iphone 7 carplay
Discussion
Got my iPhone 7 delivered on Wednesday and collected my Golf R today (I know, tough week huh? to top it all I've also won letter of the month in evo!)
Anyway, I've no previous experience of Carplay but it seems like it should be easy to set up.
Except it isn't. I can connect the phone to the car via bluetooth, but it won't link for Carplay.
The car media system says the phone isn't set up for Carplay, which is odd, because Apple say it is.
However, when I go to the settings (and numerous google searches say I should go General > Settings > Carplay) there's no Carplay.
There is on my work iPhone 6, but not on the 7.
Anyone know what's going on? How do I turn on Carplay on the iPhone? Presumably that would solve the compatibility issue with the car?
Anyway, I've no previous experience of Carplay but it seems like it should be easy to set up.
Except it isn't. I can connect the phone to the car via bluetooth, but it won't link for Carplay.
The car media system says the phone isn't set up for Carplay, which is odd, because Apple say it is.
However, when I go to the settings (and numerous google searches say I should go General > Settings > Carplay) there's no Carplay.
There is on my work iPhone 6, but not on the 7.
Anyone know what's going on? How do I turn on Carplay on the iPhone? Presumably that would solve the compatibility issue with the car?
Well, after further investigation it was the phone, not the car.
"Carplay" wasn't even listed in the settings, so a reboot was required. Once that was done the car connected with the phone straight away (via the cable) overriding the bluetooth.
CarPlay is interesting, unfortunate that the two apps I use (Waze and TomTom speed cameras) don't work on the big screen so the phone still has to be on the dash. No biggie though.
"Carplay" wasn't even listed in the settings, so a reboot was required. Once that was done the car connected with the phone straight away (via the cable) overriding the bluetooth.
CarPlay is interesting, unfortunate that the two apps I use (Waze and TomTom speed cameras) don't work on the big screen so the phone still has to be on the dash. No biggie though.
Yes, you're faced with the (bright) app display on the head unit and Waze or TomTom Camera alerts on the phone, or just using the sound of the relevant app.
I'm sure more reading of the manual will highlight a display off or dim function - having come from a Saab I like to turn the display lights off if I'm not using them rather than struggle to see out of the car at night with Blackpool illuminations inside.
On the other hand I'm tempted to invest in a Road Angel and tuck that away so the phone can sit in the cubby and leave the dash and windscreen totally gadget free.
The other annoying thing at the moment is having to plug the phone in, it'd be better if carplay ran on bluetooth (perhaps it does but it seems to override bluetooth anyway)
I'm sure more reading of the manual will highlight a display off or dim function - having come from a Saab I like to turn the display lights off if I'm not using them rather than struggle to see out of the car at night with Blackpool illuminations inside.
On the other hand I'm tempted to invest in a Road Angel and tuck that away so the phone can sit in the cubby and leave the dash and windscreen totally gadget free.
The other annoying thing at the moment is having to plug the phone in, it'd be better if carplay ran on bluetooth (perhaps it does but it seems to override bluetooth anyway)
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