Just got a car with CarPlay. Is most of the code on the iOS side so it gets updated that way? Is there a mechanism for patches/fixes/updates to CarPlay in the car itself?
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I think the code on your car head unit is simple. Other than integration with other modules on your car, it just relays touch input and "plays" a video stream. Your iPhone takes in the touch input events and renders the "video" for your car to play...so I think you are right that most code is on the iOS side.
Regarding updates to the car software, I believe your dealer can install them, if available?
Regarding updates to the car software, I believe your dealer can install them, if available?
Carplay operates from and through the phone and the head unit only acts as the display. From time to time there will be head unit firmware updates due to changes in the way ios sends information to the head unit. But otherwise, when ios is updated, so is carplay since they're one in the same.
However, there may be some features of CarPlay that your current car software doesn't support. For example, I've read that CarPlay at iOS 10 supports showing turn-by-turn directions in instrument cluster displays, but my car doesn't seem to support that. I'm hoping that feature comes in a future update to my car's software.
Good call, that is true. My Volvo doesn't show the next turn from Apple Maps in DIM either.
Exactly! I have just thought that I am only person see this problem. Hope update later more well
Well, I just found out a friend with an expensive BMW doesn't have CarPlay next turn info on its head-up display either--that made me feel a little better
Well, I just found out a friend with an expensive BMW doesn't have CarPlay next turn info on its head-up display either--that made me feel a little better
Currently this is one of the big drawbacks with Carplay. They mentioned that integration as a feature back when, but I don't know of any commercially available cars that actually implement it. My 2018 435i has wireless Carplay, but the GPS directions don't show up in the heads-up display when using Carplay. Thankfully, I can just pull up the address in Apple Maps, then there's a little link I can select on the head unit to jump into BMW Nav and get all the proper features via their system.
Wow, this is cool! Can you post a screenshot of the CarPlay interface where you can see this link? I wish my car could do this.
Your unit doesn't have some type of Home button to go back to the original interface. I can hit my Home button and it goes back and CarPlay will continue running CarPlay (like Music or Navigation) in the 'background' while using the original interface Apps. For instance I can have both Navigations running at the same time.
That's not what he's talking about; there's actually a little clickable link in the Carplay Maps interface where I can send whatever address I'm on to the BMW nav system rather than go there via Apple Maps in CarPlay. I'll try to post a screenshot.