Apple CarPlay and Android Auto React Quicker Than Native Infotainment Systems … and when the display shows you what you want faster, you spend more time watching the road than the screen. That’s the goal of CarPlay. See the Digital Trends story. In its latest automotive safety report, the AAA Foundation Read more…
Maps are Great Mmkay. Now Let’s Get to Testing Them. Now that we’ve got choices (plural!) for maps on CarPlay, the testing and evaluation floodgates have opened and we at CarPlay World couldn’t be happier. We love this stuff. When Google Maps and then Waze became available with iOS 12 Read more…
Apple Maps’ 3D button works great in the few areas it works. For a tech nerd like me with a passable map fancy, Apple Maps’ 3D view is really cool. I mean, who doesn’t want to see buildings rendered in surprising detail as you move between them. It’s just cool. Read more…
Like the Waze news we reported over the summer, Waze is on CarPlay! As part of the iOS 12 update, Apple opened mapping to 3rd party apps. Google Maps was on the next day. Waze followed a few days later. So before you switch, you might want our breakdown on Read more…
As part of iOS 12, Apple opened up Google Maps to CarPlay. Finally, we’re free of Apple Maps for navigation on CarPlay! Here’s What Google Maps Looks Like on CarPlay I find Google Maps on CarPlay to be as good as Google Maps as an app. In other words, it’s Read more…
Unlock your device and head to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode (or Face ID & Passcode for those with Face ID-capable devices). Enter your passcode when prompted. Swipe down to the section labeled Allow Access When Locked and find the option USB Accessories. By default, this option is toggled off which means that USB Restricted Mode is enabled. Toggle Read more…
You want Waze? You got Waze. Waze is coming to CarPlay when iOS 12 is released, probably this September. This update will also allow Google Maps in CarPlay, and possibly other, lesser-known navigation apps. This is huge news for those of us who have thought that Apple Maps was a little Read more…
New BMWs without CarPlay: impossible in 2018, right? Well… read on.
Just for fun, I went to BMW’s US site and optioned up the most expensive BMW I could find. My goal: spend as much as possible and not get Apple CarPlay. (more…)
In the latest Apple CarPlay news, Lexus’ first model with CarPlay is a Lexus ES. Toyota (who makes Lexus automobiles) is traditionally conservative, but the wait for Lexus models to gain CarPlay was glacial. Also, Toyota promises CarPlay in the upcoming Avalon, Corolla, and RAV4. Three cheers for Toyota for finally adopting CarPlay! (more…)
Oh no. This is not good news, if it’s really happening. And it looks like it is happening. This has got to be against Apple’s manufacturer agreement. Didn’t the Apple lawyers do their job? (more…)