Anyone been able to get Apple CarPlay to work wireless? I according to the salesperson who check with the tech the answer was yes. I have not been able to figure out how and think he might have thought I was referring to streaming via the car's wifi hotspot. I am actually looking for this functionality.

 

 

 

Wireless Apple Carplay drains the phone battery really fast, because its the phone that does all the processing. This is one of the reason its not widely implemented.

 

 

Very true, Forgot about wireless charging. Although, its only recently that Apple has started supporting wireless charging. I will say next gen multimedia systems should have it.

 

Just want to mention that just because Wireless CARPLAY might drain your battery faster doesn't mean you couldn't still plug in the cable for charging. In my case I do 5 or 6 short run (under 5 mile) trips a day and it would not drain the battery so much for that it would be an issue. But plugging in that cable 5-10 times a day would be a pain plus the wear-and-tear on that connector on the iPhone would be probably make it have a flaky connection within 3 months. I have learned that lesson on many iPhones plugging in/out the wired earbuds. ... just my 2 cents.

 

From my experience with over 10 years of owning iPhones that's not the case. There is wear and tear on the cables itself, not on the iPhone connector, at least not to the point that it won't function. Like others on this board, I now have a dedicated iPhone that remains plugged in at all times to be able to listen to music from Amazon music HD.