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iOS in the Car

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  • 30-10-2020 12:36pm
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    The wife is getting an iphone for the first time in years and it got us to thinking about how to use it in the car as hers doesn't have a Carplay head unit. Up to now she would use the handset Android Auto interface but iOS doesn't have similar for Carplay.
    What to people do normally? Just use Google Maps/Waze/etc or are there any good third party "car mode" apps that can be bought?


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    bop1977
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    If the car has android auto they usually have CarPlay as well. What car is it?


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    bop1977 wrote: »
    If the car has android auto they usually have CarPlay as well. What car is it?

    It has neither. On Android there’s a phone version of what you’d see on an Android Auto head unit so you can use the phone screen for it. There’s no handset version of carplay.


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    Dades
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    What does she actually want to do on the phone in the car?


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    Dades wrote: »
    What does she actually want to do on the phone in the car?

    The same as someone would use Carplay for in a car.

    The phone version of Android Auto is the same as the head unit interface - Navigation, Phone, Media, big text, easy to see, etc.


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    Gregor Samsa
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    There's an app called CarOS (https://carosapp.com/) that gives you a "carplay like" interface, but some of the features require a subscription. There might be others too.


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    Gregor Samsa wrote: »
    There's an app called CarOS (https://carosapp.com/) that gives you a "carplay like" interface, but some of the features require a subscription. There might be others too.

    That looks to fit the bill exactly, thanks.


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