on my way up and I had no luck in getting directions because of poor cell service, so for me CarPlay is not so useful.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Granbury, Pecan Plantation TX
I'm not an iGut but in Android Auto you use Google Maps. I've driven LA <-> SF many, many times and have never had an issue. This is with AA and Google Maps or even the factory nav. Unless you went off some beaten path I don't see how you can have a problem. Seems to me when you enter in the route any mapping/nav application worth any salt would download and store in cache, at a minimum, the route and enough geographical/mapping information to know that route and navigate you even if there was no signal at all (save GPS).
If, however, you went some radically off route direction *and* there was no data signal I could see it having difficulty.
Maybe it's an Apple Maps limitation or deficiency I don't know.
And Google Maps even has the capability of downloading mapping data for large areas...
If, however, you went some radically off route direction *and* there was no data signal I could see it having difficulty.
Maybe it's an Apple Maps limitation or deficiency I don't know.
And Google Maps even has the capability of downloading mapping data for large areas...
Pro
Joined: Dec 2015
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From: Gulf Coast FL
On the other hand, Google has announced that Waze will soon work with Android Auto: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11...google-io-2016
My only thought is that Google wants to encourage people to use Android Auto over Apple's CarPlay. Hopefully Google follows its previous model of releasing features/apps on Android first and then Apple afterward, and doesn't take forever...
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
Exactly. And from a software development perspective, it's a trivial matter. Pretty sure Apple would approve the addition of the feature to CarPlay, so that just means Google hasn't tried to implement it.
On the other hand, Google has announced that Waze will soon work with Android Auto: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11...google-io-2016
My only thought is that Google wants to encourage people to use Android Auto over Apple's CarPlay. Hopefully Google follows its previous model of releasing features/apps on Android first and then Apple afterward, and doesn't take forever...
On the other hand, Google has announced that Waze will soon work with Android Auto: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11...google-io-2016
My only thought is that Google wants to encourage people to use Android Auto over Apple's CarPlay. Hopefully Google follows its previous model of releasing features/apps on Android first and then Apple afterward, and doesn't take forever...
Safety Car
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
Interesting to note, the sound volume and clarity difference between USB wired connection and Bluetooth wired connection is quiet shocking. The USB wired sound is much louder and crisper.
Advanced
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Read my other post, and don't do HMI upgrade. I spent $1200 buck to get new HMI thinking it will allow me to mirror my phone and use waze on the car screen. Well $1200 wasted and still on waze, after doing my research on this forum I figured out that Navtol is the only way to get waze on car screen.
Pro
Joined: Dec 2015
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From: Gulf Coast FL
It's not a development issue - it's a safety and regulatory issue. Simply put the government will not allow you to view things like YouTube videos and muck with texting apps or other things that draw the drivers attention away from what he's supposed to be doing - paying attention to driving!